How to Effectively Teach Phrasal Verbs with The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Game - free game cards included! Get your free printables now!
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Different creative ways to teach ESL vocabulary to students of all levels and ages. Enable them to learn through fun games.
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Having patience can be very difficult. But we're going to make it fun! You have to outlast your partner in this Bible game of "Who Cracked Up First."
Jesus says, "Seek and you will find." This Bible game is a great way to teach this important message. Look for God's peace in a treasure hunt!
Want to teach English conditionals in a fun and simple way? Need students to remember all the English conditionals and how to use them? Try this fun game!
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Hi KidMin friends! Today I’m wrapping up the Grow Series with a lesson on prayer. This lesson is especially interactive as we used prayer stations to help kids experience prayer with a hands-on approach. My notes on this lesson: be […]
Blooming with Kindness! Makes a great SPRING Bulletin Board! What is included: 2 different size flowers Flower petals Flower stems Leaves Bulletin Board letters for "Blooming with Kindness" or "Plant Seeds of Kindness" Flower Centers with 4 different sayings - "Blooming with Kindness", "Bloom with Kindness", "Plant Seeds of Kindness", "Kindness Begins with Me"
This object lesson for kids is called "Preserving the Fizz in our Faith." It helps teach children that giving our lives to Jesus helps us "sparkle" like a glass of soda pop!
This Bible game helps kids realize the need for patience & faith as they see how we must always be ready because we never know the moment Jesus will return!
Perhaps you've done projects like hand-shaped turkeys & turkey shoes and you'd like a fresh take. Check out these ideas to teach an "Attitude of Gratitude"!
Zero the Hero made his first visit today! Isn't this guy cute? Check him out here . Yep, 10 days done! I was soooo excited to ...
Kindness is an important social skill the plays a huge role in creating a positive learning environment for all. When we have kinder students, kids are better able to work together, share, express differing opinions in respectful ways, and help each other when someone is in need. To help teach a
Do you need a hands-on, sensory lesson to teach about kind words? You will love this! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and even older kids! Also part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids!
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Today, I'm going to share with you a Bible lesson that will help you teach your students about the parable of the ten maidens.
Looking for some fun lessons for teaching children (and getting them excited!) about Jesus, can kind of be difficult. Especially when you have children in your classroom that can range in age from three months to almost 6th grade. I found this on Pinterest- Fizzy Forgiveness Prayer Station. What I really loved about this was the fact that you can take something relatively easy to find (fizzy tablets) and turned it into something really cool! Kids LOVE fizz. Even I as an adult, feel child like exuberance when I see fizz. There is something just so awesome about effervescence. I took this fizz idea and made it my own. Sometimes to come up with a cool idea, we just need a little help from above-and others! My lesson was to teach children about prayer. I don't think you can stress enough, the importance of building a strong relationship with our Lord. Prayer does this along with reading His word. Welcome to the lesson of: "Jesus Gets Excited When You Pray!" I used 1 Timothy 2:1-6 (NLT). I wanted to stress that Jesus hears all prayers, not just prayers that come from adults, and we should pray for everyone! Also, I wanted the children to understand what praying actually means. I looked up and printed out the definition, and some easier words, to help describe what it means to pray. After we took turns reading and discussion what prayer means and how it applies to the verse I showed the kids what happens when we pray. I used two glasses and filled them with some regular tap water and for extra "fizz" some sparkling water. I went to our local City Market and bought these Alka Seltzer generic tablets. We got 30 tables for roughly $2. I wanted to make sure we had enough for two child, at the very least. I allowed the children to pick what color we would make the water-they chose green, purple. My children at home chose orange. I had them gather around and I said, "Tell me how this makes you feel." I dropped a tablet into the water and it immediately began to fizz. The excitement on their faces was extremely evident and also, they said it was pretty cool. I asked them if it was exciting to watch the fizz, and they all said, "Yes!" I told them, that every time we pray to Jesus, that's how he feels. He feels excited, because we're building a relationship with him. We're talking to him, we're including him in our lives. Jesus loves us so much and he wants to be a part of our lives. I handed each kid two tablets (there are two in each pack) and said that each one of us could pray together for someone or about something in their lives. I also gave them personal discretion that if they didn't feel comfortable praying out loud, we would just pray in agreement silently with them. To watch the kids pray with excitement was just amazing! I know it partly had to do with the fizzy tablets they got to play with, but we also got to watch them gain understanding that praying is a good thing. Praying can be fun! If it's fun to go to the movies, shouldn't it be fun to spend time praying to God too? I think so! Also, I told the kids, after we had gotten into a few prayers, that we needed to be quiet and listen. They could hear the fizzing noise in action. I said sometimes that's how God works. He answers our prayers, but sometimes we have to be quiet and listen. God is a gentleman and he never forces us to do anything. At the end of the class, I allowed the kids to save up their fizzes and they all dropped their remaining ones in together to see if they could over flow the water (which of course they managed to do! I'm pretty sure that was the one silent prayer we had!!). We finished up the lesson with another coloring page from TwistyNoodle! I mentioned them before in our Lamb of God lesson we did over Resurrection Sunday. I hope you found this fun and can some how use it to teach your kids about how awesome and amazing Jesus Christ is! Just an FYI-I have a few left over tablets and I kept the orange glass out for our kids, and when they pray I let them drop a fizz into the water. Make sure to monitor your kids too! If you use the alka seltzer tablets, make sure they don't eat them or drink the water that you use. I'm not sure what exactly could happen, but we don't need to try to imagine it either! Have fun sharing and learning about God! I'd love to hear your ideas or how you've incorporated this into your own lessons and teaching! Do you follow me on Facebook? Do you follow me on Pinterest? You should! Stick around and check out some of my other blog posts! Leave a comment, too! Pin It
*This is a PDF crochet pattern, not the actual toy* The pattern will be emailed to you - this is usually within a couple of hours, but please allow up to 12 hours. Sandy the seal loves living in the seas around Pembrokeshire with her new pup, teaching pup to fish and how to pinch fish from the local fishermen - if you’re ever on a boat trip in the area keep an eye out, they might pop up to say hello (they’re quite nosey). When evening comes it's back to the quiet coves and beaches to play and rest. She is 14 inches long and her pup is 8 inches long (when made with the recommended materials). The 12 page pattern is intermediate skill level and uses UK terminology - if you would prefer US terminology, please message me. It is clear to follow with detailed instructions and lots of pictures for step by step making and assembly. There are also picture instructions for back loop only and adding whiskers. The following stitches/techniques are used in this pattern: slip stitch, magic ring, double crochet, half treble, treble, increase, decrease (dc2tog), back loop only Recommended Materials:- Yarn: I have made Sandy and her pup using Yarnsmiths Pebble Haze DK (DK weight yarn) - colour and weight details in pattern- Hook: 3.5mm (E) crochet hook - Stuffing: I use polyester filling- Safety eyes: I have used plastic safety eyes, 12mm for Sandy and 9mm for the pup, but you can embroider the eyes on if you prefer- Yarn needle- Pins - (A stitch marker and row counter are useful)- Some thin white yarn or thick white sewing thread for the whiskers (I used 4 ply for Sandy and sewing thread for the pup) (This pattern is for personal use only, not to be resold or rewritten in any way. I am happy for you to sell the finished toy, but please credit the design to me.) Pattern Language: English
Our family has a long lineage of ministry. My great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all full-time pastors. My husband's grandfather and father were also full-time pastors. I think sometimes people get the impression this wonderful spiritual heritage automatically translates into endless ideas and creativity for teaching Scriptural truths to our kids. While learning about the Word of God is a part of our everyday lives, I'm not all that creative when it comes to unique ways to teach my girls. I am always on the lookout for new ideas and creative ways to teach. Christianity Cove is a fun company with a wide range of Sunday School and Children's Church lessons, games, crafts, and songs. If you are stuck for ideas, this is an excellent place to go! We reviewed two products from Christianity cove: 100 Simple Service Projects ($19.95) and Lord's Prayer Lesson Pack ($19.99). There are products for all ages at Christianity Cove, but the two we reviewed are for elementary age children. This short e-book is packed with creative ideas to serve. There are several categories and many ideas are listed in each. I like that there are so many ideas to fit the interest and needs of a variety of children. I also like that these are ideas which could be implemented with both large and small groups. Although I used this with my girls at home I plan to keep this in mind for the next time I'm teaching a group of kids at church. Some of the projects focus on volunteering and others on how to raise money for a cause. Rose opted to make a craft and earn money for missions. She has always had a heart for telling others about Christ and she loves hearing the missionaries at our annual missions conference at church. She has been making pot holders with a loom for a few months and she asked if she could sell them to friends and family to earn money for missions. Our church is helping raise money to start an Awana program in Chile. She is hard at work and has raised a modest amount from 11 pot holders so far. She is still excited about the project and still has orders coming in! The best part is she came up with this idea and what she wanted to do with the money she earned. We bought her first set of supplies to get her started, but she has also purchased more with her own money. This has been a great lesson in hard work, perseverance, and giving. She has been good to make sure her creations are well-made and has been churning them out rather quickly! Ever since Rose was very young she has always had a heart to serve others. She especially loves to tell others about Christ and is always looking for new ways to share her faith with her friends. Her favorite time of year is our church's missions conference and she usually sits completely enthralled as she listens to the missionary speakers each year. The girls loved learning the song for the Lord's Prayer. You can hear us singing it if you click the player above. While this study on the Lord's Prayer could be used over a few weeks I chose to spend an evening completing it. There are many options for activities, snacks, teaching ideas, and more! I love when curriculum gives you a variety of options because not everything will work in every situation. When I plan to teach a group of children I always over plan. So if i have an hour of teaching time, I plan for an hour and a half. You just never know when something won't work or not take as long as expected. First I taught the girls the song and then for the lesson portion I chose to explain how our prayers go to God in heaven just like balloons float up to the sky. Beth was a little nervous they would pop! We sang the song again, then my ladies took the Lord's Prayer mixed up onto different pages and put it in order. It took them a little while to get started, but once they found the first couple of parts they moved quickly! The materials needed for this study were minimal and easy to find around the house. These pages were already made and part of the unit. This only took about 3 minutes...an example of what I mean by you never know what is going to happen! I didn't anticipate the team-work factor and expected more at least 10-minutes long. Making the adjustment in homeschool is easy, but not as much in a group setting. It's not big deal to finish early at home, but in a classroom down-time can spell disaster. I really appreciated the variety of activities so several extra could easily be prepared in advanced. The craft we completed was a set of praying hands which the girls inserted their prayer requests into. I traced their hands and the girls cut the both out at the same time. They then glued the thumbs and pinky fingers together, leaving a pocket in the center. We talked about praying for others and then they listed those individuals on slips of paper. Grace joined us for our snack about prayer. As is typical for a 3 1/2-year-old she was not in the mood to participate at the time of our other activities. Cookies have a calming participation-encouraging affect in our house! We talked about how sometimes we don't feel like is right there. I took apart a cookie and told them that just like the icing sticks the two cookies together, our prayers stick us close to God. I really liked this parallel and it's something I will definitely remember! The Crew reviewed MANY more titles than these from Christianity Cove, so take some time to click through the reviews linked up below!
