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Week 3 Resources

Week 3 of meeting like this. Seems like it is the new normal, but we don’t need to worry because God is still in control! One of my favorite verses is John 16:33 that says “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Some versions says trouble instead of tribulation. I would argue that this time would count as tribulation or trouble. As followers of Christ, we don’t have to worry because we know the One who has overcome!

KidLevel Resources

PreK:

• https://www.csmedia1.com/greenlevel.com/ot-49.pdf
• https://www.csmedia1.com/greenlevel.com/ot-coloring-49.pdf

K-2:

• https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13_2veF1ai7O-Iib2qrcTkGMSB3wahH9h

* The password might be needed and it is glbc8509

Students

For Students, I have included the Sunday School material that I am using right now. I am using Bible Studies for Life. What I have included are the daily guide for students and the family connection sheet. These can be accessed through here or can be printed at home.

The above helps for kids can be used for students also (make them age appropriate).

The daily guide is meant to be used by the students 6 days during the week, starting on Sunday. It has day 1-5 guides after the students do the first study on Sunday.

The Family Connection sheet has questions for different age groups. This sheet is just for students, so disregard the other age groups.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tNTqG3cXY5m65q48of04t1fonlAlJcUc

Some Tips for Teaching

I don’t know if you have ever done something like this, but here are some helps.

1: Print off the pages

For both PreK and K-2, click the links and print the pages that come up.

2: Go over and use the pages

Go through the instructional page with your kids and have them color the coloring page.

3: Prepare your heart to teach

I encourage everyone that is teaching to anyone, to read through the lesson ahead of time. You should “struggle” with the passage as you get ready to teach it so that you are prepared. Pray about the passage and how best to teach it. As Noel Piper says “ When the story is told, it should always be told in light of the following question: ‘What does this passage say about God?’ The Bible reveals the character of God, and the central figure in Biblical history is God. The Bible story should be told as a revelation of the character and work of God.”

Noel Piper's Tips

Here are some tips from Noel that I would echo to help you in your teaching:

• Use visual aids when appropriate in order to illustrate the story and to focus attention.
• Speak at a moderate pace most of the time. Speaking too fast makes the story unintelligible; speaking too slowly bores the audience.
• Vary the pace according to the action of the story and to create a mood. For example, Moses standing before Pharaoh with the message from God could be spoken slowly and authoritatively, “Let...my...people...go.” On the other hand, in the story of Jesus calming the sea, you may want to speak rapidly and dramatically when speaking of the wind howling and the waves crashing against the boat.
• Speak loudly enough to be easily understood.
• Vary the volume according to the story line.
• When using visual aids, organize your materials so your story can flow smoothly.
• Repeat key themes often so they are firmly grasped by the children.
• When possible and appropriate, use words which describe the sounds in a story (e.g., “clip clop” for a walking donkey). o Use sound effects if you can do them well.
• When possible, appeal to the five senses (e.g., When telling the story of Babel, listen to a tape recording of someone speaking a foreign language).
• Encourage the children to participate with you in telling the story. This can mean clapping in response to something God did, making sound effects, repeating a key theme, helping with a demonstration, etc. For example: Ask at various times during a story showing God’s power, “Is God weak?” Teach the children to respond, “God is strong!. God can do anything!”

An Example

For example, this week, the story for PreK is the story of King David. I would hold up the coloring page and ask, “what is happening in this picture”. Maybe I would have a crown for my head (look in your kids things, they probably have one in there somewhere) and bow down myself like King David is in the photo.

Teaching Deuteronomy 31:6

Here is a video of me teaching motions to Deuteronomy 31:6:

Kid-led KidLevel

We let the kids do a KidLevel for us on Sunday. That was…interesting. Landon drew a picture for me and Rach to take turns coloring the picture that he drew. Later he told us that it was a picture of Jesus.

Lexi read us a story out of the “Jesus Storybook Bible” about Leah and Rachel.

They planned it away from us and then did all of it for us after Pastor David finished preaching. That is something you can do with your kids!

Additional Resource: "Kids Read Truth" Study 

Jenna Baker shared this with me on Instagram and I wanted to share it with y'all. It is a study for kids on Matthew. She said that her and Pastor David are doing the study on 1 and 2 Corinthians this past week. I am not sure if you will have to, but all I did was enter my email address and I got access. We will use this with our kids this week! The link is https://shereadstruth.com/downloads/?utm_source=Kids+Read+Truth&utm_campaign=5c24213042-AUTOMATION_Welcome_Message_1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b03a44a4d9-5c24213042-119155753&mc_cid=5c24213042&mc_eid=d4181ba083

Contact

If you or your family has any questions about these resource or if I can serve you in any way, especially during this time, please email me at marshall@greenlevel.com.