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Educational experts use music to teach everything from the ABC’s to the bones in our bodies because melodies are memory boosters! What is set to music will be remembered for a lifetime. Songs can solve the problem which children have of committing long scripture passages, such as the Ten Commandments, to memory. Mary Rice Hopkins…

Pre-Story Activity: Provide construction paper and add-on’s for each child to make a crown. Story Instructions: Every time the boys and girls hear the words “King Hezekiah” in the story, they are to place the crowns on their heads. Bible Story: King Hezekiah was ruler of the country of Judah.  He was a good man…

Needed for Each Child: One sheet 8 1/2″ x 11″ white construction paper with this sentence printed on it: “When my heart hurts, I will pray and trust God”, one white heart approx. 10″ wide and 6″ tall, two Band-Aids, scissors, crayons, and glue. Activity: Have the children color their hearts, cut them in half,…

Based on Mark 2:1-12 Instructions: Make a New Testament home from a box. Cut open a door and cut out a hole in the roof. Make one mat of cloth and craft sticks. Create a second mat with four pieces of yarn attached to each corner. Gather together play people. Use these props for telling…

You may think it strange to find an article about handling hurt on my web site, but I have found through the years that those involved in church ministry are vulnerable to deep hurts in their lives.  HOW TO HANDLE HURT

Spending time in the kitchen with your kids equals quality time together plus the joy of enjoying what you’ve whipped up! Preschoolers can help, school-age kids can learn cooking basics and teens can improve their cooking skills! Here are some quick and easy recipes which you family might enjoy! Beefy Taters: 2 pounds lean ground…

  Zacchaeus Meets Jesus PDF

For a fun, interactive way to review any Bible verse, play “Follow the Leader”  Explain you are the leader and everyone is to follow what you do.  Walk to a corner of the room and say the Bible verse together.  Walk to another area of the room, sit on the floor and quote the scripture…

To remember, an action must be used to anchor a Biblical truth. Creative dramatics if an effective teaching tool because it captures attention and helps students remember. After 30 days, students remember: 10% of what they hear; 15% of what they see; 20% what they hear and see; 40% of what they discuss; 80% of…

I Want To Stay In My Box (Tune: I Have the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy)I want to stay in my box where I’ve always been. It’s so comfortable! It’s so comfortable! It’s so comfortable! I want to stay in my box where I’ve always been. It’s so comfortable! I don’t want to have to change.…