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SURPRISE CHORES CHART

Needed:  Two sheets of paper, one which has windows cut out.  Write chores on the bottom sheet and attach lightly with glue or double-tape.  Chores can be easily be changed from week-to-week.

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"Repetio Est Mater Studiorum" – Repetition is the Mother of Learning

If you took Latin in high school, you know the phrase “repetitio est mater studiorum” means “repetition is the mother of learning.” In order for boys and girls to remember — for a lifetime — scripture verses, Biblical principles and concepts taught through music they must repeat…repeat…repeat! Rote learning is dull, boring and uninteresting! If…

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DO YOU GRAPPLE WITH TEACHING FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT TO KIDS?

One of the hardest concepts to get across to kids is about the good fruit the Holy Spirit can grow in their lives, but it is so foundational for teachers and parents to teach this truth. If you have grappled in the past of getting this concept across to boys and girls, your struggle can…

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MULTI-SENSORY TEACHING

Before doing the teacher training workshop at the Lihue Missionary Church in Hawaii, I was walking along and found this stick which looked like a boomerang. I picked it up and took it with me to the event as an object to go with the lesson & song “Boomerang”. One of my favorite things to…

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JOSHUA & WALL OF JERICHO BIBLE STORY SNACK

Children spread Cheez Whiz on a slice of bread using plastic knives;  stand up 5 mini Club Crackers to represent the wall of Jericho; and put on 3 Bugles corn snacks for the horns.  They can first blow their horns and eat them.  Then the boys and girls can knock down the wall and eat…

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GRANDPARENT'S DAY GIFT IDEA: Photo Holder

Items needed:  Sanded block of wood 1 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ x 12″, 2 wood clothes pins, grandparent day saying, photos of grandparents and grandkids, decorative background paper, glue, Mod Podge. Activity:  Children decorate the front of their photo holder using items provided such as grandparent sayings, photos or other decorative items.  Mod Podge the…

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WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT: "GOD IS ENOUGH"

For those who may need words of encouragement, I want to share a poem by Linda Stevenson who is my Office Manager. God Is Enough When we walk life’s road all alone, And tomorrow’s future is unknown, The trials we face become full-blown, We find-God is enough. When sickness leaves us fully drained, And our…

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