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Teaching Rich Truths Through Christmas Carols

Teaching Rich Truths Through Christmas Carols

Jill Nelson

Recently, I listened as children from our church practiced singing for their Christmas program. I was delighted as the director carefully explained, stanza by stanza, the meaning of the words of a...

Teaching Rich Truths Through Christmas Carols

Jill Nelson

Recently, I listened as children from our church practiced singing for their Christmas program. I was delighted as the director carefully explained, stanza by stanza, the meaning of the words of a...

9 Ways Teaching Children Can Feed Your Soul

9 Ways Teaching Children Can Feed Your Soul

Jill Nelson

I have been teaching the Bible to children for more than 30 years, and I can honestly say that I have benefitted more from the experience than I would have...

9 Ways Teaching Children Can Feed Your Soul

Jill Nelson

I have been teaching the Bible to children for more than 30 years, and I can honestly say that I have benefitted more from the experience than I would have...

Heart-Focused Classroom Management

Heart-Focused Classroom Management

Truth78 Staff

While it's a worthy goal to want attentive, well-behaved children in our classrooms, it’s not the ultimate goal. More essential is training hearts toward the Savior.

Heart-Focused Classroom Management

Truth78 Staff

While it's a worthy goal to want attentive, well-behaved children in our classrooms, it’s not the ultimate goal. More essential is training hearts toward the Savior.

Teach, and Pray, Toward Children’s Faith

Teach, and Pray, Toward Children’s Faith

Jill Nelson

What characterizes good Bible teaching for children? Number one on the list is obvious: teaching that acquaints children with the whole counsel of God through the faithful proclamation of the...

Teach, and Pray, Toward Children’s Faith

Jill Nelson

What characterizes good Bible teaching for children? Number one on the list is obvious: teaching that acquaints children with the whole counsel of God through the faithful proclamation of the...

Dear Volunteers, How Was Your Year?

Dear Volunteers, How Was Your Year?

Jill Nelson

The end of the school year is a good time to look back and evaluate the joys, surprises, challenges, and shortcomings of your classroom experience with children and youth. If...

Dear Volunteers, How Was Your Year?

Jill Nelson

The end of the school year is a good time to look back and evaluate the joys, surprises, challenges, and shortcomings of your classroom experience with children and youth. If...

Reaching the WHOLE Child with God’s Word

Reaching the WHOLE Child with God’s Word

Jill Nelson

Looking back on the first five years as a teacher, I now realize that the resources I was given and the training I received were not designed to reach the whole child....

Reaching the WHOLE Child with God’s Word

Jill Nelson

Looking back on the first five years as a teacher, I now realize that the resources I was given and the training I received were not designed to reach the whole child....