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Creative Ideas for Celebrating Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day provides a wonderful opportunity to point out evidences of God's goodness, provision, and grace to our children. So this Thanksgiving Day, consider some creative ways to focus on...

This "Experienced" Teacher Has a Lot to Learn

For the first time in 28 years, I am not teaching in children's ministries at our church. It feels very weird to not be teaching, but at the same time,...

The Importance of Biblical Convictions

The following are some good words from Dr. Paul Tripp: I am afraid that many of us are so busy making decisions for our children in order to keep them...

Creative Ideas for Prayer Times with Children

In our intergenerational resource, the Lord, Teach Us To Pray Family Devotional Guide, author Sally Michael gives some excellent suggestions for varying your mode of prayer with children in order to...

What Makes You Proud?

As a teacher and a parent, I have often found myself caught in the cultural "success-trap," encouraging and measuring my students’ and children's success with wrong or deficient goals and...

Creative Classroom Ideas: Books of the Bible Games

In previous posts, we shared the "clothesline" activity for helping children learn the books of the Bible. Here are some fun, additional activities to expand your repertoire. To complete most of these...