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SHALOM CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Activity Resource Booklet

2/3/2012

Pelcher-Herring Tanya

1 Instructions: | Shalom Christian Education Ministry

Contents

Instructions: .................................................................................................................................................. 1

Activity 1 (2012): Valentine’s Day ................................................................................................................. 2

Activity 2 (2012): Story of Elijah, God, and Baal in 1 Kings 18 ...................................................................... 4

Activity 3 (2012): Easter ................................................................................................................................ 5

Activity 4 (2012): Memory Verses................................................................................................................. 6

Activity 5 (2012): Skits ................................................................................................................................... 7

Instructions:

The following activities are ideas, suggestions, and concepts that can be applied in the Christian

Education classroom to enhance learning God’s Word. This material is an excerpt of my Online

Children’s Ministry Academy.

Please follow the links to the respective website. If the link does not work, please cut and paste the url

into your web browser, review and use your gifts to share God’s word.

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Activity 1 (2012): Valentine’s Day

Fun Valentine's activities

(all with Biblical tie-ins) to share with you:

http://www.teachsundayschool.com/kmpp/testdrive.html

Valentine's Day is a celebration of love.

And LOVE is the ultimate Christian message.

I like to teach children early the idea that love is a

commitment more than a feeling—

and that goes for relationships with friends, family,

and with God himself!

Below is a listing of the "Love" themed activities

I'm sharing today

(these are perfect to use over the next 3 weeks

before Valentine's Day):

*Idea Starter: Focusing on Four Biblical

“Love” Themes

*Lesson: Love is a Commitment, Not a Feeling

*Valentine's Game: Circle of Love

*Valentine's Craft #1: Love Calendar

*Valentine's Craft #2: Love Butterflies

*Science Experiment: Change White Flowers

into Red Flowers

*Valentine's Day Service Project: Winter Drive

*Valentine's Snack: Love of God Cupcakes


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*Song: Special Valentine from God

You can get your "February Power Pack"

with all the Valentine's activities listed above, here:


Plus: you'll also get some fun ideas on how to celebrate

Ground Hog's Day, President's Day, & Black History

Month with your Sunday School class this February!


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Activity 2 (2012): Story of Elijah, God, and Baal in 1 Kings 18

A *brand new* Bible game to share with

you today, it's called "Break Through":

http://www.teachsundayschool.com/breakthrough.html

Use this Bible game when telling the story

of Elijah, God, and Baal in 1 Kings 18.

1) It's Active. (A life saver when the kids are restless)

2) No Materials Are Needed. (No last minute trips to the store)

3) It's Great For ALL ages. (tots to tweens)

4) It helps kids learn to stand up for what they

feel is right (even when that might not be the popular choice).

Go learn how to play the game here:




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Activity 3 (2012): Easter

Because EASTER is just around the corner and it's

time to start planning if you teach Sunday School.

Here's what I've got in the works for Easter 2012:

http://www.teachsundayschool.com/easter.html

Easter's a "tricky" holiday for kids because

of the mature themes.

I struggled for years trying to figure out

the best way to introduce children to the

story of Jesus' death and resurrection.

After all, there's more to Easter than bunnies,

baskets, eggs, and jellybeans.

I finally came up with a way to teach children about

the true story of Easter at an *age appropriate

level*.

My approach is a little bit "different",

but I think you're going to be excited to give

this idea a try:




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Activity 4 (2012): Memory Verses

Here are 3 fun ways to help kids learn memory verses:

http://www.teachsundayschool.com/memory2.html

At the website above, you'll learn:

1) Index Card Mad Dash (A Hands-On Game)

2) Point It Out Mural Making (A Visual Game)

3) Beatle Mania (An Auditory Game)

I'm a strong believer in teaching children

memory verses, but my #1 rule is that we have

to have fun while we learn.

Being the "Big Kid" that I am, I always turn

to games as my favorite teaching tool.

You won't need any special materials, all the

games can be done with stuff you've already

got hanging around the house :-)

Plus, you can use all 3 games for ANY verse!

(these "memory tricks" also help kids with

their regular schoolwork, not just Bible study)

http://www.teachsundayschool.com/memory2.html

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Activity 5 (2012): Skits

Skits are one of my all time favorite teaching tools.

A hilarious original Bible skit called

"Solomon Gets the Gold" to share with you today:

http://www.teachsundayschool.com/skits.html

I'm a huge fan of skits because they are SO FLEXIBLE.

I've used the Solomon Gets the Gold skits with kids

ranging in age from 5-18!

(I show you how to use skits with various age groups

at the site above- even the little guys who can't read yet).

I've got 3 rules when selecting a skit to use in class:

1) It's gotta be short, yet message driven.

2) I don't have time for hours of prep or rehearsal.

3) The Script has to be written for TODAY'S children.

This skit meets all 3 of my requirements:




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