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January 29, 2000
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>I teach Sunday School to K, 1, 2 grades. I come from a small church
>that is relatively poor. I am looking for curriculum I can used to
>teach the children. Right now I am teaching them the Ten Commandments.
>So far they know five of them.

I teach K-6 grades. We have an extremely small class. We decided this year
not to purchase curriculum as nothing seems to cover the wide age group plus
the small size class. I have found Dangerous Devotions and More Dangerous
Devotions to be extremely helpful. One is based on the New Testament and the
other on the Old Testament. Though they are not meant to be used for this
purpose, I have been able to base many of my lessons on these two books. I
just add some crafts and have biblical games ready to play to reinforce their
learning. Hope this helps.
Holly, Bridgeport, CT.

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EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS:

(Emergency numbers may be dialed direct. No
operator assistance is necessary.)

When in sorrow, ........... call John 14.
When men fail you, ............. call Psalm 27.
If you want to be fruitful, .......... call John 15.
When you have sinned, .......... call Psalm 51.
When you worry, .......... call Matthew 6:19-34.
When you are in danger, ........ call Psalm 91.
When God seems far away, ........ call Psalm 139.
When your faith needs stirring, ..... call Hebrews 11.
When you are lonely and fearful, .... call Psalm 23.
When you grow bitter and critical, . call I Corinthians 13.
For Paul's secret to happiness, ... call Colossians 3:12-17.
For understanding of Christianity, call II Corinthians 5:15-19.
When you feel down and out, ....... call Romans 8:31.
When you want peace and rest, .. call Matthew 11:25-30.
When the world seems bigger than God,...call Psalm 90.
When you want Christian assurance, call Romans 8:1-30.
When you leave home for labor or travel, ...call Psalm 121.
When your prayers grow narrow or selfish,....call Psalm 67.
For a great invention/opportunity, ... call Isaiah 55.
When you want courage for a task, ..... call Joshua 1.
For how to get along with fellow men, . call Romans 12.
When you think of investments and returns,....call Mark 10.
If you are depressed,....................call Psalm 27.
If your pocketbook is empty,.............call Psalm 37.
If you are losing confidence in people,.....call I Corinthians 13.
If people seem unkind, ................ call John 15.
If discouraged about your work, ....... call Psalm 126.
If you find the world growing small and yourself great,
....call Psalm 19.

ALTERNATE NUMBERS
For dealing with fear, .......... call Psalm 4:7.
For security,......... call Psalm 121:3.
For assurance,.............. call Mark 8:35.
For reassurance, ................. call Psalm 145:18.

All lines to Heaven are open 24 hours a day!
Feed your faith, and doubt will starve to death!

(From ChristianCrafters.Com- Linda, from the network, sent the above emergency #'s to me. I thought it was so neat, and wanted to share it with you too. It could be used as an ongoing lesson plan and possibly a craft whereby your students could make a phone-shaped phone book with the important emergency numbers contained in it. They would pick one of their favorite #'s to read and memorize the verse or verses for the rest of the class. Just a thought! ;o)
Sarah Keith
Your Moderator :o)

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Here is one of my favorite activities with kids:

When studying either the subject of the ascension of Jesus from Acts chapter
1 or the idea of Jesus' return try this:

Go and buy a regular helium filled rubber balloon. Have all the kids write
their name on the balloon with magic markers. Take the balloon and the
children outside. While all the children are holding on to the string, talk
about how Jesus went up into heaven in Acts chapter 1 and read the passage.

On the count of 1..2..3 have the children release the balloon into the air
and follow it with their eyes as it disappears into the sky.

Follow up with a discussion on what it must have been like for the apostles
to see Jesus' ascension. Complete the discussion with the statement of the
angel about how Jesus will come again.

"9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a
cloud hid him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently up into the
sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside
them. 11 "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into
the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come
back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." - Acts 1:9-11 (NIV)

Kids 1st - 5th grade

Terry Taylor
ttaylor@midwest.net
Click on the link below to visit my resource site for Sunday School:
http://www.EBibleTeacher.com

(Awesome idea Terry! Thank you so much for sharing it. Regarding Jesus' return
See, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

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I have a question for Kristina - Colombia, Tenn. - 2-6 year olds.

Can you give us the web sites for Bible coloring pages? I teach
2nd grade CCD and I'm always looking for coloring pages, puzzles,
mazes, Bible crafts and games. Thank you.

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With Valentine's Day coming up, I like to have each of my students make valentines along with a letter about themselves to Mark and Becky Bryan, the missionary family we pray for in our Sunday school class. (Each year our church has a Missions Sunday Emphasis day. All the SS classes are assigned a missionary family to pray for during the year. Including the adult classes.) In the Valentine letters the boys remind our missionary family that we are praying for them. I did this with our class two years ago and it was a meaningful day. We also photographed the boys and sent their picture along too.

If anyone else has a Valentine's Day idea for Sunday School use, please share it with the Network!

(Check out the Christian Crafters Showcase for a free craft idea entitled 'Computer Bugs". Sent in by Mark & Becky Bryan, our missionary family!)

Sarah Keith/Moderator
5/6th Grade Boys SS
K-4 Grade Kingdom Kids Program

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SEND IN YOUR SUGGESTIONS, REQUESTS & IDEAS! :o)

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Bible verse of the day from christiancrafters.com:
"And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming." 1 John 2:28

(Scripture references are taken from the New International Version - N.I.V.)

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Go to christiancrafters.com and click on Sunday School Teachers, then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on 'Archives List'.

Also, don't forget the availability of free Bible Games and crafts in the Christian Crafters Showcase section @ ChristianCrafters.Com! If you have a Bible game or Christian craft that you've created, email me to share it with the rest of the world!

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