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loaves of bread in the room that day.It was a very dramatic illustration for the preschoolers, not only to see that God will supply all our needs, but also that he’ll often give us more than we need.That’s a lesson they’ll never forget.
Our children need to hear the wonderful truth of God’s love, mercy, and amazing grace.Let’s be committed to telling them in a way that captivates their hearts and communicates truth so they can understand.And just maybe your preschoolers will be saying, “Tell it again!”this Sunday.
—Gina
Puppets are the cockroaches of our preschool ministries...they’ll exist long after all of us are gone.
While this may sound as if I have something against puppets, it’s not entirely true.When puppets are used professionally and creatively, they can grab kids’ attention and open them to learning God’s truth.Puppets can be engaging, and kids typically love them.Puppets are still one of the top tools used by churches to teach preschoolers the Bible.
The thing that bothers me about puppets, though, is that most preschool puppet shows aren’t performed professionally and with excellence.Many of the puppet shows I’ve seen performed in preschool ministry resemble a bad foreign film where the mouths of the characters don’t sync with their words and actions.
Up until a year ago, we’d stopped using puppets in our preschool ministry because our use of puppets fell into the “really dreadful” category of puppet shows.Today we don’t have a formalized puppet ministry per se, but we’ve started using them on occasion.Two primary ideas have revitalized the use of puppets in our preschool programming.
1.We create and edit most of our puppet shows using video.With the use of green screens, we can make our puppets appear anywhere we want them to be.And if we don’t like the sketch, we can simply shoot it again until we get it right.
2.We prerecord all the voices.This allows our puppeteers to focus on one thing: the movement and interaction of the puppets.Everything is in sync because our puppeteers aren’t trying to memorize scripts and manipulate puppets at the same time.We’ve also found that the volunteers with the best puppet voices aren’t necessarily the best puppeteers.By prerecording the puppets’ voices, we can match each volunteer’s role with his or her greatest skill.
These changes have brought a level of professionalism that’s cured our church’s former puppet-phobia.We’ve discovered that, if done right, puppets are a tremendous help in teaching preschoolers truth.
—Eric
Children with special needs represent a unique challenge to the church because Christian education is far behind the American public school system.
Since Congress passed a mandatory education law in 1975, schools have been required to provide free and appropriate education for every child.A part of this law is the LRE (Least Restrictive Environment), which ensures children are to be educated in the classroom with their peers.Also, since the passing of the ADA (American Disabilities Act) in 1990, people with disabilities are ensured the right to move easily through their communities with no hindrance to transportation, communication, or employment.
As a result of these changes, parents now come to church and rightly expect the same help their children receive from public schools.But are we prepared?
Meeting the needs of a child with a learning or physical disability can be very challenging, but never is this more apparent than in a preschool ministry.While some children have evident physical disabilities or are born with a condition such as Down syndrome, many other conditions such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders or autism spectrum disorders can’t be diagnosed until children are 4 or 5 years old.This often leaves a preschool department guessing as to how to provide the best Christian education possible for every child.As strong as the temptation may sometimes be to make a
Our children need to hear the wonderful truth of God’s love, mercy, and amazing grace.Let’s be committed to telling them in a way that captivates their hearts and communicates truth so they can understand.And just maybe your preschoolers will be saying, “Tell it again!”this Sunday.
—Gina
Puppets are the cockroaches of our preschool ministries...they’ll exist long after all of us are gone.
While this may sound as if I have something against puppets, it’s not entirely true.When puppets are used professionally and creatively, they can grab kids’ attention and open them to learning God’s truth.Puppets can be engaging, and kids typically love them.Puppets are still one of the top tools used by churches to teach preschoolers the Bible.
The thing that bothers me about puppets, though, is that most preschool puppet shows aren’t performed professionally and with excellence.Many of the puppet shows I’ve seen performed in preschool ministry resemble a bad foreign film where the mouths of the characters don’t sync with their words and actions.
Up until a year ago, we’d stopped using puppets in our preschool ministry because our use of puppets fell into the “really dreadful” category of puppet shows.Today we don’t have a formalized puppet ministry per se, but we’ve started using them on occasion.Two primary ideas have revitalized the use of puppets in our preschool programming.
1.We create and edit most of our puppet shows using video.With the use of green screens, we can make our puppets appear anywhere we want them to be.And if we don’t like the sketch, we can simply shoot it again until we get it right.
2.We prerecord all the voices.This allows our puppeteers to focus on one thing: the movement and interaction of the puppets.Everything is in sync because our puppeteers aren’t trying to memorize scripts and manipulate puppets at the same time.We’ve also found that the volunteers with the best puppet voices aren’t necessarily the best puppeteers.By prerecording the puppets’ voices, we can match each volunteer’s role with his or her greatest skill.
These changes have brought a level of professionalism that’s cured our church’s former puppet-phobia.We’ve discovered that, if done right, puppets are a tremendous help in teaching preschoolers truth.
—Eric
Children with special needs represent a unique challenge to the church because Christian education is far behind the American public school system.
Since Congress passed a mandatory education law in 1975, schools have been required to provide free and appropriate education for every child.A part of this law is the LRE (Least Restrictive Environment), which ensures children are to be educated in the classroom with their peers.Also, since the passing of the ADA (American Disabilities Act) in 1990, people with disabilities are ensured the right to move easily through their communities with no hindrance to transportation, communication, or employment.
As a result of these changes, parents now come to church and rightly expect the same help their children receive from public schools.But are we prepared?
Meeting the needs of a child with a learning or physical disability can be very challenging, but never is this more apparent than in a preschool ministry.While some children have evident physical disabilities or are born with a condition such as Down syndrome, many other conditions such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders or autism spectrum disorders can’t be diagnosed until children are 4 or 5 years old.This often leaves a preschool department guessing as to how to provide the best Christian education possible for every child.As strong as the temptation may sometimes be to make a
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