Class Breakdown_
We
do have simple curriculum for these little ones each week that teach basic
words and phrase about God’s character.
These
children are introduced to structure through playtime, clean up, story time and
snack, while experiencing consistent adult and peer relationships weekly. They learn
several themes that are repeated throughout the year for consistency with the
goal of teaching them that there is a God and feel comfortable saying His name
and celebrating Him.
These guys are little sponges that are waiting to soak up truths about Christ. Knowing this, we will teach a simple 5-minute or less lesson to these children each week that focuses on a simple truth from the Bible. Also, there will be a short song time where children will have a chance to sing along and do fun motions.
Small
group time will consist of children briefly gathering to discuss how the lesson
can be applied to their life. This time may look different each week, whether
it is mostly discussion or a game is played to help kids understand how the
lesson applies to them.
Large Group (K-5th)
Children will enter large group with their small group leaders to energetic music where children will be encouraged to dance if they want to. By the time the song is over the children will need to have a chair out and ready for large group. Furthermore, children will have the opportunity to worship God through live music.
During large group, children will be engaged in the Biblical truth of that week which ties into the virtue of the month. Many times, in addition to worship time, we will have someone from the Narrate community come and share their talent, passion or story with our kids so that kids can ask questions and learn from their teacher and the Bible how it connects to God’s understanding of life.
Small Group (3rd-5th)
Small groups are a place for children to discover how the lesson of the day applies to their life and to process, journal, talk, and pray with their teacher and each other. Response time is often done during this time which involves arts, writing, activities, prayer, or projects. During small group teachers will read scripture with children, answer and pose questions, and relate to children by sharing their own stories of faith as they take them through the curriculum.
Small Group (K-2nd)
Small groups are a place for children to discover how the lesson of the day applies to their life and to process, journal, talk, and pray with their teacher and each other. This is important because if the child merely hears the lesson, but does not see or understand how it can be used in their life, then what good is it? There is a time to play, a time to reflect, a time to apply (Ecclesiastes 3).
Response time is often done during this time which involves arts, writing, activities, prayer, or projects. During small group teachers will read scripture with children, answer and pose questions, and relate to children by sharing their own stories of faith as they take them through the curriculum.