Movin’ and Groovin’: Why Play is so Important
Play is the foundation for this fantastic, faith-based enrichment Do you remember playing outside all summer? Up at dawn and home when the streetlights flickered on? Nothing could keep you…
Preschoolers
Children ages 3-5 come with their own special joys and challenges. We want to equip you with the knowledge you need to best teach and care for your beloved preschool class. Share these tips and tricks with the preschool teachers and volunteers in your children’s ministry.
What You’ll Find
In this section, you’ll find articles that help us understand more about preschoolers and their mental and emotional development. For example, “How Preschoolers Solve Problems” or “How Children are Motivated to Learn.” You’ll also find posts to help you instill a growing faith in young children, like “How to Grow Spiritual Generosity in Children.” Learn about the 5 Questions to Avoid Asking Kids or prepare yourself for the 5 Uncommon Questions Kids Ask About God.
The more we know and understand about preschoolers, the better we can teach them and, above all, share God’s love with them.
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About Preschoolers
How to Respond to the Anxieties of Children at All Ages
Children of all ages face anxieties. Here is what you need to know about these worries, and how you can help ease their concerns. Children’s Anxieties – Ages 2 to…
What’s Wrong With Using Rewards in Children’s Ministry?
It seems harmless. But in reality, trinkets, stickers and prizes have a negative effect on the final outcomes we really want in Christian education. Rewards may turn your kids off.…
9 Encouraging Quotes to Help Kid’s Ease Their Worries
Kids live in a much different world than we did growing up; there’s a lot more to be worried about! In fact, it is estimated that kids are stressing out…
Why Do Crafts? Because They Can Make Your Lesson Better
Here’s how crafts can make your lesson better. Almost every Sunday morning after class, children run out of classrooms with a new craft. Some of these crafts make it home…
7 Essentials for Growing Kids’ Faith
7 essentials for developing, enhancing, and growing kids’ faith. I started teaching Sunday school when I was 12. That was a while ago. Throughout my years in the classroom, I’ve…
Appropriate Faith Development Through the Years
Here’s your developmentally appropriate guide-at-a-glance for effectively encouraging faith development in kids of all ages. Faith Development for Babies Typical Brain Development Young babies recognize human faces and prefer them…
Making Friends and Nurturing Relationships at Any Age
Understand how kids of all ages make friends and how you can nurture friendships in your children’s ministry classrooms. Ages 2 to 4: Sharing Young children depend on others to…
Tips for Getting Kids of All Ages Engaged in Worship
Here are some tips for getting kids of all ages to be fully engaged during worship. For many children’s ministers, worship time with kids equates to singing a handful of…
What You Need to Know About Kids’ Spiritual Development
We tracked down four noted experts to demystify kids’ spiritual development by the ages. Read on to learn how to reach—and teach—the wonderful little people in your ministry! Every age…
