Framework for any class:
Spiritual concept -- the one idea you want the student to get from that activity
Sticky idea..
Bible Story that illustrates it
Prior knowledge
- previous Bible story
- personal experience
Game
Vocabulary
Journal reflection
Improv Games
Role plays
Given a concept , act it out
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Current event
-- given a bible story turn it into a current event..
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Parallel -Current event..
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Name from a bag: / Debrief
Draw out the name of a Bible Character out of the bag and talk about the character. Class could have an interview session after
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Artifacts
- teacher has an object in a bag that has an object in it.
- Teacher asks what’s in the bag and they try to guess
- They ask 20 questions around it.
- It could be scorpion, loonie, fish, penny, snake, sword, bread, dove, apply, fleece, rod, mirror, piece of train track, sand, rock
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Hangman
Words or phrases you’ll wantg them to know from the story you’ve taught them
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Bingo.. Grid with 25 characters
Leader asks questions.
The Word Game… similar to Password.
64 Roman emperor Nero (37 - 68) accused the Christians of having started the fire which destroyed large sections of
65 Famous and influential Roman philosopher Seneca committed suicide on orders from Emperor Nero.
c. 65 Q was possibly written, (German: Quelle, meaning "source") a hypothetical Greek text used in writing of Matthew and Luke.
66 Jews revolted against Roman government (through 70). c. 67 Nero ordered the execution of both Peter and Paul.
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69 Vespian, a Roman general, attacked to
70 Titus, son of Roman emperor Vespasian, captured and destroyed
70 Mark, earliest known gospel, was probably composed.
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c. 85 - 95 Gospel of Luke and Book of Acts were probably composed.
c. 90 Old Testament books, called "The Writings," were established as part of Christian canon: Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, and Chronicles.
c. 95 Book of Revelations was probably composed.
c. 95 Clement of
c. 95- 105 Composition of the "Pastoral Epistles," falsely attributed to Paul: Hebrews, I and II Timothy, Titus, and I Peter.
c. 80 - 100 Gospel of Matthew was probably composed. 98 - 116 Trajan was emperor of
c. 100 Christian churches were established in
c. 100 - 125 Gospel of John was probably composed. 100 - 165
100 The Romans built the first
122 Roman emperor Hadrian visited
140 Shepherd of Hermas was written, describing a highly developed system of bishops, deacons, and priests.
c. 144 Marcion founded an influential Christian sect which argued for the existence of two gods (one good, one evil) and for the rejection of the Old Testament.
20 BCE Herod began to rebuild the
c. 8 BCE Jesus of
14 - 37 Tiberius I, stepson of Augustus, became emperor of
Caiaphas became high priest in
c. 24 - 26 Jesus is believed to have begun his ministry.
26 - 36 Pontius Pilate was governor of
27 - 28 John the Baptist wandered and preached. Jesus would have been baptized. [Luke 3:1-2] (15th year of Tiberius). 28 John the Baptist was executed on orders from Herod Antipas.
c. 30 Jesus of
c. 31 Saint Stephen became the first Christian martyr when he was stoned to death for blasphemy. One of those present at his execution was the Pharisee Saul.
c. 34-35 Saul of
37 - 41 Gaius Caligula, nephew of Tiberius, became emperor of
40 - 51 Paul traveled to
43 Romans under Aulus Plautius invaded
44 James, brother of John, was executed by Herod Agrippa I [Acts 12, 1-3].
47 First recorded use of the term "Christian" occurred in
47 - 48 Paul and Barnabas were on
48 - 49 Council of Jerusalem, 1st Christian Council, doctrines on circumcision and dietary law was agreed to by apostles and presbyters, written in a letter addressed to "the brothers of Gentile origin in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia" [Acts 15]
c. 49 Paul composed his epistle to the Thessalonians - the earliest known New Testament writing
49 Emperor Claudius ordered all Jewish Christians expelled from
c. 51 Paul wrote epistle to the Galatians. 54 Empress Agrippina had Emperor Claudius murdered and installed her 16-year-old son Nero as the new emperor.
. 55 Paul wrote epistles to the Corinthians.
c. 55 Peter traveled to
57 Paul's last visit to
58 Emperor Ming-Ti of
c. 60 Paul wrote the epistle to the Romans.
61 Human sacrifices in religious celebrations were prohibited by Roman law.
Prodigal son
John the Baptist
- telling of Jesus coming
Naomi and Ruth
- mother and daughter-in-law
Ruth and Boaz
- agricultural worker and land owner
- two brothers after a deceit, disappointment, fights with an angel,
Nehemiah
- a building project and interference from the neighbours
Noah and the
Jonah
-- getting all wet about his chores
I was fascinated by history , so I really appreciated the stories my teacher passed on about his own life. Experiences.
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MBE’s history is interesting and important. Knowing that she used to heal animals on the farm.
--I don’t remember any ‘thing’ or what was said as I sat around those tables all those years. What did strike me was that I loved those ladies who were my teachers. I always enjoyed being with them. They were really kind
Saying the Scientific Statement of Being in unison at the end of our SS. It involves them. They learn it. Now it’s extended into our going to sleep times
I still have cards they sent me with little prayers on them
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They always talked about how to heal..
Shared lots of anectdotes. It made it interesting
This one quote really stood out to me when I was in the university class: Man is the expression of God knowing himself
When you came to SSchool you were spending time with people who wanted to be there.. They were not being paid, they just loved doing this.
Everyone there was loved to bits
The students like to show off tha they know things. They have quizzes at the end of class.
Watch movies outside of SS time. This created memories and ideas to refer back to in class. It created a context for our leanring and being together. It built relationships in the class.
I had some similar talents to my teacher ( we both liked to draw)
Social connections amongst the children
At TMC 0-3 sessions we had an open space set up. We sometimes would move into different areas to do different activiites
We had music and movement built into every lesson p;lan\\\
There still was structured time
Instruction/ activity was kid-based.
After the end of Sunday school we always had dancing..
Objects that help students tell stories.. like Magnetic themed story boards ( some have felt –based ones) with character and object markers that can be moved around.
Kids in grade 8 or so like poetry – it’s a way to express themselves, ( See Leanne for more details on this)
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Journals.. writing.. reflecting on their experience:
“ you don’t really know what you’ve done until you write about it”
The Grant’s gratitude calendar: what people are grateful for each day.
Peg’s ‘oil’ containers…A tray of little containers that had ‘oil’ in them that the students could take turns pouring into.. The young student was allowed to take this home with them. Two years later he still talks about it. He also knows and loves the Bible story.
[moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty.]
| Bible Character Sheet |
| For each Bible character we study.. we will add as much of the following information as possible |
| Name |
| Historical timeline |
| Where does it take place in the world |
| Where their story is found |
| Relations |
| Employment/ Position |
| Memorable moments |
| Challenges |
| Accomplishments |
| Good Quotes |
| Personal relevance |
Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Bible - Romans 12:21
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.
Agree with thy adversary quickly whilst thou art in the way with him.
