52 Simple Ways To Teach Children To Pray
GPH 03TW2913

PURPOSE: To make prayer a part of daily lives so that it becomes a habit. Includes 52 crafts, guides for discussion, and other activities for children ages 3-12.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

Baby’s First Bible
GPH 01TW0843

PURPOSE: To tell Bible stories on a toddler’s level. Toddlers adore this carry-along Bible’s yellow handle. Tear-resistant board pages tell 10 brightly illustrated Bible stories. Birth to 3 years.

Betty Lukens Felt Activity Books
Bible Stories (GPH 18TW7484)
Old Testament Bible Stories (GPH 18TW7490)
Noah’s Ark (GPH 18TW7491)
Life of Jesus as a Boy (GPH 18TW7492)

PURPOSE: To give children a chance to learn basic Bible stories. Moveable felt figures help develop manual dexterity while developing eye-hand coordination. Suitable at church, school, home and on the road. Washable.

Leader Prep: 1 hr. Activity Time: will vary.

Bible Activities For Class and Home
GPH 03TW2403

PURPOSE: Provides 58 reproducible, perforated, and age-level accurate activity pages. Each page provides a memory verse, a Bible activity, and a family project for children to do with their parents or teacher.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

Bible Activities for Class and Home
GPH 03TW2403 Ages 2 & 3
GPH 03TW2404 Ages 4 & 5

PURPOSE: To equip teachers and parents with age-appropriate Bible-learning activities. Each book includes 58 reproducible, perforated activity pages. Each page provides a memory verse, a Bible activity, and a class or family project.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

Bible Make-A-Story Sets
Jesus’ Birth
Noah’s Ark

PURPOSE: To associate Bible events with enjoyable activities. Create a Bible scene while telling a favorite story from the Word. Self-adhesive stickers can be used again and again on colorful backgrounds. These make nice gifts for birthdays, holidays, or visitors.

Activity Time: 10-15 min.

Supplemental Resources:
Other Bible stickers and sticker activity sets are available in the Gospel Publishing House General Catalog.

Bible Verse Coloring Pages
GPH 18TW7507

PURPOSE: To provide the teacher with reproducible pictures children can color. Features 58 reproducible coloring pages for ages 4-7. Also, each coloring page comes with choice of NIV or KJV verse version.

Leader Prep: 15 min. Activity Time: 15 min.

Christian Parenting Today magazine
P.O. Box 469090
Escondido, CA 92046-9090

PURPOSE: To help parents train and nurture their children. This bi-monthly magazine includes contemporary, reliable, articles and features that focus on nurturing your own children from birth through age 12. Articles are practical and easy to read and apply.

Leader Prep: 1 hr. Sunday school elective setting. Activity Time: 2 hours to read.

Crossings For Kids book club
6550 E. 30th St.
P.O. Box 6369
Indianapolis, IN 46209

PURPOSE: To provide parents with a resource for Christian books that help disciple children. This book club offers books for children from birth through 12 years old. Under one membership plan, parents agree to buy 4 books in 2 years.

Daisies Sponsor

PURPOSE: To disciple Kindergarten through first-grade girls in a midweek Bible club. Weekly Bible learning that promotes the disciplines girls will need as they live today and grow into church leaders tomorrow. Includes 96 ready-made lessons and special activities.

Leader Prep: 1-2 hrs. Activity Time: 1-2 hrs.

Supplemental Resources:
100 Plus Ideas for Daisies (GPH 02TW0972)
Daisies Handbook (GPH 02TW1027)

Devotions For Little Boys And Girls

PURPOSE: To help parents plan family devotions for young children. Presents 112 one-page devotions for children ages 3-6. Each simple devotion includes a Scripture to discuss, an activity to help children remember what they have learned, and a prayer.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: 15-30 min.

Different Children, Different Needs
Multnomah Books

PURPOSE: To teach the art of adjustable parenting. This book approaches Christian parenting through the DISC system of personality profiles. The book encourages parents to tailor their mentoring and nurturing strategies to fit the styles of individual children.

Easy-To-Use Classroom Coloring Books
Favorite Bible Stories (GPH 18TW7518)
God Is With Me All The Time (GPH 18TW7519)

PURPOSE: To provide the teacher with reproducible pictures children can color. Each book contains 62 reproducible coloring pictures for ages 2-5. The pictures are very simple and include a description. Pages are perforated.

Leader Prep: 15 min. Activity Time: 15 min.

Generation XXI Children’s Ministry Manual
714-223

PURPOSE: To equip the Church to disciple children. This manual compiles 37 chapters of goals, tips, resources, and philosophy of ministering to children. One chapter deals specifically with early childhood ministry.

I Didn’t Do It (video)
729-107

PURPOSE: To demonstrate the importance of telling the truth. Meeting feature video for Straight Arrows and Buckaroos on the importance of telling the truth will also appeal to children in other settings.

Activity Time: 20 min.

Supplemental Resources:
Victors Victories (video, 729-057)
Strangers (video, 729-108)

Making Memories That Count
GPH 02TW0345

PURPOSE: To help parents turn moments into discipling opportunities. Any event can be turned into a time for parents to create Christian disciplines with their children. Included are ideas for teaching intercession, respect, righteousness, and other Christian values.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: 5 hours to read.

Making Wise Choices
Standard Publishing

PURPOSE: To teach biblical discipline in an intergenerational setting. Helps parents and children understand that we all have choices and teaches the process to follow in order to make Christlike decisions.

Leader Prep: 30-60 min. Activity Time: 1-2 hours.

Mix and Match Ideas for Preschool Ministry
Group 20216

PURPOSE: To provide supplemental teaching ideas for every learning style. Includes Bible lessons, story stretchers, games, songs, finger plays, crafts, special seasons, and teacher tips from the Children’s Ministry Magazine.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: 5-15 min.

My First Bible Verses: Finger Plays for God’s Word
GPH 03TW1992

PURPOSE: To use hand motions to aid Bible memorization. Includes over 25 Old and New Testament verses that use hand motions and chants to help children ages 3-5 learn basic Bible verses. Motions are fully illustrated and pages are reproducible.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

My Giving Bank
GPH 17TW7184

PURPOSE: To begin to practice stewardship of money. Large, plastic bank featuring stickers and 3 separate sections: a bank, a store, and a church&emdash;each with its own rubber stopper on the bottom. Ideal way to teach children ages 3 and up about saving and giving.

My Read-and-Do Bible Storybook

PURPOSE: To actively involve children ages 3-8 in Scripture learning. Each of 50 Bible stories includes a bright full-page illustration, a closing prayer, and a creative activity. Activities vary from making crafts and playing games to cooking and singing.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

Noah’s Memory Match-Up Game
GPH 20TW0145

PURPOSE: To connect a favorite Bile event with an enjoyable childhood learning activity. Children, ages 3 and up, match colorful pairs of animals printed on heavy-duty cardboard.

Activity Time: 10-20 min. a game.

Noah’s Rainy Day Game Book

PURPOSE: Fun way to teach the story of Noah. Provides 10 pages of games and activities to play over and over again on a laminated, wipe-clean board. Each game is centered around the story of Noah. Comes with a dry erase marker.

Leader Prep: none. Activity Time: will vary.

Parent Connection

PURPOSE: To help create send-home newsletters for parents of young children. Book includes 36 reproducible send-home newsletters that help parents teach values, build character, and continue their children’s Bible learning at home with ideas you give them in Parent Connection.

Leader Prep: 15 min. Activity Time: will vary.

Pray & Play Bible for Young Children
Group Publsihing, Inc.
20240

PURPOSE: Helps parents practice family devotions at a preschool level. Bible story book written in child-friendly language. Includes 3 pages of activities, snacks, games, crafts, and songs for each Bible story.

Leader Prep: none. Activity Time: 10-15 min.

Preschool Bible Learning Centers
GPH 03TW2287

Purpose: To support hands-on Bible learning for young children. Features over 40 learning center ideas, including reproducible patterns for puppets, projects, and coloring. Gives children ages 3 to 6 ways to put Bible ideas into practice under the guidance of loving teachers.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

Preschool Christian Value Lessons
GPH 03TW3739

PURPOSE: To help develop an awareness of the fruit of the Spirit. Illustrated, reproducible pages provide songs, games, recipes, and other creative activities to help develop an awareness of love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness, faith, patience, kindness, and self-control.

Leader Prep: 1-2 hrs. Activity Time: 1 hr.

Preschool Craft Play
Group Publishing

PURPOSE: Provides many craft ideas for Bible teaching. More than 100 hands-on craft ideas to use during Bible learning. Some “crafts” are snacks and some are puppets and costumes.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

Radiant Life Curriculum
Baby Teacher Guide
Toddlers & Twos
Preschool Teacher Guide
Kindergarten Teacher Guide
Beginning Explorers Leader Guide

PURPOSE: To disciple children in the study/application of God's Word. This dated curriculum equips teachers to teach Bible stores with age-level appropriate activities, visuals, hands-on practice, memory steps, and worship activities. Each lesson plan provides teaching ideas. Radiant Life curriculum covers all parts of the disciple-making process. Many supplemental teaching resources are available. A free curriculum catalog can be requested.

Leader Prep: 1-2 hrs. Activity Time: 45 min. - 2 1/2 hrs.

Supplemental Resources:
Preschool Bible Learning Centers (GPH 03TW2287)

Rainbow’s Sponsor, Books 1 & 2

PURPOSE: To disciple 3- and 4-year-old boys and girls in a midweek Bible club setting Two notebooks: each includes one year of Bible lessons arranged by monthly units. Lessons generally include hands-on Bible activities, a craft, a life application or Bible story, and Bible verse activities.

Leader Prep: 1-2 hrs. Activity Time: 1-2 hrs.

Supplemental Resources:
100 Plus Ideas for Rainbows

Saving Your Sanity: A Creative System For Teaching Preschoolers
Group 20275

PURPOSE: To provide creative teaching strategy for shared facilities. With 4 ordinary boxes and everyday items, you’ll keep your class of preschoolers laughing and learning each week. Includes activities, crafts, and stories.

Straight Arrows, Leaders Manual
GPH 02TW0609

PURPOSE: To disciple kindergarten through first-grade boys in a midweek Bible club. Weekly Bible learning that promotes the disciplines boys will need as they live today and grow into church leaders tomorrow. Each week includes a Bible story, a craft, a Bible verse, and merit opportunities.

Leader Prep: 1-2 hrs. Activity Time: 1-2 hrs.

Supplemental Resources:
Color Through Series (729-115 New Testament)
Color Through Series (729-116 Old Testament)
Flash Cards (729-119 New Testament)
Flash Cards (729-118 Old Testament)
Urban Rangers (729-067 Cap)
Urban Rangers (729-058; -059; - 060 Shirt)

Sunday School Specials

PURPOSE: To provide Bible lessons for child care events or outreach campaigns. Each lesson contains an opening game or activity that grabs kids' attention and gets them tuned in to the theme. Each lesson describes different ages and gives tips on how to get kids to work together.

Leader Prep: 1-2 hrs. Activity Time: 1-2 hrs.

Supplemental Resources:
Lively Bible Lessons (preschool GPH 03TW1931)
Lively Bible Lessons (kindergarten GPH 03TW3470)

Teaching Our Children To Pray
GPH 03TW2744

PURPOSE: To help teachers instill prayer habits in children. Fresh and fun suggestions include prayer pal puppets, prayer hands, prayer teddy bears, hot-lines to heaven, and more. Includes patterns, pictures and reproducible charts. For teachers of ages 2 to 10.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

The Adventures of Prayer Bear video
Sparrow Communications Group

PURPOSE: To help children think of prayer as talking to God. The video teaches that prayer is just talking to God, something we can do anywhere, anytime we choose. The adventures of Prayer Bear and a little boy teach about prayer as it applies to children’s everyday lives.

The Beginner’s ABC Bible Memory Book

PURPOSE: To help children learn ABCs, Bible verses, and virtues. The book uses illustrations and 26 short stories to repeatedly use a specific letter of the alphabet so children ages 3-8 can read the letter and recognize its sound. Readings integrate Bible verses with teaching.

Activity Time: will vary.

The Beginner’s Bible
GPH 03TW1118

PURPOSE: Provides Bible stories worded for easy comprehension. Generous array of 450 cartoons paired with 95 Bible stories. The many stories include: Samson, Gideon, Daniel, Christ’s birth, etc. Recommended for ages 3-10. Hardback.

The Beginner’s Bible Computer Fun Set

PURPOSE: To use a computer to teach basic Bible stories. This computer software includes many shapes and characters children can use to recreate Bible stories. When finished, pages can be printed in color or for use as coloring pages.

Activity Time: will vary.

Tips For Teachers

PURPOSE: Gives teachers dozens of ways to nurture young chilren in the church. Offers many creative ideas and tips&emdash;a photo scavenger hunt, jelly bean icebreakers, servin’ safari, and more.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

When the Well Runs Dry Again

PURPOSE: To share these reproducible teaching ideas with helpers and parents. This age-level activity book features games, songs, and activity poems that support Bible stories and encourage Scripture memorization. Pages are perforated and reproducible.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

Written on Our Hearts

PURPOSE: Gives tips on how teachers can help their students memorize Scripture. This complete memory book explains how memory works, gives 7 proven strategies for making verses stick, and learning traits for different age levels. Features many games and activities.

Leader Prep: will vary. Activity Time: will vary.

You Are Special
Crossway Books

PURPOSE: To help parents communicate the unconditional love of the Creator for every child. This outstanding children’s tale by Max Lucado teaches a vital message for children everywhere: that regardless of how the world evaluates them, God cherishes each of them just as they are.

Leader Prep: none. Activity Time: 10-15 min.