Sunday School is back in session April 19. Both the younger and older classes will be studying Bible stories of Jesus' resurrection.
In Godly Play the children will listen and watch as wooden figures representing Jesus' women friends approach the tomb only to find his body missing. A Jesus figure will appear to one of the women. She will know Jesus as her beloved Teacher when he calls her by name.
This story always leads to a good wondering session and I'm expecting a good discussion from our current group of inquisitive and thoughtful preschool and primary students. Most Sundays I find that one or two questions from me lead to many questions from the children. They answer questions for each other...or not. Some questions are VERY big!
For example, a few weeks ago, a six year old asked how a good man who died lots of years ago could be our helper and savior even NOW...just by dying? We worked through the question and gave it the thoughtful discussion it was due. As I said, some questions are VERY big.
After the talking and wondering, the children will choose paper, markers, crayons, paints, clay or other supplies and use them to create an art response to the story.
Watch this space early next week to read highlights of our April 19 Sunday School time.
Chris Yeannakis
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This is great! I'm glad we have the blog for Sunday School - it really is an interesting program. I like the Godly Play program - the classroom is so well organized and all the materials are in place. The children seem to enjoy the stories.
ReplyDeleteI teach the intermediate grade children - about third through sixth grade. Using a wooden shelf with colored blocks representing each book of the Bible, the children see that the Bible is not one book but is like a library with sections such as the Torah, the Prophets, and the Gospels. They are learning how to find a book, a chapter, and a verse in their Youth Bible, which has the entire text in an easy to understand translation. We have games to help them learn about the differences among the four gospels, the different types of Psalms, and the scriptural foundation of the liturgies in the Book of Common Prayer. The children illustrate the scriptures with art work, too, which we mount on the bulletin board in Marshall-Rutter Hall. They have also learned that there was a written and an oral tradition that preserved the ancient Bible stories.
The children are smart and creative, and it's really fun to teach them.
Thanks, Chris, for starting this blog! I hope people read it, comment, and come visit our classes,
Martha Crawley