My daughter was sick this past Sunday and I am so thankful for the teacher who filled in. I keep an extra lesson book in the classroom opened to the current lesson. The Teach Me The Bible curriculum is written in a way that a teacher can easily pick it up and follow the lesson plan. I glue the words for the lesson on the back of the visuals making it easy to follow along.
Sometimes we must find a teacher at the last minute though, and it is always best to be prepared. Having a substitute folder available is a life saver for the teacher.
Sometimes we must find a teacher at the last minute though, and it is always best to be prepared. Having a substitute folder available is a life saver for the teacher.
What to include in your folder:
List of children with pictures
Being able to greet each child will help them to feel comfortable with a new teacher.
A copy of your routine with pictures
My substitute routine looks like this:
· Opening flipcharts (Included in the SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE)
All of these flipcharts come with rhymes that you can glue to the back of the pictures. A welcome flipchart that talks about the church being the people and not the building. There is a page so the children can put their picture. A prayer flipchart explaining how we pray and who we pray for. A Bible flipchart explaining how to take care of our Bibles.
· Singing the books of the Bible (2 sets of the books of the Bible cards are included in the SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE): The children love to use the finger pointer to point to the cards as we sing.
All of these flipcharts come with rhymes that you can glue to the back of the pictures. A welcome flipchart that talks about the church being the people and not the building. There is a page so the children can put their picture. A prayer flipchart explaining how we pray and who we pray for. A Bible flipchart explaining how to take care of our Bibles.
· Singing the books of the Bible (2 sets of the books of the Bible cards are included in the SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE): The children love to use the finger pointer to point to the cards as we sing.
· Books of Bible sorting: This is a favorite of all the children. They pick a card and then match it to the set on the wall. They tell me if it is Old Testament or New Testament and then place it in the correct pocket of the big Bible.
Lesson
· Lesson: Ideally it would be nice to include several lessons for the teacher to choose from. The lesson I have included here to get you started is “Day 6 of Creation”. Click on the image for the full lesson plan. Make sure you include any copies so the teacher will be ready to go.
· Ending flipchart (Included in the SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE)
I like ending class by reviewing the 5 acts of worship. It is a great way to illustrate the acts of worship and to show the children how they should behave during worship.
I like ending class by reviewing the 5 acts of worship. It is a great way to illustrate the acts of worship and to show the children how they should behave during worship.
