◊ Overview
◊ Instructors
◊ Curriculum
◊ Itinerary
◊Parents/Chaperones
◊Project Ideas
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Changes:
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Age appropriate teaching. Each age group will be taught separately with very specific curriculums.
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Only children 3 and above and potty trained will be allowed to participate in “King’s Kids” with out their parent.
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King’s Kids will be closed daily from 11am-2pm
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No child will be allowed to attend King’s Kids without Emergency information.
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Graduation is 10am on Friday morning. All graduates must dress in church attire, Ladies in all white, and gentlemen in Black Suits, white shirts..
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King’s kids will be singing in cooperation with BYF for the dean’s & Presidents address.
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Attire for the King’s Kids program on Wednesday, will be Black & White. Attire for the dean & presidents address will be Black and White.
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All instructors, please be sure to update all of your contact information..
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Dress codes… During services, please dress in dress clothes.
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An adult supervisor must pick up all students from King’s Kids by the specific deadlines. During the morning session. If your child is not picked up by 11:00, they will be escorted to General Assembly for pick up.
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Unless, unforeseen circumstances occur, all instructors curriculum will remain the same from year to year. This will enable them to concentrate and build upon their specific curriculum. This will allow us to know specifically what our youth will know by the time they are promoted to BYF.
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King’s Kids program will be prepared in advance, and will reflect what has been taught as well as featuring traditional and contemporary music.
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We are adding a drama component for those young people who would like to participate.
Expectations:
1. King’s Kids will help to lay the foundation of our youth participation in Christian Education.
2. Our young people receive sound doctrine from well prepared, excited, and spirit filled instructors.
3. Our young people leave “King’s Kids” having had an exciting Christian experience that they can apply to their lives.
Suggestions:
- Provide large and colorful Visuals.
- Instructors may recommend volunteers to assist them… unless approved by the Director, Dean, and President; we will not add additional instructors to the payroll.
- Be prepared for at least 20-30 youths. It is better to have too much material, than not enough.
- Prepare Christian techniques for dealing with discipline.
- Provide several hands on projects.
- Review Daily what was taught the day before.
- Prepare and Review Vocabulary Words Daily. (It is very important to teach kids how to recognize terms and help them be able to recognize them.)
Age Group: 3-5
Curriculum: CREATION. Beginning of, Gen. 1:1. History of, Gen. 1; 2.
Objectives:
Two main objectives of teaching children about creation are:
1) To help them visualize what the world was like at the time of creation and the Flood, and
2) To get them to associate things and animals we have today with the creation days and thereby learn about the creation days.
Before beginning to teach them anything, it can be helpful sometimes to do something to show you what their concept is about creation and the world as it was in the beginning. Many things can be done to help them visualize and imagine what the earth was like at creation, what Noah's Ark looked like, or what the Flood was like.
For young children, the emphasis is on imagining things at the beginning, learning about what Genesis teaches, and seeing God's power, goodness, and creativity. Thus, young children should be learning what the Bible teaches and as they learn about all God made, they should learn to see what nature teaches us about God himself.
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Age Group: 6
Curriculum: 12 Disciples. (Matthew 10:2-4 – names, Matthew 10:5 – 42 – commandments to the disciples)
Objectives:
The main objective is to exam the character of the disciples. Find creative ways for the children memorize the names of the disciples. Examine some basic background of the disciples along with their accomplishments. Show how the children can become disciples for Christ.
Below is a list of the 12 disciples, with their Name listed first, then their surname:
- Simon//peter or cephas
- James (the elder) // --none--
- John (the beloved disciple) // --none-- (although BOTH James and John we also called "sons of thunder" or "Boanerges")
- Andrew (brother of simon) // --none--
- Philip // --none--
- Nathanael // Bartholomew
- Thomas // Didymous
- Matthew // Levi
- James (the younger, the less) // --none—
- Jude // Thaddeus
- Simon // The Zealot
- Judas // Iscariot
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Age Group: 7
Curriculum: Plan of Salvation.
Objectives:
The main objectives of teaching children about The Plan of Salvation:
- What is God’s Plan of Salvation (1 John 5:13)
TRUST GOD
ACCEPT CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR
RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST AS LORD
REPENT
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Understand that we cannot buy or earn salvation (Romans 6:23) , (Ephesians 2:8, 9)
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Man is a Sinner (Romans 3:23)
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Understand that God is Merciful and he loves us- He died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins and rose from the grave to give us a place in heaven (Exodus 34:7) , (John 3:16)
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After receiving Christ, you must:
Read the Bible
Pray
Worship God
Fellowship with other Believers
Witness of Tell others about Christ
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Age Group: 8
Curriculum: 10 Commandments. (Exodus 20:1-17)
Objectives:
The main objectives of teaching children about the ten commandments are:
1) To help them visualize understand the meaning of the Ten Commandments
2) To provide ways to memorize the Ten Commandments.
3) To develop a Christian lifestyle using the Ten Commandments as a guideline.
Before beginning to teach them anything, it can be helpful sometimes to do something to evaluate what commandments they are familiar with and what they understand them to mean. Many visuals can be used to support and reinforce the Commandments.
Develop real world situations for the children and allow them to apply one of the commandments to that situation.
- Moses Receives the Ten Commandments - God gave us loving laws to keep us safe
- The First Commandment: You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me - Worship God Alone.
- The Second Commandment: You Shall Not Make Any Idols - God wants and deserves first place in your life.
- The Third Commandment: Speak God's Name With Respect - Our words tell what's in our hearts.
- The Fourth Commandment: Set Aside a Special Day for God - God gives us a day to refuel and remember him.
- The Fifth Commandment: Honor Your Father and Mother - Honor means respect and obey.
- The Sixth Commandment: You Shall Not Kill - Say no to violence. Say yes to life!
- The Seventh Commandment: Be True to Your Husband or Wife - Keep your promises.
- The Eighth Commandment: You Shall Not Steal - Be givers, not getters.
- The Ninth Commandment: You Shall Not Want What Others Have - Be happy with what you have.
- The Tenth Commandment
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Age Group: 9
Curriculum: Children of the Bible.
Objectives:
The main objectives of teaching children about the Children of the Bible are:
1) To help them understand how God used Children in the Bible.
2) To get them to compare their own lives with those children in the Bible, and understand how God can use them for his purpose.
Before beginning to teach them anything, find out which Children of the Bible they are familiar with. Also find out what they know about them.
Emphasis their gifts, and God can use their gifts for His glory.
Suggested Children:
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Age Group: 10
Curriculum: Books of the Bible.
Objectives: Teaching Method: Use a colorful visual aid (see photo), a similar one could be made very easily by anybody with a computer and color printer. Each of the book names is printed on an individual piece of thin card about 7 inches by 1.5 inches. The design is such that each piece looks like the spine of a book. Different colors are used to indicate the different categories of books (Historical, Epistles, Prophecy), and also to make it visually more interesting.
Since we only have 5 days to effectively break the Bible down, here is a suggestion
Day 1: Genesis – Esther (New Testament Divisions)
Day 2: Job – Malachi (New Testament Divisions)
Day 3: Matthew – II Thessalonians (Old Testament Divisions)
Day 4: 1 I Timothy – Revelations (Old Testament Divisions)
Day 5: Review
Just as in teaching texts, the secret is repetition - but at the same time trying to maintain variety, so that it doesn't become boring. Start by repeating the phrase 5-12-5-5-12. Then explain it as follows…
5 Books of Law, 12 Books of History, 5 Books of Poetry, 5 Major Prophets, 12 Minor Prophets
After they get the break down…Now develop a way for them to memorize the actual books of the New Testament. You may want to encourage them to work in teams.
Old Testament phrase to be used is 4-1-21-1.
4 Books of Gospel, 1 Book of History, 21 Books of the Epistles, 1 Book of Prophecy
After they get the break down…Now develop a way for them to memorize the actual books of the Old Testament.
Here are some suggested incentives:-
- Any child who learns all the divisions and the 66 books gets a nicely printed certificate.
- Put the names of those who learn the books on a kind of "roll of honor" on a board.
- Point out that by learning the books, not only will it help them to find verses in the bible, but it will help them to do better in the quizzes and bible games.
Practice / Fun Ideas
It’s important to reinforce the teaching using games and quizzes. This gives the opportunity to introduce some "fun" elements that will encourage the children to learn. Use a variety of these in your teaching.
Word Search: A word search can help children to remember the spelling of the bible books.
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Age Group: 11
Curriculum: Missionary Work.
Objectives:
The main objectives of teaching children about Missionary Work
1) To help them understand the purpose of Missionary Work.
2) To get them acquainted with Missionary Work, locally, statewide, and nationally.
3) To acquaint them with the Missionary Work of the Foreign Mission Board.
Before beginning to teach them anything, it can be helpful sometimes to do something to show you what their concept of Missionary work is.
For young children, the emphasis is on imagining things at the beginning, learning about what Genesis teaches, and seeing God's power, goodness, and creativity. Thus, young children should be learning what the Bible teaches and as they learn about all God made, they should learn to see what nature teaches us about God himself.
Provide research, and reading material on the ongoing work of mission. Map out the areas that mission work is needed, and where it is being done.
Put together mission projects that can be shared with a local agency.
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Age Group: 12
Curriculum: Where Do I Fit In?
Objectives:
The main objective of teaching this portion is helping the youth to find out where they fit in to the ministry of the church by:
1) Helping them to assess their gift.
2) Assisting them in understanding the balance of being a Christian Youth.
Before beginning to teach them anything, it can be helpful to open up the discussion with their understanding of fitting in as a young Christian. Many things can be done to help them visualize and imagine what potential they have in making an impact on kingdom building.
