Bible Story
This points to God in the Bible story and should be repeated at least once.
What is the main truth?
This is the definition of Redemptive Discipline according to BSF.
What is training children to love God and love others?
This helps us choose songs each week and inspire our Music time.
What is an attribute of God?
This is your prayer partner for your class.
What is your co-leader?
This helps children learn to be still and think about God.
What is Quiet time?
These can enhance your story and engage the children, especially the younger children.
What are visuals/pictures?
This is the essential foundation of Redemptive Discipline (leaders/children).
What is relationship?
This is a short, simple sentence to point to a truth.
What is an introduction?
Before each teaching time, we always remind the children of these.
What are setting limits?
This is an age-appropriate activity to engage children with God's Word?
What is the Scripture Verse?
We always want to have this present while telling the Bible story?
What is the Bible, God's true Word?
These 5 tools can be used in a preventive or responsive mode.
What are co-leadership, nurturing love, prayer, setting limits, and transitions?
This engages younger children that may be unable to sing along during Music.
What is an activity?
Building relationships with the children in your class through conversations and caring for needs contributes to this, as well as teaching times.
What is nurturing love?
CLs do this to grow and improve, learn from each other, and decrease anxiety if we need to lead alone.
What s rotating teaching responsibilities?
These 3 presentation tools help you engage the children with a dynamic telling of the Bible story?
What are eye contact, voice variation, and physical motion?
These are the 4 developmental "currencys" for preschoolers.
What are security, mobility, having and doing?
This is how Music is different from rhythm time.
What is leading the children to worship God?
Leading your class from more activity to less activity with 3 transitions is called this.
What is an inverted pyramid of transitions?
This provides routine for the children, equity for co-leader teaching, and no conflict with other classrooms in the church.
What is staying on schedule?
These are the 2 essential components of transformational teaching.
What are God-focused and gospel-centered?
The FAR Process is an acronym to guide a CL in a discipline situation with these steps.
What are Face reality, Adjust perspective, and Reset course?
Singing and/or playing instruments, clapping, etc. at rhythm time to BSF songs helps accomplish this purpose.
What is learning the BSF songs?
This is the key to effective co-leadership of your class.
What is communication?
This is a great time to converse with your class, ask questions, utilize volunteers and be flexible.
What is snack time?