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Sailors and Stormy Seas

Sailors and Stormy Seas

Articles and tips for understanding kids and dealing with common classroom difficulties.

Preschoolers (Hide ‘n’ Seek Kids/Deep Down Detectives)

Articles about Preschoolers: (taken from “Guidelines for Teaching Preschoolers,” Capitol Hill Baptist Church Children’s Ministry) You can download this article in entirety here, or by section/article below.

PART 1: Why Working with Preschoolers Matters pdf

includes:

  • Proclaiming Christ to the Next Generation
  • Building Up and Bringing Unit
  • Growing as Christians, Ourselves

PART 2: Teaching Biblical Truth to Preschoolers

PART 3: Classroom Expectations

PART 4: Important Guidelines for Preschool Teachers pdf (What we give our teachers at CHBC)

includes:

  • Come, Observe!
  • Choosing Months to Teach
  • Finding a Substitute
  • Preparing to Teach
  • Opportunities to Serve

 

Elementary School Children (Praise Factory Investigators)

Articles about Elementary School Children:

(taken from “Classroom Management Suggestions for Elementary School Age Children,” Capitol Hill Baptist Church Children’s Ministry) You can download this article in entirety here, or by section/article below.

PART 1: Behavior Management Principles pdf

PART 2: Learning Expectations

 

Anchors Away Sections 

Go to:

Anchors Away Home Page 

Sightings (updates on curriculum and our own piloting of the new curriculum)

Captain’s Quarterdeck  (resources especially for Children’s Ministry Administrators)

Leaks and Squeaks (corrections we’ve made to the curriculum)

Rigs and Ropes  (favorite equipment and technology)

Sailors and Stormy Seas  (understanding kids and dealing with classroom situations)  you are here

Ahoy, Maties! (building a volunteer-friendly classroom)

Tradewinds (making a smooth transition from original to new Praise Factory curriculum)

Cargo Hold (storage ideas)