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 Using Praise Factory Resources

at Home

 

USING PRAISE FACTORY RESOURCES AT HOME

God has always intended parents to be the primary spiritual teachers and nurturers of their children; and, for the local body of believers to play an extremely beneficial role in supporting parents.Here’s some ideas for how to use Praise Factory resources at home alongside what your kids may be learning in Praise Factory at church; or, as a completely separate, home-grown Bible time for your family, in devotions or homeschool.

With the onset of COVID, many churches have had to shut down Bible classes for kids.these resources may be especially helpful to parents seeking to add in at home what is not available at church right now.

1. Meet the Family

MEET THE FAMILY

Praise Factory is a family of 3 curriculums. Each curriculum is made up of 16 units that provide answers to 16 Big Questions about God (otherwise known as a systematic theology).

Units can be used in any order. Use one, use all.

2. Choose a Curriculum

CHOOSE A CURRICULUM

Each curriculum has a different target age group and is tailored in content to fit the needs of those children. Choose the curriculum that most closely fits your kids.

Hide ‘n’ Seek Kids

  • used with ages 2-5
  • teaches the 16 Big Questions as 16 simple Bible truths
  • 1 Bible verse, 1 Bible story, for each of the 16 Bible Truths taught.
  • includes 5 sessions of activities so that these youngest of children will have plenty of time to really learn each concept

Deep Down Detectives

  • used with ages 3-7
  • teaches the 16 Big Questions as 70 Bible truths, expanding upon the basic answers giving in Hide ‘n’ Seek Kids
  • 1 Bible verse, 1 Bible story, for each of the 70 Bible Truths taught
  • includes 3 sessions of activities so that these youngest of children will have plenty of time to really learn each concept

Praise Factory Investigators

  • used with elementary school children, ages 5-12
  • teaches the 16 Big Questions as 104 Bible truths
  • 1 Bible verse, 3 stories, for each of the 104 Bible truths
  • An Old Testament, New Testament and Church History/Missions story provided for each Bible Truth giving these older children an even deeper look into the answers of each Big Questions
  • includes 3 sessions of activities for each of these 104 Bible Truths so that these children will have plenty of time to learn each concept.

 

3. Pick Your Resources

PICK YOUR RESOURCES, CHOICE 1:

Download from the Parent Resources Section of Each Curriculum

Each curriculum has a Parents’ Resource section Parent Resources found in the drop-down menu for each curriculum along the top of the website; or, use the links below.

Here’s direct links to Parent Resource sections:

Here’s what you will find included with each Bible Truth in Parent Resources:

Parents Resources for each of the 16 Bible Truths include:

  • The Bible Story
  • 5 Take Home Sheets with key concepts, lyrics to music, a prayer and some discussion questions on one side and a coloring sheet on the other side..
  • Music Downloads
  • Go to Hide ‘n’ Seek Kids Parent Resources

Parents Resources for each of the 70 Bible Truths include:

  • The Bible Story
  • 3 Take Home Sheets with key concepts, lyrics to music, a prayer and some discussion questions on one side and a coloring sheet on the other side..
  • Music Downloads
  • Go to Deep Down Detectives Parent Resources

Parents Resources for each of the 104 Bible Truths include:

PICK YOUR RESOURCES, CHOICE 2

Download Resources from the “Bits and Pieces” Section of Each Curriculum

Looking for even more activities and resources? Go to the “Bits and Pieces” section for each curriculum. Here you will find everything contained in the Parents’ Resources sections and a whole lot more.

Find Bits and Pieces in the drop-down menu for each curriculum or use the links below:

Direct links to Bits and Pieces sections:

Here are the resources you will find in Bits and Pieces section for each Bible Truth:

Bits and Pieces Included with each of the 16 Hide ‘n’ Seek Kids Bible Truths

5 Sessions of materials:

  • Lesson Plan
  • 1 Bible Story and 1 Bible Verse
  • Bible Story Flannelgraph pictures
  • 5 Bible Verse Games (one for each session)
  • 5 Bible Story Review Games (one for each session)
  • 5 Coloring Sheets (one for each session)
  • 2 Additional Crafts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Lots of Music and even Music games to enjoy as they sing along or listen.
  • Music downloads or listen online

While you don’t have to use all 5 sessions for each Bible Truth, if you do that gives you up to 16 x 5=80 sessions of material were you to use the whole curriculum.

Bits and Pieces Included with each of the 70 Deep Down Detectives Bible Truths

3 Sessions of materials:

  • Lesson Plan
  • 1 Bible Story and 1 Bible Verse
  • Bible Story Flannelgraph pictures 
  • 3 Bible Verse Games (one for each session)
  • 3 Bible Story Review Games (one for each session)
  • 3 Coloring Sheets (one for each session)
  • 2 Additional Crafts
  • Discussion Questions
  • Lots of Music and even Music games to enjoy as they sing along or listen.
  • Music downloads or listen online

While you don’t have to use all 3 sessions for each Bible Truth, if you do that gives you up to 70 x 3=210 sessions of material were you to use the whole curriculum.

Bits and Pieces Included with each of the 104* Praise Factory Investigators Bible Truths:

3 Sessions of materials:

  • 3 Stories: 1 Old Testament, 1 New Testament and 1 Church History/Missions Story
  • 1 Bible Verse
  • 3 Drama activities (one for each session)
  • 3 Bible Verse Discussion Questions and Games (one for each session)
  • 3 Bible Story Review Discussion Questions and Games (one for each session)
  • 3 Bible Truth Review Discussion Questions and Games (one for each session)
  • 3 Crafts and Discussion Questions (one for each session)
  • 1 Hymn with Sign Language, Discussion Questions, and 3 Music Games (one for each session)
  • 1 Bible Verse Song with Sign Language, Discussion Questions, and 3 Music Games (one for each session)
  • Music downloads or listen online

*Praise Factory Investigators is only partially finished. If you use what is available now, it will give you 54 x 3 = 162 sessions. It will be 312 session in length when complete, Lord willing.

 

Two More Resources

 

TWO MORE RESOURCES

1. Praise Factory Investigators Adventure Music Project

Songs and Sing a Long Songbook

Companion guide to the Praise Factory Investigators CD. Makes use of a simple story line to teach the children even more truth about the 16 Praise Factory themes, as well as provide the lyrics and listening questions for each of the songs.

Go to Praise Factory Investigators Adventure Resources…

2. Capitol Hill Baptist Church Book Fair Book List

This 45 page book list for kids’ and parenting books gets an update every year before our book fair. Not only does it include hundreds of books that we have carefully read, but only articles about how to use books with your kids, lists of great websites and other information.

CHBC Book List pdf

NOTE: This book list includes a number of great books to help parents leading their children in teaching them the Bible and joining in family worship.So if you are wondering where to start with your kids, take a peek at the “Catechisms, Worship, Prayer, Family and Personal Devotions” and the “Parenting” sections for some good resources.