WELCOME TO SUNDAY SCHOOL

TEACHER TRAINING!

August 7, 2016

Agenda

•Lunch

•Welcome and Introductions

•Teacher Expectations

•Safeguarding God’s Children

•Preparing for Class

•Discipline

•Useful Resources

Sunday School Teacher Description

• To assist in the nurture, care and spiritual feeding of our

children and youth, being a wholesome example of the

Body of Christ.

• To share one’s faith with others through the telling of

God’s story as related to us in Holy Scripture, the Book of

Common Prayer, and traditions of the Episcopal Church.

Protecting

YOU

Safeguarding God’s Children

Positive Forms of Affection

• Brief Hugs

• Pats on the Back

• Handshakes, High-fives and Hand slapping

• Verbal Praise

• Arms Around Shoulders

• Holding Hands While Walking with Small Children

• Sitting Beside Small Children

• Kneeling or Bending Down for Hugs with Small Children

• Holding Hands During Prayer

Inappropriate Forms of Affection

• Holding children over 3 years old on the lap

• Wrestling with children or youth

• Ticking children or youth

• Piggyback rides

• Showing affection in isolated areas

• Private meals with individual children or

youth

• Giving gifts or money to individual children

or youth

SGC Tips to Remember

• Never be alone behind closed doors with a student.

• Leave classroom doors open until more students arrive.

• If only one student for the week, combine classes

• Prop open bathroom doors

• No posting student photos/videos online

• If you see inappropriate behavior, tell Cynthia, or Father John immediately.

What do you remember about Sunday

School Class???

Date Lessons

August 21, 2016 Proper 16: Year 3, lesson 26 & 41 or Year 2, Lesson12

August 28, 2016 Proper 17: Year 3, Lesson 27

September 4, 2016 Labor Day Weekend- Proper 18: Year 2, Lesson 12 or lesson 8

September 11, 2016 Proper 19: Year3, Lesson 28

September 18, 2016 Proper 20: TBA

September 25, 2016 Communion Instruction

October 2, 2016 Proper 22: Year 1, Lesson 1

October 9, 2016 Fall Break Proper 23: Year 2, Lesson 10 or Year 3, Lesson 14

October 16, 2016 Last Day of Fall Break Proper 24: Year 2, Lesson 4 or Year 3, Lesson 4

October 23, 2016 Proper 25: Year 3, Lesson 41 (Psalm) or Year 3, Lesson 30

October 30, 2016 Proper 26: Year 3, Lesson31

November 6, 2016 All Saint's Day Lesson: Year 1, Lessons 18 & 19 Year 2, Lesson 29 or Year 3, Lesson 21

November 13, 2016 Proper 28: TBA

November 20, 2016 Proper 29/ Christ the King: Year 2, Lesson 17 or Year 3, Lesson 32

November 27, 2016 Advent Event

December 4, 2016 Advent 2: Year 3, Lesson 17 Year 1, Lesson 15 or Year 2, Lesson 18

December 11, 2016 Advent 3: Year 3, Lessons 16 & 17

December 18, 2016 Advent 4: Year 1, Lessons 14 & 16

December 25, 2016 No Christian Formation classes

Year C

Pentecost

Year A

Advent

Time Frame Activity

10:00 - 10:15 Class Prep

10:15- 10:30 Welcome & Gathering Activities

10:30-10:40 Reading/ Writing/ Question part of

the lesson

10: 40-10:50

(11:00am) First Activity

10:50-11:00am Second Activity (if needed)

11:00am Reflect & Conclude

After class Teacher Clean up

Sunday School Classroom Schedule

Time Frame Activity What to do

10:00 - 10:15 Class Prep

Go over lesson

Make sure all supplies are needed for lesson

Begin music, if needed

10:15- 10:30 Welcome & Gathering Activities

Greet Students and Parents

Have parents fill out an info sheet

Students will finish snack

Take attendance

Have a gathering activity for the students to complete

Assign Daily jobs: Calendar, helper, Reader, etc.

Say an opening prayer

Quickly Discuss gathering activity if needed

Talk a little about the Sermon/ Gospel/ Service

10:30-10:40 Reading/ Writing/ Question part of the lesson

Read Lesson

Ask Question

Have discussion or written answers

10: 40-10:50 (11:00am) First Activity

Switch gears to the next activity- a craft, skit, song, or game

Make sure all that is needed is accessible for every student

have them stretch of move if they seem to be restless after reading and talks

10:50-11:00am Second Activity (if needed)

Second activitie should be provided

Usually different than the first activity

Emergancy Filler activites, worksheets, or coloring pages are provided in Sub Binder

11:00am Reflect & Conclude

Reflect on any theme or lesson and how it can be brought into the world

Closing prayer

Ring Bell (if used)

Clean up

Younger Students (Prek-5th) shouldn't leave with out parents or permission

After class Teacher Clean up

Clean up space that hasn't been cleaned up by students

Reflect and note anything significant in class

double check attendance

Take out trash (outside or to the kitchen) if not done already

What to expect

• Curriculum for Middle School (6th-8th) & (9th-12th)

• Teen Text

• Lectionary based

• Internet based sent on a month basis

• I will have the months lessons in the class room, as well as email it to

you every month.

• I will provide the supplies needed to facilitate this program

• Cross Words

• Daily devotionals for teens

• Provides a short lesson and questions of reflection for the teens to

answer individually, but can be used for discussion

• Holy Communion Sunday School (Google Docs)

• Lectionary based program written by youth ministers and Sunday school

teachers around Memphis, mostly from Holy Communion

TEENTEXT Grades 9-12

September 6, 2015

I. WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Bible

Paper

Pens, pencils, and/or markers

Computer + web access (for YouTube videos and to enlarge

art/images)

II. TODAY’s TEXT: Psalm 125 (NRSV)

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be

moved, but abides forever. …

III. BACKGROUND

Today’s Psalm is a strong portrayal in the importance of physical

places in the Ancient Hebrew faith. According to Patricia Ahearne-

Kroll, this one is part of a collection of Psalms…

IV. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

• GO DEEP (What’s happening in the story?)

• BE REAL (What connections can you make between the story and the

world around you?)

• LET GO (Be open to discovering how this story is happening in your

own life.)

V. SUGGESTED LINKS TO OTHER MEDIA RESOURCES

• Watch the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gAmjEg3ZT8 • The image below is an artist’s depiction of good and evil personified. The work, entitled The Good and Evil Angels, is by artist William Blake,

date unknown (Source: Wikiart.org). As you look at the work, what do you notice about the colors, sizes, etc. used to depict each person?

What similarities do you see between the two? Does there seem to be a relationship between the two? How do you see this duality in the

world around you?

Preparing for Class

• Though I would like to do most of the prep to be done for you, it is always helpful to be prepared

• 2 – 3 weeks in advance (15-20 minutes): • Read curriculum and Gospel bible passage.

• 1 week before (45-60 minutes): • Re-read curriculum materials

• Decide if there is a particular “gathering” activity, lesson plan, and activity/craft. (if not, I will provide supplies for one of the activities)

• Email Wheeler or Cynthia with supply and copy needs by Thursday.

Successful class tips

• Create a classroom routine and stick with it

• Create a “Do now” activity the kids will know what to do when they get in to class with out even having to ask

• Have them write a prayer or prayer request for the week

• Have a question on the board and have the kids answer or draw a picture, etc., so it can be discussed later

• Stick with the schedule the best you can, but be flexible is something doesn’t turn out quite right (this will be more often than not).

• Keep the kids busy, always have a back up plan if something doesn’t workout right

• Substitute binder will have filler activities and coloring sheets in the back

• Have a variety of activity types: art, worksheets, discussions, games. This will sure to keep the kids moving and will ensure the needs of every learning style is met.

Ways to Have a Successful Year

• Take kids outside (playground, outdoor chapel, courtyard, etc) • Be sure to leave a note on classroom door

• Bring candy as often as possible! ( I will make sure there is candy to be handed out on a regular basis)

• Keep a fast-pace and leave no time for boredom • Hip pocket activities, games

• Make a big deal about birthdays

• Connect with parents • Introduce yourself

• Send follow-up emails

• Praise kids in front of them

• Send home amazing crafts and/or a fired up student!

Episcopal Traditions to Incorporate Into

Each Lesson

• Liturgical Calendar – Meaning of Each Season

• Prayer at Beginning and End of Each Lesson

• Identify a “Worship Center” with Candle, Signs of

Heavenly Host

• Reading from the Bible (“A Reading from . . .”,

and “Thanks Be to God.”)

• Find Today’s Reading

• Learn Books of Bible

Useful Resources

• Pinterest

• www.weavinggodspromises.org (PreK – 5th Grades)

• Storypath

• Sermons 4 Kids

• Rows of Sharon

• www.Ministry-to-Children.com

• www.kidssundayschool.com

• Me-cynthia@holyapostlestn.net

#sundayschoolproblems

Classroom Management • Set classroom expectations on the first day

• Give simple clear expectations • Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Ready (example)

• Have the children come up with their own rules and expectations • What does it look like to Love your neighbor as yourself and serve

your neighbor?

• Give the kids ownership of the class expectations

• Show them or act out how they should act (or have them create a skit)

• Give instructions of what the student should do in the class • Sit quietly, finish snack

• Listen while others are talking

• Share your ideas in a respectful way

What should I do?

• Use “Re-direct” Method • Create a new opportunity for the student or redirect their

(or even the entire class) attention to something else

• Utilized the child’s enthusiasm by giving them a job or an incentive to be respectful

• Create an opportunity for incentives (see next slide)

• Gentle Class-wide Lessons About Appropriate Behavior

• Usually the behavior isn’t isolated to one of the students, everyone can use a reminder of what expectations they have created

• Always Remember: • Relationship-building

• Student & Family centered

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Important Dates to Remember • August 14th- STEP RIGHT UP Ministry Fair

• August 21st – Sunday School teacher blessing at the 9am service

• August 21st – 1st Day of Sunday School

• September 25th – Communion Instruction

• October 9th – Fall Break - Combined Class (Children & Youth)

• November 6th – All Saints Day

• November 27th – Advent Festival (No Sunday School)

• December 18th – Last Day of Sunday School

Collierville Schools

Supply Drive •Begins August 23rd thru

September 30th

•Bring supplies (see list) to

your classroom

• Supplies must be new

• Only bring what is on the list

•Beth Hines is our contact for

this outreach event

Need a Substitute?

• Send email (asap) to teachers, and Cynthia

• If no one available, consider combining with another class. But I would like this be a last resort.

• Sunday morning emergency:

• Call or text Cynthia 501-410-4656

• All classrooms will have a substitute binder with supplemental activities for subs, as well as, the lesson box with all that is needed to teach the regular lesson.

What’s next • Binder Review

• Teaching Schedules • Give me any day you know you cannot teach

• Curriculum • Look over before the first day you teach

• Decide First Day Icebreaker/Activity and Gifts • I will have worksheets and Ideas for you before Aug. 21st

• Class Rosters (includes birthdates)

• Classroom Supplies and Decorations

• Complete Safeguarding God’s Children Planning Prior to Aug 21rd