by Mark Jones | Aug 2, 2018 | Children, Church Weekday Education, Featured, Guiding Behavior, Leadership, Parent/Family, Podcast, Preschool, Research, Resources, Teacher Helps, Training |
Are you easily distracted? I know I am. Often, I get my best work done the last hour of the day when I’m all alone in my office. I used to work later and later, but Connie, my wife, made a rule that I had to be home to eat supper at 6:30 pm. That meal...
by Mark Jones | Jul 9, 2018 | Children, Featured, Guiding Behavior, Parent/Family, Preschool, Research, Resources |
Many parents are looking for answers to hard questions like: How do I get my kids to respect me and others? Why does my beautiful daughter scream and throw fits? Can you help me figure out why my son won’t use common sense? Seems like...
by Mark Jones | Jun 28, 2018 | Children, Featured, Guiding Behavior, Leadership, Podcast, Safety & Security, Teacher Helps |
Yes, we had a Fire Drill on Sunday morning. We left the building and met at our safe location. I remember bringing it up in staff meeting and getting some resistance. The truth is, our kids never thought twice about it. So many of the children already...
by Mark Jones | May 31, 2018 | Featured, Guiding Behavior, Leadership, Podcast, Preschool, Research, Resources, Teacher Helps |
Knowing how preschoolers learn is the biggest issue with our early childhood classes. It feels like teachers are moving toward childcare rather than Bible teaching. The problem is understanding how preschoolers learn. If we could understand this part, it would make...
by Mark Jones | May 21, 2018 | Bible Skills, Children, Classroom Swag, Featured, Guiding Behavior, Leadership, Preschool, Sunday School |
There’s got to be more than Pinterest! My teachers bring Pinterest into the classroom, but it doesn’t always support the Bible study! Our time is limited with our kids, so we need resources and ideas that are new, fun, fresh and most of all, easy. At Mr. Mark’s...
by Mark Jones | May 17, 2018 | Featured, Guiding Behavior, Leadership, Sunday School |
I sometimes worry that I say, “Be prepared.” too much. The truth is, I know what it feels like to walk into a room unprepared and try to “wing-it.” You think you know the Bible story and you probably do, but you don’t have your act together and the kids...
