by Mark Jones | Nov 18, 2014 | Idea Hoarder |
Fill a dishpan with about an inch of water. Spread a towel on a table and set the dishpan on the towel. Lay a few plastic dishes by the dishpan. Set other towels nearby. Guide a child to wash the dishes. Talk about ways family members show love. mcm bookbags...
by Mark Jones | Nov 18, 2014 | Idea Hoarder |
Look in magazines or outdated curriculum materials and find pictures of families cooking together, working outside together, and doing other helpful acts. Lay the pictures on the floor in a game area (or place them in a Giant Game Floor Mat). Guide a child to toss a...
by Mark Jones | Nov 18, 2014 | Idea Hoarder |
Provide paper scraps, scissors, glue sticks, markers, and manila paper. Give each child a piece of manila paper and guide them to fold the paper to make cards. The children can cut and glue shapes and draw with markers to design their cards. As they work,...
by Mark Jones | Nov 17, 2014 | Featured, Idea Hoarder |
I was leading a conference last week and heard a great idea! It’s a game called, “Dead Bug.” No props needed so if you need to fill a bit of time remaining in your class or the preacher went long, just play this. Tell all the kids to lie in the floor like a dead...
by Mark Jones | Nov 11, 2014 | Idea Hoarder |
Place cardboard pieces with the wooden blocks. Encourage children to think of ways to use the materials to build. As they create structures, mention that their structures look like buildings in a city. Talk about...
by Mark Jones | Nov 11, 2014 | Idea Hoarder |
Just when I thought we were set for the school year, our early Sunday School hour had a third grade class overwhelmed with kids and four hoodlums. The teachers were about to go crazy especially dealing with the terrorists. We decided to create another class. I...