December 9, 2009 – 4:04 pm
As we focus on preparing ourselves for the coming of our Savior, I feel it is also important to remember to teach our children to focus on the true meaning of the season. Since I am fortunate enough to teach in a Catholic school, I have ample opportunity to help my students stay grounded in the [...]
November 19, 2009 – 8:11 am
“Black Friday” is upon us. If you plan to wander the mall, looking for a gift you can give to your elementary-age students this year–one you can afford that’s also appropriate for both boys and girls–here’s hope for a more relaxing day. This year CTA offers a great alternative for Sunday school teachers, Awana leaders, CCD teachers, [...]
By Jane Fryar
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Posted in Children's ministry, Christmas, Sunday School, Teachers
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Tagged children's Christmas gifts, children's gifts, children's ministry, Christian, CID gifts, Sunday School, Sunday school teachers, teacher|
September 18, 2009 – 9:40 am
As a preschool teacher in a Christian school, I get to create art projects for my students. I look especially for projects that are fun and faith-filled. Parents love to see what their children have created, so art projects can provide the perfect opportunity to share Jesus in a non-threatening way. Connecting an art project [...]
By Debra Kreienkamp
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Posted in Children's ministry, Fall Festival, Halloween alternative, Outreach/Evangelism, Sunday School, Teachers
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Tagged children's ministry, children's pastor, Christian school, Fall Festival, family, Pumpkin Prayer|
As we continue to enjoy the quiet, lazy days of summer, I like to take advantage of the “down time” to plan some plans for the busy days ahead. I am enjoying spending the summer with my children home from school, but like most moms, I know I’ll get very again when school starts.
In addition, [...]
In a day or so, the CTA Ministry Newsletter for June will hit subscribers’ mailboxes. Nothing newsworthy about that! This free newsletter has been helping busy church professionals and volunteers maximize their ministry efforts for nearly a decade.
What is newsworthy, though, is the new format we’ve designed. It’s not only easier to read; it’s also [...]
I have found that the children I teach sometimes think that Easter ends once Easter Sunday has come and gone. I contradict that by teaching them that Easter is a season that begins on Easter Sunday. During this special season, we celebrate the fact that Jesus is alive! He has now ascended into heaven and, [...]
Jellybeans have been a part of my Easter celebration for as long as I can remember. As a mother and a kindergarten teacher, I have used the Jellybean Prayer to help my own children and my students prepare to celebrate Easter in a meaningful way. Each color jellybean in the prayer relates to a specific [...]
February 24, 2009 – 7:04 am
With the observance of Ash Wednesday tomorrow, Lent begins. From my perspective in the early childhood classroom, it’s a great time to teach children how much Jesus loved us. Even the very young child can grasp something of the great sacrifice Jesus made for us in dying on the cross.
My students always treat the stories [...]
February 11, 2009 – 11:22 am
Telling the Easter story to kids? Want a tool that will help them remember and repeat it? Want most of all to make it real for them?
Of course, only the Holy Spirit can spark faith and make it grow in human hearts, but we pray that CTA’s My Easter Story Bag will be one new tool that [...]
Christ the Savior Is Born!
I would like to share that I ordered the “Christ the Savior Is Born!” party packs with nativity craft kit to use with my kindergarten class and with my 8-year-old son and 4-year-old granddaughter. What a big hit they were!
The kits were easy to assemble and the children loved the experience of “creating” their own nativity set, [...]