Synopsis: What are the most prevalent special needs among kids today? Find out - and discover relevant teaching techniques, plus tips for parents and other kids in the classroom! You'll learn how to identify and connect with children who have special needs, then reach them with Jesus' great love. See kids thrive in your class and grow in their relationship with Jesus!
Includes surveys and tools to guide teachers as they partner with parents - and establish action plans that work.
Group's Emergency Response Handbook
Synopsis:
You want to help. But don’t know how… Here are practical ways to love kids through their greatest challenges.
Amber just lost her mother to cancer. Sam’s parents are divorcing – and he’s torn in his loyalties. A job change in Dana’s family means she has to move – immediately.
Children face emergencies, too – and shouldn’t endure them alone.
When children in your care experience life’s struggles, what do you say? How can you help? What if you make things worse?
This rapid-response handbook gives you and your children’s ministry leaders the confidence to share God’s love and comfort with hurting children – and their families.
The Fabulous Reinvention of Sunday School
by Aaron Reynolds
Synopsis: The Fabulous Reinvention of Sunday School is an indispensable guidebook to transformational teaching in children’s ministries of every size and setting. Designed with whimsical quirkiness and written with humor and passion, this book will transform the way you – and your kids – experience the life-changing potential of Sunday school.
Group's Emergency Response Handbook
Synopsis: You want to help. But don’t know how… Here are practical ways to love kids through their greatest challenges.
Amber just lost her mother to cancer. Sam’s parents are divorcing – and he’s torn in his loyalties. A job change in Dana’s family means she has to move – immediately.
Children face emergencies, too – and shouldn’t endure them alone.
When children in your care experience life’s struggles, what do you say? How can you help? What if you make things worse?
This rapid-response handbook gives you and your children’s ministry leaders the confidence to share God’s love and comfort with hurting children – and their families.
Price $13.70
Children's Ministry Pocket Guide to Special Needs
Quick Tips to Reach Every Child
Synopsis: What are the most prevalent special needs among kids today? Find out - and discover relevant teaching techniques, plus tips for parents and other kids in the classroom! You'll learn how to identify and connect with children who have special needs, then reach them with Jesus' great love. See kids thrive in your class and grow in their relationship with Jesus!
Includes surveys and tools to guide teachers as they partner with parents - and establish action plans that work.
Dude, That's Rude!
By Pamela Espeland & Elizabeth Verdick
Synopsis: "Kids today need manners more than ever, and Dude, That’s Rude! makes it fun and easy to get some. Full-color cartoons and kid-friendly text teach the basics of polite behavior in all kinds of situations—at home, at school, in the bathroom, on the phone, at the mall, and more."
Children’s Ministry
Pocket Guide to Discipline
Quick Tips for a Stress-Free Classroom
Synopsis: Relax: This pocket guide is packed with practical ways to avoid most discipline issues – plus tips for tackling any problems that do arise. These best – ever solutions are from front – line teachers who’ve mastered the art of keeping their classrooms stress-free and fun – for kids and leaders!
Let All the Children Come to Me
A Practical Guide to Including Children with Disabilities in Your Church Ministries
by MaLesa Breeding, Dana Hood and Jerry Whitworth
Synopsis: Filled with both inspiration and information, Let All the Children Come to Me, reminds teachers and pastors alike that God calls us to include all children, no matter the challenge. Packed with wonderfully practical elements, many ideas can be easily integrated into any classroom. By combining philosophy and strategies the authors equip the typical church volunteer teacher to meet the needs of all the children in the classroom.
“Dana Hood, Lesa Breeding, and Jerry Whitworth understand how a child thinks and grows. Their book’s message will help teachers enrich the Bible class experience for all students, not only those with special challenges.”
-Max Lucado , Author, pulpit minister of the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas.
Teaching with Heart
“A Guide to Cherishing and Challenging Children in the Christian Classroom”
by Jody Capehart
Synopsis: This valuable guide helps teachers develop the spiritual understanding to cherish the unique personalities and learning styles of each child, while challenging them [to] grow up to be like Christ. This handbook also familiarizes teachers in the Christian classroom with the vast array of information available on educational theory while providing this information in a practical, useful, and reproducible form.
The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD
by John F. Taylor, Ph.D
Synopsis: This book is written in a format that children with ADD or ADHD could easily read. With its kid-friendly language and practical strategies for everyday situations, it is an extremely valuable resource for kids, parents and adults that work with children.
Some of the areas covered are:
What ADD and ADHD mean – and don’t mean
Ways to make each day go better at home, at school, and with friends
How to deal with strong feelings like anger, worry, and sadness
The lowdown on medicine many kids take for ADD or ADHD
The dish on foods that can help you manage your ADD or ADHD
Fun quizzes that will help you remember what you’re learning
And much more
Preteen Ministry Smart Pages
By Gordon and Becki West
Ages 10-14
Synopsis: Because most children’s spiritual beliefs are in place by age 13, the preteen years are a crucial time to teach kids God’s truth. This resource gives you a solid, practical and comprehensive understanding of how to build an effective ministry that reaches this vital age group. Topics include: Understanding preteens, making preteen youth groups work, motivating and nurturing preteens, ministering to the families of preteens, recruiting and managing ministry volunteers.
Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
by Clarissa Willis
Ideal for Preschool or Church ministry
Synopsis: A straightforward, easy-to-understand guide to working with children who have autism. It explains the major characteristics associated with autism and helps teachers understand the ways children with autism relate to the world. Each chapter offers specific strategies for teachers to use, including setting up a proactive preschool environment, helping children learn life skills, managing behavior, and more.
ADHD in the Young Child
By Cathy Reimers, Ph.D, and Bruce A. Brunger
Ideal for Preschool or Church Ministry
Synopsis: ADHD in the Young Child is a must have resource for understanding ADHD in the young child. It starts with a day in the life of an ADHD pre-schooler and offers techniques to manage behavior, build self-esteem and improve social skills. Typical problems and remedies that occur at home, school and other situations are discussed. Chapters also include Assessment and Treatment of ADHD.
The Discipline Guide for Children's Ministry
by Jody Capehart, Gordon West & Becki West
Synopsis: Most classroom discipline problems can be headed off before they occur - and this book will tell you how. You'll discover a thorough explanation of how kids mature, how your teaching style and personality affect your classroom, and what to do when nothing seems to be working.
5th and 6th grade Smart Pages
by Wes Haystead and Tom Prinz
Synopsis: Smart Pages is a treasure-chest of reproducible, down-to-earth ministry ideas – certain to boost your effectiveness in ways you’ve never imagined. It includes: topics ranging from building community in the classroom to leading a young person to Christ, 24 articles written by an experienced counselor and school psychologist to help parents cope with this age group, games for Bible memory, Bible story review, life application and just for fun and clip art to illustrate newsletters, flyers, handouts and more!
The Kid Book
By Vicki Barnes
For Kids Only, Inc.
Age: Adults
Synopsis: Excellent resource for both parents, teachers, future parents, and ministry leaders; will help them understand their own personalities as well as the children they are impacting. Uses four different colors as personality types and refers to the best methods for dealing with each of the different personality types. To purchase click on "Add to Cart"
Also check out The Kid Book Surveys below for personality types.
The Kid Book Surveys
By Vicki C. Barnes
Vicki Barnes Seminars
Age: K-3 or 4-6 (2 different surveys)
Synopsis: Quick, easy survey that children can fill out to discover their individual personality types. Personality types are given a name, symbol and color and are described for adults to go over with kids.
Price $3.00
Dude, That's Rude!
By Pamela Espeland & Elizabeth Verdick
Synopsis: "Kids today need manners more than ever, and Dude, That’s Rude! makes it fun and easy to get some. Full-color cartoons and kid-friendly text teach the basics of polite behavior in all kinds of situations—at home, at school, in the bathroom, on the phone, at the mall, and more."
Teaching with Heart
“A Guide to Cherishing and Challenging Children in the Christian Classroom”
by Jody Capehart
Synopsis: This valuable guide helps teachers develop the spiritual understanding to cherish the unique personalities and learning styles of each child, while challenging them [to] grow up to be like Christ. This handbook also familiarizes teachers in the Christian classroom with the vast array of information available on educational theory while providing this information in a practical, useful, and reproducible form.
Preteen Ministry Smart Pages
By Gordon and Becki West
Ages 10-14
Synopsis: Because most children’s spiritual beliefs are in place by age 13, the preteen years are a crucial time to teach kids God’s truth. This resource gives you a solid, practical and comprehensive understanding of how to build an effective ministry that reaches this vital age group. Topics include: Understanding preteens, making preteen youth groups work, motivating and nurturing preteens, ministering to the families of preteens, recruiting and managing ministry volunteers.
101 Simple Service Projects Kids Can Do
By Susan L. Lingo
Synopsis: Kids will discover why God wants us to serve, what blessings come from serving, and how serving others is the best way to serve God! From mini fund raisers and simple service projects, to holiday helps and everyday acts of kindness, kids will discover that serving is as fun as it is life changing.
Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions
By George Barna
Regal Books
Top Pick by Children’s Ministers
Synopsis: A brilliant resource for children’s ministers, pastors, Sunday school teachers, and parents. Includes statistics from Barna Research on what effective churches are doing to reach the largest hidden mission field in America-our children!
Reclaim your School!
10 Steps to Practically and Legally Evangelize Your School
By Brad and Susanne Dacus
Pacific Justice Institute
Synopsis: This book is an excellent tool for those who recognize the need to share Christ in our world. Written for students, parents, teachers, and pastors, it is an effective motivator for those who want to impact the public school system in powerful, legal ways. Offers ways to legally share Christ in the public school system, and gives excellent explanations and resources.
Teaching Kids Authentic Worship
By Kathleen Chapman
Top Pick by Parents, Educators & Children's Ministers
Synopsis: In a time of spiritual decline, this book is dedicated to keeping children connected to Jesus for life! Gives insightful reasons why children turn away from God, while providing priceless ways to teach children how to really worship God. A must read for parents, teachers, children’s ministers…anyone who works with or has children of their own.
The Five Love Languages of Children
By Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell, M.D.
Synopsis: Sometimes parents speak different love languages than their children. This book can help you to discover your child's primary love language: quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service and physical touch. Learn what you can do to effectively convey feelings of respect, affection, and commitment that will resonate in your child's soul.
Treating Kids Right
By Susan Cutshall
Synopsis: From the author of "Treat Em Right" Susan Cutshall has now developed a book to show kids how special they are with fun messages accompanied by a treat.With a quick, inexpensive trip to the supermarket snack and candy aisle, you can build up your kids by helping them remember important Scripture verses, encouraging them to attend faithfully, equipping them to invite their friends to church, showing them that God loves them, and so do you! Includes over 70 reproducible pages.
Simple Science Object Talks
By Heno Head, Jr.
Synopsis: Present Bible truths in a way kids will never forget! These simple-to-do demonstrations illustrate Bible concepts and Bible stories in fun, fascinating ways. Common objects from your kitchen, craft basket, or tool chest will turn lessons into “wow” memories for kids. Simple Science Object Talks includes great object talks, written by an expert science teacher, with Bible story connections for each talk, PLUS an index of Scriptures, topics, and Bible stories. You’ll reach for this children’s ministry resource often!
The Best of Children’s Ministry Magazine Crafts
110 Totally Awesome Crafts for all Ages
Synopsis: This book highlights some of the most creative and fun- to- make crafts featured in Children’s Ministry Magazine for the past 15 years! Easy to follow directions and supply list for each craft.
The Encyclopedia of Bible Crafts for Preschoolers
Synopsis: “Smartly organized to follow the order of Scripture, these “tested and approved” crafts (all have four steps or less!) are easy to find and easy to use – making it easy for you to have an impact on youngsters. Be prepared! With the wealth of creative crafts for preschoolers inside this valuable teaching tool, you’ll never be short of ideas on how to get children’s hands and hearts wrapped around each lesson!”
200+ Ideas for Teaching Preschoolers
by Kathryn W. Kizer and Ethel McIndoo
Ideal for Preschool or Church Ministry
Synopsis: 200+ Ideas for Teaching Preschoolers includes an assortment of more than 200 creative things to do with preschoolers. Teach about nature by making snow, or about missionary travel using simple poster board games. You'll find ideas for art, games, music, recipes, and more.
Big Book of Bible Crafts, The
Gospel Light
Age: 3-12 yrs.
Synopsis: What a fun way for kids to reinforce Bible learning - with imaginative and fun crafts! Every one of these creative crafts relates to a Bible story, character or principle. There's added educational value because every craft comes with Bible Bits - age-appropriate questions and discussion starters about God's Word.
5th and 6th grade Smart Pages
by Wes Haystead and Tom Prinz
Synopsis: Smart Pages is a treasure-chest of reproducible, down-to-earth ministry ideas – certain to boost your effectiveness in ways you’ve never imagined. It includes: topics ranging from building community in the classroom to leading a young person to Christ, 24 articles written by an experienced counselor and school psychologist to help parents cope with this age group, games for Bible memory, Bible story review, life application and just for fun and clip art to illustrate newsletters, flyers, handouts and more!
Paul’s Journeys: A Mediterranean Cruise Adventure for Youth
By Nancy Fisher
Age: 4th – 6th grade
Synopsis: This lively book contains twelve exciting lessons and resources on Paul’s journey’s in Acts 8 – 28. Your students will travel in Paul’s footsteps on a “Mediterranean Cruise Adventure” and experience how his life was changed. The students will discover what it is to have a new life in Jesus and the joy of telling the world the Good News. Great for Sunday school, VBS, children’s church and even family devotions!! Includes reproducible pages!
The Giant Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for Children 3 to 6
Edited by Kathy Charner
Synopsis: Teacher-created, classroom-tested art activities to actively engage children's imaginations! The result of a nationwide competition, these art and craft activities are the best of the best. Just the thing to add pizazz to your day! This book is written by teachers for teachers.
Making Toys for School-Age Children
By Linda G. Miller and Mary Jo Gibbs
Gryphon House
Synopsis: Gives ideas on how to make unique, exciting toys and props that help children learn, while using inexpensive, around the house items. Crafts are divided into age appropriate categories that can tie in with any curriculum.
Simple Science Object Talks
By Heno Head, Jr.
Synopsis: Present Bible truths in a way kids will never forget! These simple-to-do demonstrations illustrate Bible concepts and Bible stories in fun, fascinating ways. Common objects from your kitchen, craft basket, or tool chest will turn lessons into “wow” memories for kids. Simple Science Object Talks includes great object talks, written by an expert science teacher, with Bible story connections for each talk, PLUS an index of Scriptures, topics, and Bible stories. You’ll reach for this children’s ministry resource often!
101 Simple Service Projects Kids Can Do
By Susan L. Lingo
Synopsis: Kids will discover why God wants us to serve, what blessings come from serving, and how serving others is the best way to serve God! From mini fund raisers and simple service projects, to holiday helps and everyday acts of kindness, kids will discover that serving is as fun as it is life changing.
The Best of Children’s Ministry Magazine Games
110 Out-of-This-World Games Kids Love
Synopsis: This is the ultimate game book! Included are the most popular games featured in Children’s Ministry Magazine over the last 15 years. Each game has simple to follow directions. Also included is a scripture reference for each game.
200+ Ideas for Teaching Preschoolers
by Kathryn W. Kizer and Ethel McIndoo
Ideal for Preschool or Church Ministry
Synopsis: 200+ Ideas for Teaching Preschoolers includes an assortment of more than 200 creative things to do with preschoolers. Teach about nature by making snow, or about missionary travel using simple poster board games. You'll find ideas for art, games, music, recipes, and more.
The Giant Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities for Children 3 to 6
Edited by Kathy Charner
Synopsis: Teacher-created, classroom-tested art activities to actively engage children's imaginations! The result of a nationwide competition, these art and craft activities are the best of the best. Just the thing to add pizazz to your day! This book is written by teachers for teachers.
My First Bible Verses
by Christine Suguitan
Ideal for Preschool or Church Ministry Ages: 3 to 5
Synopsis: My First Bible Verses helps children ages 3-5 learn basic Bible truths. Using hand motions and chants, these simple actions capture the attention of very young children while reinforcing popular Scripture verses.
The Kid's Guide to Service Projects
by Barbara A. Lewis
Synopsis: Over 500 service ideas for young people who want to make a difference.Topics include, friendship, health, holidays, homeless people, hunger, safety, literacy, people with special needs, seniors, and more.
A Little Taste of God's Love
by Carol Molski
Ideal for Preschool or Church Ministry
Synopsis: With a pinch of Scripture, a cup of Gospel, and a whole lot of God's love thrown in, this collection of 28 Bible stories includes tried-and-true recipes and craft activities to reinforce the central idea of a Bible story. Children will learn about Moses, Adam and Eve, David and Goliath, and many more.
Big Book of Service Projects
From Gospel Light
Age: 3rd – 6th grade
Synopsis: Packed with ideas that will encourage kids to begin a lifetime of Christian service. Many of the projects can be completed right in class! Plus, the projects have been designed with options, so you can adapt them for children of other ages! You’ll help students encourage each other to do what God’s Word teaches, discover the joy of giving to others, accept responsibility to complete a task, learn to work together, and recognize that God’s Word leads His people to action!! 93 ways your kids can put God’s love into action! Reproducible pages.
