Growing in Christ by CPH

The Director Kit is a must have for every Sunday School Director or Superintendent. Organize your Sunday School program more efficiently and effectively with this helpful resource. Kit contains:

• Director Guide. Tips and guidelines help you administrate and lead a Sunday School program that meets the needs of all students.
• Publicity Posters. Colorful, lively posters invite kids and parents to Sunday School. Plus, it creates excitement for learning about Jesus every week. Two posters per quarter.
• Timeline Poster. Shows the historical connection between biblical and world events. Also featured in the Middle Grades, Upper Grades, and Junior High Teacher Tools packets. Display it in the Sunday School hallway for everyone to enjoy.
• Director CD. Offers electronic files of reproducible resources from the Director Guide: order of opening worship, staff job descriptions, teacher meeting outline, Growing in the Word (commentary on each weeks lesson), Tending the Garden (teacher enrichment articles), and much more. Also contains seasonal items to establish a well-organized and visible Sunday School program.

Teachers Interaction is written specifically for Sunday School teachers, but all educators will love its style and presentation! It is a great source of practical information – each issue is packed with innovative teaching ideas for all age levels.

This quarterly magazine offers articles, activities, classroom ideas, music and much more. The articles expand the teacher’s knowledge base through a variety of relevant topics.

Day school, midweek and VBS teachers can benefit from Teachers Interaction too. A subscription is an economical way to add vitality to your Christian education programs.

Use For Winter 2012 - 2013

The Bible Story Poster Set includes 13 posters - one for each Bible story taught in the quarter. Each poster displays a realistic depiction of the Bible story, helping the children in your Sunday School to more clearly see the truth and reality of God’s Word!

The back of each poster presents the Bible story in English, as well as five foreign languages: Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese, and Arabic.  
 
This Bible Poster Set includes the following Bible stories:
 

• The Birth of John Foretold 
• The Birth of Jesus Foretold
• The Birth of John
• The Birth of Jesus 
• The Presentation of Jesus
• The Visit of the Wise Men
• The Baptism of Jesus
• Jesus Changes Water into Wine
• Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
• Jesus Heals Many
• The Transfiguration
• The Temptation of Jesus
• Jesus Heals Ten Men with Leprosy

VIEW POSTER SAMPLES (PDF)

With Growing in Christ, Sunday School begins with the smallest of children! The Parents and Twos program allows parents to encourage and nurture their children as they learn about Jesus together.

In a Parents and Twos classroom:

Children learn about their Lord and Savior and watch their parents make church and Sunday School an integral part of the family's faith life.

Parents learn how to raise their children in the faith. Practical and faith-filled lessons encourage parents to incorporate faith into their family's lives on a daily basis.

The Parents and Twos Teacher Kit contains:

• Easy-to-use Teacher Guide
• 14 classroom posters
• 2 children's books
• Teacher CD

With Growing in Christ, Sunday School begins with the smallest of children! The Parents and Twos program allows parents to encourage and nurture their children as they learn about Jesus together.

In a Parents and Twos classroom:

Children learn about their Lord and Savior and watch their parents make church and Sunday School an integral part of the family's faith life.

Parents learn how to raise their children in the faith. Practical and faith-filled lessons encourage parents to incorporate faith into their family's lives on a daily basis.

The Parents and Twos Family Kit contains:

• Review book for use in the home
• Family CD

The Early Childhood Student Stuff packet keeps children actively involved in each lesson. These creative resources are age appropriate, engaging, and faithful to the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions!

• Student Book. Includes lesson leaflets and craft pages that review and extend ideas and concepts presented in the lesson. Colorful artwork and engaging activities help students learn the meaning of the Bible story.
• Sticker Sheets. Help children make connections while listening to Bible stories, reviewing concepts, or creating crafts.
• Student CD. Contains newly recorded music that teaches the faith through Bible Word songs, catechism songs, hymns, and lively childrens songs.

Order one per child.

All lesson material for the Early Childhood level is available in one easy-to-use guide! Four key sections help teachers navigate through each lesson: Opening, God Speaks, We Live, and Closing. These sections clearly define the reality of God working in students lives.

This vital resource also includes teacher tips, extra activity suggestions, reproducible pages, a weekly Bible study for the teacher, perforated pages adaptable for team teaching or substituting, and much more.

The Early Childhood Teacher Tools packet offers numerous ways to teach Bible stories and connect with every child. Its not just about telling a Bible story; its about helping children understand the lesson, see how it applies to their life, and hear the Good News of our salvation in Christ every week. This valuable packet includes the following:

• Realistic Bible Story Posters. Demonstrate the truth of Scripture through realistic depictions of the Bible stories. Includes 4 posters per quarter. (A full set of 13 posters is available separately.)
• Multipurpose Posters. Display key faith words, reinforce the language of the faith, and encourage student involvement in creative ways.
• Storytelling Figures and Background Tents. Students understand Bible stories more clearly when they see them unfold through these colorful resources! Post-it® Glue Stick allows you and your students to apply the figures on the background tents and easily move and store them.
• Teacher CD. Contains music from the Student CD (Bible Word songs, catechism songs, hymns, and lively childrens songs), along with Bible stories, accompaniment scores, lyrics, and reproducible activity and resource pages.
• Attendance Chart. Help children to feel special and loved while encouraging weekly attendance.

Order one per classroom.

If children could format a magazine, Happy Times, would be it! Bible-based stories, colorful activity pages, and special projects are the mainstays of this monthly magazine targeted for 3- to 5-year-olds. A "Grown-ups Page" offers helpful and fun ideas for parents to encourage family time and Bible learning. The Fall package includes September -November issues of Happy Times.

The Lower Grades Student Stuff packet keeps children actively involved in each lesson. These creative resources are age appropriate, engaging, and faithful to the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions!

• Student Book. Includes lesson leaflets and craft pages that review and extend ideas and concepts presented in the lesson. Colorful artwork and engaging activities help students learn the meaning of the Bible story.
• Sticker Sheets. Help children make connections while listening to Bible stories, reviewing concepts, or creating crafts.
• Student CD. Contains newly recorded music that teaches the faith through Bible Word songs, catechism songs, hymns, and lively childrens songs.

Order one per child.

All lesson material for the Lower Grades level is available in one easy-to-use guide! Four key sections help teachers navigate through each lesson: Opening, God Speaks, We Live, and Closing. These sections clearly define the reality of God working in students lives.

This vital resource also includes teacher tips, extra activity suggestions, reproducible pages, a weekly Bible study for the teacher, perforated pages adaptable for team teaching or substituting, and much more.

The Lower GradesTeacher Tools packet offers numerous ways to teach Bible stories and connect with every child. Its not just about telling a Bible story; its about helping children understand the lesson, see how it applies to their life, and hear the Good News of our salvation in Christ every week. This valuable packet includes the following:

• Realistic Bible Story Posters. Demonstrate the truth of Scripture through realistic depictions of the Bible stories. Includes 4 posters per quarter. (A full set of 13 posters is available separately.)
• Multipurpose Posters. Display key faith words, reinforce the language of the faith, and encourage student involvement in creative ways.
• Storytelling Figures and Background Tents. Students understand Bible stories more clearly when they see them unfold through these colorful resources! Post-it® Glue Stick allows you and your students to apply the figures on the background tents and easily move and store them.
• Teacher CD. Contains music from the Student CD (Bible Word songs, catechism songs, hymns, and lively childrens songs), along with Bible stories, accompaniment scores, lyrics, and reproducible activity and resource pages.
• Attendance Chart. Help children to feel special and loved while encouraging weekly attendance.

Order one per classroom.

The Middle Grades Student Stuff packet keeps children actively involved in each lesson. These creative resources are age appropriate, engaging, and faithful to the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions! Each packet includes:

• Student Leaflets. Colorful pages offer biblical art, memory verses, weekly devotions, and more to engage children in the lessons. A mission connection also unites children to the world outside their home.
• Bible Discovery Guide. Students dig deep into each Bible story with this full-color booklet depicting the culture, tools, and lifestyles from Bible times.

Order one per student.

All lesson material for the Middle Grades level is available in one easy-to-use guide! Four key sections help teachers navigate through each lesson: Opening, God Speaks, We Live, and Closing. These sections clearly define the reality of God working in students lives.

This vital resource also includes teacher tips, extra activity suggestions, reproducible pages, a weekly Bible study for the teacher, perforated pages adaptable for team teaching or substituting, and much more.

The Middle Grades Teacher Tools packet offers numerous ways to teach Bible stories and connect with every child. Its not just about telling a Bible story; its about helping children understand the lesson, see how it applies to their life, and hear the Good News of our salvation in Christ every week. This valuable packet includes the following:

• Bible Review Cards and Games. Build excitement through Bible trivia and other games that generate class participation and interest in the lesson!
• Bible Timeline Poster. Helps students understand how each weeks Bible story fits in with other historical events they are learning about in school.
• Classroom Posters. Enhance your classroom with several posters featuring dynamic graphics and key words from Scripture, hymnody, the confessions, and classic literature.
• Faith Word Cards. Instill the language of the faith through activities and games that focus on key words from the lesson.
• Teacher CD. Includes musical renditions of hymns, Bible memory verses, catechism portions, and reproducible activity and resource pages.

Order one per classroom.

Encourage 8- to 12-year-olds to build a habit of daily Bible reading at home! My Devotions is an excellent resource that points children to the Word through stories and situations to which they can relate.

Each devotion page includes a Scripture reading, a true-to-life story, and a short prayer. It's ideal for personal, family, or classroom devotions. Distribute copies in class or mail directly to children's homes. Delivered quarterly

The Upper Grades Student Stuff packet keeps students actively involved in each lesson. These creative resources are age appropriate, engaging, and faithful to the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions! Each packet includes:

• Student Leaflets. Colorful pages offer biblical art, memory verses, weekly devotions, and more to engage children in the lessons. A mission connection also unites children to the world outside their home.
• Bible Exploration Guide. Students dig deep into each Bible story with this full-color booklet depicting the culture, tools, and lifestyles from Bible times.

Order one per student.

All lesson material for the Upper Grades level is available in one easy-to-use guide! Four key sections help teachers navigate through each lesson: Opening, God Speaks, We Live, and Closing. These sections clearly define the reality of God working in students lives.

This vital resource also includes teacher tips, extra activity suggestions, reproducible pages, a weekly Bible study for the teacher, perforated pages adaptable for team teaching or substituting, and much more.

The Upper Grades Teacher Tools packet offers numerous ways to teach Bible stories and connect with every child. Its not just about telling a Bible story; its about helping children understand the lesson, see how it applies to their life, and hear the Good News of our salvation in Christ every week. This valuable packet includes the following:

• Bible Review Cards. Build excitement through Bible trivia and other games that generate class participation and interest in the lesson!
• Bible Timeline Poster. Helps students understand how each weeks Bible story fits in with other historical events they are learning about in school.
• Classroom Posters. Enhance your classroom with several posters featuring dynamic graphics and key words from Scripture, hymnody, the confessions, and classic literature.
• Faith Word Cards. Instill the language of the faith through activities and games that focus on key words from the lesson.
• Teacher CD. Includes musical renditions of hymns, Bible memory verses, catechism portions, and reproducible activity and resource pages.

Order one per classroom.

The Junior High Student Stuff packet keeps children actively involved in each lesson. These creative resources are age appropriate, engaging, and faithful to the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions.

• Student Folio. Colorful pages guide students through Gods Word with thought-provoking questions and Scripture references.
• 4WORD Devotional Packet. Get students into the Word throughout the week with devotionals written especially for them. Each bears a connection to the upcoming lessonit keeps them looking ˜forward and its purpose is ˜for the Word!

Order one per student.

The Junior High Teacher Tools packet offers numerous ways to teach Bible stories and connect with every student. Its not just about telling a Bible story; its about helping students to understand the lesson, see how it applies to their life, and hear the Good News of our salvation in Christ every week. This valuable packet includes the following:

• Bible Words Puzzle Book. Gives students a chance to learn more about the lesson while exercising their puzzle skills.
• Bible Review Cards. Build excitement through Bible trivia and other games that generate class participation and interest in the lesson!
• Classroom Posters. Enhance your classroom with several posters featuring dynamic graphics and key words from Scripture, hymnody, the confessions, and classic literature.
• Bible Timeline Poster. Helps students understand how each weeks Bible story fits in with other historical events they are learning about in school.

Order one per classroom.

Families who learn together, grow together. Growing in Christ offers lessons and Bible stories for the whole family. Every level focuses on the same topics, taught in age-appropriate ways.

This approach encourages growing in faith as a family by allowing each member to discuss what they learn in Sunday School. It helps reinforce the lesson for everyone!

The Adult Bible Study guide is now reproducible! Purchase one book for your entire class. The study guide includes reproducible participant pages that can be copied and distributed to encourage class participation.