Early Childhood Age Level Resources
 

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Click below to find training resources for the following:

These resources are geared more to teaching children than children's ministry in general. You might find the children's ministry resources page on the MinTools.com site helpful if you are looking for children's ministry helps.
 

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  • Teaching the Bible to Children - by Ministry Tools Resource Center
    This PowerPoint presentation looks at how their developmental characteristics affect the way you teach the Bible to them.
     
    If you do not have PowerPoint installed on your computer, you can download a free PowerPoint Viewer by Clicking Here. You can encourage teachers to download it as well if you wish to have teachers view it individually rather than in a group.
     
    (Note: This is the same resource listed in the general section of the Grade School page. It is broad enough to be used with early childhood and grade school teachers.)
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Infant: Birth to Age 2

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  • Age Level Characteristics Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
    One of the nine age levels included in this resource relates to infants. For this age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve. The following article title represents this age level:
    • So, you're in the Nursery. What difference can you make?
       
      This worksheet would be especially helpful for the training of those with little experience around babies, like teen helpers and others. It will, however, serve as a good reminder for anybody working in the nursery.
       
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Toddler: Ages 2-3

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  • Age Level Characteristics Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
    One of the nine age levels included in this resource relates to infants. For this age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve. The following article title represents this age level:
    • "Let the little children come to me." --Didn't Jesus know that toddlers are the "terrible two's" and "horrible three's?"
       
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Pre-Primary: Ages 4-5

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  • Teaching Preschoolers: First Steps Toward Faith - Leader Training Guide by Thomas Sanders, Mary Ann Bradberry - "This book is designed to help preschool teachers understand how preschoolers learn and what teaching methods are best. It also helps teachers understand the importance of laying strong spiritual foundations in the lives of preschoolers and helping them take their first steps toward faith."
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  • Age Level Characteristics Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
    One of the nine age levels included in this resource relates to infants. For this age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve. The following article title represents this age level:
    • I am a Pre-Primary Child.
       
       
       

Kindergarten

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