Spiritual Characteristics of this age group:
- Exploring Baptism – 1st Grade
- “Touch the Water” Parents and Children explore Baptism - Belonging to a Faith Family
- Welcome to Worship I
- “Touch the Water” Parents and Children explore Baptism - Belonging to a Faith Family
Scripture
- Become familiar with some of the names of the books of the Bible and persons in the Bible.
- Learn the names of the four Gospels and that Gospel means “Good News”
- How to find verse, chapter, and book in the Bible
- Read simple verses for 1st grade and 2nd grade read simple passages aloud.
- By the end of the year, 1st grade children will know there are two main parts: one (Old Testament, or Hebrew Scriptures) is about people and events before Jesus was born; and one is about Jesus, his followers, and the early church (New Testament). Second graders will begin to identify if stories as being from the Old or new Testaments.
- Learn about customs, dress, and food of Bible days
What stories are appropriate?
Age appropriate Bible stories for early elementary children:
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Prayer
- Learn prayers of thanksgiving and Praise but also begin asking God for help in prayers
- Have opportunities for sentence prayers after discussion of what to be thankful
- Become familiar with the table of contents to find a book
- Who the 12 disciples were
- Know the Lord’s Prayer
- Know the 23rd Psalm
- Prayer
- Five kinds of prayer ACTS (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication)
- Praise and Thanksgiving
- Let the child compose his or her own prayers
- Create a litany of prayers together
- Give opportunities for sentence prayers of what we are thankful for—don’t force child to pray
- Five kinds of prayer ACTS (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication)
Music
Bible Reccomendations