Primary Street Teacher (Spring 2016)

The material for this quarter revolves around Jesus’ life and ministry as portrayed in the Gospels of Mark and Luke. Mark and Luke show us how faith plays a vital role in following Jesus and living a life that pleases Him.
UNIT 1 • TESTS OF FAITH: The four lessons in this unit focus on tests of faith experienced by those in the Gospels who encountered Jesus.
UNIT 2 • RESTORATIVE FAITH: These four lessons show how faith in Jesus restored different people who were damaged mentally, physically, spiritually or emotionally.
UNIT 3 • THE FULLNESS OF FAITH: These five lessons focus on the qualities of a fully developed faith as well as the effects of that faith on the one who believes.

Primary Street® Teacher provides instructors with Bible background information and an outline for lesson objectives that includes knowledge, attitude, and action aims. The Primary Street® Teacher’s Guide helps leaders prepare an active lesson plan to guide children (ages 6–8) toward Christ-centered thinking. 

• Scripture stories are presented in easy-to-read language.

• Children discover exciting ways to make Jesus part of their own lives.

• Teachers get step-by-step plans that make teaching easy (even for last-minute substitutes).

LESSON HIGHLIGHTS 

Focus Activity: Engages children in a fun activity that introduces the lesson’s theme

Life Application Story: Provides questions to ask as the children read the modern story designed for their reading level

Bible Story: Lets children participate in reading aloud an age-appropriate summary of the actual Scripture verses

Next Steps for Application: Acts as an answer key to the students’ fun activities, one reinforcing the Scripture lesson, the other focusing on everyday application

Worship Time: Pairs songs with the Scripture reading and lesson themes to broaden the class’ worship experience

In Depth: Helps the teacher understand the lesson on a more mature, personal level, beyond what they need to know to teach it to the children

Daily Bible Readings: Guides Scripture reading throughout the week to support quarterly topics and principles

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