Mary Rose and Me Learn Bible Truths Together - Book 1 ...And the Journey Begins

Mary Rose is now in book form and available to you! 

Mary Rose is sure to warm the hearts of everyone, but is especially designed for elementary age girls! 

Walk along with Mary Rose as she learns Bible Truths in and out of Bible Class. 

This delightful series has been designed with realistic, Bible-based, short stories that can be applied to the everyday lives of elementary age young ladies. As they read, they walk along with a young girl, named Mary Rose who is encouraged by Bible truths she learns in and out of Bible class. (Bible class teachers may even find this series of stories useful for Bible lesson application.)

Special features make this book unique. Not only will you find, realistic Bible-based stories and colorful illustrations, but also a note from Mary Rose to her new friend, a picture of Mary Rose to color, and other fun activities which include a maze, word search, fill in the blanks, poems, etc.

At the end of each chapter, you will find these 3 specific features!

· “To Think About”

Personal application to help the reader discover how events in the story may or may not relate to them but will lead them to ponder what would be pleasing to God.

· “To Do”

Bible verses to read that support the chapter lesson; and for those who love to draw, an art page! This page is included especially for the reader to draw a picture relating to the chapter.

· “A Note From Miss Gwen”

The author addresses the reader, with positive comments to encourage them, shares some thoughts on events within the story, and from time to time adds in a few of her own experiences.

Look for the Gold Star! A link/QR code is provided on page 103 for free downloads or place to purchase the featured visual aid from each chapter. By way of this link, “Gold Star” visual aids are available to you! “Miss Gwen’s” Bible class closet has been opened for you to glean from! She shares Bible class visual aids, with the purpose of encouraging children and Bible class teachers alike.

 It is Gwen’s prayer that this series will assist young ladies in building their faith to know God is real. May they be encouraged to read and apply the Holy Scriptures to their lives and find appreciation for God as they learn about Him and His countless blessings.

2 Peter 1:13

I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder….

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Mary Rose and Me Learn Bible Truth's Together 

Book 1 ...And the Journey Begins 

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A New Year, Anonther Opportunity!

Hello and Welcome!

A New Year!

"And so this is Christmas, 

and what have you done,

another year over, and a new one just begun...

I've always liked Happy Christmas (War is Over)

by John Lennon/Yoko Ono.

So what are we going to do with this new year?
Have you made plans already?

I've actually been waiting for this month to arrive for I do have plans!

Plans to begin organizing a Vacation Bible School Workshop for the teachers of next year's 5 day VBS! It is our intention for us to get a head start with lesson ideas, lesson/classroom visual aids, songs, games, etc.

The theme and titles have already been picked and I am so excited to get started!

Our Theme:  

"Livin' the Dream" - Joseph - Genesis 37-50

Day 1

"The Dreamer" - Joseph's Coat - Love/Jealousy -
Genesis 37:1-11 Joseph's character - Honest
Day 2

"The Dream Becomes a Nightmare" - The Selling of Joseph - Kindness/Revenge - Genesis 37:12-36, 39:1-21a 

Joseph's character - Obedient

Day 3

"The Dreams Come True" - Joseph in Prison/Interprets Dreams - 

Doing all for God's Glory - Genesis 39:21b-41:57

Joseph's character - Glorified God

Day 4

 "Wishing it Were a Dream" - Joseph Tests his Brothers - Honesty/Reputation - 

Genesis 42:1-44:34, Joseph's character - Cautious

Day 5

" More Than a Dream" - Joseph Forgives his Brothers - Forgiveness -  Genesis 45-47; 50:15-21,

Joseph's character - Forgiving

Vacation Bible School has been around for generations and I found Wikipedia's information on the history of VBS to be somewhat interesting. As with any program, VBS has seemed to evolve but has thankfully kept the relevant term of Bible, to help children learn about God and His truth!

As a child, my experience of attending VBS was very exciting!

Our congregation had a very active bus program where families of the town were invited to ride the bus to attend our VBS and learn about God and His love. (I actually got to ride the bus and witness all the excitement of those coming to Vacation Bible School because my Daddy was one of the drivers.)

When we arrived, we began in the auditorium with an introduction to the theme of our week together and that day's particular Bible lesson and went on to sing, sing, and sing! There weren't any decorations upfront but we were all happy and excited to see what the evening held for us.

Lots of teachers /helpers! 

Lots of kids! 

Class began and we were always made aware that our lesson came straight from the Bible!
Class activities were always fun and everyone looked forward to snack time outside where we had a little free time to play.
Upon returning to the auditorium, it was always exciting to see who the "banner class" would be by having the most students in attendance!
We sang some more and then it was time to find out who had brought visitors that day.

I remember the "brought 1 buttons" that were passed out to each person who had brought a visitor! One child by the end of the week had his shirt covered in these particular pins and was so very proud!!

It all began on Sunday evening and ended on Saturday with a picnic in the park where we played relay races and most importantly, awards were given out for perfect attendance and such and those who had brought the most visitors actually received a Bible!

Those were fun years of VBS in my childhood.
Those memories have actually made me be excited to be involved as an adult!

Thank you to all those who tirelessly worked those long VBS days!

I have been involved in the teaching and planning end of things and have participated in a 5 day, 3day, and even a 1 day VBS. My favorite is a 5 day so I can learn the names of my students and interact with them longer so the teachings of God may touch their young hearts and help them see the church is made up of people who care for each of them and their parents.

VBS is a wonderful opportunity to not just have a "fun time" for the kids, but to reach out to the families of your community. I have seen and been involved with VBS where it is organized with Bible classes for children only and then also where there are adult Bible classes offered so the parents can have an opportunity to learn along with their children and we have opportunity to get to know the parents who may be a good prospect for a home Bible study! But no matter if there are adult classes or not, a VBS program should be designed to reach out to the entire family to bring them to Christ!

That is where follow up comes in.

Remember all those kids who attended VBS?

Each parent/guardian most likely filled out some kind of registration form 

before dropping their child off. 

There you have it! 

The information needed to reach out to each of those families! 

I wonder how many of these parents remember having a fun time attending Vacation Bible School? 

It is no wonder why they are sending their children!

A new year, another opportunity!

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Books of the Bible Cards!

Hello and Welcome!

Leaning Books of the Bible!

Helping my students learn and recite 

the books of the Bible makes me smile! 

We say them aloud together aloud, and then I ask, "Who wants to say them on their own?"  Normally 2 or 3 want to show what they have learned!

These little Books of the Bible cards are something I have used in Bible class for several years as an "early bird" activity. I like how they can also be used as a team game for those who can read. No matter how many times I use these little cards it is a challenge for each new class.

For myself, I have made the New and Old Testaments different colors.

Each card has a book of the Bible on it and a number on the back so once they feel like they have all the books in the correct order, they turn each card over to check and see if all the numbers are in the correct order and if they are not they turn the card back over to see which ones they got wrong.

Each student also gets a whole set of cards to take home to practice!

I also like for my students to write the books of the Bible! They are given a paper with the first letter of each book of the Bible in order. I don't care if the spelling is correct, I just want them to try. This is also great to do before class actually begins and may also take up about 5 minutes of actual class time.

Bookmarks are also good for them to have a ready list of the books to familiarize themselves with reading and saying them in order.

Find the printable Books of the Bible cards, papers to write out each book of the Bible with the first letter given, and Books of the Bible bookmark by clicking on the gold star below! 

I hope you find these cards good for Bible class or home use!

 

A "Gold Star" just for you!

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The Illustrated Bible Timeline!!

Hello and Welcome!

Locating a Bible Person or Event!

I do love using this timeline! It is such a great teaching tool!
My students and I use it all the time 

and they can easily tell me who lived before whom 

and what time frame we are studying in, (Patriarchal, Mosaic, Christian).
I have it mounted on yellow paper but I love it on black!!

Thank you Oolagah Church of Christ for the Timeline on black!

A "Gold Star Just for You!

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A Hanging Sun

Hello and Welcome!

Psalm 148:3

 Praise Him, sun and moon;

Praise Him, all stars of light! 

I hope you enjoy this little project of making a hanging sun. 

It is pretty easy and doesn't require a ton of time. 

When I set out to make a visual aid I try to use resources I already have on hand. I don't necessarily seek out something to make that costs, but with this visual aid, it seemed like an easy fix that was not too expensive and you may already have the tools needed. 

Supplies:

One hula hoop medium-sized, any color.

·       Yellow bulletin board paper to completely cover one side of hula hoop, a few inches wider than hoop for folding.

·       7 regular sized pieces of yellow construction paper or card stock. (you will need more if you have a larger hoop)

·       Scissors

·       Scotch tape

·       Heavy string (#10 crochet thread or kite string works well.)

·       One large paper clip only if you have suspended ceilings with lift up tile and metal strip. One tack to mount to a regular ceiling.  

Instructions:

1.     Lay hula hoop on top of paper with curl of paper going toward hula hoop.

It will make it easier to fold around hoop. Cut paper leaving a couple inches extra all around the hoop.

2.     Cut slits in paper outside of hoop and tape each piece around the hoop. (Showing back of sun)

3.    Take each piece of your yellow construction paper/card stock, and fold it in half longways pinching the ends to make a center point without creasing all the way down. 

 4. Make cutting lines for large sun rays by folding top of paper from center point to bottom corners on right and left sides of paper. You will end up with shape of a large triangle to cut for large sun rays.

  5.  Cut 7 large sun rays setting aside smaller triangles to cut smaller sun rays from.

(You may need more if you have a larger hoop.)

6. Take leftover pieces of construction paper and fold each from the bottom left corner to make two of the smaller triangles. Cut.

      7.  Alternate large and small sun rays completely around the back of the covered hoop to connect. Tape each sun rays to the back of the hoop.

1      8.  Poke a small hole in the sun close to top of the hoop.

         Insert the string through hole and knot to make a loop for hanging.

         

  

              

           9. Hang from the ceiling.

            

(If you have suspended ceilings with medal strips, see instructions

for how to hang visual aids from suspended ceilings with a paper clip here.)

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