Dear Sabbath School Leaders and Teachers,
Date Clarification: The Alive in Jesus curriculum begins the week on Sunday and builds up to the lesson in Sabbath School class. Our LIttle Friend and Primary Treasure list the correct dates for each lesson and print the first lesson of the week.
Book to Help You Teach Alive in Jesus in Primary: Creative Bible Learning Activities for Sabbath School, available AdventSource, offers valuable insights and ideas.
The Alive in Jesus lessons encourage parents to take charge of nurturing their children’s spiritual growth and provide ideas and activities for parents to do with their children throughout the week.
More than any other age group, primary children enjoy checklists and competition—the feeling that they are earning their way toward something.
So while you continue to challenge children to study because it is the best way to grow a relationship with God, you may also choose to reward the children with stickers each week for answering the following questions:
• How many days did you study your lesson? (Affirm any response, encouraging them to try for daily study.)
• Did you read the lesson from the Bible? (This is an important part of lesson study.)
• Can you remember last week’s text? (Affirm their effort; assist them if necessary.)
• How did you do the sharing activity for last week’s lesson? (Remind them what it was.)
Primary Treasure and Our Little Friend (and this website) exist partly to help you send each weekly lesson home so that it can be reinforced during the week ahead. Our goal, both through the magazines and this website, is to help children:
• understand their infinite value to their Creator and Redeemer
• learn how to respond to God
• show love to their family and friends
• serve others in their world
• find fulfillment in participating in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Our website is always a work in progress. I will be adding features and links of interest to you as time goes by so please keep checking back. If you have suggestions, questions, or comments, please feel free to email me.
You are in my thoughts and prayers,
Janelle Sundin
Managing Editor, Our Little Friend / Primary Treasure
Sabbath School Information Links:
North American Division Children’s Ministries: www.childmin.org
NAD Children’s Ministries (Kid’s Ministry Ideas): Kid’s Ministry Ideas Magazine
Adventist Book Center: www.adventistbookcenter.com
Beginner Lessons and Helps beginner.aliveinjesus.info
Kindergarten Lessons and Helps: https://kindergarten.aliveinjesus.info/
Primary Lessons and Helps: https://primary.aliveinjesus.info/
Adventist Mission Quarterly: http://www.adventistmission.org/article.php?id=232
Protecting Your Children Against Molesters and Predators. It is something no one wants to talk about, but child sexual abuse is a horrible reality in today’s world. Most abuse is perpetrated by people your child knows and trusts. People you also know and trust. Below are links to sites that can help parents protect their children.
Advice About Child Molesters: http://www.safest.org/
Advice About Cyber Bullying: http://www.cyberbullying.org
Resources: https://www.missingkids.org/education and https://www.missingkids.org/education/kidsmartz
Information from Adventist Risk Management:
• Sex Offenders in Church: Download pdf
• How to Recognize and Prevent Child Abuse: http://www.adventistrisk.org
Other links of interest:
Ellen White ‘Visionary’ for Kids A quarterly electronic magazine focused on youth aged 9-14 published by the Ellen G. White Estate.
VOP Kids Zone A Bible study site just for kids from Voice of Prophecy.
kidshealth.org Lots and lots of answers to lots and lots of the questions kids ask. Lots!
More resources to help the kids in your care grow in Jesus
What We Believe Series – help children discover the basics of Seventh-day Adventist faith through object lessons, Bible verses, stories, activities and songs
Child’s Steps to Jesus (3 volume set) – Stories based on Steps to Christ to provide preschool children an introduction to Christian living and begin a lifelong friendship with Jesus.
Devotionals for kids:
Preschool kids
Primary kids
Faith and Character Building Stories
Forever Stories (5 book set) – the plan of salvation from Lucifer to the end of the millennium. Written especially for preschool and early elementary readers.
Champions of Faith (5 volume set) — From Adam and Eve to Christ’s apostles, these captivating stories of Bible heroes will increase the faith of children.
God’s Adventurers – Primary aged children will discover the exciting adventures when they choose God. Stories about early Adventist pioneers and others.
Activity and coloring Books for kids
More books from your Adventist Book Center