Background:
As I'm so fond of saying, I'm "just a mom" and when I
originally designed DLTK's Bible Section I had other moms in mind.
I think it's important for parents to work with academic
teachers to reinforce school lessons, I also think it's important for us
to work with Sunday School teachers to reinforce Bible
lessons.
My problem was always that I'd rarely receive material from the
Sunday School teachers to reinforce the lessons. I am in no way
placing blame here! -- the expense to Sunday Schools to purchase
materials for all the students to take home is prohibitive and these
teachers already donate so much of their time to teaching our
children. So I decided to design my own crafts, coloring pages and
activity worksheets to do with my girls (and share them all with you
here).
It never really occurred to me that the Sunday School teachers needed
help, too. There are so many wonderful curriculums out there
already.
Awhile ago, a Sunday School director sent in a DLTK's feedback form she'd
filled out on the local library computer. She had recently taken on the task of directing the Sunday School
at her local church. The trouble was, she and the rest of her
congregation were not as blessed with funds as many of us are.
As I said, there are wonderful curriculums out there, but most of
them cost money -- and not every Christian has that in abundance.
She asked if I might try to put together brief teacher guides pulling
together the material I already had on the site.
I have no idea what denomination she was or what exactly she had in
mind (she was on a library computer so we couldn't correspond).
I've tried to keep these guides "basic"
(non-denominational), the supplies free or at least inexpensive and the
messages a good mix between bible reading based and Christian message
based.
This is a bit nerve-wracking for me -- as I've said there are a lot
of great curriculums out there. This is not meant to replace
them... just to provide some consistency and assistance for those who
don't have access to them.
UPDATED
February 5,2008
As some of you may know, I have been working on the Bible section of
the site for over four years now. My sister-in-law started this website,
and has done a fantastic job! She needed some help as the
website has gotten rather large, and she's helping me out as I'm a
stay-at-home mom with 3 and 4 year old girls.
I do most of the writing and add material, Leanne still does the
crafts and artsy stuff that I'm not gifted at. We work together to
try to get out the lesson plans for you.
A big thank-you to all of you who have sent such encouraging
comments, ideas, songs and recipes! It means a lot to know that
people are using the material and find it useful.
Presently I'm working on getting more
games to go with the Bible lesson plans (crossword puzzles, mazes, and
word searches) to go with the anagrams, cryptograms and word-mining
sheets I've just added. Another item to look out for are the Word
List sections. This Word List section will tie Sunday School and education together.
We are hoping it will be useful for separate school teachers and home
schooling moms that want to provide Christian education to their children.
If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please let me know, I love
to hear from you! (just click the
FEEDBACK link at the very bottom of this page).
ABOUT MY FAITH: I think it's important to understand a bit about
the faith of the person designing the lessons.
My faith is deeply rooted in two facts:
- God is the loving creator.
- Jesus Christ is my Lord
and Savior. I believe in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His
Miracles, in His victorious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection and
in
His ascension to the right hand of God.
I hold many other beliefs, but for me, differences between denominations and
beliefs are overshadowed by these two ultimate truths.
