Northbrook's Elementary Sunday School classes are
conducted using a "Workshop Rotation Model,"
an exciting and innovative way to present a theologically
sound children's curriculum in hands-on, multi-sensory,
and highly motivating learning workshops.
Our program, "The Holy Land Caravan," provides
five different workshops (drama, art, cooking, games,
and video) to explore a year-long sequence of Biblical
themes and stories. The Northbrook "Caravan"
is a Sunday School adventure offered to children entering
first through fifth grades.
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TEACHERS AND SHEPHERDS NEEDED!
It is that time of year to start planning for the fall and getting ready to go back to School. That includes Sunday School! Please prayerfully consider teaching a rotation in Holy Land Caravan or being a Shepherd in one of the classrooms. We are also looking for teaching teams for our Three Year Olds, Four Year olds, Kindergarten and Special Study classes.
Check out the Bulletin Board downstairs for the information (dates and topics) on the rotations for the Fall. There is a place for you to sign up and get the area and topic that you would like to teach.
Thanks in advance from our children for making a difference in their lives! We can’t do it without you! |
The Lessons
Each classroom
will teach the same lesson in a different style for
five weeks. Our children will experience the same
biblically-based theme through drama, video/movies,
art, games, and cooking.
The themes for the 2010-2011 Sunday school year are:
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The Ten Commandments |
August 22 - Sept 19 |
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Samuel
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Sept 26 - Oct 24 |
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David, The King |
Oct. 31 - Nov. 28 |
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In the Manger |
Dec. 5 - Jan. 2 |
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Lost and Found |
Jan 9 - Feb 6 |
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Washing Feet |
Feb. 13 - March 13 |
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Easter: Peter's Story |
March 20 - April 17 |
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Signs of Faith |
May 1 - May 29 |
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Each week our children will rotate to a new room to
learn more about the same theme in a different sensory
way. Not only will this build familiarity, but children
who may not be able to attend on a regular basis can
jump in at any point and hop aboard the Holy Land Caravan! |
The Activity Leader
As an activity leader on the caravan, the lesson will be matched
to your God-given gifts and talents. This will allow
you to teach God's word in a style that fits you. You
will only teach for limited periods of time as each
theme of instruction will only last five weeks.
There is an appointed chairperson for each of the five
styles of instruction and they are currently recruiting
teachers based on the time and talent surveys recently
completed by the members of Northbrook. |
The Shepherds
The role of shepherd on the Holy Land Caravan is to
simply be there for our children. As a shepherd you
will be the constant for each grade level, and the person
with whom the children meet each week. The shepherd does a short "opening" with the class at the beginning of the lesson, then turns the class over to the Activity Leader to teach the lesson. At the end of the hour, the shepherd closes and prays with the children before they leave. The shepherd
will not be teaching the lesson, and no preparation
is needed. The shepherd is however encouraged to be
as involved with the class as possible.
Being a shepherd to a group of children helps build
a strong bond of community to the church as a whole.
This role is extremely important for rotation Sunday School to be
successful. |
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