"J's Diner" is a seven-week study of Psalm 23 for lower elementary children. J’s Diner is a flashback to the 1950 diners. The theme has an eye-catching black and white checked border, with red, green, and yellow banners and signs. It is attractive and makes me want to pick it up and read the lessons. Using the 23rd Psalm is powerful and familiar. It was one of my first and favorite passages of scripture.
This 112-page leaders guide will help keep your children in Sunday school and Bible school actively engaged while teaching the Bible passage for scriptural knowledge and real-life impact.
I like that the crafts are included in the lessons where they make sense and can be helpful to children as they learn. Psalm 23 is the focus of the lessons. The first verse “the Lord is my shepherd” is coupled with John 10. Games repeat the theme of the good shepherd taking care of the sheep.
In the resources section, there are seven reproducible placemats to be printed in grayscale. Decorated in the diner’s theme they use word games and puzzles for children to color and learn. These include a Word-find, Fill-in-the-Blank for Psalm 23, TicTacToe, Connect the Dots and several others. This is activity quick and easy to prepare and keeps the children focused and engaged.
Cute 8 x 11 colorful posters use the phrases from the 23rd Psalm. Examples are: The Lord is my shepherd with the yield sign; the Lord is my provider with a rest area sign.
I would recommend this leaders guide for Sunday school teachers for meaningful and easy lessons. This resource was given to me by Hendrickson Rose publishing company for a fair review.
"J's Diner" is a seven-week study of Psalm 23. It is part of the 28nineteen p. This upper elementary leaders' guide is beautifully crafted with a black and white checkered border. Bright red, yellow, and green is an attractive color scheme that is pleasing to the eye. The resource displays the directions in an easy to read format. J's Diner includes "Today's Special" which would be the memory verse and "The Pantry," which supplies large and small group activities. The Leader's Devotion is insightful and gives you wonderful prayer prompts.
In the past, I have been subjected to small print and difficult to follow directions. But this instructional guide makes you want to pick it up and read it. Each page and each section is highlighted by a bright colored banner.
Every activity has a specific purpose and connects to the Bible lesson and the main point for the day. Psalm 23 is broken down into easy to memorize sections. Small Group activities ask questions to break the ice and introduce the topic.
The main reason I like this resource as it talks about the Bible being the best part. In the "What did God say?" section, the memory verse is only one verse or passage during each day's session.
The Bible lesson is introduced, then the children actually read the Bible. The text is from Psalm 23. With each lesson, the gospel is presented in a clear and age-appropriate method. The lessons end with an application of how the children can focus on Jesus in their daily lives.
Large group activity includes materials and directions for games prepared especially to integrate the theme of the memory verse. "The Lord is my shepherd" uses sheep in the game.
The reproducible pages are a plus. They are attractive and allow the children to have a bookmark size instructions for the activities.
As an elementary school teacher, I would say these lessons are fun and easy to plan. Psalm 23 is one of my first and favorite scriptures as a child. I agree that these lessons are scripturally sound. They are also adaptable to small churches such as where I attend.
I received this PDF in exchange for a review of the material the Hendrickson Rose publishing company
"J's Diner" is a seven-week study of Psalm 23 for lower elementary children. J’s Diner is a flashback to the 1950 diners. The theme has an eye-catching black and white checked border, with red, green, and yellow banners and signs. It is attractive and makes me want to pick it up and read the lessons. Using the 23rd Psalm is powerful and familiar. It was one of my first and favorite passages of scripture.