CREATIVITY~Using your imagination to do something unique. This month in The Cove it is all about creativity. Your first – fifth grade child will be learning how to use their imaginations to figure out how to do good works, which God prepared in advance for them to do. In fact the memory verse is: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10NIV
Each Sunday afternoon you can download the Parent Cue, to continue the lesson at home. The cue communicates four things: the month’s virtue, the month’s memory verse, the week’s Bible story, and a specific question(s) for parents to ask their child and talk about. Also available to download is the God Time sheet for your kids; with daily activities related to Sunday’s lesson. Thanks for checking in and partnering with the Crew from The Cove!
CREATIVITY~Using your imagination to do something unique. This month in The Cove it is all about creativity. Your first – fifth grade child will be learning how to use their imaginations to figure out how to do good works, which God prepared in advance for them to do. In fact the memory verse is: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10NIV
Each Sunday afternoon you can download the Parent Cue, to continue the lesson at home. The cue communicates four things: the month’s virtue, the month’s memory verse, the week’s Bible story, and a specific question(s) for parents to ask their child and talk about. Also available to download is the God Time sheet for your kids; with daily activities related to Sunday’s lesson. Thanks for checking in and partnering with the Crew from The Cove!
Download the Parent Cue for preschoolers-kinder right here. This is our monthly “take home” supplement to Sunday school. Included are activities for those special times of day with your child like: car time, play time, meal time, bath time, and cuddle time. Thanks for partnering with the Crew from The Reef in creating a firm spiritual foundation. A new download is available at the beginning of every month.
Download the Parent Cue for preschoolers-kinder right here. This is our monthly “take home” supplement to Sunday school. Included are activities for those special times of day with your child like: car time, play time, meal time, bath time, and cuddle time. Thanks for partnering with the Crew from The Reef in creating a firm spiritual foundation. A new download is available at the beginning of every month.
This is our final week studying the connection between KNOWLEDGE and God’s character, as shown through God’s big story. The kids in The Cove for 1st – 5th grade, have hopefully memorized Luke 2:52, “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”
Download the final piece from this month’s Virtue right here.
Parent Cue: Download 4A
God Time: Download 4B
This is our final week studying the connection between KNOWLEDGE and God’s character, as shown through God’s big story. The kids in The Cove for 1st – 5th grade, have hopefully memorized Luke 2:52, “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”
Download the final piece from this month’s Virtue right here.
Parent Cue: Download 4A
God Time: Download 4B
Parents of 1st-5th Graders find out what exactly the Parent Cue is. We make it available to you each week to support what we do in The Cove on Sunday mornings.
The Parent Cue cards communicate four things:
1. the month’s virtue (or the week’s faith skill)
2. the month’s memory verse
3. the week’s Bible story
4. a specific question(s) for parents to as their child and talk about.
The Parent Cue emphasizes certain “times.” By following these simple CUEs based on Deuteronomy 6:7, a parent can make the most of everyday moments to instill faith and character in the heart of his or her child.
“Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up,” Deuteronomy 6:7
Download Parent Cue Primer Here!
Parents of 1st-5th Graders find out what exactly the Parent Cue is. We make it available to you each week to support what we do in The Cove on Sunday mornings.
The Parent Cue cards communicate four things:
1. the month’s virtue (or the week’s faith skill)
2. the month’s memory verse
3. the week’s Bible story
4. a specific question(s) for parents to as their child and talk about.
The Parent Cue emphasizes certain “times.” By following these simple CUEs based on Deuteronomy 6:7, a parent can make the most of everyday moments to instill faith and character in the heart of his or her child.
“Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up,” Deuteronomy 6:7
Download Parent Cue Primer Here!
A Peacemaker or a Troublemaker?
A good way to help children overcome the problem of anger is to teach them how to be peacemakers instead of troublemakers. Anyone can get angry and most people do. Few are mature enough to be peacemakers.
Being a peacemaker helps to break down anger in one’s self and in others. Peacemakers seek to bring people together in agreement and look for solutions where everyone wins. They think of the needs of others and try to make everyone feel good. A peacemaker honors others and promotes harmony, bringing joy into the family.
So, how can you help children become peacemakers? Here are a few practical ideas. Target your parenting so that children can learn to be peacemakers. Teach children to:
Look for things in common, not differences.
Try to agree, not disagree.
Work toward common solutions where everyone wins, not where one person wins and others lose.
Use love as a motivation, not anger or meanness.
Work to give your angry child a vision for being a peacemaker. It will open up new ways of thinking about offenses and provide opportunities to deal with anger in others as well. That’s why Jesus said, “Blessed (or happy) are the peacemakers,” Matthew 5:9.
Anger is one of the roadblocks to sibling harmony. Being a peacemaker is a demonstration of honor. To learn more about how honor can teach kids to get along, consider the book, Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes In You and Your Kids by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN.
A Peacemaker or a Troublemaker?
A good way to help children overcome the problem of anger is to teach them how to be peacemakers instead of troublemakers. Anyone can get angry and most people do. Few are mature enough to be peacemakers.
Being a peacemaker helps to break down anger in one’s self and in others. Peacemakers seek to bring people together in agreement and look for solutions where everyone wins. They think of the needs of others and try to make everyone feel good. A peacemaker honors others and promotes harmony, bringing joy into the family.
So, how can you help children become peacemakers? Here are a few practical ideas. Target your parenting so that children can learn to be peacemakers. Teach children to:
Look for things in common, not differences.
Try to agree, not disagree.
Work toward common solutions where everyone wins, not where one person wins and others lose.
Use love as a motivation, not anger or meanness.
Work to give your angry child a vision for being a peacemaker. It will open up new ways of thinking about offenses and provide opportunities to deal with anger in others as well. That’s why Jesus said, “Blessed (or happy) are the peacemakers,” Matthew 5:9.
Anger is one of the roadblocks to sibling harmony. Being a peacemaker is a demonstration of honor. To learn more about how honor can teach kids to get along, consider the book, Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes In You and Your Kids by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN.
