Purposeful Teaching Ideas & Tips

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Bible Investigators is Something Special for Preteens!
“When I was a kid, memorizing Scripture felt like a chore. Danika is onto something special with the Bible Investigators series…not only assisting kids to memorize a verse, but also to understand it and apply it to their lives—in a totally FUN way. I’m going to buy these engaging books for every preteen I know!” Lisa Tawn Bergren, bestselling author of the God Gave Us…Series
An Exciting Adventure for Children!
“Danika has created an exciting adventure for children to explore the Bible and Creation through problem-solving and creativity, developing thinking skills and foundational knowledge of God’s Word.” Jeannie Fulbright, Best-selling, award-winning author of Apologia’s creation science curriculum
Unique and Challenging Activities to Tease Your Child's Brain!
“There’s no better way to appreciate Creation than by being creative yourself! Using unique and challenging activities, Danika Cooley teases your brain, spurs your critical thinking skills, and propels you into fresh revelation about the world, God’s plan, and your own future. With every page turn, you can expect the unexpected!” Jay Payleitner, national speaker and best-selling author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad, The Next Verse and Hooray for Grandparents!
The Perfect Way to Introduce 8-12 Year Olds to Personal Bible Time!
“Through Bible Investigators: Creation Danika Cooley brings a valuable resource to help youngsters delve into the Scriptures themselves. It is the perfect way to introduce a personal Bible time for 8–12-year-olds, guiding the student through thoughtful text, Bible investigations and creative activities.” Israel and Brook Wayne, authors and speakers, familyrenewal.org
You won’t find many resources that are both entertaining and solid – this one is!
“Bible Investigators: Creation is a great resource to teach tweens and preteens how to study the Bible for themselves! Danika Cooley opens up serious Bible doctrines in a fun, engaging way, showing young people how to read, interpret, and best of all, apply the Word to daily life. Kids who complete this book will have a better understanding of some key Bible principles than many adults.” Hal and Melanie Young, authors of No Longer Little: Parenting Tweens with Grace and Hope
A Powerful Way to Get Kids to Fall in Love with God's Word!
“I’ve ordered copies of this book for my grandchildren. What a powerful way to get kids into the scriptures and fall in love with God’s Word. I’m very excited about the power this book will have on the hearts of children as they investigate the scriptures.” Dr. Scott Turansky, National Center for Biblical Parenting and author of Parenting is Heart Work
January Build a Story | Writing Center
January Build a Story contains 20 pages of writing worksheets and 60 cards. This resource is suitable for kindergarten through second grade students. There are 20 pages ready to print worksheets or you could use the cards to explore more. There are 20 settings, 20 characters, and 20 events cards to choose from. Kindergarten | Kindergarten Worksheets | First Grade | First Grade Worksheets | January Build a Story | Create a Story | Creative Writing | New Year | Winter
DECEMBER POETRY UNIT
POETRY POSSIBILITIES for DECEMBER is a collection of 10 poems with a December theme, including holidays. Each poem is accompanied by a teaching point about poetry. Also included are activities and skill lessons from various disciplines, as well as poetry writing prompts. Those are the poetry possibilities. #poetry #decemberpoetryunit #poetryunit #ela #elar #poetryelements #poetrytypes #writingprompts #poetryactivities #languagearts #differentiation #elementaryteachers
Sight Word Practice (Pre-Primer) Print & Digital | Google Slides
These sight word practice pages are perfect for preschool, kindergarten and first graders. These sight word pages help children to learn sight word by reading, tracing, writing, coloring, finding and counting. These pages are also perfect for classroom activities, morning work, word work and literacy centers. Preschool | Kindergarten | Kindergarten Worksheets | First Grade | Sight Word | Sight Word Practice Pre-Primer | Sight Word Worksheets | Sight Word Literacy Centers | Sight Word Printables
Daily Bible Reading Schedule & Bible Study Questions for Homeschool
Bible Road Trip™ is an open-and-go Bible curriculum -- a no-fuss daily Bible reading schedule with Bible study questions for your homeschool!
Weekly Bible Crafts Help Kids Understand and Remember God's Word
With Bible Road Trip™ curriculum, weekly Bible crafts help your kids understand and remember God's Word as they read through the Bible!
Kids Memorize Important Bible Verses with Bible Road Trip™
Looking for a way to help your kids memorize important Bible verses? With Bible Road Trip™, kids memorize great Bible verses each week!
Kids Love Journaling the Bible with Bible Road Trip™ Notebooking
Start great Bible habits early! Kids, ages 6-18, will love journaling the Bible with Bible Road Trip™ notebooking journals.
20 MLK JR Day Writing Prompts for 4th Grade
20 MLK JR Day Writing Prompts for 4th Grade by Custom Core Creations