Age Level Developmental Resources
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Click below to read about age-levels and teacher training:
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Articles, Online:
- How To Teach Multi-Age Sunday School
- Making Even Well-Known Truths Relevant (Worksheet based on this article listed below.)
- Multi-Age Groups
- Teaching Tips For Multi-Age Classrooms
- The ABC's of Spiritual Growth: The secret to creating lifelong faith is understanding the ABCs of developmental issues
Audio Recording:
Free:
- Intergenerational Teaching - by Sally Michael at the Children Desiring God Conference 2007 (scroll down on that page); The MP3 audio of these seminars may be listened to online or can be downloaded --Free! Handouts can also be printed for the seminars.
Cost:
- Working with Mixed Ages & Large Groups by Carol Kautz at the 2006 Greater Chicago Sunday School Association Conference (#084 in the list, on CD; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
Books:
- One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church by Gary L. McIntosh
Book, Video, Group Training:
- Understanding People by Robert E. Clark, J. Omar Brubaker, Rober Barron - Evangelical Training Association, 96 pages (Click here to see if you can purchase the book used on Amazon.com.)
This book is a brief survey of the age levels. This may be a good book for someone not sure which age they want to teach to provide a basic overview. The ETA site has instructional materials (book, CD, video) to go with this book if you wish to teach it as a course.
- Understanding Age Group Characteristics - This is a low cost 20 minute online seminar designed to equip you to teach specific characteristics of five age groups ranging from babies to young teens with printable notes and an audio presentation synched with slides by Child Evangelism Fellowship
Correspondence Course in Print Format, Independent Study:
- Understanding Students - Moody Bible Institute
"Explores the physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual characteristics of human development from birth through adulthood."
- All-In-One Sunday School - curriculum for mixed-age classes of children ages 4 through 12 - "will work in any ministry, but it's especially great for smaller churches that combine classes every Sunday. Also good for large churches that combine ages during summer and for any other multi-age class setting"
Worksheets:
- Age Level Characteristics Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Nine age levels are included in this resource from birth through senior adults. For each age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve.
- Make Truths Relevant for Students - By Understanding Age Level Characteristics & Needs by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This three page worksheet is based on the online article Making Even Well-Known Truths Relevant listed above.
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