{"id":16029,"date":"2023-07-14T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=16029"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:08:28","slug":"teaching-nursery-age-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teaching-nursery-age-children.htm","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Nursery Age Children?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nursery<\/a>Ages of children in the nursery<\/a> of a church can vary from infancy to age two or three. Depending on how your church structures age levels, you could than have a wide range of developmental traits to accommodate. The key, no matter the age, is that the nursery becomes more than a place for parents to drop off their children for us to babysit while they go to their own class or worship service. This is a time to lay a foundation<\/a> in these young children’s lives that can affect their attitudes about God for years to come.<\/p>\n

Acrostic to Help with Teaching Nursery Age Children<\/h2>\n

The following suggestions apply to all young children, no matter the age span in your church nursery.<\/p>\n

N<\/strong> –<\/span> Nurture their Sense of Wonder<\/p>\n

We have a powerful, creative God who made the heavens and earth.<\/p>\n

U<\/strong> –<\/span> Understand their Age Level Abilities<\/p>\n

Having a good understanding of developmental traits will help manage your expectations, eliminating a lot of frustration. It will also help you determine ways to reach them, guiding your methodology.<\/p>\n

R<\/strong> –<\/span> Reinforce Truths with Repetition<\/p>\n

Theirs is an age when repetition is not only necessary but welcomed.<\/p>\n

S<\/strong> –<\/span> Set High Enough, Yet Realistic, Expectations<\/p>\n

If we don’t expect these children to learn much, we probably won’t put much into teaching them. While there are things they can’t do because of their age developmental abilities, there are many ways we can engage with them.<\/p>\n

E<\/span><\/strong> – Engage their Senses<\/p>\n

They’re learning about the world around them through their various senses. It only makes sense we teach in accordance with the way they learn.<\/p>\n

R<\/span><\/strong> – Redirect rather than Reprimand<\/p>\n

They will not sit still. They will get distracted. Expect it and learn how to redirect their attention.<\/p>\n

Y<\/span><\/strong> – Yield to God’s Power to Make a Difference<\/p>\n

God can use you to impact their lives, laying a foundation to be built upon. You may not see it now but can trust that God is indeed using you in the nursery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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