Learning Centers - Activity Stations Teacher Training Resources

Small areas within the classroom or facility can be set up each with different instructional materials to enable individual students or small groups of 2-4 students to move from one station to another. Teachers should be well versed in how to effectively design centers to allow students to discover, create, and explore through hands-on involvement with the materials located in them.
To Read: Bible Learning Centers: Not the Easy Way Out
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General Helps for Learning Centers
Articles, Online:
- FAQ about Using Learning Centers
- Learning Center Ruts
- Learning Stations for Children's Ministry
- Preschool Pointers - 12 Learning Center Ideas
Handouts:
- Bible Learning Activities for Children by Ministry Tools Resource Center

This resource provides one page handouts about eight different Bible Learning Activities that are good methods to use in learning centers -- books, crafts, dramatic play, games, manipulatives (blocks, puzzles, other), media, music, pictures. This resource provides instructional teacher training handouts, not actual activity sheets.
Resources:
- Book: Preschool Bible Learning Centers by Shining Star Publications
Worksheets:
- Learning Centers by Ministry Tools Resource Center

A big key to effectively using Learning Centers is to think through the logistics. This eight page teacher training worksheet provides questions teachers should ask themselves, some input on those questions, and a worksheet to help think through the various issues involved when planning to use learning centers.
Arts / Crafts Station Learning Center
- Handout: Crafts as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about crafts, you will find tips on how to choose crafts for a lesson and how to extend the use of crafts beyond the classroom.
- Training Resource Page on TrainBibleTeachers.com: Crafts - Handwork
AV (AudioVisual) Station
- Handout: Media as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about media, you will find tips on how to choose media for a lesson and what to remember when using it.
- Resources: DVDs
Book Station
- Handout: Books as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about books, you will find tips on how to choose books for a lesson and what to remember when using them.
- Resources: Books at Amazon.com (new & used books)
- Resources: Books at ChristianBook (new)
- Resources: Children's Books at ChristianBook (new)
- Resources: Books at ChurchSource (new)
Computer Station
- Handout: Media as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about media, you will find tips on how to choose media for a lesson and what to remember when using it.
- Resource: Bible Reference Software
- Resource: Educational Software
- Resource: Computer Games
Game Station
- Handout: Games as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about games, you will find tips on how to choose games for a lesson and what to remember when using games.
- Training Resource Page on TrainBibleTeachers.com: Games as Bible Learning Activities
- Resources: Games at Nest Learning
- Resources: Bible Board Games
- Resources: Bible Card Games
- Resources: Bible Computer Games
Home Living & Dramatic Play Station
- Handout: Dramatic Play as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about dramatic play, you will find tips on how to choose dramatic play for the lessons and what to remember when using it.
- Resources: Dramatic Play Accessories
- Resources: Dressing Up & Costumes
- Resources: More Pretend Play Toys - role play sets, food sets, dress-up
Music Station
- Handout: Music as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about about music, you will find tips on how to choose music for the lessons and what to remember when using it.
- Training Resource Page on TrainBibleTeachers.com: Music
- Resources: Children's Music
Picture Station
- Handout: Pictures as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about about pictures, you will find tips on how to choose pictures for the lessons and what to remember when using them.
- Resources: Clip Art Resources
- Resources: Bible Big Books
- Resources: I Love to Look: 12 Bible Story Picture Cards - from Gospel Light's Baby Beginnings series
Puzzles, Blocks, Other Manipulatives Stations
- Handout: Blocks, Puzzles, Other Manipulatives as Bible Learning Activities Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
This is one of the training documents in the Bible Learning Activities for Children Resource listed above under "General." On this page about about using blocks, puzzles, and other manipulatives, you will find tips on how to choose them for their lesson and what to remember when using them.
- Resources: Building Blocks & Accessories
- Resources: Floor Puzzles
- Resources: Jigsaw Puzzles
- Resources: Wooden Puzzles
- Resources: Blank Puzzles - Make Your Own
- Resources: Jigsaw Puzzle Mats
- Resources: Puzzle Storage Racks & Cases
Research Station
- Article: Research and Reports - (Not specifically about learning centers but could find some help.)
- Resource: Bible Atlases
- Resource: Bible Commentaries
- Resource: Bible Concordances
- Resource: Bible Dictionaries
- Resource: Bible Encyclopedias
- Resource: Bible Handbooks
- Resource: Biblical History
- Resource: Bible Software
Scripture Memory Station
- Training Resource Page on TrainBibleTeachers.com: Scripture Memory
- Worksheet: Effective Scripture Memorization by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Story Station
- Training Resource Page on TrainBibleTeachers.com: Storytelling
- Worksheet: Keys to Visualizing the Story without Using Visual Aids by Ministry Tools Resource Center
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