Instructional Playing - Teacher Training Resources

Children learn as they play. If teachers incorporate play into the Bible lesson in purposeful and effective ways, it can be more than a time filler. Playing can increase learning.
More to Read: Play as a Bible Teaching Method?
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More to Read: Play as a Bible Teaching Method?
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Articles, Online:
- 4 Tips for Turning Supervised Playtime into Ministry
- 10 Reasons Kids Should Play at Church
- FAQ about Play as a Bible Teaching Method
- Instructive Play as Learning
Handouts:
- Dramatic Play as a Bible Learning Activity Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center

On this handout, teachers will acquire tips on how to choose dramatic play activities for their lesson and what to remember when using it.
(You can order this training document as part of the Bible Learning Activities For Children Training Download which contains a page for 8 different learning activities.)
(You can order this training document as part of the Bible Learning Activities For Children Training Download which contains a page for 8 different learning activities.)
Resources:
- Book: Pray & Play Bible for Young Children by Jody Brolsma
- Book: Pray & Play Bible 2 for Young Children by Jody Brolsma
- Book: Tippy Towers and Boo Blankets: Bible Play for Tiny Tots by Jolene L. Roehlkepartain
- Curriculum: Play-n-Worship: Play-Along Bible Stories for Toddlers and Twos
- Curriculum: Play-n-Worship: Play-Along Bible Stories for Preschoolers
Worksheets:
- Play: It's How Kids Learn! by Ministry Tools Resource Center

Since children learn through playing, Bible teachers can increase learning by strategically incorporating play into lessons. In this five page teacher training worksheet, teachers will work through six tips for using play in ways that are purposeful and more than just time fillers.
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