Training your teachers is key to any successful Children’s
Ministries program! Caring Hands Ministries specializes in training
those who teach God’s young children! Susan Harper, founder
of CH Ministries, is available to train YOUR teachers!
Below is a list of some of our core teacher training workshops
as well as our specialized training event for those who have purchased
one of our curriculum resources. Please contact
us for specific workshop fees.
Is Your Classroom in Chaos or Control?
Learn four easy steps to classroom management and creative
discipline ideas that work with students who are easily distracted.
You will learn how to:
- Identify tools of an effective teacher
- Use the four steps to a successful classroom
- Step 1: Determine rules for your class
- Step 2: Determine reward system
- Step 3: Determine disciplinary consequences
- Step 4: Communicate your plan to children and their parents
- Discover classroom incentives to reward appropriate behavior
Using Games to Teach Bible Truths
From balls to Bingo … kids love games! Learn how to use them
to teach Bible truths to preschoolers thru Grade 6.
You will learn how to:
- Identify three reasons why teachers use games to teach God’s
Word
- Identify the five rules for playing games
- Identify nine types of games and how to play several games
in each category
Hooked on Learning
Discover your kids’ three learning styles and how to use
them to maximize age-appropriate learning.
You will learn how to:
- Identify the three basic learning styles and how children
process this information
- Identify the characteristics of the three basic learning styles
and how the teacher can utilize each of them to maximize learning
- Identify the characteristics of 2-3 year olds, 4-5 year olds,
1st-2nd graders, 3rd-4th graders and pre-teens
Keeping Kids on the Edge of Their Seats
Does your classroom remind you of the commercial that says, “Same
Time, Same Place, Same Old Thing?” If so, this workshop is
just what you need to revitalize your teaching!
You will learn how to:
- Capture the attention of YOUR students by varying YOUR teaching
style
- Identify the four categories to keep in mind as you teach
God’s Word to children
Making Your Classroom Come Alive
Learn simple creative methods for making your classroom an exciting
place to hear God’s Word!
You will learn how to:
- Use learning centers
- Make 3-D bulletin boards and wall displays
- Develop themes for classroom decorations
Building YOUR Children’s Ministry
From the formation of YOUR ministry philosophy to the development
of YOUR ministry teams, this workshop will take you step by step
through the building process of successful children’s ministries.
You will acquire the special tools you need to start your ministry
from scratch or repair a weathered one.
You will learn how to:
- Develop YOUR Ministry Philosophy
- Develop YOUR Leadership Team
- Develop YOUR Ministry Goals
- Develop YOUR Ministry Teams
- Develop YOUR Communication Plan
Instant Games (or When the Sermon Goes Overtime!)
Oh, no! It happened again! You reached the end of your Bible lesson
and the preacher is still talking! Learn some quick review games
YOU can use when you have extra time at the end of your teaching
hour.
You will learn how to:
- Use games to maximize classroom order and minimize misbehavior
- Use an instant game with minimal set up and maximum learning
- Develop instant games to review YOUR lessons using fun items
you keep with your Bible lesson
Curriculum Teacher Training Events
Training your teachers is key to a successful program especially
when you are introducing a new curriculum! If you have recently
purchased one of Caring Hands Ministries' curriculum studies,
we can teach YOUR teachers how to use the study most efficiently!
We will:
- Meet with the Children’s Director prior to the workshop
to review the supplies, copies of the curriculum, etc. that
are needed for YOUR specific ministry needs
- Provide a detailed teacher training workbook for teachers
to take notes as we progress through the training process.
- Conduct the actual teacher training event utilizing overhead
transparencies and actual classroom journals, etc. to walk YOUR
teachers through a lesson
Specific Workshop Titles:
- Old Testament Chronological Study
- New Testament Chronological Study
- Value Keepers of the Bible Study
- Little Pilgrim’s Progress Companion Study
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Companion Study
- Prince Caspian Companion Study
