Truthkids.blogspot.com: December 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Extra helps and ideas on sermon note taking for kids

Many parents face the same struggle. Some shared their experiences and self-made resources online. If your children are still not able to follow the Sunday sermon or find taking sermon notes independently hard, below are some links that may give you some ideas to start off. Please use them with discretion.

Video: Interior Tour of "Sermon Notes for Kids" by Jill Connelly (Truth Steps Publishing)
Examples of how the "Sermon notes for kids" are used by Jill Connelly (Truth Steps Publishing)
Free printable sermon note taking sheets for kids! from Truth Steps Publishing
Kids sermon notes template (good framework for kids beginning to write sermon notes)
Worship notes for kids (suitable for younger kids)

Warning: Without proper preparation at the beginning and with little encouragement/interest from the parents along the way, the child is unlikely to sustain interest in the long run. So do talk to your children and pray with them to prepare them spiritually before you get them started to write sermon notes. Help them to understand the purpose behind taking sermon notes and help them see the value of it by you yourself placing value on it (e.g. spending the time to run through the sermon notes with her child during the week.)

For those with a few older children, you can come up with some related questions and train your children to have a simple discussion among themselves (under your supervision). All these need a lot of effort on the part of the parents but the spiritual rewards that your children could reap make it all worth while. God bless.