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What is Workshop Rotation Sunday School?

Children experience the biblical stories and theological concepts in multiple week unit workshops. Each unit is based on one story or concept and the goal is in-depth knowledge and nurturing of faith.

Children journey deeper in to the questions of "why" and "how." Workshop Rotation uses the spiritual gifts and talents of many adult members, rather than a few. Teachers may sign up to teach workshops that would use their individual interests and gifts.

Our grandparents, who can't bring the children every Sunday, have found that each child fits quickly into the creative, high adult ratio workshops.

Some of First Church's
multi-dimensional learning
workshops are: Storytelling, Bible Skills, Art, Cooking, Music and Movement, Drama, Science and Computer.

We remember:
10% of what we read,
20% of what we hear,
70% of what we say,
90% of what we say and do — and 90+% of what we experience.

Experiencing the lessons of the Christian faith through different learning modalities, which educational specialists call "multi-intelligences" or "multi-dimensional learning," results in better retention of knowledge.

Workshop Rotation Sunday School

Spiritual Walk by Candlelight

9:00 — 10:15 AM | Sundays
— meet in the Music and Drama Room (on the second floor, Children's Hall).

The theme for this year is
Great Moments of Faith

This Month's theme is
Faith Challenges
for God’s Children

Unit Concept: Children will learn the Two Great Commandments: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself," Matthew 22: 37,39.

Sunday, May 4th

All children: K through 6th —
Serving Your Neighbor Plate
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
— As children learn the Two Great Commandments, they explore what it means to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Through the making of a Serving Your Neighbor Plate, the children will learn daily ways to put God’s commandments into actions.
— Art Workshop in the Art Room
— Led by Sandy and Terry Finney

Sunday, May 11

All children: K through 6th —
God's Restaurant
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
— The children will learn that God wants us to serve others, just as we are served ourselves. The children will learn how they can earn their "angel wings" by serving others. They will learn that they can fulfill God's great commandment of loving their neighbors by serving them daily through mission.
— Mission Workshop in The Commons
— Led by Riitta Anderson

Sunday, May 18

All children: K through 6th —
Prayer Chain
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
— Children will learn that prayer is one way through which they can demonstrate the Lord's commandment "love your neighbor as yourself." The children will understand that prayer has powerful effects on people and their situations. Through the Prayer Chain activity, the children will learn how to identify and pray for people in need of prayers.
— Computer Workshop in the Computer Room
— Led by Jeri Frederick

Sunday, May 25

No Sunday School -- Memorial Day

Sunday, June 1

All children: K through 6th —
Doxology Dance
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
— Children will learn that praising God is one way through which they can love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and mind. Children will learn that they can praise through song and dance. By doing the "Doxology Dance," children will learn and understand the Doxology, as well as praise God.
— Dance Workshop in the Music Room
— Led by Sandy Finney

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