1. Teaching Faith to Children: a preschool guideto sharing Christian faith with young learnersCourse Description:This staff development course will equip early educators to confidently shareGods design for His children to know Him through faith in His creation, Hisword, His goodness, His answer to prayer and His love.Students will be equipped with the following teaching skills:1. To share obedience to Gods teaching in His word.2. To guide early education students in an understanding of sin.3. To model Gods forgiveness.4. To give early education students a foundation for a lifetime of faith building.Students in this course will be challenged in grasping the concepts of Christianphilosophy and the importance of Christian education for their early educationstudents.Prerequisite: None

2. Course Instructor: Barbara Ferguson OgilvieWelcome to class! My name is Barbara Ogilvie. I amexcited that you have chosen this class and I praythat as we walk through the stages of faithdevelopment in young learners that you will beinspired to deepen your faith experience.In addition to teaching this course, I am thePreschool Director at Step By Step ChildrensEnrichment Center at Gonzalez Baptist Church inPensacola, FL.I taught my 8 children at home for 20+ yearsbefore receiving my B.A. in Christian SchoolEducation from Nazarene Bible College in ColoradoSprings, CO.I enjoy gardening, painting murals, and playingboard games with the five children still at home.Please feel free to contact me at any timethroughout this course.Instructor Contact Information:email: pansey0021@aol.comSurrounded by family. Extremely grateful. 3. Purpose of Building an Online Community:Establishes a sense of shared purpose, establishes a place of belonging, establishespersonal boundaries, establishes a level of trust and mutual respect among thecommunity members.It is important that we get to know each other as a class. Pleasepost an introduction to the DB. Include: Your name Current job Some past job-related experiences. Highlight some personal interests or hobbies Tell the class what has motivated you to take this class and what you hope tobe the outcome. 4. Teaching Faith to Children is available for allteachers and support staff in faith-basedearly education programs. Preschool Teachers Sunday School Teachers Parents Early ChildhoodTraining Programs Babysitters 5. Teaching Faith to Children: GoalsEffectually Inspiring Teachers ofFaith to Impart Their FaithGive Teachers the Tools They Needto Teach Faith in Early Education 6. What Does Christian Education Look Like?Modeling an attitude of Christ-like actions such as prayer, teaching from Gods Holy Word,reverence for Gods house, loving each other and worshipping with each other bring thecharacter of God alive for young learners. The facts of God are too abstract for youngchildren therefore our actions as teachers are paramount for the development of faith in achild.Modeling an attitude ofModeling an attitude ofreverence for Gods house.celebration in Gods house. 7. Childhood development through the first five years is critical and rapid. In FowlersStages of Faith Chart, the Intuitive/Projective stage states, This is the stage ofpreschool children in which fantasy and reality often get mixed together. However,during this stage, our most basic ideas about God are usually picked up from ourparents and/or society (Baker, 2013).Students of this class will develop methods of using teachable moments, music, hands-on,artistic or other media to introduce God to their young learners. Methods will bebased on research and probable application in real-life situations. Various learningstyles will be addressed through projects.KEY THOUGHT Teachable Moment:1. Recognize that children often learn moral lessons unconsciously, in casual moments.2. Be aware of situations that represent moral choices.3. Talk with children about the ethical challenges represented in everyday situations, the media and popular culture.4. Praise children for their ethical choices.5. Point out ethical behavior in others.6. Let children see your own thought processes regarding ethical decisions(Carr, 1997). 8. Using Teachable Momentswith K4Prayer is a Building Blockto Faith in God. 9. Teaching children tocelebrate gifts and bethankful is a buildingblock to faith.Celebrating worship toGod in a meaningful waydemonstrates that faith isan outward expression ofour inward change.Teaching tools, such asmodern stories of belief,are used to connectconcepts. 10. Web Link to support Teaching Faith to Children Teaching the Gospel to Kids :: Gospel Centered Teaching - TrevinWax. http://vimeo.com/78571813 This video speaks into the hearts of faith building parents andteachers on then importance of building faith early, consistently,repetitively, lovingly and expectantly. (I tried for hours to get a video to post I have tried several sources, used the embedded codes asdirected and tried cutting and pasting URL. Nothing has worked). 11. Teaching Faith to Children Scoring Rubric.Student must score a minimum of 10 with at least a 1 for each category.Excellent_3 Competent_2 Needs work_1Needs Assessment Specific to the audience; intentional needsassessment on specific material; evidence ofresearch or review on the importance ofteaching faith to children.Research is thorough and goes beyond what waspresented in class or in the assigned texts.Specific to the audience; intentional needsassessment on specific materialResearch is adequate but does not go muchbeyond what was presented in class or in theassigned text.Generalized, not specific to the audienceLittle or no research is apparent.Learning Objectives Includes at least 3 measurable learning objectives.Helps to expand and apply knowledge using:interpret, apply, practice, demonstrate,compare, contrast, etc.; reflects opportunity toexpand and apply knowledge to everydaypractice.Includes at least 3 measurable learningobjectives. Helps to expand and applyknowledge using: interpret, apply, practice,demonstrate, compare, contrast, etc.Includes at least 3 measurable learningobjectives.Content Provides opportunity to expand and applyknowledge to everyday practice; consistent withreliable child development theory & principles,professional competencies, best practices, qualitystandards and licensing regulations; extremelycomprehensive; provides opportunity to refineskills and put concepts and behaviors intocontext.Provides opportunity to expand and applyknowledge to everyday practice; consistentwith reliable child development theory &principles, professional competencies, bestpractices, quality standards and licensingregulationsMinimal content, provides opportunityto expand and apply knowledge toeveryday practiceTraining Methods Includes a minimum of 2 basic instructionalmethods; provides evidence how methods areused to reinforce ability to focus learning on theapplication of concepts; includes a time andsequence that supports and reinforces learning;appropriate to learning objectives and contentIncludes a minimum of 2 basic instructionalmethods; provides evidence how methodsare used to reinforce ability to focuslearning on the application of concepts;includes a time and sequence; appropriateto learning objectives and contentIncludes a minimum of 2 basicinstructional methods; includes timeand sequenceAppendices Materials list is included and referenced;materials are used to enhance and reinforcelearning objectives; includes a minimum of 2recent references and 2 resources; all referencesand resources are relevant to the content. UseAPA citations.Materials list is included and referenced;includes a minimum of 2 recent referencesand 2 resources. Use APA citations.Materials list is included but notreferenced; includes a minimum of 2references and 2 resources. Use APAcitations. 12. ReferencesBaker, Matt. (2013) James Fowler's Stages of Faith Chart. Retrievedfrom: http://www.usefulcharts.com/psychology/james-fowler-stages-of-faith.htmlCarr, S. Ph.D. (1997) Children of Character: Making the Most of Teachable Moments.Johns Hopkins School of Education. Retrieved from:http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/lifelonglearning/early-childhood/teachable-moments/Wax, T. (2014). Teaching the Gospel to Children. Lifeway: Gospel Centered Teaching.Retrieved from: http://vimeo.com/78571813