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Welcome to Firelight II!
  • The Firelight II Concept
  • Components of Firelight II
  • How Firelight II Works
  • Preparation for Coordinators and Leaders
  • Firelight Enrichments

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The Firelight ConceptTelling the Story
  • Stories tell us who we are - so claim the story!
  • Firelight makes Bible learning more than a simple
    handoff of information
  • Firelight helps kids dig deeply into Bible
    stories
  • Firelight engages people of all ages with active
    learning, rewarding teaching, and a flexible
    format

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The Firelight II ConceptGardners Multiple
Intelligences
  • Firelight is based on Howard Gardners
    Multiple Intelligences
  • Multiple Intelligence theory has influenced
    education
  • Kids show smarts in many ways

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The Firelight II ConceptGardners Multiple
Intelligences
  • Areas of Multiple Intelligences
  • Verbal / Linguistic
  • Musical / Rhythmic
  • Visual / Spatial
  • Interpersonal
  • Intrapersonal
  • Bodily / Kinesthetic
  • Logical / Mathematical
  • Naturalist

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The Firelight II Concept
  • Deeper Learning options tap into Multiple
    Intelligences
  • Learners use their strengths and interests
  • Bible learning is linked to daily life
  • Firelight II learning has many dimensions
  • Active and reflective
  • Deep understanding of stories
  • Critical and creative thinking

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How Firelight II WorksUnit Structure
  • Current Firelight II Units
  • Most Certainly True! Living the Catechism
  • Circle of Seasons Living the Church Year
  • Upcoming Firelight II Units
  • Kingdom Stories Learning from Jesus Parables
    (June 05)
  • Wonder Stories Learning from Jesus Miracles
    (August 05)

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How Firelight II WorksGreat Features
  • Stories repeat for 2-4 weeks to accommodate
    busy kids and leaders
  • Firelight II units are undated and can be used in
    any order
  • Flexible Deeper Learning options make it easy for
    leaders to explore and share their own gifts
  • Kids love Firelight, and that reduces behavioral
    problems
  • The flexible Firelight II format works in
    rotation, classroom, and one-room schoolhouse
    Sunday schools

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How Firelight WorksLeader Roles
  • Gather learners together, hear the Bible story,
    and go deeper
  • Guide learners through activities
  • Explore each Bible story for up to 4 weeks and
    support at-home Bible story exploration
  • Connect with other leaders to share preparation
    and teaching responsibilities

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How Firelight WorksLearner Groups
  • Firelight offers material for learners at many
    age and grade levels
  • Ages 2-3
  • Pre-K/K
  • Grades 1-2
  • Grades 3-4
  • Grades 5-6

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How Firelight WorksSchedules
  • Each 60-minute session has three parts
  • Getting Started 10 minutes of Bible story time
    in age-level groups
  • Deeper Learning 40 minutes exploring one or two
    Deeper Learning areas
  • Wrapping Up 10 minutes for debrief
  • Learners may rotate from area to area or complete
    the activities in one classroom

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Components of Firelight
  • Firelight II Planning Guide (Available 4/05)
  • Leader Pack
  • Leader Guide
  • Learner Resource
  • Bible Art posters
  • Reproducible Home Pages on CD-ROM
  • The Learning Bible (CEV)
  • Your imagination!

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Components of FirelightLeader Guide
  • Usability features
  • 100 reproducible
  • Perforated and three-hole punched for easy
    copying, distribution, and storage
  • Page markers for Age-level Leaders, Deeper
    Learning Leaders, and Everyone

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Firelight II Age-Level Guides
  • Leader Guide Structure
  • First 16 pages provide teacher support
  • Same structure for all 5 stories 2-4-10
  • First 2 pages help prepare for session
  • Next 4 pages for age-level leaders
  • Last 10 pages have Deeper Learning activities
    (art, computers, drama, food, games, music,
    puppets, science, storytelling, video/DVD)

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Components of FirelightLearner Resources
  • The music CD is all-ages learner resource
  • Music is used during age-level time, deeper
    learning, at home with families
  • Some new songs, some old
  • Affordable, accessible, durable!

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Components of FirelightReproducible Home Pages
CD-ROM
  • Each grade level has 10 RHPs per story
  • 1 page for Bible storytelling
  • 1 page of poster art activities
  • 4 pages of age-level activities
  • 4 pages of family activities
  • Bible storytelling scripts
  • Each Firelight II unit offers over 250 RHPs!

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Firelight II Bible Posters
  • 6 posters used for all age levels (1 for each
    Bible story, 1 summary)
  • Ideas for usage
  • Decorate the room (and beyond!)
  • Review the stories
  • Look for symbols and colors

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Firelight PreparationWhat Coordinators Do
  • Review your congregations mission statement
    for Christian education
  • Establish learning and teaching goals
  • Identify your Sunday school format
  • Rotation
  • Classroom
  • One-room schoolhouse

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Firelight PreparationWhat Coordinators Do
  • Estimate the number of learners and
    leaders plan for growth!
  • Set up learning spaces by age and activity type
  • Decide how many weeks you will spend on
    each Bible story
  • Plan the years schedule, including seasonal
    events (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter)

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Firelight II PreparationWhat Coordinators Do
  • Select the Firelight unit
  • Order Leader Packs and Learner Resources
  • Invite everyone in your congregation to join
    in Firelight learning
  • Identify leaders for age levels and for Deeper
    Learning activities
  • Arrange cooperation and divide up the tasks

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Most Certainly True!Living the Catechism stories
  • Count on the Commandments (Exodus 201-17)
  • Believe the Creed (John 115-5, John 316, John
    1526-27)
  • Practice the Prayer (Matthew 65-13)
  • Splash in the Spirit (Matthew 31-17)
  • Gather in Grace (Matthew 2626-30)

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Circle of Seasons Living the Church Year stories
  • Anticipate Advent
  • Celebrate Christmas and Epiphany
  • Hope in Lent and Holy Week
  • Experience Easter
  • Play through Pentecost

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Firelight PreparationWhat Leaders Do
  • Get ready to lead Firelight 2 4 10
  • 2 pages of session prep content
  • Bible Background
  • About Kids
  • Two Views
  • Weekly Journal Idea
  • Weekly Prayer Time

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Firelight PreparationWhat Leaders Do
  • Get ready to lead Firelight 2 4 10
  • 4 pages of age-level content for Getting
    Started and Wrapping Up each week
  • Heres the Story
  • Heres the Theme
  • The Story and Me
  • The Story and My Church

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Firelight PreparationWhat Leaders Do
  • Get ready to lead Firelight 2 4 10
  • 10 pages of Deeper Learning options
  • Art, computers, drama, food, games, music
    puppets, science, storytelling, video/DVD
  • Choose one or two options each week that work
    with your learners, time, materials, and space

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Firelight Enrichments
  • Titles in the Creative Essentials equip leaders
    to plan effective Deeper Learning experiences
  • Art, Kids, and Christian Education
  • Computers, Kids, and Christian Education
  • Creative Music, Kids, and Christian Education
  • Games, Kids, and Christian Education
  • Puppets, Kids, and Christian Education
  • Science, Kids, and Christian Education
  • Storytelling, Kids, and Christian Education
  • Video, Kids, and Christian Education

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Firelight Enrichments
  • The Learning Bible (CEV) on CD-ROM
  • Leading Firelight How to Spark the Learning
    Video and Booklet
  • Reproducible Seasonal Ideas on CD-ROM

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Firelight A Final Word
  • Firelight is flexible and active
  • Blessings to you on your teaching ministry
  • Firelight Light the Fire of Faith!

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