Filing Children's Church Lessons and Worksheets

by Paulette Wright

I have enjoyed reading and using some of your ideas. Thought I'd share some of my ideas that have worked for me first as a public school teacher and as a children's Sunday School and Children's Church leader for many years. When I first began teaching, I'd say, I know I have a perfect worksheet for that lesson. At that time storage files were file cabinets and remembering the name of the worksheet was often confusing. I began using notebooks and would organize them by chapters of the book Also at this time, copy machines were ditto and mimeograph and keeping originals were very messy. I still use notebooks today and file everything under topics like creation or passages in the Bible. Since we now have a rotating system of teachers for Children's Church, I still prepare the lessons. I'm currently using Through The Bible for lessons and if I don't like an activity, I just go to my notebooks and find something I think the students would learn from and enjoy more. As I make a lesson out for a teacher, I print out a copy for my notebook and I have the entire lesson ready. I don't have a laptop and projector either so I print songs and memory verses on overheads that can quickly be slid into sheet protectors and also placed in notebooks. I HOPE THESE IDEAS ARE OF USE TO SOMEONE.