JOURNEY LAND IS NOW AT SOUTH PLAINS CHURCH OF CHRIST!

Our children's bible classes are now presenting a new, exciting program called Journey Land. What is Journey Land?

Journey Land is a hands-on, multi-sensory, multi-dimensional, Bible education program, based on our growing knowledge of how children best develop and retain long-term knowledge and understanding. JOURNEY LAND IS DYNAMIC LEARNING!

In a nutshell, Journey Land takes one major Bible story and presents different segments or facets of that story in depth, in a series of theme-based rooms (workshops) over a period of weeks. Teachers repeat their own segment of that main story as groups of kids rotate from room to room each week.

This approach will increase Bible knowledge, it will be motivating, and it will be fun! But these advantages are meaningless if our children do not apply Biblical knowledge to their own lives. DYNAMIC LEARNING implies that every story we tell, every activity that we undertake, every concept we teach helps our children develop a relationship with, an understanding of, and a love for our Lord and His children.

Gaining wisdom-applying Biblical principles to life-is the purpose of our children's religious education!

Since students rotate in groups to different theme-based workshops each week, Journey Land's educational model is based on the WORKSHOP ROTATION MODEL (WRM). WRM concentrates on taking ONE MAJOR BIBLE STORY, presenting segments of it in different ways (to accommodate different intelligences and learning styles) over a period of weeks. By using this method, our children will develop a lasting memory and understanding that applies to their lives.

VOCABULARY FOR JOURNEY LAND

*Workshop: theme-based classrooms specific to the activity that will take place in that room *Rotation: a eight week period of time focusing on one particular story or theme (also referred to as "Unit of Study") *Group: children are organized into "groups" that rotate together to the different workshops. *Journeymen: the "guides" of each group; Journeymen stay with their particular group for the entire duration of the rotation and are responsible for developing relationships with the children in their group. *Teacher: responsible for preparing and teaching the lesson; will stay in that particular Workshop for eight weeks.

In Memory of Devon—adopted by the Borlands, Richardsons, and Reeves

Joyful Noise: children lift their voices in praise. We want to include our current Memory Work program in here. Also, use the room as a way to teach our children how to sing. *Paint walls Painted treble and bass on wall with notes of Jesus Loves Me *rainbow (picture) ceiling decoration Chicken wire Batting Lights Various colors of Clearphane paper in chicken wire for rainbow *props to go along with the rooms theme *chairs for kids, teacher, and journeyman *will need a coordinator for this workshop

Adopted by the Explorers Class

The Wilderness Trek: Children are exposed to geographical settings, time lines, and the culture of the story. We also want to include missions here. Make children more aware of

spreading God’s word to other countries.

*mural of the world map *timeline *painted scrolls to use with overhead projector *walls textured and painted where stuff was not there *props to go along with the rooms theme *benches or stools *will need chairs for the teacher and journeyman *will need a coordinator for this workshop

Adopted by the Family Builders Class

Joseph’s Workshop: Bible stories are taught through art projects, cooking experiences, and science experiments.

*tile floor??? *stain concrete??? *Make room look like a workshop Joseph would have worked in. *table and benches or stools *scenes painted on walls—windows, stones, etc. *props to go along with the rooms theme *small appliances??? *will need a chair for the teacher and journeyman *will need a coordinator for this workshop

Memorial Road has two art rooms. The one above is the one they call Joseph’s Workshop which is the name we will use. The one below is the other one they call The Potter’s Room. I am just trying to show you two different examples that we

can use to create our own.

Adopted by the Friendship Class

The Journey Land Theatre: Children re-enact Bible stories using stage sets, lighting and costumes. The Children will work on the script on Sunday morning, then Wednesday night they have a run through. Postcards will be sent out to invite parents, family and friends to come watch the performance @ 7:45 pm on Wednesday night.

*need to find a person to help design a plan for the theatre

*stain concrete floor

*lift ceiling

*lights and lighting

*curtains

*Rods for the stage

*several back drop canvases

*costumes for children

*need props for the stories

*chairs for kids to sit in and for the performance

*will need a coordinator for this workshop

They made the walls out of boxes that they painted.

The Tabernacle: The entire Bible story is told in chronological order through various story telling techniques.

*Paint walls with murals *Make a setting that is cozy for storytelling *Pillars *Ark of the Covenant *dim lights *pillows and cushions for kids to sit on?? *will need a chair for the teacher and journeyman *will need a coordinator for this workshop

In Memory of Brayden McCrady—Adopted by the Connections Class

Live from Jerusalem: Children make a various types of puppets to use to re-enact the Bible story or tell on application skit. This class has the same format as the Theatre. They get their parts on Sunday.

*painting walls with murals *puppet stage *puppets *chairs for kids to sit in *will need a coordinator for this workshop

“Reel Life”: Movie clips are viewed and discussed to teach the life application of the Bible story. *painting on walls with murals *casual chairs—Memorial Road had chairs that just had a back with a spring (below). The chairs sat on the floor. *projector *DVD/VCR player *This room also worked well when the church needed to provide babysitting. You could put a movie on for the kids to watch. *will need a chair for the teacher and journeyman *will need a coordinator for this workshop

Solomon’s Study: The entire Bible story is told in chronological order through various story telling techniques. Also take the Bible story to a deeper level using reference materials and activities to strengthen their faith. *Paint walls with murals

*Make a setting that is cozy for storytelling

*dim lights

*pillows and cushions for kids to sit on??

*made it look like a study or library

*benches or pillows for kids to sit on

*will need a chair for the teacher and journeyman

*will need a coordinator for this workshop