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Aanna Smalley
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  • Elkhorn, NE
  • United States
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Pros and Cons of Elevate Curriculum

Vicki, We were previously using the 252 Basics curriculum for both preschool and elementary age kids.

Replied Jul 22

How do you notify parents when you need them to return to the nursery?

We use the Fellowship 1 check-in system. When a child has an accident, gets ill, or is too upset to stay in class we list the first 3 letters of the child's first name along with their alphanumeric n…

Replied Apr 12

Do parents choose not to put their child in a Sunday school room if the room appears full?
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Have you noticed parents choosing not to place their child in a Sunday School room if they look in and notice that the room "appears" to be full?  Have you ever had parents say something to you about…

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ben & Ashley Kingdon Apr 14.

Moving Cheese: VBS alternatives

Our church nixed VBS almost 4 years ago. We wanted to offer something different than the other churches in the city. We were finding that kids who were VBS jumpers were often attending a VBS with the…

Tagged: VBS

Replied Jan 21

 

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Aanna Smalley replied to Jennifer Keenan's discussion 'Pros and Cons of Elevate Curriculum'
Vicki, We were previously using the 252 Basics curriculum for both preschool and elementary age kids.
July 22
Ben & Ashley Kingdon replied to Aanna Smalley's discussion 'Do parents choose not to put their child in a Sunday school room if the room appears full?'
In my experiance yes! Especially if there are a wide age range of kids that seem to be dissorganized. It's makes the room look alot more crowdwd and hectic unless kids are grouped together and focusing on a same thing... like when parents are checki…
April 13
Pam Bucher replied to Aanna Smalley's discussion 'Do parents choose not to put their child in a Sunday school room if the room appears full?'
I have not had parents say anything about it but sometimes they do choose to keep the child out. Often when a child refuses to come back to a class it is because it has been too full and they have been overwhelmed before by the hustle and bustle of…
April 13
Aanna Smalley replied to Carolyn Covert's discussion 'How do you notify parents when you need them to return to the nursery?'
We use the Fellowship 1 check-in system. When a child has an accident, gets ill, or is too upset to stay in class we list the first 3 letters of the child's first name along with their alphanumeric name tag code on the screen. The parents meet us at…
April 12
Aanna Smalley and Mary Rice Hopkins are now friends
April 12
Aanna Smalley added a discussion
Do parents choose not to put their child in a Sunday school room if the room appears full?
Have you noticed parents choosing not to place their child in a Sunday School room if they look in and notice that the room "appears" to be full?  Have you ever had parents say something to you about a class appearing to be full?
April 12
Casi replied to Aanna Smalley's discussion 'Preschool Day Camp'
You may not think you're doing VBS, but you are! :) Most VBS curriculum comes with a preschool component. I would start there! Standard Publishing has a VBS this year called Hero Headquarters that talks about how to be heroic if you wanted to stick…
January 29
Aanna Smalley replied to Joe McAlpine's discussion 'Moving Cheese: VBS alternatives'
Our church nixed VBS almost 4 years ago. We wanted to offer something different than the other churches in the city. We were finding that kids who were VBS jumpers were often attending a VBS with the same curriculum as another VBS they'd attended. S…
January 21
Carrie Fullerton replied to Aanna Smalley's discussion 'Preschool Day Camp'
Use the super hero curriculm and change it to fit Prince and Princess theme.
January 20
Aanna Smalley updated their profile
January 18
Aanna Smalley added a discussion
Preschool Day Camp
Our church tends to be a very non-traditional Christian church. We don't do all the things that most Christian churches see as "must haves" such as VBS. We offer a Soccer/Cheer camp for K-5th graders for a week in the summer and last year introduced…
January 18
Aanna Smalley joined Jennifer Hooks's group
Children's Ministry Magazine
Join this group to talk about trends, tools, successes, failures, and dreams for your ministry. Great conversation with the writers and editors of Children's Ministry Magazine, the most-read, most-used resource for children's ministers!
January 18
Aanna Smalley joined Steven Dilla's group
Elevate
For those interested in, or currently using Elevate, the Children's Curriculum from Fellowship Church.
January 18
Aanna Smalley replied to Jennifer Keenan's discussion 'Pros and Cons of Elevate Curriculum'
We too use Elevate and it has been so welcomed. Before our switch to Elevate the kids were bored, the teachers were becoming frustrated with the lack of relevance between activities and lessons, and we were spending much time and money purchasing su…
January 18
Aanna Smalley is now friends with Bob Armstrong and Craig & Jill Anderson
January 18
Aanna Smalley updated their profile photo
January 12

Profile Information

Tell us about your church:
We're a non-traditional Christian church that believes in doing what it takes to reach people through fellowship, solid Biblical teaching, and revolutionary ideas.
Church/Ministry Website Address:
http://www.stonebridgeonline.net
Church Denomination:
Christian church
Number of members attending your church:
1000-1200
Number of children attending your weekend services (birth to 5th grade):
230+
Which age groups do you work with (check all that apply):
Nursery, Preschool, K-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th
According to Tom Rath's "Strength Finder 2.0" my top five strengths are (no specific order):
achiever, activator, ideation, input, positivity
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education

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