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April 3, 2000
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IN THIS ISSUE OF THE SSTN e-NEWSLETTER:
* Fruits of the Spirit Easter basket?
* Memorization Schedule
* Ocean ideas were really helpful
* Easter crafts?
* "Tie-Dyed" Eggs

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Fruits of the Spirit Easter basket?

I am looking for the directions for the Fruits of the Spirit Easter basket . Have you heard of it? I had the directions and lost them. Makes me sad, because each Easter I make these and give them away. The idea is to put bible verses in plastic eggs along with items like raisins, candles and things that symbolize what the verses say.Hope someone has heard of it. Thanks, Darlene

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Here's a Memorization Schedule
[pre-school through senior high]

2 & 3 year old classes
Introduce a new verse each month.
Concentrate on salvation verses. [* = passages]
two's will struggle, most 3's can learn it word perfect

"If they can memorize 40 nursery rhymes and all those TV advertisements,
they can learn one complete Bible verse each month in my class,
with its reference." a pre-school teacher

Isaiah 53.6 John 1.12 Mark 10.45
Romans 5.8 Ephesians 2.8,9 *Psalm 23
John 3.16 Acts 16.31 Romans 6.23
Titus 3.7 *Luke 2.7-14 John 5.24
John 1.29 Romans 10.13 Philippians 3.9
Luke 19.10 John 6.47 John 20.31
Romans 3.24 I John 5.13

PRE-SCHOOL [4 & 5 year olds]
Introduce a new verse every 2 weeks, but continue reviewing the previous
verse. In effect you will be teaching 2 verses at a time. Continue each
verse for 4 weeks.
Any verses from the above list. * = passages

*Psalm 100 Matt 28.19,20 Eph. 4.32 Jas 4.8
Prov 12.22 Mark 16.15 Eph 6.1 Heb 13.5b
Prov 20.11 Romans 12.3 Phil 3.2 I John 1.9
Matt 6.33 Eph 2.10 Phil 4.4 I John 4.19

GRADES 1-3
Introduce 1 verse each week and continue to review at least the last 4
verses each week.
Use any of the above verses. * = passages

*Psalm 1 Psalm 19.14 Matt 7.7
Psalm 27.1 Prov 3.12 *John 14.1-6
Psalm 119.9-11 Prov 3.5,6 John 3.17-19
Psalm 119.165 Psalm 84.11 John 15.5
Psalm 119.97 Isaiah 53.5 *Luke 2.1-21

GRADES 4-6
Introduce 1 verse each week. Review the last 5 verses each week. This
is the GOLDEN AGE OF MEMORY. For many years kids this age have memorized
a dozen verses a week. Give them a complete camp scholarship if they'll
memorize 250 verses during the school year. Gifts of Christian books,
posters, and so forth every month for completed work can help motivate
them.
All verses from above. * = passages
*Exodus 20.1-15 Matt 5.1-12 I Cor 3.19,20
Gal 6.7 Psalm 119.18 *John 3.1-21
II Cor 5.17 Rom 8.28 *Psalm 121
John 10.37,39 II Cor 5.21 Eph 4.5
Psalm 133.1 John 1.1-14 II Cor 4.2
Phil 4.6 Isaiah 7.14 Acts 4.12
Gal 5.22,23 Phil 4.13

JUNIOR & SENIOR HIGH
Introduce 1 new verse each week. Review the last 5 verses each week.
See notes at "grades 4-6."
Use any of the above verses. * = passages
*Psalm 100 Romans 12.1,2 Col 3.1-4 II John 4
Psalm 19.1 I Cor 10.13 Phil 3.10
III John 4 Joshua 1.8,9 I Cor 11.1
Phil 4.8,9 I John 5.13 John 11.25,26
I Cor 15.51,58 Phil 4.19 Rom 10.17

Dr. Phil philipjmyers@junor.com

(From ChristianCrafters.Com-Thank you, Dr. Phil, for your work!)

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Ocean ideas were really helpful...

The answers to the Ocean ideas were really helpful to me.... even though
I was not the one originally asking the question! I got the ideas on the
picture ocean (in the frame) and the "ocean bottle" but I was curious if
any of you out there had any more crafts to do with SEA SHELLS and SAND.
I am going to Florida on a vacation to watch some little girls (10,8,&3)
and this is my theme: Wisdom wide as the ocean and deep as the sea and abundant as the sand will enable and enlarge the Christian to walk in obedience to both the will and the Word of God.

“And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding,
and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.” I Kings 4:29

“Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.”
Job 28:28
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,
Who gives to all men liberally, and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
James 1:5
“…but the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy...”
James 3:13-18

[consider a study of “the fool” and ”the wise” in Proverbs]
We are going to study about WISDOM on the beach in Florida! (Marco Island!) If you could help me that would be GREAT! Your ideas already have been a blessing!
Bye! ------- AbbaGail Hills

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I have taught childrens SS for several years and, although we use the wonderful Lifeway curriculum, the ideas I have found here have given me a fresh, enthusiastic approach. I now teach 5th and 6th graders in a small church in the busy city of Tampa, Florida.
Thank you again!
Jo Donahoo

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I am looking for Easter crafts to do with children from 1-6 grades. We
can modify it and make it easier or harder and just need something fun
for them to do during their morning assembly time. Thanks.

(From ChristianCrafters.Com: remember to check the Archives List for topics and crafts submitted in previous letters. It's a great resource! You can search by keywords too. Try typing in "Easter craft". Details below on how to access the archives. Blessings! Sarah Keith)

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How to Make "Tie-Dyed" Eggs
1. You can make these with either blown-out or hardboiled eggs. Besides the
eggs, you'll need regular Easter egg dyes, small flowers and leaves, an old
nylon stocking, and thread.

2. Cut a piece of stocking that's big enough to completely surround an egg.
Tie one end tightly with thread. Put the egg into the little "bag" you've
just created.

3. Arrange small flowers and leaves inside the stocking, around the egg. Use
lots of them if you can.

4. Pull the stocking tightly up over the egg. The stocking needs to be tight
to the egg surface. Tie the top of the stocking tightly with thread.

5. Dip the egg (inside its stocking bag) into regular Easter egg dye. Don't
dye it too dark, or the delicate patterns of the flowers and leaves may be
lost.

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