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(2) We need to teach stories for more than one week. Having a new Bible story every week creates biblically illiterate kids and burns-out teachers who want to be creative.
By rotating kids and not teachers through "workshops," kids get variety and depth in a single story, while teachers get to prepare once and improve every week.
Here's a typical four week rotation schedule for 3 different grade groups.
| ROTATION STORY: Prodigal Son |
VIDEO Teacher: Jane |
ART Teacher: Amy |
DRAMA Teacher: Bill |
BIBLE GAMES Teacher: Jo |
| Week 1 | Grades K-1 | Grades 2-4 | Grades 5-6 | Open |
| Week 2 | Open | Grades K-1 | Grades 2-4 | Grades 5-6 |
| Week 3 | Grades 5-6 | Open | Grades K-1 | Grades 2-4 |
| Week 4 | Grades 2-4 | Grades 5-6 | Open | Grades K-1 |
Rotation schedules are super-flexible and scalable to any church size. Add a fifth week and workshop to create a
