Parable Fun for Little OnesRenita Boyle |
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From The Church Times - September 2008 Resources for under-fives are fewer than those for older children, and Parable Fun for Little Onesis a good concept - making accessible for small children the wonderful stories Jesus told. Each of the ten parables used is backed up with a bank of quick and easy activities and games to help the children think about the parable. Reviewed by Ronni Lamont From 'Blethers' (Newsletter of the Scottish Storytelling Centre and Network) - April 2008. Parable Fun for Little Ones - a fresh attractive resource for Christian education with the under fives. Renita Boyle provides 10 sessions of pick and mix stories and activities, including rhymes and actions. You can also link in with a back-up website on the Parable Fun website. Sunday School never used to be so much fun. 'I've just finished reading Parable Fun from cover to cover. What a
fabulous resource to support RE lessons for my students with additional
support needs! It is crammed full of sensory ideas relevant to them
all, for example, the Story Sack. 'The layout of each chapter appeals
to my teacher's planning instinct, with the biblical aim clearly stated
at the beginning and content and activities following on. I
particularly like the 'Rhyme Time' sections as my students do respond
to the sound of rhyming words and the rhythm of verse. The 'Prayer
Pocket' for each story is also great with lots of ideas to develop
simple prayer with them. 'Well done Renita! Can I suggest some sequels.
How about 'Old Testament Fun' or 'Christmas Fun' !!' 'I have just been sitting in a sun beam preparing for Sunday School.
I am so excited - you have given me so many wonderful ideas to try, and
all appealing to me. It is a delight to have so much material to work
with! Parable Fun is not just a resource, it is a gift!
Off to get some of my broad bean plants from the green house, and some
seeds - guess which Parable I am doing!' 'I have never really tried this kind of storytelling before. I was
amazed at how something so simple could be so effective! The kids were
absolutely mesmerized!' 'It’s a very long time since I taught in Sunday school, but I wish I had had Renita’s book then. How much easier my life would have been and the children’s experience of Sunday school would have been so much more fulfilling, enriching and fun. 'The book, aimed at the teachers, parents and carers of very young children, takes ten of the parables of Jesus and examines a variety of imaginative ways to explain and underline the message within the story. Each chapter uses the same extension activities, providing repetition and familiarity for the children and useful ideas for the parent or teacher. When all the parables have been used, the ideas can be transferred to other stories, both Bible and non-Bible. The book also contains many photocopyable pages of poems, sheets to take home, activity sheets, name badges, puppet shapes and colour-ins. 'This book is a fantastic resource
for anyone working with young children. Read it, but more importantly,
use it - tell the stories, lead the activities and then be inspired to
carry on and find your own stories and ways to make them as much fun as
Renita has.' From: The Methodist Recorder - 13 December 2007 'Every pre-school teacher needs this book! Everything is produced in a beautiful, thoughtful and easy to use package. It is brilliant!'
'Renita is a remarkable storyteller. A powerball of imagination and inventiveness, who can keep a young audience spellbound, hanging on her every word - or have older listeners rolling in the aisles only to wake up the next morning still thinking about the tale she told. That is a great gift.' |
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