Few Children, Great Opportunities contains twelve ready-to-use thematic sessions exploying the character of God through the model we see in Jesus.
The programme is ideal for church-based children's work where there are small number of children with a mixed age range also defines many families, the material can be adaped for home use by families who want to spend time growing in faith together.
The sessions are non-sequential and can be used in any order while still building on each other. The material seeks to engage head, heart and hands by giving several ways to tell a Bible story using different learning styles, offering a variety of activities that help children to engage with the story, and including orignal songs, rhymes and chants as well as non-musical ways to worship God.
The format thas the flexibility to be used in church-based groups lasting between 20 and 60 minutes or within a midweek club. Each session is structured in the same way and includes a storybook activity to provide continuity, cohesion and recall, and a family follow-up sheet with ideas to encourage families to think about each characteristic at home together during the week.
The twelve characteristics of God explored in the programme include love, faithfulness, patience, power, goodness, self-control, peace, trustworthiness, kindness, gentleness and joy.
