Special Buddies Brings the Bible to Life by Joy Fisher
I love editing Bible Teaching for Kids: Special Buddies because I believe that every child is able to make the decision to become a Christian. Children with special needs cannot take this life-changing step unless the Bible is presented to them in a manner that supports their individual learning styles and specific developmental abilities. Special Buddies provides the framework to help churches make the adaptations necessary to allow all children to participate and grow spiritually at a pace that is comfortable for them. Quick Facts about Special Buddies:
- A new Bible story is presented every two weeks, to allow time for extended activities or repetition of meaningful activities and concepts. Very little reading and writing is required.
- More than 20 activities are outlined in each leader guide session, from which leaders may pick and choose in order to meet individual needs of children.
- Learner guide pages offer visual and experiential support of biblical concepts and include parent tips to assist families in reinforcing spiritual foundations at home.
Special Buddies works well …
- in self-contained classrooms for children in grades 1 through 6 who have special needs.
- with an individual child who receives one-on-one care at church while parents attend Bible study.
- for a child with special needs who attends a typical Sunday School setting but responds well to modified lessons and individualized attention.
New Downloadable Format
Need just one Bible story lesson plan to use as supplemental material with any curriculum? Want find out what Special Buddies is all about? A new undated single session format is now available for online purchase and download. For $4.95 per session, you get six pages of leader guide session plans as well as four or more learner guide pages in full color.
Ten Special Buddies sessions are available now, with more to come in future months:
Jesus Read the Scroll (Free Sample)
God Created the World
David and Goliath
God Protected Daniel from the Lions
Jesus Is Born
The Model Prayer
The Good Samaritan
Parable of the Lost Son
Jesus Healed a Man Born Blind
Jesus Walked on Water
Paul and Silas in Prison
Ordering Information
Ready to learn more? Follow these links for ordering information on the lifeway.com site and a free sample session download on the Ning site:
http://www.lifeway.com/Keyword/Special+Buddies
Order current dated curriculum and undated single-session downloads
LifeWay Special Needs Ministry
facebook.com/LifeWay Special Needs
Interact with other special needs leaders
Special Buddies Teacherslifewayextra.ning.com/group/specialbuddiesteachers
Find a free downloadable Special Buddies session
Joy Fisher has been a ParentLife contributor since before her children were born; her oldest is inching ever closer to his 13th birthday. She edits Special Buddies, LifeWay’s Bible study curriculum for children with intellectual and developmental special needs.
