Monday, December 9, 2013  How to Help New Sunbeams Pay Attention
How-to posts contain ideas for dealing with problems and/or
meeting teaching objectives.  These posts may be updated as I
discover or think of new ideas.  If you have something to add to
the conversation, please leave it in the comments!  1.  Keep
things moving. Sunbeams have very short attention spans.  Have
your books ready, pages marked, lists printed out, flipcharts on
the table, visual aides on the board... whatever it is you need
to step right in to teaching.  And once you've got it going,
don't stop.  If your cd won't load or your pianist is having
trouble finding a page, ask the kids a question or guide them in
some wiggles.  In fact...  2.  Look for every opportunity to
wiggle.  There are lots of ways to work in a wiggle song.  If
the weather is nice, start with "Popcorn Popping."  If you're
learning about faith, take a break and sing "Snowman" but change
the words to "Once there was a small seed... in the sun he
grew."  Add sign langu