The Faith Teacher's Guide
The Faith Teacher’s Guide supports adult leaders as they walk through the basics of the Christian faith in Teen Zine vol. 1 with an in-depth exploration of the Apostles’ Creed. Teens will walk away from these lessons with some answers to essential questions asked by ancient Christians in the early church, which all creedal Christians still believe today.
Each Teen Zine Teacher’s Guide gives grown-ups the confidence to invite teens to explore their faith through art, scripture, activities, call and response, social emotional processing, quotations, pop quizzes, and so much more! This robust 8.5″ x 12″ spiral-bound Teacher’s Guide contains detailed teaching scripts, lesson planning pages, and student notes pages to track your students’ progress.
Each Teen Zine Teacher’s Guide comes with extra digital teaching tools, including Teaching Slides and downloadable Digital Posters of zine artwork and Bible verses.
How is a Quick Guide different from a Teacher’s Guide? Every Teen Zine comes with a Quick Guide (not sold separately). Think of the Quick Guide as a snapshot and the Teacher’s Guide as a script. The Teacher’s Guide goes deeper with more scripted prompts for teaching, detailed background information to lead conversations about the zine art, cues for when to use the digital teaching slides, and space for instructors to do additional lesson planning. While the Quick Guide is a small accordion-fold insert that is easy to throw in your purse or backpack, the Teacher’s Guide is a full-size spiral-bound plan for taking teens through each chapter of the zine. Each Teacher’s Guide comes with digital teaching slides (digital download) that can be used on a smart board or tv screen.
Do I need a Teacher’s Guide in my Sunday school classroom? Deciding whether or not to use Teacher’s Guides in your Sunday school classroom depends on your teachers and volunteers. You know your team best, but we can help you make a decision. Reach out to smsupport@storymakersnyc.com with questions or request a digital sample using this form.
Does every teacher need their own Teacher’s Guide? We recommend having one Teacher’s Guide per classroom and giving each teacher their own Quick Guide.
Are these products for church or home? Both! StoryMakers Teacher’s Guides are for any grown-ups who want a little support in leading their teens through their zines. Our products are easy to use without a lot of prep and can easily be used in big Sunday school classrooms, small homeschool co-ops, or when using the resources with friends or family.
Why do you refer to children as “StoryMakers”? We believe all humans are “story makers” because we are created in the image of God, the Ultimate Story Maker! We know kids and teens are creative, thoughtful, and imaginative beings with the ability to connect to their faith through the stories of the Bible.
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