Leadership|Mr. Mark's Classroom

Snow Globe

by Mark Jones | Jan 25, 2021 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Teacher Helps | 0 comments

Supplies: Black cardstockClear dessert plateBlue paperEpsom saltsSnow Globe templateClear tri-beadsHot glue gun Prepare: Print a picture of each child.Use the template provided below to trace and cut a snow globe base out of black card stock. Instructions: Trace the...

Reopening Children’s Sunday School

by Mark Jones | Jul 2, 2020 | Articles, Buildings, Space and Equipment, Children, Featured, Leadership, Parent/Family, Preschool, Safety & Security, Sunday School | 0 comments

I have heard from many that have appreciated the Reopening Childcare document I posted last Thursday. I want to share what I have put together for reopening our Sunday School on promotion day August 16. I know we are all reopening at different times, but if...

How and When Should I Reopen Childcare?

by Mark Jones | Jun 25, 2020 | Buildings, Space and Equipment, Children, Featured, Leadership, Preschool, Safety & Security | 0 comments

Like many of you I have been struggling about how to reopen. What are the best practices? Even more, who in the world can I find to come serve or work with our kids. We have to reopen sometime. The other ministers are looking at me and asking when the...

VBS – What Will We Do?

by Mark Jones | Apr 16, 2020 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Preschool, Resources, VBS 2020 | 0 comments

Happy Thursday, my friends! Let me share what’s we are discussing for our June VBS. I realize many leaders are trying to decide what will be best for your church, so I have some good news. LifeWay has officially released an eBook with four strategies for VBS (how...

Tornado Drills

by Mark Jones | Mar 26, 2020 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Podcast, Preschool, Teacher Helps | 0 comments

Here in Oklahoma, we are used to frightening weather. It can still scare us. We had a tornado hit our house just a couple of years ago. It ripped off part of our roof and proceeded to rain like crazy and flood that part of the house. The damage was terrible but...

Classroom Management, Part 4

by Mark Jones | Dec 19, 2019 | Children, Featured, Leadership, Podcast, Preschool, Sunday School, Teacher Helps, Training | 0 comments

Hey friends. Welcome to Mr. Mark’s Classroom. My name is Mark Jones. I am excited to share with you another great tip about classroom management today, because I’ve got several of my own teachers who are really trying to make a great...