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Silent Seat Introduction
The Silent Seat introduction takes approximately five minutes.
During this time the children gradually calm down from the
excitement of the games and prepare themselves to listen.
We carefully explain what is required of them during the teaching
time – for them to sit in silence, looking and listening
to the adult who’s talking and not disturbing the children
around them. We then give them three incentives to behave
appropriately:
- We explain that all the helpers around the hall are holding
sweets. At any point during the teaching time, the helpers
will look for children who are listening carefully and put
a sweet in their lap. This is their’s to keep and eat
later.
- In addition to this, a helper is standing at the front
with a star prize certificate. They are looking for the
best child in the whole of Kidz Klub. That child will be
announced at the end of the Teaching Time and they and one
friend will get to go on a free trip, for example bowling,
swimming or to the cinema, in the next school holidays.
- Finally, and most importantly, we explain that each team
has four balloons which are displayed at the front of the
stage. If a girl talks at any point during the teaching,
a girl’s team balloon will be popped and vice versa
for the boys. At the end of the club all the children are
due to get a 10p sweet, but if all the girls balloons have
been popped, their sweets will go to the boys. This means
that the boys will receive two sweets while the girls get
none. The same applies in reverse if all the boys balloons
are popped. This is a great incentive, as it creates an
atmosphere where positive peer-pressure applies. We frequently
see children shushing others, who are trying to talk, because
they don’t want their team to loose their sweets.
Once the Silent Seat Introduction is finished we count to
three and blow the whistle. From that point we expect
(and usually get straight away) complete silence until the
end of the teaching time.
Teaching Time
Although the teaching time consists of four segments –
a bible lesson and three object lessons, we see it as a whole.
The four segments make up one message. The bible lesson lays
a foundation, the first two object lessons expand the topic,
while the final one shows them how to apply the teaching to
their own lives. Because the segments follow quickly one after
the other, with one helper picking up as the previous one
finishes speaking, the variation helps to hold the kids' attention.
Bible Lesson
The Bible Lessons usually run in a series, lasting half a
term. The series may, for example, follow the life of an Old
Testament character or teach the children about six miracles
that Jesus performed. The Bible Lesson is narrated by one
person, while other helpers act the story out on stage. You
can also use videos for this purpose. We use costumes, props,
sound effects and humour to hold the children’s attention.
Object Lessons
Following the Bible Lesson are three Object Lessons. These
are short, visual illustrations that help to expand the point.
To make them attention grabbing and memorable we use the following:
- Humour
- Testimony
- Sound Effects
- Large, visual props
- Magic Tricks
- Drama
- Real life scenarios
To see a sample
Kidz Klub teaching session, click here to download a free
sample of Kidz Klub UK Resources.
Response
Each week we give the children a chance to respond to the
teaching they’ve heard, either through worship or going
to one side of the hall to receive one to one prayer.
Once the response time is finished, the pace increases again,
as the winner of the star prize certificate is announced.
The children are then dismissed, one row at a time, in an
orderly fashion and each one receives a personal good bye
on the door.
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