Volunteers from St. John's ELCA in Brookfield, Wisconsin developed these resources as part of a program of Capacitación (training workshops) for pastors and Sunday School teachers in the Salvadoran Lutheran Church. You are freely welcome to use these for non-commercial purposes.

Resources from Capacitación 1 - Educational Strategies for Teachers

• Animar a Sus Estudiantes ~ Words to Motivate and Animate Your Students
• Aprender ~ How do children learn?
• Caracteristicas de Edades ~ Age Characteristics of Children (how the ages and stages of children impact their learning styles)
• Centros de Aprender ~ Using learning centers and a rotational model as a strategy for teaching large groups of children
• Construir Relaciones ~ Bulding Relationships with your Students
• Ideas de Disciplina ~ Ideas for Classroom Discipline -- Discipline comes from the word "disciple"
• Enseñando de Equipo ~ Ideas for Team Teaching
• Ideas de Enseñar ~ Teaching Ideas ("Tricks of the Trade")
• Las Escrituras que Guían el Ministerio de Educación ~ Scriptures which Guide Education Ministries
• Las Preguntas de Sabiduria ~ Wisdom Questions - questions for teachers to discuss with one another in small groups
• Las Técnicas de Preguntar ~ Questioning Techniques
• Los Mandamientos ~ Commandments for Children and Commandments for Teachers
• Por qué Enseñar ~ Why Teach? - what motivates Sunday School teachers? what is their calling?
• Si una niña viva... ~ A poem to inspire teachers
• Soy Especial ~ I am Special

Resources from Capacitación 2 -- Things to use with Kids

During Capacitación 2, adults and youth helpers had the opportunity to be "kids" for a day. They participated in a Bible School experience with 4 learning centers: Bible Story, Music, Art and Recreation. The participants were divided into 4 groups and rotated between the centers (about every 30 minutes).

• Suggested Plan for a Day at Vacation Bible School in English or in Spanish ~ a handout distributed at the training event
• An example of our specific plan for Capacitación 2