THE BASIC REVELATION IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

A Word Concerning How To Use These Lessons

Parents are urged to familiarize themselves with the material in the appropriate chapter of the book The Basic Revelation of the Holy Scriptures, By Witness Lee, published by Living stream Ministry in order to gain an adequate vision from which to impart the material and to equip themselves in order to answer any questions which (older) children may ask, This includes, of course, a thorough grounding in the Scriptures referenced in the chapter cited.
Lesson implementation may be tailored to suit the ages of the children involved by varying the difficulty of terms and concepts covered, and by shortening and lengthening the expositions and stories.
Along with the lesson text, certain suggested methods of presentation have been included (illustrations, "props", charts, songs). A standard format for every gathering is also suggested: 1. Welcome 2. Lesson 3. Reinforcement Activity 4. Refreshments. An "opening song" has been included to assist with the Welcome.
There are two units of a total of thirteen lessons that are particularly for younger children. With young children, it is better to present present one story slowly, carefully, repetitively, and thoroughly, rather than to throw at them a number of diverse characters and situations in several stories. The point is made with young children largely via repetition of the same material, even the same phrasing. As the audience's age rises, the repetition can he of ideas/underlying themes, as opposed to the wording/phrasing itself, and more than one story or example at a time can be absorbed by the children.
With young children, sing songs V-E-R-Y S-L O-W-L-Y and go over and over them, before attempting to sing all the way through up to tempo. You can even sing a phrase/line and have them sing it back to you, line by line, through the entire song.