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ROOTS Children & Young People

Cover: ROOTS Children & Young PeopleThe Children & Young People magazine provides resources for worshipping and learning with children and young people aged from three up to about 16 years old. The material can be used with mixed age groups or in age banded groups.

Weekly resources
In the weekly ROOTS resources there is a cohesive theme or direction, called the common thread. This unites the materials across the age range and over both the magazines, so that everyone will have the opportunity to explore the same biblical focus.

The materials offer ideas to select from and adapt for the group to make a linked sequence of activities to suit the size, age range, timing and location of your session. A planning section gives an overview of the week, ideas for music, seasonal resources, and films and books that link to the theme of the week.
Gather: an opening prayer, a gathering activity, and ideas for how to set out the place you meet.
Open the Word: notes on the Bible reading, ways for the group to hear and engage with the passage, which may involve movement, a response, reflection, drama and simulation.
Respond: ways for children and young people to respond to the Bible reading through craftwork, games, reflections and active prayers. gathering words
On the website you will find:
an original short story based on the theme of the week in a modern setting
notes on the Bible passages
further prayers
templates for craft activities
the weekly Children's Sheet offers a range of activities that can be used flexibly: during a service, during a session or at home during the week. 
Seasonal material
In addition to the weekly materials, the magazine offers:
Season setting: an introduction to the themes that run through each issue
Pause for thought: practical suggestions about ministry with children and young people
Prayers for the season
Activities and drama that link in with the common thread that runs through each issue
Art and craft ideas that can be used to supplement the weekly material, or form the basis of occasional sessions.
To find out more, read the sample material available now.
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