Reading With The 6
This afternoon, I had class with my advanced kids, The 6, 2 girls and 4 boys, ages 10-13. In the past year, the pace they’re learning is only getting faster and faster. It’s so exciting to see how much they learn week by week. Right now, we’re working on English grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary, Bible memorization, and recently, a few creeds.
The Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:6-21) are down pat, reading, spelling, recitation with emphases, pauses, everything. Now we’re working on 1 John (finished the first chapter, starting the second) and Proverbs 31:10-31 (almost done). All of the memorizing is done in both Japanese and English, and of course, the English is from the Authorized Version.
A few weeks ago, the kids decided they’re ready to tackle some creeds. We have three creeds in our church’s order of worship booklet, the Athanasian, the Nicene, and the Chalcedonian. We started with the Athanasian because it’s the easiest, even though it’s longer than the other two.
We just finished reading about the history of the English monarchy. Next week, we start going through a workbook of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and will read The Prisoner of Zenda. In the next two or three weeks, we’ll be done with English grammar. After that, we figure we’re ready for either Primeval Saints and/or A House For My Name.
Most of the students in most of the classes I’ve taught will probably never use what I’ve tried to teach them. The 6 are the ones that make teaching a joy. I hope and pray that they will become mighty kingdom builders in the years to come.
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