About This Age Group

Six-year-olds:

• Think in literal and concrete terms
• Can follow specific instructions
• Have difficulty sitting still for very long
• Have a lot of energy
• Like all kinds of games
• Need to feel capable
• Want to please teachers
• Are talkative
• Are developing hand-eye coordination
• Think in terms of good and bad
• Enjoy Bible stories
• Understand God’s love through personal relationships

Seven-year-olds:

• Have a limited concept of time and space
• Enjoy an ever-widening world
• Are busy and industrious; like to make things
• Enjoy organized games and group activities
• Are developing small-muscle coordination
• Want to win
• Want things to be fair
• Use their own experiences to understand the experiences of others
• Want individual attention and affirmation
• Like learning from the Bible
• Make conclusions about God in concrete terms
• Do not understand the spiritual nature of God