Welcome
What is Awana?
Awana comes from the key verse 2 Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to
present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not
need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”
What clubs are in Awana?
• Awana divides the children into different clubs, based
on the children’s ages.
• Cubbies is for 3-4 year olds
• Sparks is for K-2nd graders
• T&T is for 3rd-5th graders
Sharing the Gospel
• The whole point of Awana is to reach boys and
girls with the gospel of Christ.
• Look for opportunities to share the gospel with
the clubbers. Explain verses to them. Look for
signs that God may be working with them.
Tips for Gospel Sharing
• Talk to the clubbers individually.
• Use concrete terms (try to stay away from
“church” terms or at least explain them.
• Present the gospel frequently
• Do not pressure or manipulate.
• Use open-ended questions.
• Maintain an attitude of prayer
Leader’s Responsibilities
• Paperwork The leaders main responsibility is to
ensure that the paperwork is filled out correctly, so that
the clubbers are given their correct awards. (We will
explain paperwork soon)
• Discipline of the class – it is your job
to keep order in the class (often a
controlled chaos), so that clubbers
can work on saying sections.
• Starting and ending handbook time on the correct time.
Listener’s Responsibilities
• Listen to clubbers as they try to pass sections
(more on this later).
• Help the handbook leader by getting supplies
from the Awana office, etc.
• Help the handbook leader
with
discipline issues the class.
Opening Ceremony
• Leaders and listeners are asked to be here by 6:15 if
possible.
• Before opening ceremony begins, help us keep
clubbers seated in pews.
• When the five count starts,
help by being quiet yourself
and reminding clubbers to get
quiet and listen.
Missions Time
• Leaders and listeners are asked to go with their
clubbers to missions time.
• Please sit in the middle of the clubbers, instead of all
the adults grouped together. Participate in the class,
along with the kids.
• When the five count starts,
help by being quiet yourself
and reminding clubbers to get
quiet and listen.
• Assist the missions teacher, if she needs
it.
Game Time
• Leaders and listeners are asked to go to game time
with their clubbers.
• Help clubbers get lined up on correct color, so they can
start playing games.
• Don’t group together as adults to talk, be involved in
game time, helping explain directions
helping kids be quiet so everyone
can hear, and help with the
enthusiasm level. We want game
time to be fun!
• Cubbies will be in the Hopper Handbook this year.
They must complete the Bear Hug Brochure before
they receive their handbook.
• All Cubbies work on the same section (called Bear
Hugs) each week. (If they start late, they start where
the class is and can say more than one verse each
week to catch up.)
• If a Cubbie wants to do “extra” work, they can
also complete the Apple Tree. They have an
activity to do at home and three review verses
to say in Awana.
• Each “Bear Hug” has a Bible story and coloring
sheet to go along with the verse.
Cubbie Awards
• Cubbies earn awards every few weeks – to keep them motivated.
The first award they earn is their rank patch.
• After that, they earn either Luv E. Lamb patches or Ern E. Elephant
patches to go on their uniform vest.
• Awards are given to the leader by the Awana secretary to be given to
the clubbers at the end of the night. Cubbies need to be wearing
their uniforms to receive their awards.
• See the Awana secretary if an award is missing.
Patches
Cubbie Awards, cont.
• Cubbies also earn attendance awards twice a year.
• For first year Cubbies, they will earn a Zebra patch if they have not
missed SS more than twice from August-December. For second year
Cubbies, they will earn a Giraffe patch if they have not missed SS
more than twice during that same time period.
• The Lion patch is awards for Awana attendance for the semester.
Clubbers are allowed up to two absences (if they miss due to a family
trip or illness, it does not count against their awards. They just need
to notify the Awana secretaries.
End of the Year Cubbie Awards
• Cubbies who complete their book will receive a “Book Award.” For
first year Cubbies, it is a miniature Cubbie Bear. For second year
Cubbies, they will receive a ribbon. Both can be worn on their uniform
• For Cubbies who complete all of the Apple Tree sections in their
handbook, they will receive a Cubbie bear pin.
• All Cubbies will receive a Parent Certificate.
• Any Cubbie who does not finish their book will receive a participation
certificate. (Every clubber will get their name called out, get to come
on stage, and receive some kind of award.)
 Sparks have three handbooks: HangGlider,
WingRunner, and SkyStormer. They must complete
the Flight 3:16 brochure before they receive their
handbook.
 Sparks must complete one handbook before moving on
to the next one.
 Sparks work at their own pace and can complete up to
3-4 sections each week, as time allows.
• If a Sparks clubber completes his/her handbook before
the year is over, there are Frequent Flyer “extra credit”
books they can complete.
• If a clubber in Kindergarten completes the HangGlider
book, they may go on to the Frequent Flyer book, but
they may not go to the WingRunner book.
• 1st graders may not go beyond the WingRunner book
into the SkyStormer book, but they can do the
Frequent Flyer book.
• When a clubber comes to the Sparks club, they
all start with Flight 3:16, then they progress
through the other three handbooks.
Sparks Awards
• Sparks earn a rank patch for their vest, then they are
awarded “wings” with jewels to go in their wings.
• Awards are given to the leader by the Awana
secretary. The leader
passes out the awards to
the clubbers at the end
of the night.
Wings with jewels
• Clubbers need
to be
wearing
their uniform to
receive their awards. SS Emblem
Sparks Awards, cont.
• Sparks have a chance to earn the blue jewel 4 times a
year (at the end of each quarter). As a leader, you
don’t have to worry about these – the Awana
secretaries will award them when appropriate.
• Sparks have a chance to earn the SS emblem twice a
year. Again, the secretaries will award these when
earned (based on info gathered at sign-in)
Sparks Awards, cont.
Extra Credit Awards:
 Clubbers who finish the review in their handbook will
receive a review patch (given at the end of the year
ceremony) to be worn behind their wings.
 Clubbers who finish a Frequent Flyer Book will earn a
Frequent Flyer Pin (given at the end of the year
ceremony)
End of the Year Awards
 First Book Award – Green ribbon for any Sparks clubber
who finishes their HangGlider book
 Second Book Award – Blue ribbon for any Sparks
clubber who finishes their WingRunner Book
 Sparky Award Plaque – For any Sparks clubber who
finished their SkyStormer Book.
End of the Year Awards
 Any Sparks who was not able to finish their handbook
during the year will receive a Certificate of
Participation. They will still get their name called out
and get to come up on stage.
• T&T stands for Truth and Training and is really
two clubs in one.
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• 3 -4 Graders are in the Ultimate Adventure
Group
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• 5 -6 Graders are in the Ultimate Challenge
Group.
• There are two handbooks for each age group.
• Each group has its own uniform and award
system.
• Each club starts with a Start Zone that clubbers
must complete before earning their handbooks.
• Clubbers in T&T are allowed to work at their
own pace and can say as many sections as time
allows.
• Each handbook contains “Silver” and “Gold”
sections that are extra credit. These sections
are not required to earn their handbook awards.
T&T Adventure Awards
• 3rd-4th Graders work in the Adventure series. Their
award bar is a dog, with a bowl to add different color
“bones” to it. The book one bar is red, and the book
two bar is blue. Clubbers earn a “bone” each time
they finish a discovery in their book.
T&T Challenge Awards
• Clubbers in 5th-6th grade have a separate uniform.
They earn patches that they can place on their uniform
anywhere in the white areas that they choose.
T&T Awards
• Awards are given to the leader by the Awana
secretary. Leaders give out the awards to the
clubbers. Make a big deal out of their
achievements and really encourage them for a
job well done!
• Clubbers need to have their
uniform on to receive their
awards.
T&T Awards, cont.
• T&T clubbers are awarded stickers to be placed in the back
of their books (4 times a year for club attendance and twice
a year for SS attendance)
• Clubbers who complete all gold and silver in their books will
receive a special award at the end of the year ceremony.
• Clubber who were not able to finish their books during the
Awana year will still receive a Certificate of Participation
T&T End of the Year Awards
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Book in T&T – Alpha Award
• 2nd Book in T&T – Excellence Award
• 3rd Book in T&T – Challenge Award
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• 4 Book in T&T – Timothy Award
So, what does handbook
time look like?
• Handbook leaders are asked to start each
handbook time with prayer.
Handbook Time, cont.
• After the prayer, handbook leaders need to check the sign-in sheets
to make sure all the clubbers signed in and that all the clubbers
that signed in made it to your room The secretaries will come by
and pick up the attendance sheet early in the handbook time.
Handbook Time, cont.
• Then the real fun begins. Hopefully, clubbers
have studied at home and come to church
ready to say sections, but in reality, this
doesn’t happen very often. Be prepared to
work with clubbers who need help.
• Clubbers will bring their
handbook to a free listener (or
leader) to say their section.
Handbook Time, cont.
• As a listener, your job is to see if the clubbers
can pass their section. At the end of each
section, you will see a place to sign their
handbook if they pass the section correctly.
Handbook Time, cont.
• Clubbers are allowed two “helps” to pass each section (not just
each verse).
• A help can be a word or a gesture to give a clubber a hint.
• Each section must be completed entirely in one try (not just each
verse but the entire section). If there’s more than one verse per
section, they must be said together. (Most common mistake is
allowing a clubber to say one verse then go back and study the next
verse. They must say all verses for that section at one time!)
• Many sections also contain a trivia question or other activity that
the clubbers must complete too. Please check to make sure they
have done all the work necessary to complete the section.
Handbook Time, cont.
• Sections in the handbooks must be completed in order, so please
check and make sure that clubbers have completed the section
before the one they are working on.
• If clubbers need help to be able to pass a section, feel free to work
with them to help them learn how to memorize. Many clubbers do
not have parents’ help at home, so encourage them and help them
when they need it.
• Leaders need to watch and if a clubber goes 2 weeks without
saying a section, then they need a listener assigned to them the
next week to help out. We want everyone making progress.
Handbook Time, cont.
• After clubbers have completed their section, they need
to make sure the handbook leader records their section
on the forms, so they can earn awards. We are having
problems with all sections passed not getting written
down on this sheet. We want everyone to get credit
for what they pass, so please make sure all sections
said during a night get recorded!
• That’s all there is to it
Paperwork, cont.
• Section forms are completed by handbook leaders and turned in
to the Awana office. All you have to do is write each clubber’s
name (first and last please), what handbook they are
working in, and circle the sections that they complete.
Paperwork, cont.
• Handbook leaders are also asked to keep a
Clubber Record form. We will compare the
Awana office records with these records if there
is ever any question about what a clubber has
completed.
Each form is for one clubber. It has a place to keep
attendance, as well as a place to record each section as it is
passed. Please write down the date that it was passed, not
just a checkmark.
Awana Calendar
• Each night of Awana is a “special” night. Clubbers
are encouraged to participate to either earn extra
points or participate in prize drawings.
• Leaders and listeners
are encouraged to participate
too!
• Visit http://www.foothillsbaptist.org/awana to
download a copy of the calendar.
Awana Store
• Clubbers earn points each week by coming to Awana,
wearing their uniform, bringing friends, etc. They also
earn points for passing sections. They can spend these
points at the Awana store to buy things for themselves
or others. We will have a store night the last night we
meet in December, then again in March, and in May.
Clubber of the Quarter
• Each quarter, we award a clubber of
the quarter to each club. The clubber
who has
passed the most sections during that quarter
wins. We award a clubber of the quarter for
the Sparks and T&T.
• Once a clubber has won the clubber of the quarter, they cannot
win it again that year.
• At the end of the year, we award a clubber of the year award to
the clubber from each group that passed the most sections.
• At the end of the year, we will also allow each clubber who has
finished their book to put a cool whip cream pie in their leader’s
face.