How Tiny Trackers Works
Tiny Trackers (Preschool)
The Truth Journals for Tiny Trackers teach preschoolers biblical truth by helping them learn a theme word for the week. This word is usually found in their memory verse. Children review their verse throughout the week and learn more about the theme word through short, daily preschool devotionals that they can do with the help of a parent.
Each day, a child in Tiny Trackers uses the Truth Journal to review the weekly verse. A parent (or another adult) reviews the verse with the child. After reviewing the verse, the parent can read a short devotional that reinforces the truth of the verse. At the end of the week, a parent or adult signs the child’s Truth Journal.
At the Tiny Trackers club, children review the verse together and learn the weekly theme word. They learn the word’s definition, hear a Bible lesson, enjoy a puppet show, and color a fun page.
Tiny Tracker children earn points each day as they review their verse and complete their short devotional. These points can be used to “shop” for prizes at the Tiny Trackers store during club.
Tiny Trackers’ Materials and Topics
Tiny Trackers has a total of three years of curriculum. These three years cover 18 key doctrines, which are divided into three color-coded years: Green Year, Red Year, and Blue Year.
Tiny Trackers follow the same doctrinal topics as the older groups, but the truths are taught in a simple, age-appropriate way. At club, children review their memory verse and learn basic truths based on a theme word related to that verse. They learn the word’s definition, hear a Bible lesson, enjoy a puppet show, and color a fun page.
Doctrines and Topics
The Tiny Trackers’ verses, devotions, and lessons are divided into thirty weeks. As you look at a sample Truth Journal, you’ll see a numbered week on the verse pages (for example: Week 10). Next to the number is the doctrine and the specific topic being studied that week (for example: Week 10 – Doctrine: Jesus Christ – Topic: Jesus Christ is God).
There are six doctrines covered in one year. The chart below shows which doctrines the children will learn each year. You’ll also notice the books are not numbered by grade but are color-coded. This is because all age groups go through the same material at the same time.
One year your club may be using the Green Books, which cover the doctrines of Salvation, God Created, The Bible, Growing Spiritually, The World, and The Future. All Tiny Trackers would have green Tiny Tracker Truth Journals, and the older Truth Trackers would have green Scripture Spies or Faith Force Truth Journals.
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Green Books |
Red Books |
Blue Books |
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1. Salvation 2. God Created 3. The Bible 4. Growing Spiritually 5. The World 6. The Future |
1. My Struggles 2. The Law 3. Jesus Christ 4. God’s Goodness 5. Solving Problems 6. Evil Forces |
1. God’s Nature 2. God’s Greatness 3. Christ’s Death 4. Prayer 5. Trials 6. The Holy Spirit |
Word for the Week
The lessons for Tiny Trackers are based on a word found in the memory verse or a word closely related to it. The Bible lesson, coloring page, puppet show, and craft all help teach the children the meaning of that week’s word.
Each “Word for the Week” includes a clear definition to help the children understand its meaning. (Teachers: A fun way to teach the definition is to create simple actions that go with the words in the definition. This helps the children remember and understand it better.)
Lesson
To teach the Bible lesson, first look up the Bible passage and study it yourself. Then use the provided Bible lesson guide to plan how you will teach and apply the truth. Tell the story of the Bible passage while weaving in the Word for the Week to help the children understand and apply it. Two Bible visuals are provided to support your teaching.
Coloring Pages
Children have the opportunity to color two pages each week. These coloring pages are copyrighted. Please use them only for your club and do not post them online.
Puppet Show
The puppet shows feature a boy puppet and a girl puppet. Dog puppets are the most ideal characters to use, but human puppets work well too. We do not sell puppets.
Craft Ideas
Craft ideas are available in the Resource Center for members. You can download and print them free of charge. If you come up with better craft ideas, please share them with us so we can pass them along to other clubs!
Truth Journal Stickers
When ordering Truth Journals online, you can choose the Bible version you want the children to memorize. You should receive the matching verse stickers with your order. As a lower-cost option, your club can print the stickers yourself. Parents should go through their child’s journal and place the verse stickers in the spaces provided.
Daily Verse Review
A Tiny Tracker should review the verse daily with the help of a parent or another adult. After reviewing the verse, the child can color a paw on the verse page.
Daily Devotional
With the assistance of a parent or another adult, the child completes a short daily devotional. These devotionals are not intended to be done by the child alone — they are designed to be done together with an adult.
After completing the devotional, the child can color a bone on the verse page.
End of the Week
At the end of the week, a parent or another adult should sign the verse page, add up the total points the child earned, and write that total in the Tiny Trackers’ Bank at the front of the Truth Journal.
Tiny Trackers’ Awards
Points
Tiny Trackers earn points each day as they review their verse and complete their short devotional. A child can earn up to 10 points per week. A parent (or another adult) must sign the journal to verify the points earned. The adult should then total the points and write the weekly total on the verse page.
Tiny Trackers Bank
Children should bring their Truth Journals to club each week. This allows their points to be recorded and gives them the opportunity to spend their points at the Tiny Trackers store.
Store
Every club should set up a treasure chest or a table full of items “for sale.” These can be inexpensive items from the dollar store, Oriental Trading, or donated prizes.
Once a child uses their points to purchase an item, the “banker” should deduct those points from the child’s Tiny Trackers Bank account, which is located in the front of the Truth Journal.
Medallion
Medallions can be awarded based on club attendance or on the total points a child earns.
- If awarding the medallion based on attendance: Decide and clearly announce the number of “grace weeks” your club will allow.
- If awarding the medallion based on points: Decide and clearly announce the minimum number of points required to earn the medallion.
Each year, children have the potential to earn a maximum of 300 points per book. Because of this, most clubs set 150 points as the minimum needed to earn the end-of-the-year medallion.