Teaching Ideas
Needed for Each Child: One sheet white construction paper divided into ten frames; crayons; Bible verse strip; glue. Activity: Remind the boys and girls that God’s actions in these plagues were miracles to show His power. Have the children number the frames 1-10 and glue the verse strip in the middle of the paper. Read…
Needed for Each Child: One slice bread, five Club Crackers Minis, three Bugles corn snacks, Cheez Whiz, plastic knife. Activity: The children spread cheese on a slice of bread, stand up the five mini crackers to represent the wall of Jericho, and put on three Bugles for the horns. They can first blow their horns…
Needed for Each Child: One piece white construction paper, gray crayon, glue, and word strip which says: “God is all powerful.” Activity: Fold the paper in half lengthwise. On the top side, the boys and girls draw the Jericho wall. The children can then decorate the word strip and glue to the bottom half of…
Instructions: When you hear the word “shout” in this Bible story, cup your hands around your mouths and say, “Jesus, have mercy on me!” Let’s practice. Story: “Money, please do you have any money?”Bartimaeus asked as he sat by the side of the road. Bartimaeus was blind and could not see to work, so he…
Luke 17:11-19 Cast: 10 lepers (If possible, they should all have bells to ring, or at least some. Leper # 6 should have a patch over the eye. Leper # 7 should have a stick to use as a crutch. Lepers # 9 and 10 should limp when walking); crowd (all remaining students); Jesus…
John 6:1-14 Cast: Mother, Lucas, Andrew, Jesus (played by an adult), person 1, person 2, person 3, person 4, person 5, person 6, crowd of people. (If you have a smaller group, combine parts.) At Rise:Â Mother is packing a lunch and Lucas is nearby sleeping on a mat. Mother (Putting items in a…
Materials Needed: White construction paper, scissors, paint. Activity: Children fold the construction paper in half and cut out leaf shapes. The leaves are opened and children dab paint onto one side of the leaf. Fold and press the sides together. Open.
Materials Needed: White Construction paper, colored crayons or markers, colored construction paper confetti, glue. Activity: For younger children, draw the tree and let them sprinkle the paper confetti on using glue to hold. Older children can create their own trees.
Boys and girls face serious problems on a daily basis as never before in history. Building character into children’s hearts makes them strong from the inside out and gives them what they need to face the challenges in their lives. If I Knew How to Moo album contains fun songs targeting these character qualities:…
Instructions:Divide the class into 6 groups. Group 1: Goliath — When you hear “Goliath” in the story, stand up tall like a giant. Group 2: David — When you hear the name “David” called stand up and move your arm in a circle. Group 3: Saul — Saul was a king.When you hear his name…