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Creative Classroom Ideas: Books of the Bible Games

In previous posts, we shared the "clothesline" activity for helping children learn the books of the Bible. Here are some fun, additional activities to expand your repertoire. To complete most of...

Leading Children in God-Centered Worship

I have a great appreciation for the men and women whom God has gifted in leading children in God-centered worship. They go beyond the" light and fluffy" approach that has...

"We Can't Teach That Because..."

In two previous posts, we heard Sally Michael explain why and how we should teach difficult doctrines to children. In this video, she raises and then answers the following five...

Give Your Students a "Window" for Their Birthday

As long as I have been teaching Sunday school, we always have had some kind of special ritual for celebrating student birthdays. It doesn't need to be anything elaborate or...

Repeat, Review, and Be Patient

This example from Phillip R. Johnson made me laugh, and it brought to mind similar experiences that I have had as a parent and teacher of young children. It also...

Communicating True Saving Faith to Children

I found this explanation and illustration regarding true saving faith from Tedd Tripp to be very helpful: We want our children to have faith in God. But what does it...