Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 1, 2, 3—Eyes on Me! 9 Engaging Ways to Quiet a Chatty Class Have a chatty class? Need ways to keep your kids focused? Read on to find helpful insights, plus 9 simple, engaging, attention-getting tips! An effective lesson includes time for kids… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Help! How Do I Handle These Different Types of Behavior Problems? A look into the heart of kids’ behavior problems. David was precocious and intelligent — and he loved to test authority. He could derail even the most collaborative, positive classroom… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 8 Building Blocks for Effective Discipline in Children’s Ministry Here are 8 building blocks for effective discipline to turn a negative classroom into a positive place where children want to be. Megan won’t leave Suzie alone, so the teacher… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins Appropriate Faith Development Through the Years Here’s your developmentally appropriate guide-at-a-glance for effectively encouraging faith development in kids of all ages. Faith Development for Babies Typical Brain Development Young babies recognize human faces and prefer them… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 3 Sunday School Discipline Solutions for Your Preteen Classroom Sunday school classroom discipline experts share their insights on roughhousing, hyped-up crowds, and kids who just can’t listen. Q: How do I deal with preteen boys who hit, shove, and… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Using Differentiated Instruction to Reach All Learning Styles Use Differentiated Instruction in your children’s ministry to meet kids’ individual needs to help them maximize their learning potential. How would you feel if you broke your arm and the… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Age-Level Insights: How Kids Learn Bible Stories at All Ages How children learn Bible stories — and ways to teach them. How Children Learn Bible Stories Ages 2 to 5 Years Young children like to be read to with age-appropriate… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins How to Recognize Kids With Special Learning Needs If Sunday school teachers don’t know how to recognize kids with special learning needs, they’re at a severe disadvantage. Use this special teacher-training meeting plan with this article. A learning… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Top 10 Discipline Tips to Implement in Your Children’s Ministry The following top 10 discipline tips list contains quick and easy bits of classroom discipline wisdom from experienced teachers. You spent hours reviewing your Sunday school lesson, cutting out craft… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Utilize Positive Peer Pressure in Your Children’s Ministry Peer pressure. Say those two powerful words, and they can strike fear in your heart! But add the word “positive” and you have a tool that will help kids learn… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 12 Tips for Baby and Toddler Spiritual Growth Use these 12 tips for baby spiritual growth. Can babies and toddlers learn about God and grow spiritually? Should children’s ministry include children this young? The answer is yes! We… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins What You Need to Know About Kids’ Spiritual Development We tracked down four noted experts to demystify kids’ spiritual development by the ages. Read on to learn how to reach—and teach—the wonderful little people in your ministry! Every age… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still and Listen: The Value of Experiential Learning When we envision kids learning at school, we may picture diligent students sitting quietly at desks while reading a textbook or completing a worksheet. While that image may be reality… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How Children of All Ages Solve Problems Here are ways that children of all ages solve problems, and ways that you can respond to help develop their ability to work through problems. How Children Ages 1-2 Solve… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Puzzles With a Purpose: From Time Filler to Teaching Tool Using puzzles and activity pages in children’s ministry is nothing new. I grew up doing Bible word searches and dutifully filling in the blanks. But Group has historically taken a… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins How to Infuse Lifelong Faith in Preschoolers Your preschool ministry offers an opportunity to infuse little ones with faith at one of the most important points in their lives. If you work with preschoolers, it’s likely you’re… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Why Do Crafts? Because They Can Make Your Lesson Better Here’s how crafts can make your lesson better. Almost every Sunday morning after class, children run out of classrooms with a new craft. Some of these crafts make it home… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Movin’ and Groovin’: Why Play Is So Important Play is the foundation for this fantastic, faith-based enrichment. Do you remember playing outside all summer? Up at dawn and home when the streetlights flickered on? Nothing could keep you… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Bible Activities and Sermons Read in 6 mins Age Level Insights: Encouraging Kids to Pray at All Ages Looking to teach kids to pray? Here are some expert tips on how to nurture conversations with God and children at every stage. Prayer is as simple as a conversation… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 9 Ideas for Kids of All Ages to Develop Strong Friendships Developing strong friendships—or what the Bible calls phileo love—between kids can be done on a whim, on or off the schedule, and without prep or new supplies. First Samuel 18:3… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins A Simple Truth: Memorable Music Makes Scripture Stick! There’s an “Alphabet Song” for a reason. Putting information to music helps kids—and adults—remember more. The same is true when it comes to remembering Scripture. That’s why, over the years,… Read More Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email
