Tag: Teaching Tips

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Choosing a Curriculum: Don’t Go It Alone!

Choosing a curriculum can be tough! If you’re in any children’s ministry groups on social media, chances are you see this question often: What curriculum do you use? People want…

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4 Topics to Get Kids Talking and Opening Up to You

Looking to get the kids in your ministry to open up? Here’s a helpful strategy you can use to get kids talking.  “Yeah,” “Nah,” or “I dunno” seem to be…

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Transition Time Game for Nursery and Preschool: Wiggle It Out

Need a transition time game to move from active learning to sitting and listening? Try this Wiggle It Out chant with accompanying motions. We love high energy, active learning opportunities…

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Faith That Lasts: Fostering Lifelong Faith in Kids

What can you do now to help children grow a lifelong friendship with Jesus? And what can you do when they don’t? Read on to discover 10 things you can…

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3 Tips for Working With Children’s Negative Attitudes

First, minimize the impact of negative attitudes and then create a positive atmosphere for children with these tips. A child with a negative attitude often seeks love and craves attention.…

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Mix It Up! How Mixed-Age Groups Improve Your VBS

When it comes to organizing kids at your VBS, mixed-age groups may seem like a good idea…but how do you actually pull it off? Read on to hear one former…

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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…

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Building a Bridge of Support for Children of Divorce

Forget bleak statistics about kids of divorce. Use this blueprint from a leading expert to build a bridge to connect to these kids. “Kids are resilient.” I’ve heard this said…

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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…

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3 Discipline Tips for Your Children’s Ministry That Work

Here are three discipline tips to create a happier and healthier classroom environment. Frustration over discipline issues is perhaps the biggest reason Sunday school volunteers quit. Well-meaning people sign up…

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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…

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How to Help Children Grieve: Advice From a Grief Counselor

Here’s what a pastor and grief counselor says you need to know about how to help children grieve when they’ve experienced a loss. “Mommy, I want to arrest God for…

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Age-Level Insights for Sharing the Easter Story With Children

Want to help children understand the story of Easter in age-appropriate ways? These age level insights from a Licensed Pastoral Counselor will help. After his mom read aloud a book…

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Welcoming Kids on the High End of the Autism Spectrum

Let’s thoughtfully explore what might be keeping families of autistic kids from coming to church. And consider ways to create a welcoming environment for them. Research from Clemson University discovered…

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The Caring Checklist Your Church Nursery Really Needs

Use The Caring Checklist to prepare for a Sunday morning in your church nursery. To send the message of God’s care for the “least of these,” you need everything in…

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Anxious Times: What You Need to Know About Childhood Anxiety

Feeling anxious about the rise in childhood anxiety today? Read on to discover what anxiety is, how to help kids through anxious moments, and what our Father God wants us…

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How to Develop a Ministry for Kids With Disabilities

Here are useful insights from Joni Eareckson Tada on how to develop a ministry for kids with disabilities. When a boy’s arms are paralyzed, how does he raise his hand…

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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,…

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3 Ways to Bless the Children in Your Nursery Through Prayer

Check out these 3 ways to bless the children in your nursery. (We’ll give a hint: It all starts with prayer.) As parents, we don’t think twice about praying for…

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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…

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Elementary and Preteen Activity: Take Your Kids on a Prayer Walk

Looking for an opportunity to teach children about praying for their neighbors? Take your kids on a prayer walk around your neighborhood. Here’s how. Take Your Kids on a Prayer…

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