Tips for Effectively Ministering to Sixth-Graders at Your Church
Spend time with any group of children’s ministers these days, and one of the topics of conversation is sure to be ministry to sixth-graders. What works? Are there any helpful…
Teaching Tips
It’s critical to recruit volunteers to your children’s ministry who love God, love serving, and love kids. But what’s even more important for a healthy ministry is equipping those volunteers with resources and information to help them grow into their roles as teachers. This is the section for that!
What You’ll Find
In our teaching tips area, you’ll find articles like “How to Infuse Life-Long Faith in Preschoolers,” “3 Hard God-Questions Kids Ask (and How to Answer!),” and “4 Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Kids the Bible.”
You can also search our teaching tips by age range, including nursery, preschool, elementary, and preteen, or you can search by topic, such as discipline. So whether you need help crafting better questions, tips on making Scripture stick, or ways to calm high-energy kids, we’ve got you covered.
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About Teaching Tips
10 Easy Bulletin Boards That Are Sure to Capture People’s Interest
You’ll love these 10 new ways to easily capture people’s interest by simply using the bulletin boards in your children’s ministry. Bulletin boards can inform, encourage, and motivate children and…
19 Time-Fillers for When the Pastor’s Long-Winded
Use this list of 19 time-fillers to make that extra class time positive learning time from your toddler room to your preteen ministry. Time-Fillers for Ages 2 and 3 Ring…
The Four-Window Model of Watching Kids Grow
These windows help you discover the way you see kids and the way they see you as a caring adult. Each window is a lens through which we watch a…
Here’s the Science Behind Making Scripture Stick With Kids
Are you using the most effective methods to ensure that Scripture sticks in kids’ hearts? Here’s what you need to know about helping kids learn Scripture—for life! “The Lord is…
How to Make Your Preschool Environment Irresistible
You can make your preschool environments irresistible to little ones using these simple tips. Imagine yourself in a crowded, chaotic room. Now imagine that this crowded room is 6 inches…
Interactive Learning: The Latest Classroom Transformer
Discover the power of interactive learning for your Sunday school and children’s ministry. Plus, a teacher training meeting! Interactive learning, also known as cooperative learning, is the latest thing in…
Practical Tips for Leading Children of All Ages in Worship
Discover how to lead children in worship — from, dynamic children’s worship leader Yancy. As she trains worship leaders throughout the country, Yancy Richmond often quotes this mind-boggling statistic: By…
4 Ways to Bridge Graduating Preteens to Youth Ministry
Preteen ministers are poised at the precipice of what’s next for kids. You have the tremendous opportunity to lead these graduating preteens in anticipation of the wonderful things God has…
7 Creative Ways to Use Water Noodles in Your Children’s Ministry
With summer right around the corner, water noodles are already going on sale. Now is the perfect time to stock up on the foam floatation devices and put them into…
