How to Tailor Your Lessons to Kids’ Learning Styles
Want to know how to conquer kids’ learning obstacles? If after every lesson your kids can say, “We came, we saw, we heard, we touched,” they’ll also be able to…
Preteens
Children ages 10-12 are exceptionally moldable and eager to learn. We want to equip you with the tools you’ll need to minister to this special age group. Grab tips and tricks to share with your Sunday School teachers and children’s ministry volunteers, and learn how to get preteens thinking and growing today!
What You’ll Find
In this section, we’ve compiled tips, ideas, and methods from children’s ministry experts for understanding and teaching your 5th and 6th-grade kids. Read from ministers like you about the challenges and joys of ministering to 10 through 12-year-olds. In an increasingly technological society, discover four ways to help preteens see who they are. Learn why they make the best leaders. Check out expert help to reach preteens for Jesus. And lots more!
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About Preteens
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4 Ways To Help Preteens See Who They Are With Their Identity in Christ
Here are 4 ways we can begin to help our preteens see and understand their identity in Christ through God’s Word. My son was 11 years old when he needed…
10 Practical Ways to Train Kids to Be the Church Today
Here are 10 practical ways to train kids in your ministry to be the church now. A few weeks ago, I experienced a rite of passage with my oldest son.…
How to Utilize Positive Peer Pressure in Your Children’s Ministry
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Preteen Sunday School Lesson: The Importance of Manners
Use this quick and easy preteen Sunday school lesson to help your preteens understand the importance of having good manners. 1. Don’t Be Cruel Form two teams and have them…
Why Preteens Don’t Come Back to Your Church — and What to Do About It
Why preteens don’t come back to your church — and what to do about it. From kids who’ve done it — and how you can stop the exodus. Each year…
How to Make Faith Contagious to the Preteens in Your Ministry
Something’s catching — and these preteens are hooked! Here’s how to make faith contagious to these kids in your ministry. Warning: Christianity May Be Catching on With Preteens Recently I…
Thanksgiving Service Idea: Love Challenge
With this Thanksgiving service idea: Love Challenge, kids discover how they can give love to others in different ways. Scripture “Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely…
How to Respond to the Anxieties of Children at All Ages
Children of all ages face anxieties. Here is what you need to know about these worries, and how you can help ease their concerns. Children’s Anxieties – Ages 2 to…
