Engaging Sunday School Lessons for Kids: Foundation & Growth
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Learn how to prepare impactful SSL for Pre-K to 5th grade, drawing kids near to God, igniting spiritual lives, and fostering growth through engaging elements and creative approaches. Results in spiritual acts and lasting relationships.
Engaging Sunday School Lessons for Kids: Foundation & Growth
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How to prepare Sunday School Lesson (SSL) For Pre-K Through 5Th Grade
Foundation • Draw the audience near to God • Grow spiritually • Change behavior / attitudes • Ignite their spiritual lives (Shine their lights) • Make a difference in their lives • Increase their knowledge: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Ho 4:6)
Elements • Educational: • Objective: • What? How? Why? • The Reference: • Bible Story • External Story • Real Story • The Verse: • Should serve the objective • The Servant Reflection • What? Now What? So What?
Elements (continued) • Audience Engagement: • Personal Enthusiasm • Readiness • Voice Tone • Aids • Visual Aids • Brain Teasers • Songs • Competition • Workshops (Do it yourself!)
Core • Humble Yourself • You are talking about God • In the House of God • In the Presence of God • Start with a Prayer • Ask God to Help you: • Delivering the message • Touching the hearts • Using you to change lives
Core (continued) • Care • Love your kids • Think about them • Their needs • Their weaknesses – "Who is weak and I'm not weak? who is made to stumble and I don't burn with indignation" (2 Co 11:29) • Their behaviors / lives.
Phase I • Be Creative: • Think about the best ways to deliver your objective: • In an easy way • With aids • Use real life stories • Use your understanding of their needs • Get them engage: • Active audience learn more • Encourage participation • Use visual aid to stress ideas
Phase II • Use Guidance: • Don't teach a lesson without running it by your coordinator. Why? • To entertain the blessing of discipleship • To enforce the integrity of teaching: "Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you” (1 Ti 4:16)
Results • Spiritual act • Discipleship spirit in our church • Growth for you and your kids • Relationship that will last for longer than you imagine between: The Lord You Kids
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