Teaching Tips Zone

Kids matter to God and they should matter to us. Here are 68 reasons why.

Be the best small group leader you can be with these helpful tips. 

There are lots of effective teaching tools you can use to reach kids, and there are good reasons to use all of them at one time or another. However, one stands out above the rest: games!

To help with the idea of doing while learning, here are 8 kid-tested and teacher-approved games to help your students learn the books of the Bible.

What are you grateful for today?

First Timothy 4:12 commands children to be an example for those older than them. Can children set an example in leading adults in worship? Brian Dollar shares how the kids at his church are able to do so.

How exciting is your Sunday School hour?

Scripture (Proverbs 6:6) tells us to learn a lesson from the ants on how to be wise. Here's a game that is both fun and lets you do just that.

How far must you go to reach Digital Minimalism?

Use this object lesson anytime you want to illustrate how much we mean to God. 

Not only does the Holy Spirit want to touch our kids, He wants to speak through our kids.

Want to be an awesome Sunday School teacher? Here are four ways that you can become the best Sunday School teacher that you can be!

Why are arts and crafts projects important for your kid's ministry?

Teaching kids is kind of an art form. So how do you keep their attention without pulling your hair out? Try these attention getters!

Use these simple crafts in your Sunday School class when teaching from Matthew 10:40-42.

Here are a four great object lessons that explain sin to kids.

Here's a fun way to help your kids remember their scripture reading!

10 verses with slides to teach kids about friendship

Encourage your Sunday School teachers with these 5 Bible verses. 

God wants us to be loyal and faithful to our friends and family; even when things seem challenging, He will work things out for good.

Dig out of your rut by taking a hike!

I can’t think of anything more important to get creative about than your presentation of God’s Word. Here are some ideas for how you can use visuals aids to bring your stories to life!

How do you retain visitors to your church?

Be intentional in guiding your children to develop an internal Biblical Roadmap.

Here is a great lesson planning worksheet for children's lessons, which includes both a blank template and an explanation for how to use it!

What do you call your Church's children's service time?

Some advice on how to manage your classroom at all age levels. 

3 steps to collaborative problem solving.

Where is the warmth-meter in your ministry?  

Have fun this Easter by changing up your egg hunt!

An adaptation of David and Bathsheba to teach about hiding sin. 

Development as a dynamic system [is] a perpetually ongoing process, extending from conception to death, that is molded by a complex network of biological, psychological, and social influences. ~ Laura E. Berk “Jesus became wiser and stronger. He also became more and more pleasing to God and to people.” (Luke 2:52)   p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.7px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}

Almost every teacher in a church's children's ministry is looking for help to manage the classroom. Trisha Peach shares her best and time-tested discipline ideas.

It's important to see people the way Jesus did. We should not see their faults, but rather see a PERSON!

When does curriculum for children's ministry become outdated?

Karl presents a creative teaching style and encourages us to stop using the DVD player while teaching.

This is probably the easiest large group game ever invented. If you can think of an easier one, please let me know in the comments.

What should your kids know as they reach the end of each grade level? Here's a handy list to help you out!

Whether you're preaching to kids or adults, @kidsconsultant Melissa MacDonald has these powerful tips to help you engage your audience. 

In our diverse modern culture, virtually all ministry is “cross-cultural” and effective connections and relationship building will depend up your cross-cultural understanding and communication skills.

How do you explain the Trinity to your kids?

Everytime someone teaches, there are questions they must answer as they prepare their lesson. To those who teach children, these questions are even more crucial, because children will readily believe what you teach them.

Ideas on how to make your kidmin space fun for kids!

Take these 4 steps to help run an effective kids ministry service. 

We all want to get the Word of God into the children we teach. Here's a simple idea to get the kids into the Word.

Is it possible to get any kid to talk to you? Yes it is, and here are a few tricks. Feel free to put them to the test, and I guarantee that you will get a positive response.

Try this creative idea using Skittles to share the good news of Jesus with your children. 

What would ministry be without conversation? ~ Katey Hage "How can they know who to trust if they haven’t heard of the One who can be trusted? And how can they hear if nobody tells them?" ~ Paul (Romans 10:14)   p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 11.7px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}

It can be so frustrating when you have one kid or a couple of kids that disrupt the entire group. Everything you’ve learned about classroom management has been tried and the kid is still out of control. What do you do?

Do you struggle with finding easy ways for your kids to memorize scripture? Whether at home or at church, these tips can help children of all learning styles painlessly remember their verses.