How to Teach Children’s Sunday School

Teaching Sunday school can be a highly rewarding though challenging experience. It is a unique and fun way to give back to your community and an opportunity to learn about your own faith while sharing with the children of your community.

Sunday School Lessons

The key to successful Sunday school lessons in any teaching environment is truly knowing your audience. Before planning a lesson, evaluate what age group you are teaching, how active are the kids in your class, do they pay attention more to hands on activities or in a lecture environment.

There are many websites devoted to helping you develop lesson plans. Some of these resources may be faith specific but can be tailored to fit your denomination and believes. Always have a backup plan ready just in case, there is always something that can go wrong from a lack of supplies to a larger class than expected, etc.

Sunday School Activities

Sunday school activities are a great way to reinforce the lessons you have taught during your session with your students and also a fun way to build relationships between kids. Activities, like lessons, should be tailored to your specific class needs. High school students would not enjoy coloring and elementary aged kids would hate to have a character debate.

Be sure that activities involve all students in the classroom and allow everyone an opportunity to “shine”. If creating art projects, allow each child a minute or two to explain their art to the class. This will help you gage how well the students understood the lesson and will again allow for students to create lasting relationships within their faith communities.

Easy Step By Step Instructions For Teaching Sunday School

• Evaluate the learning style, atmosphere and resources of your classroom.
• Choose a specific topic to focus on each week whether an upcoming holiday or a specific bible verse. As you plan the lesson, keep referring back to this original topic and be sure not to stray from your goal.
• Use resources to help you focus. Religion is a big subject and there is a lot to share with your students. Seeing how other people have succeeded and failed will help you better execute your lesson plan.
• Reinforce lessons with an activity to allow students to show you what they have learned and where there are opportunities for continued growth.
• Involve all students, even the shy students. Pick activities that they will be comfortable sharing and performing with the other students in the classroom.

Warnings, Advice, and Suggestions When Teaching Sunday School

Religion is a very personal, sensitive subject matter to teach. When planning lessons keep in mind that each student may have grown up with different traditions and understanding of verses and written word. Keep this in mind when designing your lesson and students will be more receptive to the information you are giving them.

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