Fun Ways to Memorize the Books of the Bible
Teaching the books of the Bible to children can feel like a daunting task. After all, there are 66 of them! Most Christian parents and teachers, however, understand the value of memorizing the books of the Bible. It’s a skill that will be appreciated more as a person ages, no matter how long they live.…
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Teaching Basic Bible Skills
So, you want your kids to know the Bible, but you also want your kids to KNOW the BIBLE, as in know the features of the actual book. Teaching Bible skills is a bit different than teaching Bible truths, but both are important in the lives of children. What, then, is the difference between Bible…
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The Power of Bible Illustrations
Virtually all publishers of Bible curriculum for children utilize Bible illustrations to help convey what’s happening in the story or passage to be studied. This is done for good reason. We’ve all heard the old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” and this is especially true when teaching the Bible to kids. Obviously,…
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Bible Crafts for Kids
Kids enjoy learning by doing. In fact, all of us learn better and more permanently by doing as opposed to just listening. That’s why Sunday School Zone provides a healthy library of crafts for kids for use at home, church, or school. And, we will continue to add more crafts as we add more Bible stories. …
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Thinking About Your Kids and The New Year?
Whether you’re into making New Year’s resolutions or not, the arrival of a new year is certainly a time of reflection for most of us. For parents and teachers of children, it’s also a time of anticipation and hope regarding the development of our kids, spiritually and otherwise. We want to be good parents. We want…
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Hey! It’s Not Your Birthday!
Ah, the blessed holidays, when a child’s attention span is no bigger than a sugar plum fairy, and Bible teaching classrooms are flooded with lots of cool new gadgets and toys being sneaked in by their happy recipients. This time of year can be challenging at best for the conscientious teacher. The week before and after…
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No Bible Class This Week?
It’s not uncommon for churches to adjust their schedules during the holidays to accommodate the need for families to spend time together. That’s particularly true when Christmas Day falls on or near a Sunday. This can “ruffle some feathers” in a church, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Churches are able to give significant…
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Christmas Mourning
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” – so begins the peppy holiday song. But for many who are suffering a loss, including children, the holidays are anything but wonderful. For them, Christmas morning will be a time of Christmas “mourning.” They will open packages they didn’t want or ask for. These “packages” will…
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Christmas Conversations
You have the decorations. You have the gifts and the wrapping paper. You have all the ingredients for all the Christmas goodies and you have the best intentions to make sure you share the REAL meaning of Christmas with your kids this year. What you don’t have is time! Despite the fact that retailers throw up the Christmas…
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