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Selected Bible Commentary for Sunday School Teachers
A Selection of Accessable Bible Commentary for Sunday School Teachers
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All Saints Day Lesson Activities
All Saints day lesson and activity ideas for your Sunday school class. Help your pupils to remember all of the faithful saints and martyrs on November first.
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Recap Game
I am a sunday school teacher for a youth class at my church. I have found when there is no time to put together a activity I simpily do the recap game.
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Quick Name Game
This game is great to play when you are just starting to get to know the peoples names. And is great with about 10 + people, best with a big amount of
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Memory Verse Game
Choose a memory verse for that week. Write each word of the bible verse on a separate piece of paper or card. Stick the pieces of card around the room....
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Sticky Balloons
So you split up into 2 teams and you appoint one person to be the leader of each team! Each team should have plenty of nonblown up balloons and lots of
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I Never
Can be played with a wide number of people, 6-15. If there's more than 15 you may want to split up into 2 groups. Each player is given the same number
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What What!
Editor's note: Here's an game that's easy to do at the spur of the moment for all ages! It should be very useful when you're stuck waiting for the bus
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Bible Verse Memory Activity
If I need a quick activity I write an Bible verse that matches my lesson on a chart for the kids to copy onto paper. Light colored construction paper
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Rock paper scissors (shark surfer wave)
Everyone has played rock paper scissors before, so this is easy to catch on to. Instead of rock paper scissors you play shark surfer wave. Instead of
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Fun Valentines Day Children's Fundraiser
Every year for Valentines our Children's church raises money for missions and various activities that we participate in. We do this through two separate
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Victorious Valentines, Petal Love, Fragrant Faith
Basically the youth managed to swing an excellent deal with a local greenhouse floral company. The were given the opportunity to get single carnations
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Balloon Gram Valentines Day Fundraiser
Our Sunday School is always looking of ways to raise money for fun supplies, parties, prizes... One year Valentine's Day fell on a Sunday so we decided
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My First Valentines Day Fundraiser
My first Valentines Day fundraising experience was a great success. Although, I?ve done a couple since then, my first Valentines Day fundraiser remains
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Sharing the Love for a Great Cause!
Our church youth group had a bake sale fundraiser during the month of February to raise money for new camping supplies, as our youth group does a retreat
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put names in a box
Get all the student's names written down on a slip of paper, and place them in a box or hat. Then have them pull a name out of the box. (If they
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Do You Love Your Neighbor?
Form the group in a circle with one person in the middle. Middle man asks someone on the circle, do you love your neighbor? circle man has 2 choices
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Winking Mafia
Everyone sits in a big circle and there is one person in charge of the game. There will be 1 mafia or multiple mafias depending on what the game
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Our Family Christmas 2009
Editor's Note: What a lovely program this family held for Christmas. For all the brevity of description provided, a mere outline in essence, I quite
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On-site Certificate Programs
Vanguard College in Canada offers two options for those interested in ministering to children and families. The School of Children and Family
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Simple Blessings Valentines Day Cards
Every year I like to do some kind of creative project with the kids in my Sunday school class. This year we decided to simple make cards for the
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Christmas guess
You will need: paper pencil something to lean on about 4 players Step 1: Decide who will draw the picture and who will guess. Step 2: One
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Riverbank
Editor's Note: This game is easily played outside where you can draw the lines with chalk or a stick -- although, painter's tape might work well
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Bang
Editor's Note: Interesting -- certainly not the kind of thing you see all over. It's a little unclear how it ends. I suppose everyone still seated
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The Greatest Gift Ever
This program makes use of a clever stage misdirection to add a bit of wonder to the production. It's been very successful at Chaz's Church. Let us
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Story, Christmas Craft, Song and Play
This idea for a simple program was submitted by a Sunday School teacher in Israel. She reminds us that simple can sometimes be best. All you need is
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Christmas Projects: An Alternative Christmas Program
After many years of doing traditional Christmas programs, we decided to do something very different. The first year, we assigned different children
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Sunday School Christmas Program Ideas
Sunday school Christmas program ideas for your church. Ideas for performances, displays and more for your Sunday school.
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Alien
Editor's note: This game is sure to be loud, a bit wild, and loads of fun. If you play it, let us know how it goes in the comments. You designate
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True False Review
I put a sign on one wall with a smiley face and the word TRUE underneath it. On the opposite wall, I put a sign with a frowney face on it and the word
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