Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on Gabriel’s announcement to Mary to teach children why Mary was chosen to be Jesus’ mother. Needed: volunteer to play Mary, soft play balls or paper wads Game: Good and Faithful Servant Tell the students that you’re going to play a game in which you’re the Master and they’re your servants. You’re going to … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on Joseph to teach children about believing God and about how God adopts us into His family when we believe in Christ. Needed: A volunteer to play Joseph Game: The Unbelievable Divide students into two teams. You’ll read a list of statements, and they have to vote as a team whether they believe each … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this Christmas children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the shepherds meeting baby Jesus and what they did afterward. Needed: Volunteer to play Shepherd Intro Game: Telephone Have students sit in a line or in a circle. You’ll whisper a message to the first student, and they’ll pass it on. See how close the message is to what … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Simeon and Anna to teach kids what our greatest desire should be. Needed: Volunteer to play Simeon, pieces of paper with phrases from Luke 2:29-30 written on them, poster board or drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Review Activity: Creative Storytelling Remind students that angels appeared and told the shepherds about the birth … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about the Wise Men to teach kids how they can give their own gifts to Jesus. Needed: gift box with mirror in it, flashlight, baby doll, candy, wrapping paper, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Lesson Let’s review. So far, we’ve met Zechariah and Elizabeth, John the Baptist’s parents. You remember that the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus being left behind at the Temple to teach children the importance of being in church. Needed: (Optional: a copy of the script for each of your characters) Review Game: Putting it in Order On strips of paper, write or print out the following sentences. Hide them around your room. See how quickly … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on John the Baptist to teach children about repentance and sharing the good news about Jesus. Needed: good fruit and twigs or leaves Intro Game: Good Fruit Relay Divide students into two teams and have them line up at one side of the room. Give each team a bowl. At the other end of … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus’ baptism to teach kids the meaning of baptism. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: No, No, Chosen! In this version of Duck, Duck, Goose! students sit in a circle, and one student or leader decides which person they want to choose. Explain that in the Old Testament, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on John 1 to teach children about who Jesus is. Needed: Bibles Lesson Ask students, Is Jesus alive right now? Jesus is alive right now. He is alive in Heaven. Jesus went to Heaven after God brought Him back to life from dying on the cross. How old do you think Jesus is? Did … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about the temptation of Jesus to teach kids how Jesus overcame the devil’s temptations. Needed: Bibles Intro Activity: Peer Pressure Playacting Have students form groups of three. Give them a few minutes to think of how to act out a scene in which one or two of them pressure the other(s) to do something … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus’ first disciples to teach kids the importance of spending time with Jesus. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: Taking Our Place Play a game of dodgeball with soft play balls or paper wads. When one team starts to accumulate a lot of players in the “Out” zone, run in … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus’ first miracle to teach kids how Jesus changes us. Needed: Bibles, powdered drink mix or cookie dough ingredients, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Power Up Freeze Tag Divide the students into two teams. One team is It and tries to tag the members of the other team. When … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus clearing the Temple to teach kids about the sanctity of God’s House. Needed: Bibles, whiteboard or blackboard, soft balls or paper wads, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Acting It Out Divide students into groups of three or four. Have each group decide on and act out one part … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus’ rebuilding of the Temp to teach kids that Jesus is the way to God. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Jesus is the Way! Divide students into two teams. Choose one student from each team to be “Jesus” and one student from each team to be “God.” The goal is for each team to … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus and Nicodemus to teach kids what it means to be born again. Needed: Bibles, a balloon for each student, blankets or sheets or beach towels, various objects Intro Game: Up and Down Give the students blankets, sheets, or beach towels to hold between them. You can break the students into teams or … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about John 3:16 to teach kids why Jesus came to Earth. Needed: Bibles, (optional: a flashlight), soft balls, paper wads Intro Game: Jesus Our Light Play a game of Red Light, Green Light with the change of turning the light on and off. Students run from one side of the room to the other … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about John the Baptist to teach kids about having humility toward Jesus. Needed: Bibles, a trophy or prize you have won (bring a trophy or prize to show even if it isn’t something you’ve won), drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Disciple Tag Choose one student to be It. When they … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus and the Samaritan woman to teach kids about loving people who are different from us and about worshipping God sincerely. Needed: Bibles, a volunteer to play the Samaritan woman (you can read the Samaritan woman’s part if you want), an empty bucket for a prop, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus healing the official’s son to teach kids about prayer. Needed: Bibles, various objects and a snack Intro Game #1: Manipulating God? part 1 Have the students sit in a circle and throw one of their shoes in the middle of the circle. Choose one student to be It. They pick a shoe … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Jesus’ announcement to teach kids about what Jesus came to do. Needed: Bibles, prophecy clues on strips of paper Intro Game: Fulfilling Prophecy Print or write out prophecy clues about Jesus, along with their Scripture reference, on strips of paper and hide them around the room. Kids rush to find them and then, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about serving Jesus out of thankfulness. Needed: Bibles, a soft ball, brightly colored pieces of paper Intro Game: Thanks Toss Students stand in a circle and randomly toss a ball back and forth. Whenever someone catches the ball, they have to name one thing God or Jesus has done for them … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on Jesus calling His disciples to teach kids what it means to be a fisher of people. Needed: Bibles, cardboard tubing or dowel rods, string, paper clips, fish pattern, scissors, crayons or colored pencils or markers, glue, fabric paint, blank t-shirts Intro Craft and Game: Magnet Fishing Before class, make a fishing pole out … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about the third Beatitude to teach kids to be humble in Christ. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: Catch It! Divide students into two teams for a game of dodgeball. You can use soft balls or paper wads. One team can only play defense, and the other can only play offense. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on the second Beatitude to tell kids about the hope we have in Christ. Needed: Bibles, various items, a picture of a deceased loved one, writing or drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: “What’s Missing?” Place a variety of objects on the table or around the room. Have students close their eyes, … More Children’s Ministry Resources