Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday and our resurrection when He comes again. Needed: Bibles, toilet paper rolls, cones or another placement marker Lesson Read Matthew 27:62-66. “The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. ‘Sir,’ they said, ‘we remember that while He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ So give the
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the symbolism of the Easter basket. Needed: Easter basket, Easter grass, chocolate coins or chocolate with some kind of shiny wrapping (Hershey’s Kisses, York Peppermint Patties, etc.), chicken or rooster-shaped candy (a chocolate rooster, or chick-shaped Peeps), a plastic egg with something inside of it, rolls of toilet paper, cones or another place marker Intro Game: The Life of Jesus Relay Divide students into two or more teams.
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about Jesus praying in the Garden, Judas’ betrayal, and Peter’s denial. Needed: Bibles, dice Intro Game: Traitor Among Us! Have students close their eyes. Explain that when you walk among them and tap one student on the shoulder, that student is the Traitor. When you tap them, they should look up and point to another student. Have everyone open their eyes and say that the student the Traitor
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach children about what the sacrament means and how Jesus started it at the Last Supper. Needed: Bibles, a Communion set (It’s up to you whether your church will allow you to have Communion with the children. If not, simply show them the items used in Communion.) Intro Game: Traitor Among Us! Have students close their eyes. Explain that when you walk among them and tap one student on the
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about both Jesus’ identity and the need to respect the church as a holy place. Needed: Bibles, construction paper, old clothes, balloons Worship Activity: Mini Church Service To help kids understand that the church is a holy place, take some time to walk through the elements of a church service. Do any or all of the following: Sing a praise song. Choose a student to lead a prayer.
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about giving Jesus our best. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: What to Do with It? Divide students into groups of two or three. Tell each group to pretend that you gave them $20. Their job is to come up with the best way to use that money for Jesus. Tell them not to simply say that they would
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the power of Jesus in raising Lazarus (and us) from the dead. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Acting It Out Divide students into groups of two or three. Give them a few minutes to think of their skit. Then, have each group act out what they think happens when someone dies. Lesson (Note: Always give students the opportunity to answer the questions
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that serving others is a way of serving Jesus. Needed: Bibles, dice, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Raising the Dice Divide students into two teams or more teams and give each time a six-sided die. The first student from each team runs up to a table and rolls their dice. The student with the highest roll gets a point for their team. The trick is
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of using their talents for God. Needed: Bibles, optional: chalkboard or whiteboard or paper to brainstorm ideas Lesson Ask students, What are some things that you’re good at? (Suggestions could include anything from being good at sports to being a good artist to being a good friend. Write at least one thing down for each student.) If you were good at something, but you never did
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to impress upon kids the need to be ready when Jesus returns. Needed: Bibles, a way to play music Intro Game: What Time? Think of a time (example: 12:49 pm) and ask students to guess what time you’re thinking of. Whoever is closest then gets to think of a new time. Continue playing as long as time allows or until each student has had a turn to think of a time.
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to offer Jesus everything that they have. Needed: Bibles, a $20 bill or higher, two pennies, a lot of pennies and a bucket, cookies or other prizes Intro Game #1: Trading All We Have Scatter wads of paper all over the floor. Then, show students a cookie or some other sort of prize and tell them that you’ll give the prize to whoever can bring you the most
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it will be like when Jesus comes again. Needed: Bibles, a balloon Intro Game: Don’t Let it Fall! Gather students in a circle. As you toss a balloon up into the air in the middle of the circle, call one of the student’s names. That student must run to hit the balloon back into the air before it touches the ground. The student next to them then
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to be grateful and honor God for the gifts He gives us. Needed: Bibles, fruit or paper wads, paper wads, soft balls Intro Game #1 – Gathering the Harvest 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 the room, place a bowl full of fruit or small wads of paper
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to obey the Lord both in word and in action. Needed: Bibles , Uno cards or Go Fish! cards or playing cards Intro Game: Listening to God Have students line up at one side of the room. The teacher gives instructions, saying “God Says” as in “Simon Says.” Make the motions as you say the instruction. Every once in a while, do something and give the instruction without
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that it’s important to spend time with Jesus every day. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Mary and Martha Marathon Have students line up in a row on one side of the room, facing you. When you yell “Martha!” students should run as fast as they can to the other side of the room, then back to their original side, then back to the other side of the room until
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to be a good influence on others. Needed: Bibles, pennies or playing cards, something small to show children Intro Game: Tax Collector Tag Give each student two pennies or two playing cards. Then, choose 2-4 students to be Collectors. The Collectors are It. Their goal is to collect as many of the pennies or playing cards as they can. When they tag someone, they have to bring
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to keep God as the most important thing in their lives. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, pennies Intro Game: Rotating Firsts Divide the students into two teams and play dodge ball with soft play balls or wads of waste paper. After 30 seconds, name one of the balls as the 1st ball. That is the only ball that can get someone out. If anyone picks up
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of following the Bible and telling other people about God. Needed: Bibles Intro Activity: Acting It Out Divide students into groups of two or three. Give them a few minutes to think of their skit. Then, have each group act out what they think happens when someone dies. Lesson Ask students, If we believe in God and do the right things that God wants us to
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to show love to others. Needed: Bibles, blankets or sheets or beach towels, bandages, cups of water 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 have them complete the following challenges together. 1. Bounce an object 5, 10, and 20 times without dropping it. 2. See how high they can
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to forgive others. Needed: Bibles, Bible trivia questions, Forgiveness vs. Judgment cards Intro Game: Forgiven Much In this game show, you’ll divide your students into two teams. The first student from each team comes forward to answer a question. You’ll read the question, and listen for both of their answers. They can each answer one time. The first student to get the correct answer incurs no negative points
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to confront and forgive others. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: Don’t Hit Dodgeball Divide students into two teams. They stand at opposite sides of your play area. Their goal is to not hit the other team while making the other team hit them. If someone throws and hits a member of the other team, they’re out. Meanwhile, members of the other team can
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how God forgives us and how we should forgive others. Needed: Bibles, Bible trivia questions, Forgiveness vs. Judgment cards Intro Game: Forgiven Much In this game show, you’ll divide your students into two teams. The first student from each team comes forward to answer a question. You’ll read the question, and listen for both of their answers. They can each answer one time. The first student to
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how Jesus cares for them. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Following the Shepherd Have students get down on all fours and close their eyes. They are the Sheep. The leader is the Shepherd. The Shepherd moves around the room, calling the Sheep, and they must do their best to follow. The Shepherd can also give instructions like “spin around in a circle,” “baa like sheep,” “go faster,” “come
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to work together with God instead of opposing Him. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: The Life of Jesus Relay Divide students into two or more teams. When you say, “Go!” the first student on each team will perform the first leg of the relay race, traveling to the other side of your play area and back to their team. The second student on each team then does the
