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Teaching Tips
New to teaching?
Looking for new ways to reach your students? Below are some
ideas, techniques and hard-learned lessons.
Tips for Teachers
In this article are my
top
suggestions to
new or overwhelmed Sunday school teachers. It starts...
"Get them moving Incorporate movement into the activities as much as possible. Kids
will move during class. It's much better to control that movement
than to let it happen "their way"..."
MORE
Jesus the Master Teacher
by Betty Belue Haynes - an article about learning from the example
of the Master teacher, Jesus.
 Lesson Planning Techniques
Save your creative energy for developing your lesson points and
activities by using templates, learning styles and other tools.
View the presentation
presented April 23, 2005 at Carbondale, IL.
 Learning Styles in Sunday School: Reaching all your students
Integrating various learning styles into your classes improves retention and
attention, assists in lesson planning, and prevents problems. See how to vary
your class activities to include the seven major learning styles, and learn how
you can pre-empt problems with various students to improve the class for
everyone.
View the presentation.
 Levels
of Learning: Getting from What to Why Understanding the
various depths of learning, from rote memory to the ability to
evaluate, helps you teach your students and review to gauge their
level of comprehension. This presentation describes the levels of
learning and gives you questions to use when questioning students'
understanding.
 Creating class material with your computer
"The computer has opened up a new world for Bible class teachers. No
longer are we completely dependent on a purchased workbook series,
often poorly done and unrewarding to look at compared to the other
books most children are exposed to; but we can plan and create our
own "workbooks," class materials, take-home papers, coloring pages
and games..." MORE
PDF Handout of this
Article.
Customizing Activities to
fit your class"Do you have a large class? Just one
student? Readers? Preschoolers? A Mix? Make the ideas better to fit
your needs. Pay attention to what succeeds and what doesn't..."
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Assemblies of God USA
http://sundayschool.ag.org/01Teachers/index.cfm
Breaks students down by age, how they learn and how to teach,
discipline, etc.
Eldrbarry's storytelling
http://www.eldrbarry.net
How to become a great storyteller, with scripts for Bible
stories.
Bible Resource Center
http://www.bibleresourcecenter.org/vsItemDisplay.dsp&
objectID=AA8342E1-D1D8-429D-BCA52728296189BF&method=display
Short, one page description of various learning styles.
Assemblies of God
http://sundayschool.ag.org/LIFE/LearningStyles.pdf
Five page description with self-diagnostic questions to help you determine your
learning style
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