Teaching Churched Teaching Churched Kids- Kids- 6 Tips on Keeping it 6 Tips on Keeping it freshfresh

Prepared by Teachable Heart Prepared by Teachable Heart Ministries Ministries

1. pack some costumes1. pack some costumes

• Have the kids act out the storyHave the kids act out the story• A costume is an instant setA costume is an instant set• With very little sewing you can With very little sewing you can

turn a striped double flat bed sheet turn a striped double flat bed sheet into three child size biblical into three child size biblical costumes (pull over the head type)costumes (pull over the head type)

• Add some giant props made out of Add some giant props made out of cardboard cardboard

2. Tell a modern story2. Tell a modern story

• Have the kids point out the biblical Have the kids point out the biblical values or lack there offvalues or lack there off

• Compare the character to a biblical oneCompare the character to a biblical one• Or tell a Old Testament story to Or tell a Old Testament story to

illustrate a New Testament truth. Old illustrate a New Testament truth. Old story new spin!story new spin!

• Tell stories that have examples of Tell stories that have examples of relevant problem solvingrelevant problem solving

3. try a demonstration3. try a demonstration

• CookingCooking• ScienceScience• SportsSports• HobbiesHobbies• Use the demonstration to add Use the demonstration to add

interest or use the objects in the interest or use the objects in the demonstration to illustrate biblical demonstration to illustrate biblical thruthsthruths

4. tell a old story from a new 4. tell a old story from a new perspectiveperspective

• Jonah and the Whale, from the Jonah and the Whale, from the whale’s perspectivewhale’s perspective

• Daniel, from the lions perspectiveDaniel, from the lions perspective• David and Goliath, from the David and Goliath, from the

Philistines perspectivePhilistines perspective• The Christmas story from the wise The Christmas story from the wise

men's men's

perspective perspective

5. use puppets5. use puppets

Two approachesTwo approaches1.1. The puppet doesn’t understand, with The puppet doesn’t understand, with

guided questions the kids can explain guided questions the kids can explain the Biblical truth to the puppetthe Biblical truth to the puppet

2.2. The puppet does understand- and it The puppet does understand- and it quizzes the kids quizzes the kids

Either way a story they heard before Either way a story they heard before becomes a discussion they never had becomes a discussion they never had before!before!

6. try role playing or situation 6. try role playing or situation improvimprov

Ask these questionsAsk these questions1.1. Why do we need to know this? Why do we need to know this?

Why is this important?Why is this important?2.2. What does this mean in my life? What does this mean in my life?

What is applicable here?What is applicable here?3.3. What problem does this solve? What problem does this solve?

And in what situations would I And in what situations would I need to know this?need to know this?