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To teach God’s word is not easy, but with faith and commitment, passing down the spiritual knowledge will help young learners develop a stronger relationship with God.
There are many ways to teach God’s word to the faithful. To young kids? It could give an educator the challenge to convey the glory of the Almighty Father. Making the class creative and interactive will help teaching young kids about religion easier.
Mary D. McCorvey’s The Character of Christ Bible Study Series: Lessons for the GenerationZ is a book that provides lessons on obedience, humility, and servanthood. The lessons are curated and made for easy comprehension for different age groups: 3-5, 6-10, 11-14, 15-18. Educators will also find it easy to teach their classes, whether it be a face-to-face or an online set-up.
Here are different ways to teach God’s word to young learners:
Color Association
Color is one element that attracts and engages kids in a classroom scenario. If you want to teach God’s word to a class of young individuals, using colors in activities will help you maintain active interaction with the learners. You may collect objects of different colors from the learners. Use these colors to associate and represent an idea. For example, black can represent temptation or sin, while red can symbolize Christ’s blood or love.
Bring In the Superheroes
Children love talking about superheroes. Superheroes are some of the characters that hook the students. You can use these characters to teach God’s word, especially when coming through topics like sacrifice, obedience, servanthood, and humility.
Share an Insightful Parable
Most children’s stories are based on biblical parables. These parables teach God’s word and values that they can carry as they grow. As an educator, you can share some parables through videos, role plays, or interactive storytelling. With this, conveying the message of the Gospel will be learned more easily.
Introduce the Dirty Water Experiment
Science laboratory experiments help the students feel the wonder and excitement of learning new things. The Dirty Water Experiment is one of the most common activities to teach God’s word. It involves the use of dirty water, bleach water, and regular water. Mary D. McCorvey’s book uses this fun experiment to teach God’s word.
Connect with Pictures
Pictures are effective elements in a visual instructional tool. Children love seeing and engaging with what they see. When you teach God’s word, you can always let the kids relate to pictures related to topics of obedience, servanthood, and humility. You may also allow the kids to draw scenarios that show important values that children their age must know.
Arrange a Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt is an engaging activity that keeps the learners active and immersed in an unforgettable experience. Young learners are active learners. Engaging them with the use of a scavenger hunt should let them stay excited while learning new things. You can always use items that teach important values, such as humility, obedience, and servanthood.
When teaching God’s word to the young ones, remember that your goal is to convey the message of the scriptures. You can always circle back to the values that your students should learn – servanthood, humility, and obedience. Allowing the kids to stay engaged lets them undergo an active learning. Active learning is having fun while taking in important information and lessons.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Teaching God’s word to young learners is not always easy as these individuals can have a short attention span. It’s a good thing that Mary D. McCorvey’s The Character of Christ Bible Study Series provides organized lesson plans for educators in teaching the Gospel to kids of different age ranges.
