i teach a sunday school class ages 12-17 most of the time we get finished with the lesson 15 minutes early. does anyone know how i can fill that time. i have tried letting them fellowship but they get loud and bored.
2007-01-16 02:12:38 · 12 answers · asked by charles38611 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Play a game with them. Bingo, Hangman, trivial pursuit, ect.
2007-01-16 02:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by Jo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, kids can get loud and bored very easily so instead of allowing fellowship at the end, I would open it up for specific questions about the lesson. I would include real life situations that they could relate to or ask about how they are doing at school "sharing" and being a witness to others. Open it up for discussion. Also, you could ask if there is a specific question they would like answered and you'll research it and discuss it at the end of next week's lesson.
2007-01-16 02:21:36 · answer #2 · answered by downinmn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If allowed, I found this to be one of the sweetest activities during my time of searching. At a retreat about 10 years ago, several teenagers and some people in their mid 20's were instructed to gather around in a circle. We were told to, one at a time, dirty our hands with soil and the person to our left or right (whatever you decide the rotation to be), with a bucket of water soap and a spunge, softly clean off the dirt symbolizing our sins being washed away. While dirtying my hands I mentally revisited all of my sins and ignorant desicions and felt the guilt of my actions. When the person next to me cleaned my hands it was such a gracious and uplifting gesture to know that people can act out the will of God and assist in the cleansing of the spirit, mind, and body. Took a few minutes and each person enjoyed the gesture, some even cried tears of joy and relief. It was a very pleasant feeling inside. I guess it also depends on the maturity of your class but I'm sure this is a very good way to build comfortability and fellowship.
2016-05-24 23:35:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about giving them that time as personal prayer time. It might be the only time in the week that they commit a solid 15 minutes to prayer. You could begin by sharing you favorite forms of prayer and let them go from there. Teens today need to develop their prayer muscle and make prayer more a part of their day. Breaking into small groups and sharing prayers, prayer requests etc. would also be a nice way to end the class.
2007-01-16 03:04:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I teach Sunday school, also. My trick is to add personal-application questions. Everyone always loves to answer questions.
Recently we did a lesson on "do not judge..." The study guide only asked questions about the Bible text. I added questions like, "When do you think people are most likely to judge others?" "How have you overcome the desire to judge others?" "When have you felt unfairly judged by others?"
I mark areas in the text where the questions fit best.
2007-01-16 06:06:23 · answer #5 · answered by Faith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We always played "bible themed" versions of games. If we did word searches they were books of the bible or something from the lesson we looked for. You can always split into teams and try biblical trivia with the winning team getting a sucker or something. Music is always a winner with kids also and there are plenty of christian bands to choose from. Many kids don't even know they are out there you may help influence their choice in music.
2007-01-16 02:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by Suzilicious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personal devotions. They can give thier testimony, tell about struggles they may be having or situations they or a friend are dealing with. Also- have them share a verse or passage of scripture that they refer to often or have marked in their Bible. Why do they have it marked? How is it ersonal to them? Could it help another teen? How? My class always enjoys when we have the time to do this (I teach SS for 6th-9th graders)
2007-01-16 05:11:48 · answer #7 · answered by mom2rptl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about praise and worship. Try some Casting Crowns or Switchfoot or Third Day. Have it to where they can pray for people that they know, either individually or as a group. We broke our class into little cell groups and took turns asking for and praying for someone. Doesn't take long and it helps teach them to pray and to rely on God. Hope this helps.
2007-01-16 02:23:38 · answer #8 · answered by Texas Pineknot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play a version of "YA". Toss out an ethical question and let class choose "best answer". Provide a small reward for the one who submitted that answer.
2007-01-16 02:27:53 · answer #9 · answered by Puzzler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Create a discussion on the lesson.
2007-01-16 02:20:48 · answer #10 · answered by oldmanwitastick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋