Learning Styles

Teach the Lesson 4

As you teach the lesson, constantly evaluate: • Your children—What things are you discovering about them and how they learn? • Your lesson—Are the children grasping the concept and objective presented in the lesson? • The activities—Are they working well? Is the order flowing like you’d hoped? • The time—Is service running late? Do you have extra activities or games planned? Are you keeping your children’s attention? What fun activities can you do to reinforce the lesson?

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Evaluate

After each class, evaluate the lesson as a whole using the questions from step four.

EVALUATION * T he lesson went well. * We didn’t have time f or all the activities. * T he students loved “Freeze the Lion.” Note: Use more role play—they loved it!

There’s no “ secret formula” for a successful Children’s Church, and there’s no guarantee that all your children will remember what you teach them and apply it to their lives. But God promises that His Word will not return void. And by following these five simple steps, you can teach biblical principles so that many of your children remember and apply them . . . and that’s what teaching is all about.

Take a closer look at . . . LEARNING STYLES

SEEING (visual) Miguel likes to “see” his world. He enjoys colors, contrast, bulletin boards, and videos. He gets bored when there are no visuals.

HOW TO TEACH MIGUEL: • Display posters from the Beginning Explorers Resource Packet • Show Bible storybooks • Use object lessons

HEARING (auditory) Allison “hears” her world. She loves to hear stories and listens when you tell her to do something. She becomes bored when she hears information she already knows.

HOW TO TEACH ALLISON: • Tell Bible and life application stories • Use listening activities • Sing songs and do activities on the Beginning Explorers Resource Packet CD

TOUCHING (tactual) Stephanie likes to “feel” and “feel good about” her world. She needs to “get in touch” with new concepts and learns best when she can feel and compare information. HOW TO TEACH STEPHANIE: • Use interactive posters from the Beginning Explorers Resource Packet • Make lesson-related objects or crafts • Draw and create lesson-related pictures or collages

MOVING (kinesthetic) Zack loves to experience his world through movement. He moves a lot during class and loves participating in things like dramas, action songs, and games.

HOW TO TEACH zACk: • Act out the Bible story • Utilize action activities • Play movement games for review or memory work