Learning Styles

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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?

Teach the Lesson

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Evaluate

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

EVALUATION * The lesson went well. * We didn’t have time for all the activities. * The students loved acting out the

Bible story. Note: Use more role play—they loved it!

There’s no “secret formula” for a successful Sunday School class, 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.

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

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

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. HEARING (auditory)

HOW TO TEACH ALLISON: • Tell Bible stories and listen to them on the Resource

Packet CD • Do activities and Little Lamb Puppet skits from the

Resource Packet CD • Sing songs from the Resource Packet CD

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. TOUCHING (tactual)

HOW TO TEACH STEPHANIE: • Use the activity cards in the Resource Packet • Make crafts, use play dough or finger paints, color pages in the Coloring Book • Interact with Little Lamb Puppet

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 ideas from the activity cards in the Resource Packet • Play movement games • Do action verses 5