Young adult ministries are something our parishes desperately need. Here are a few tips to start one at your parish and build interest.
The Unfair Game is a totally unfair twist on Jeopardy that your students will LOVE to hate! Learn how to play and find sample game boards in this post.
Our Power Packs match themes and topics with our newly-released Preschool Curriculum!
Now that a new school year is starting, we had our “move-up Sunday” for all the student ministries. We had several Kindergarteners move up into the elementary class, and we have a huge …
Need youth group games? We have 50 of them, and they are all no prep youth group games! Perfect for groups as little as 3 and as big as 100. Check out these 50 no prep youth group games that are not dodgeball!
Be on the lookout for these things to keep you kids' ministry healthy.
Today I'm excited to have Corrina from From Mrs. Allen's Teaching Files here to share a really fun and exciting activity to use when talking about self control. Self control is such a hard
The Unfair Game is a totally unfair twist on Jeopardy that your students will LOVE to hate! Learn how to play and find sample game boards in this post.
What is the biblical standard for a woman's role in ministry and leadership in this culture of #metoo and feminism? What does the Bible have to say?
If we want language to come OUT of our students’ mouths, we must get language IN to their heads. They need INput so that they can produce OUTput. » Input is reading and listening » Output is speaking and writing This is common sense. A learner cannot utter an expression in a new language if…
Remember that you were forged out of Love for love not endless pleasure, though pleasure is good for it was made by God. Or, as Benedict XVI said, “The world offers you comfort. But, you were made for greatness not comfort.”
Ok… we’ve all been there. Where you peer out to your classroom and you’re having a via GIPHY Kind of day. This is seriously every teacher’s worse nightmare. What’s a teacher to do? I mean you have what you thought was a pretty good lesson planned, limited supplies, and of course hardly any time […]
Last week at our combined youth activity our young men were in charge, I was very impressed with it so I typed it up to share. It was the typical “BINGO” are you all know it but with a…
How to teach ELL students to read challenging, on-grade level texts through Visible Reading, a differentiated, process-driven reading strategy.
Learn about behavior-specific praise and how teachers can deliver praise in the classroom, plus age-specific examples of behavior-specific praise.
Teenagers have a lot of great insight on life. iMOM’s Conversation Starters for Teens will help you get a great conversation going with your teen.
Quickie: This comes from the Late Night Show too. Jimmy Fallon calls it box of lies. Two people take turns describing what's in a box. The person not describing has to guess if they're lying or not. Supplies: Boxes filled with zany things. (If you have ideas, put'em in the comments). How to Play
Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.
One of the main reasons I read Jim Putman's Real Life Discipleship is that it had been given to me as part of a promotional package from the publisher. However, I'd been on the hunt for discipleship materials for study and implementation by our church as we prepped for a summer series called "Building a
This game was submitted by Ellis Linehan Quickie: Ultimate name game. 2 teams. One rubber ball. If your name is called and the ball drops, you become a prisoner. Pro Tips: Get the best players out first. Supplies: Volleyball net Big rubber ball (can be an exerc
This all-digital resource teaches the truths of Scripture in a way that helps preschoolers, kids, and students understand their true identity in Christ.
Tips for building relationships with students, because relationships matter and are most important when it comes to educating children.
9Th Grade Algebra Worksheets is just a page of report containing tasks or issues which are meant to be performed by students. The Ministry of National
As student attention starts to wane, teachers tend to make this one disasterous mistake. Here's how to avoid it and capture their attention with ease.
In the first 5 minutes, I can tell how a lesson is going to be received. Here are 5 tips for how to engage students at the start of the lesson.
Introducing '7 Idiom Activities to Get Your Students’ Creativity Flowing' - our third reference poster with 7 fresh and interesting ways to teach or review idioms. You can click the im
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The Unfair Game is a totally unfair twist on Jeopardy that your students will LOVE to hate! Learn how to play and find sample game boards in this post.