Do you Know the Basic Needs of Kids? —Linda Weddle An important step in communicating God’s Word to children is to minister to their basic needs. Children Need to Feel Important We may assume children are made to feel important at home. But parents are often caught up...

How to Use the News —Pat Verbal Daily news items are a tre­mendous tool for Christian teaching. Use a variety of ways to show kids that God is here and personal! World Events Not every event is kid-friendly. Choose those that children are most likely to hear about and...

Good Moods Bad Moods -Gordon and Becki West Anyone who has worked with preteens knows they are subject to mood swings. The preteen years are “the best of times and the worst of times”. How do you relate to your students in the midst of their emotional turmoil? Know...

How to Recognize a True Decision —Sally Middleton Suppose you talked with Sarah a few weeks ago about salva­tion and she prayed to receive Christ as her Savior. Now you’re wondering, Did she make a true de­cision? God alone identifies every true be­liever (Matt....

Child-Size Teaching Why would a teacher use a time line in her first grade Sunday school class? I suspect she saw the idea somewhere and thought it looked like fun-not realizing this age group doesn’t understand time relationships! Child-size teaching means...

Maximizing Space for Visual Learners —Pat Verbal When Robert started at­tending children’s church I posted enlarged song charts, used bigger story props and made picture memory verse cards. Robert had an eye disease that would eventually take his sight so I wanted to...