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Continue reading →: Filled with the Spirit (OBJ LESSON)
Time 10-15 minutes Description This object lesson teaches that you need the Holy Spirit to minister effectively to others. If you don’t spend time with God each day to get filled with His Spirit, you will eventually run dry and have nothing left to offer anyone else. Audience Anyone…
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Continue reading →: Parking Lot (GAME)
Time 15-20 minutes Description This game forces team members to work together in order to solve logic puzzles. Team members will work puzzles representing cars parked irregularly in a square parking lot. There is only one way out, and they must coordinate their movements so that their “car” is able…
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Continue reading →: 200,000 Visits!!
Yesterday, http://www.teachingthem.com went over 200,000 visits! Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas, everyone! Michael
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Continue reading →: Heart, Head, Hands (REVIEW)
Time 10-15 minutes Audience Children, youth, adults Description This is a simple review process that you can use in almost any situation. Participants first talk about how they feel about what they just experienced (HEART), then about what they learned (HEAD), and finally about what they are going to…
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Continue reading →: Review Dice (REVIEW)
Time 10-15 minutes Audience Children, youth, adults Description This review activity uses dice to debrief just about any learning exercise. Each die has six questions on it (e.g., “What did you learn?” or “What questions do you still have?”) Use the dice as a fun way to have participants think…
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Continue reading →: Random Responses (ICEBREAKER)
Time 10-15 minutes Description This icebreaker uses a single die as a randomizer to get people talking about different topics. If they role a one, they respond to one question. If they roll a two, they respond to another one, and so on for each number on the die. You…
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Continue reading →: Walks of Life (ICEBREAKER)
Time 10-15 minutes Description This icebreaker uses flip-flops, slippers or shoes to pair people up and have them describe a place they have been, want to go or where something significant happened. Materials o Pairs of flip-flops, slippers or shoes (enough for each person in the group to get…
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Continue reading →: Review Chips (REVIEW)
Time 20 minutes Audience Children, youth, adults Description This review activity uses Learning Chips from Kagan (www.kaganonline.com) to debrief just about any learning exercise. Each chip (similar to a poker chip) has a question on it (e.g., “What did you learn that was new?” or “What questions do you…
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Continue reading →: The Mafia Game (GAME)
Audience Children, Teens, Adults Time 20-30 minutes Description This game shows the negative impact of distrust and lack of role-clarity on collaboration within a team. Participants are assigned a secret role to play (Mafia, Police, Doctor or Townspeople), and “good” and “evil” try to eliminate each other. It is…
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Continue reading →: Burnout (OBJ LESSON)
Time 10-15 minutes Description This object lesson teaches that when we try to do ministry in our own power, we may be able to spread light for some time, but we will eventually burn out. Only by continually renewing our power source (i.e., by allowing ourselves to be filled with…
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I’m Michael
I’ve been teaching kids about the Bible for more than 25 years. Teaching Them is where I share my lessons, games, and skits.
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