Try these discussions and activities when planning your childrens Sunday school curriculum to teach the 10 Commandments. My 9-11 year old class engaged in thoughtful discussions about the commandments, laws and rules and how they were directly affected by them.
Bible Story:
Today’s bible reading is the story of The 10 Commandments.
Exodus 20: 1-17
Ask for volunteers to read this and divide the verses between them.
Discussion 1:
What are Commandments? What other words could we use for these today (laws, rules)? Are rules/laws good things or bad? What other rules/laws do the children know?
Activity 1:
Go around the class one student at a time, read out a Commandment, and have the student tell you if it is a Commandment which refers to how we should treat people, or one that tells us how we should treat God himself.
Activity 2: Create a Commandment Book
Provide each student with 3 pages of white paper and some pens, pencils and craft materials. On the wall pin a simplified copy of the Commandments that are easy to copy down.
Have the students create a booklet by putting the 3 pages together and making a centerfold, then securing them with a staple so that they have a book to work in. The first page is their title page “The 10 Commandments”. Inside they should number the pages at the bottom and then write out the Commandments as per the sheet you provide for them to copy from. One Commandment per page.
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