The following ideas have worked well for me in planning my high Sunday school lesson for Mother’s Day for my 12-14 year olds. Taking the role of motherhood and applying the concept of nurturing on an expanded global scale creates some thoughtful discussions on the role of mothers and nurturers in society.
Sunday School Lesson for High School Students: Mothers Day
NOTE: Before starting today’s lesson, if you have any children in your class who are without a mother that you make reference throughout the lesson to anyone who plays the mother’s role – such as step moms, foster moms, grandmothers, aunts, and even single parent dads.
Sunday School Lesson Bible Verse:
Today is Mother’s Day. Recite Exodus 20:12 to the class as here, or from your class bible:
“Honor your father and your mother so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”
Sunday School Lesson Discussion 1:
Today is Mother’s Day. Discuss first of all the importance of a mother, or maternal influence in our lives. Lead the discussion to how a mother provides for and nurtures her children.
Sunday School Lesson Activity 1:
Give each student a piece of paper and either have the letters A-Z already written down the side, or ask them to write them before you start the activity.
The students should write down one word next to each letter – a word that describes something that a mother is, or usually does. Time the activity (5-10 minutes) and see who has the most letters covered when the time is up
Sunday School Lesson Discussion 2:
Focus the students first onto the nurturing role played by those around them – such as teachers, doctors – even farmers and other people involved in the food production industry. Then take the discussion more global and look at the role of organizations who provide a nurturing role to children on a worldwide scale – organizations such as UNICEF, Oxfam, Save the Children etc who provide food, shelter and clothing where possible to children who are living in poverty both in the US and overseas.
Sunday School Lesson Activity 2:
Using publicity material and things printed from the Internet about the role of international organizations have the class create a poster which shows the nurturing role they play in our world. Pin the poster to the wall to remind the class that there are people who work to try and protect the children of the world from the social environment in which they live.
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