Do you find Sunday school attendance fluctuating throughout the year? I have found that giving simple homework assignments with a positive reward for completion has given a boost to attendance. Try this and see how it works for your class.
Give your Sunday school students a small task to complete before the next session and offer a reward for those students who do their homework.
Examples might include asking students to do one random act of kindness for a friend or family member during the week that you discuss the Golden Rule, or ask students to remember to pray before bedtime during the week that you introduce personal prayer and its importance in the life of a Christian.
Give the students a slip of paper with the homework assignment that they can give to their parents, and ask the parents to sign when the homework is completed. At the beginning of each lesson, ask for students to hand in the signed papers, and offer a small reward for those who have remembered to bring it back.
Those who completed it but forgot to return the paper may be allowed to turn it in the next week for a smaller reward. Rewards can include being chosen as the teacher’s helper for the day, getting first pick of supplies or lining up first for an activity, or a small treat such as a bite-size chocolate or a sucker.
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