Lessons in hypocrisy (or anti”hypocrisy) come hard for kids due to their self”centered world view. Let’s ask them to chin themselves to the bar of fairness with this lesson on hurts and hypocrisy””in a way that they can remember in the future. This touching lesson teaches children about Humility, Looking Inward, and Forgiveness. The Hypocrisy […]
“Jana Can’t Quite Help Herself” – Devotional on Revenge, Losing Friends & Loyalty
As the kids are getting ready to head back to school, they are going to encounter some common situations faced by everyone when growing up, and those are issues with friends, fitting in, cliques, etc. In today’s devotional, we are talking about losing friends, and the feelings of revenge and loyalty that go along with […]
Rachel Gets Too Much Back – A Lesson about Honesty, Peer Pressure and Stealing
With the new school year set to start in the next couple of weeks, kids will be faced with many situations related to peer pressure and honesty. Share this lesson with your children, so it may help them make the right choices when they are faced with these difficult and uncomfortable situations! Rachel Gets Too […]
Peer Pressure Mile with a Smile; Ten Ways Not to Get Rattled
Statistically 97% of students sixth grade and above find themselves in social pressure cookers. Peer pressure is a situation that EVERY child finds themselves in at least once. In today’s article, we explore scenarios and responses that kids can give to avoid embarassing or “taunting” situations. In other words, how to handle the “Peer Pressure […]
Walking the Peer Pressure Mile (Without Falling on Your Face)
It’s important to prepare students for facing peer pressure, which today causes more anxiety in middle and high school students than bad grades and even family problems. In this lesson, kids will “walk the Peer Pressure Mile,” an assimilation of the pressures they may feel related to these activities. However, it may dredge up some […]
Sunday School Lesson for Tweens: Peer Pressure – Part 1
There are some very common peer pressure taunts that have withstood the test of time. They were used 50 years ago or 100 years ago, and they are just as effective today as they were then. In my next two blog posts, we are going to talk about Peer Pressure, and a Sunday school lesson, […]
Bible Lesson: Dare to be Different – Jesus Did
This Bible lesson will help us understand what Jesus was like as a child. Like a lot of us, he wasn’t really handsome and didn’t really stand out. But the story from Luke 2, where Jesus went to the temple as a 12-year-old, will also help students realize that they too can dare to be […]
Galloping Gossips & the Headless Horseman Lesson (Part 3)
Today, we’re wrapping up the Galloping Gossips and the Headless Horseman Bible Lesson with a great group activity. If you missed the first two parts of the lesson, Part 1 can be found here, and Part 2 can be found here. Small Group Activity Materials Handout, Fighting the Galloping Gossips (below) Small Group Activity Using […]
Galloping Gossips & the Headless Horseman Lesson (Part 2)
Today, we’re going to go over the second part of the Galloping Gossips and the Headless Horseman Bible activity. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. Group Discussion Materials Cork board 4 sheets of printer paper Markers Thumb tacks or tape Group Discussion Preparation Write the heading & Rules of Thumb on […]