Nature Walk: A Sunday School Lesson

Every year I like to take my class for a nature walk. I usually do this in the fall when the leaves are changing colour, or in the spring when plants and animals seem to be waking up from a long winter's nap.  The nature walk shows the kids that it isn't only at church that we can praise and appreciate God, but we can appreciate God anywhere. And what better place to start than in the beautiful outdoors that her created!


 A great book that I found and read with my class before our walk this year, if The Berenstain Bears All Things Bright and Beautiful, by Stan and Jan Berenstain.

 It is a lovely little story about a Sunday school class going for a nature walk. Along the way they see farms, streams, mountains, and many animals. It is fun to try to find some of these things with the children when we do our nature walk.

Sunday school and Youth Group Lessons/Activities

I am starting this blog as a resource to other Sunday School teachers out there. I have been teaching Sunday School for 7 years, and I find I am constantly struggling to find creative new ways to teach the word of God to the children. I have tried different curriculum, but most are created for quiet learning with children of the same age. In my Sunday school we have 10 children between the ages of 2 and 12. Attendance is irregular so we have one big class for everybody. It works well because the older kids are able to help the younger ones, and they all get along well. Planning a lesson however that will benefit both 2 year olds and 12 year olds, is a challenge.  I also teach the youth group to a group of equally diverse 12-20 year olds.
Here I plan to share ideas I have that have worked well, and not so well. I am hoping to help, and receive help. We are all in this for the same reason, and we are all in this together. So here we go! :)