FREE Children's Ministry Lessons
This lesson is designed to encourage children to be thankful for God around Thanksgiving. It encourages kids to focus on the love of Christ by using the verse, Psalm 107:1. This lesson would be best utilized in a Sunday School or Kid’s Church Setting. Objective: To teach kids to be thankful for the love of … Read more
Thanksgiving is a special time of the year where families get together and celebrate good food, family, and another year of harvest. This Sunday School lesson is designed to teach children about how God is the one who provides the food and the harvest. This lesson will be best utilized in a Sunday School or … Read more
If you need a Thanksgiving craft for your classroom or bulletin board, here is one my kids have loved these this week. My thought was that the banner could be colored and placed above the pilgrims. This could be used in almost any setting, public or christian school. Don’t forget our other ideas for Thanksgiving too. Click … Read more
It is no secret that kids tend to have a short-sighted view of things — easily impatient and frustrated when results do not immediately appear. We encourage verbal gratitude at Thanksgiving time and for gifts, but do not always extend that attitude to daily life. Young and older children (and even adults!) can often use … Read more
We have a bulletin board in our Jr. Church room that I would like to incorporate into our Thanksgiving lessons. I wanted it to be something that the kids can have input with so I thought of this simple idea that takes little prep. and supplies. Print out the words/letters that spell out: WE ARE … Read more
My students love to make things. They love to cut, color, glue, staple, anything that is active. They also like to learn names of people in the church and talk about who they are and what they know about them. This activity is great for all of that. On Sunday, we are going to make … Read more
I want to talk with my students about things that we should be thankful for. I want to guide their thinking, as always, to the Bible, and what we can be thankful for according to the Bible. I put together this acrostic poem of the word, “THANKFUL”, with words that match each letter and a … Read more
This is a very adaptable craft. My first thought was to use this as a booklet. I want to use this with my Preschool/Kindergarten Sunday School class to make a I Am Thankful For Book for them to make for their family. Before class, I will print out many copies of the template and have … Read more
I like to have interactive bulletin boards for our church. I don’t want people to just walk by them, but to have input with them. It’s just a little way to get people to be involved when they enter church. This new Thanksgiving bulletin board has people writing what they are thankful for and lets … Read more
This third and final lesson on biblical thankfulness, “Thankful for Service,” will help kids understand that we should be thankful to God for the service opportunities he gives us. While thankfulness and service don’t seem to be discussed together very often, it’s important for kids to make the connection between the heart’s motives (thankfulness) and our actions … Read more