Rally day sunday school ideas

Single vs Multiple "Rally" Events ? Traditionally, Sunday Schools and churches thought in terms of a "singular" event to celebrate or "kick-off" the Sunday School year. The singular "Rally Day" is a good example of this kind of planning. But some educators and creative types have been challenging this kind of "eggs in one basket" approach, noting that many of our members no longer attend every week (for a variety of reasons) and would miss a one-time event --the kind we might hope would...

During the summer of 2012, my daughter and I visited a restaurant at the beach that gave me an idea. The restaurant had something called a Wishing Wall. Ever seen one? The whole wall was filled with tiny cubbies. Everyone was invited to write a wish on a colored piece of paper, roll it up, and stick it inside a cubby. The different colored papers made the most beautiful abstract artwork! I decided to make a cross with cubbies and have the kids write a prayer on their paper on the first day…

In this topic: Creative Sunday School lesson plans and ideas with the theme of Renewal, Re-Commitment, Rally, Stepping Up to the Challenge, etc. especially for the fall return of Sunday School—but suitable any time you're rallying the troops! In this topic, we've pulled together a list of creative lesson plans and ideas already here at Rotation.org that in some way fit the renewal theme, and added some new idea as well. Several of the lesson ideas excerpted below were written by the…

Rally Day is fast approaching. Do you have a plan? Beth Lyon-Suhring shared the following idea at the PEVA Educators' Luncheon in the spri...

Earlier this week we shared some fundraising ideas so you and your kids can have a fabulous fall kickoff even on a budget! We also have ...

Here are two great ideas for helping students and families get back into the learning habit. Prayer Partners for Beginning a New Year of Learning In order to support our students, foster intergenerational connections in the church community, and remind adults of the baptism commitment that they make to support and nurture children in the faith, we created a Prayer Partner program. Adults were encouraged to sign up to pray for a child at the start of the public school year and Sunday…

Use these 7 LDS Scripture-Themed Carnival stations and game ideas to create an epic Children's Primary activity outdoors at church!

This might be good for the last day, Bible Activity? Bible Drill Key Passage Locks and Keys. Lock has reference and key has title. Must use the correct key to unlock. Submitted by Jenni Carter

At St John’s Lutheran Church in Lakeville, MN, we do Radio Church in our parking lot. It has been a great way to gather outside and safely during the Pandemic. But Minnesota winters come early and …

Renewing our hearts for learning God's Word Sunday School is how churches share the major stories and themes of the Bible. It's not worship or fellowship, or a soccer team. It's unapologetically focused on learning the life-changing story and values you just can't get anywhere else . And we teach it in such a way that they'll both remember the Word, love it, and keep on reading it. Through our love for learning the stories of scripture, we help children discover what it means to call…