By Dr. Jeff St. John Teaching Sunday school doesn't have to be difficult. Your Lesson Memorable Preparing Your Lesson Start out by choosing a religious story that has a moral to it and think of the most creative way possible to share this story with your class. There are many different ways to tell a story. You can share your story with the class through a song or make one up together. Or, if you are a comical storyteller, you can tell the story yourself by using hand puppets or different voices as you act out each of the characters yourself.
Kids love stories that are told in funny ways and tend to pay closer attention.
It's important that your students understand that people just like them have successfully practiced what they are learning. For this reason, your lesson would probably be more effective if you could give your class a real-life example of someone you know who has successfully practiced the lesson you are teaching. It's best to use someone in your class as an example or someone they already know, if possible. It will help your students feel closer to you and trust that you are someone who practices what he or she preaches. It is important to keep your lessons simple, and avoid using analogies in your lesson plan because your story and the personal examples that you give are already analogies.