Teaching Plan

The Customizable Teaching Plan is where you will find every activity needed for an amazing time of Bible Study with your students.

  • There are four different plans to choose from, Complete, Younger, Older, and Master Teacher. (Although activities have been carefully designed with age-appropriate behavior, topics, and learning styles in mind, you know your own group better than anyone – feel free to customize your plan to best fit your group’s personality and needs.)
  • Each plan is broken into three sections: Connect, Explore, and Transform.
  • Simply click on the activity titles below to see each activity.
  • Activity PDFs can be downloaded within the specific activity window.

Connect

Connect options are fun ways to introduce the lesson's theme(s). Your choices for Connect activities include:

  • Drama—A short drama script that can be performed by your students
  • Media Option—Media options are videos, photos, audio files, or slide shows
  • Age Specific Options—Activities to get your students ready for the lesson
  • Review Questions—Questions to review the previous lesson's content

Explore

Explore options are where Bible Study happens. Your choices for Explore activities include:

  • The Key Study—An interactive, small group Bible Study focusing on the Biblical Passage (includes Map and Timeline reference)
  • The Master Teacher Key Study—A sermon-style Bible Study focusing on the Biblical Passage
  • Age Specific Options—Bible Study activities developed specifically for younger and older students

Transform

Transform options help your students apply the lesson's truths. Your choices for Transform activities include:

  • Deeper Discussion—Questions to take your students deeper into the application of the lesson
  • Creative Prayer—Interactive ways to pray
  • Age Specific Options—Application activities developed specifically for younger and older students
Choose a Teaching Plan:

Connect

Connect activities get students ready to learn. Choose one or two of the activities below to introduce this week’s lesson.

Especially for Younger Students: Create This

(10 minutes, easy set up)
Students will create an inanimate object with very few materials to work with.
Provide brown paper lunch bags, index cards, and pens.

Especially for Older Students: Got Questions?

(10 minutes, easy set-up)
Students will identify questions they would ask God if they had the chance.
Provide large sheets of craft paper or newpaper, markers, and tape.

Master Teacher Option: Got Questions?

(10 minutes, easy set-up)
Students will identify questions they would ask God if they had the chance.
Create a slide show. Provide paper and markers for students.

Explore

Explore activities lead students to study Scripture. Teach the Key Study to focus on the Biblical Truth. If you choose, support the Key Study with one or two of the following activities.

Interactive Key Study: He’s Always Existed

(15-20 minutes, easy set up)
Students will examine Genesis 1:1-5 and Acts 17:22-28 to discover that God has always existed and needs nothing.
Provide a copy of the Student Worksheet and a pen for each student. Also provide a dry erase board and markers.

Master Teacher Key Study: He’s Always Existed

(15-20 minutes, easy set up)
Students will examine Genesis 1:1-5 and Acts 17:22-28 to discover that God has always existed and needs nothing.
Print one copy of the Master Teacher Key Study for your use. Provide a copy of the Student Worksheet and a pen for each student.

Especially for Younger Students: Keeping Everybody Happy

(10 minutes, easy set-up)
Students will consider how difficult it would be for the Greeks to keep all of their gods happy all the time.
Provide a dry erase board and markers.

Especially for Older Students: Picturing Athens

(10 minutes, easy set-up)
Students will look up photos and illustrations to get a visual picture of the place where Paul delivered his sermon in Athens.
Provide a dry erase board and markers.

Transform

Choose one or two Transform activities to challenge students to live differently. Keep in mind that the Holy Spirit ultimately brings about change, so help students draw near to Him.

Deeper Discussion

(5–10 minutes, easy set-up)
Students will discuss what it means that God has always existed and needs nothing.

Especially for Younger Students: Understanding God

(10 minutes, easy set-up)
Students will write questions they have about who God is.
Provide pens, a dry erase board, and markers.

Especially for Older Students: Explaining about God

(10 minutes, easy set-up)
Students will consider how they can explain the nature of God to others.
Provide a dry erase board and marker.

Master Teacher Option: Explaining about God

(10 minutes, easy set-up)
Students will consider how they can explain the nature of God to others.
Create a slide show.

Take Home Activity

The Take Home Activity gives families the opportunity to study the biblical passage together and discuss how each member of the family might apply the truths from the lesson to his or her life.

Family Devotion

(10-15 minutes at home, easy set-up)
Distribute copies of the Family Devotion to students and encourage them to share the devotion with their family.