Most grade school students come to your Sunday School class, mid-week program, or other Bible study group because their parents bring them. How many truly want to be there? How many would stay home if their parents would let them? How many would be upset if their parents weren’t going to bring them?
Bible Classes that are characterized by the following will have a greater potential of being places grade school children want to be:
1) safe
2) fun or at least interesting
3) choices
This article is included as a handout in the Reaching All Age Levels Resource with a brief explanation of each of the above points. The resource also includes similar articles for the other age groups. It provides you with a teacher training group session in which you gather teachers of all age groups for a PowerPoint presentation followed by breakout sessions to personalize it according to age levels.