Create Tension When Teaching Application

Do you want kiddos to be impacted by your lessons? Do you want them to live out the truth you teach them? Do you want to see them apply the truth to their life?

We know that tapping into kids' emotions is a great way to get them to apply what you taught them.

One of the best ways to do this is to create situations where they feel the tension of making a choice.

Here are a couple of examples.

I was teaching a lesson about giving and living for others. At the end of the lesson, I brought out bags of candy for each child. I told them the candy was theirs to keep. They could take it home anenjoy eating it.

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