Are you struggling to keep your middle schoolers interested in religion class? As the teenage hormones kick in, apathy and boredom can sometimes replace the childish eagerness with which they used to listen to Bible stories. They don’t often know how to apply what they are reading to their lives. They fill in worksheets and read the same old stories over and over seemingly just waiting to move on to the next class.
Using Bible Study Guides
But you can change the dynamic in your religion class simply by showing your students how relevant God’s Word remains despite being written two thousand years ago. Fun graphics and interesting text on study guide sheets can grab your students’ attention. Using different translations of the Bible can help you students understand difficult passages. The Good News Bible is one of my favorites for this. Split your students into small groups to foster discussions. Role play real life scenarios that illustrate the Bible text. Show them how to find the main ideas of the passages they are reading and write them down for studying and remembering.
Seventh Grade Curriculum
If you’d like to try this Bible study method in your religion class this year, check out Teach by Faith’s seventh grade Bible curriculum that is packed full with engaging Bible study note guides for your young teens. They will draw pictures, research historical events, design colorful illustrations and respond to thought provoking questions that teach them to dive deeper into the text. Your classroom will never be the same!
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