Guidelines for Participating in Bible Class Teaching:

This is an individual event. Each participant enrolled in this event will serve as a helper or teacher for a Bible class offered by their congregation for a period of one to four class periods. The following rules must be observed.

• Only one participant is allowed per award. No team teaching is allowed.
• Adult assistance is allowed in order to instruct a participant on how to teach a Bible class, however the final week of teaching is to be done by the participant without adult assistance.
• A lesson plan from printed curriculum is allowed, as long as credit is given to the publisher.
• A suggested lesson plan format is included below. You may copy this form and use it to organize your lesson. A few short sentences under each heading are all that is necessary. You may revise the lesson plan as needed to give a clearer idea of your lesson.
• Preparation is essential. Read your Bible. Know your lesson. Have your material organized and at hand before beginning the teaching session.

 

Award Requirements:

Bible Class Teaching is not a judged event. Awards to participants will be given according to the following criteria.

Grades 3-6

• Bronze: one class period as HELPER and one class period as a HELPER & TEACHER (total of two weeks)
• Silver: two class periods as a HELPER and one class period as a HELPER & TEACHER (total of three weeks)
• Gold: two class periods as a HELPER and two class periods as a HELPER & TEACHER (total of four weeks)

Grades 7-12

• Bronze: one class period as HELPER and one class period as HELPER & TEACHER (total of two weeks)
• Silver: one class period as HELPER and two class periods as HELPER & TEACHER (total of three weeks)
• Gold: one class period as HELPER, two class periods as HELPER & TEACHER, and one class period as TEACHER (total of four weeks)

 

Submission Protocol:

Submissions of finished Bible Class Teaching entries should follow these guidelines.

• Submit one Pre-Convention Cover Sheet and a Bible Class Teaching Award Certification Form to the event director.
• Submissions for Bible Class Teaching must be sent to the Bible Class Teaching event director.
• Click on the event director’s name posted at the top of this page, or visit the CONTACT US page, for information on how to submit materials to the event director.
• All required materials must be submitted on or before the pre-convention submissions deadline (postal submissions must be post-marked on or before this date).
• Do not send entries in a manner that require signature receipt.
• The event coordinator will send confirmation of receipt of the submission to the church coordinator.
• If applicable to the participant(s), a LTCSW Special Needs or Concerns Form should be submitted to the LTCSW Special Needs Coordinator by the registration deadline.

 

Resources:

Suggestions for a written lesson plan: You can use and adapt this template as you prepare to teach a Bible class.

• Lesson Goal: Why is it important to teach this lesson? What spiritual lesson do you want your students to learn? What do you hope to accomplish in the lives of your students (e.g. help them become more honest)?
• Lesson Content: Tell what you plan to teach. Include the Scripture from which you plan to take your lesson. Do you plan to teach a memory verse or a new song along with the story? Will you teach an application story? (Please be brief.)
• Lesson Outline:
  1. Focus: How will you get your learners’ attention? You might choose a picture, game, toy, song, story, etc.
  2. Bible Lesson: Explain how you will present your lesson. Will you use flannel graph, flip chart, audio tape, active learning, drama, puppets, etc.?
  3. Understanding: How will you be sure that your learners caught on to what you taught? Will you use discussion, Bible quiz game, question and answer, re-enactment of the story?
  4. Application: Explain the relation between your lesson and the students’ everyday lives. Will you use a fable, have a workbook activity, sing an appropriate song, share a prayer, drama, etc.?