A few months ago a scheduled a twitter teaching using Hootsuite (great for scheduling tweets or posts to FB). It never really occurred to me to add this to my blog as a list of tips for making your large group teaching more effective. So, here we go – #hash-tags and everything!
- Teaching Large Group Tip 1: Have a passion for teaching kids! #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 2: Be prepped by knowing the Word & being prayed-up. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 3: Be prepped by knowing your lesson, rehearsing, and the right people are in-the-know. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 4: Make eye contact with as many kids as possible. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 5: B animated with your voice. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 6: B animated with your actions #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 7: Get kids as helpers 2 tell stories, hold objects, play games. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 8: Use multimedia – but don’t let it USE you. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 9: Use props & objects. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 10: Have unique characters & special guests. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 11: Background music helps with intros, outtros, teaching times, creates moods & segues. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 12: Sound effects are great – pre-recorded as a playlist in iTunes. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 13: More sound effects – kids with noisemakers during the story think old-time radio. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 14: Controlled lighting can create moods & segues. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 15: Become a master storyteller. U will attain perfection only by trial and error. #kidmin
- Teaching Large Group Tip 16: Each segment of the service: Explain what UR going 2 teach; teach it; explain what U just taught. #kidmin
I sure do hope this gives you something to think about as you prep for your Mid-Week or Weekend large group experiences! And if you’d like to follow me on Twitter, my twitter handle is: @jamie_doyle
