Free Sunday School Lessons for Children

The free Sunday School lessons listed on this page are from The Resource Room, a
subscription site designed specifically for Sunday School teachers and children's ministry.

Free Sunday School Lessons for Younger Children:

Fruit of the Spirit - Set of Nine Lessons

Each lesson in this series of lessons on the Fruit of the Spirit is presented with a caterpillar puppet named Squirmy. Your children will learn from Squirmy worm about growing fruit and growing the fruit of the Spirit. This series includes a fruit bowl Bible verse memory chart, Bible verse cards, bulletin board displays which your children can help produce, and lots of crafts and activities to reinforce the lessons. Go to the Fruit of the Spirit Bible Theme Page to view a description of each lesson.

Free Sample Lesson - Fruit of the Spirit Lesson 1 - Love

NEW! Watchdog Lessons - This series of lessons teaches children that we have to be good "watchdogs" over our mouths. They learn how to watch their ways and control what they say. When they have completed the series of five lessons and can recite the watchdog motto, Bible verse, and promise, they receive an official "Watch My Ways" watchdog club membership card.

Watchdog Lesson 1- Good Watchdogs - Free Sunday School Lesson.

We should keep watch over what we say so we don't sin with our tongue. Children will learn to be aware of what they are saying and learn how to control their tongues.

Other Lessons in this Series:

Watchdog Lesson 2 - Backbiting

Children will learn what backbiting is and how it hurts others.

Watchdog Lesson 3 - Taming the Tongue

Our tongues can be like poison and hurt people if we don't learn to control it.

Watchdog Lesson 4 - Watchdog Training

We do not like it when our dog whines and teach them not to do it. God teaches us through his words that he does not like us to whine and complain.

Watchdog Lesson 5 - Lie Detectors

Good watchdogs are good detectors. They can detect noises and smells much better than humans and warn them when danger is near. We need to be good "lie detectors". Lies can sometimes be hard to detect because they come in so many forms - little white lies, exaggeration, breaking a promise, leaving out some of the facts, flattery, etc.

The Christmas Story Tree Lesson Series

1. The Prophets Tell About Jesus - (Free Sunday School Lesson) This is the first lesson in a series of five lessons. Each week your children make Christmas tree decorations that will remind them about part of the Christmas story. They will add more decorations to the tree for each new lesson, and will enjoy seeing the tree changing and getting more beautiful each week. If you don't have room for a Christmas tree in your room, you can send the ornaments home with your children, or make a large paper tree and tape it to your wall.

In the first lesson your children learn that the prophets told about Jesus' birth thousands of years before he was born.

2. An Angel Tells The Good News - Mary and Joseph learn that Mary is going to give birth to promised king.

3. The Shepherds Tell About Jesus' Birth - The angels tell the shepherds about Jesus' birth. The shepherds tell everyone they know about Jesus' birth.

4. The Wise Men Search For Jesus - The wise men knew that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem. When they saw his star appear they followed it until they found him. God wants us to seek him too.

5. The Rest of the Story - The Christmas story is more than just a story about Jesus' birth. It is a story about how God loves us and planned for us to be saved and live with him forever.

Christmas Four-In-A-Row Game

Review the Christmas story as you play this game. Each picture on the cards represent part of the Christmas story. This game comes with 13 different cards, but you can make more cards if you have more children by coloring some of the pictures on the cards different colors.

"The Lost Sheep" Free Sunday School Lesson for Children 

In this lesson your children will learn that Jesus loves them and wants them to be good. When they do bad things it makes God very sad, but God will not leave them. He will keep calling them back to him. When they ask God to forgive them, God will come to them and forgive them.

"Consider the Ants" Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

Teaching Concept: We can learn from the ants and become wise. The ants do their work even when they don't have someone telling them what to do or checking up on them.

"Ladybug Friends" Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

Children learn about helpful ladybugs and that Jesus wants us to be helpful and to be a good friend. Gal. 5:13 "Help one another."

"Don't Forget to Say Thank You" Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

The story of the ten lepers. Children learn that it is important to tell Jesus how thankful they are. He likes be thanked just like we do when we do something special for someone.

"David Takes a Dare" Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

Children learn that God helped David fight the giant and he will help you too. They make David's Little Stones. Each stone is a different color and has words that will help them not to be afraid.

Joseph - A Very Colorful Story Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

- In this colorful story  your children will learn about Joseph and his brothers and how God can take a bad situation and turn it into something good. They will learn that God will never leave them no matter what happens or how we act. The lesson is reinforced by the crafts and activities that use the same colors mentioned in the story to describe the feelings and attitudes of the characters.

The Good Shepherd Free Sunday School Lesson for Kids

Teaching Concepts: God is like a good shepherd: He knows us, leads us, protects us, and keeps us from harm.

The Big Mistake Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

Children learn that God is a loving and forgiving God.

Free Sunday School Lessons for Older Children:

"What Kind of Friend are You? Part 1" Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

In this lesson your children will learn that true friends are helpful; not harmful.

"The Prodigal Son" Free Sunday School Lesson for Older Children

Children learn that God is a loving and forgiving God.

"Martin's Big Words" (The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.) - Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

Children learn about the power of God's words and how Martin Luther King, Jr. used words to change a bad situation.

Tower of Babel - Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

Children learn that God wants them to glorify him not themselves.

Elijah and the Ravens - Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

God gives us everything we need. Children learn how God took care of Elijah and that he takes care of them.

Hide and Seek - A story about Jonah and the Whale Free Suday School Lesson for Children

Your children will learn about Jonah and how he tried to hide from God. They will learn that they can't hide anything from God. When they do something wrong, instead of trying to forget about it, or hiding from it, God wants them to tell him about it, and to ask him for forgiveness.

Under His Wings - Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

God protects us like a mother bird protects her chicks. We don't have to be afraid because we can trust in him.

Go Fish - Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

Children learn what it means to be a "fisher of men" and are given examples of how to "fish for men".

Scaredy Cat - A Story about Daniel in the Lion's Den Free Sunday School Lesson for Children

Children learn about how to overcome fear through this make-believe story about a little, scaredy-cat lion who meets Daniel in the lion's den.