Put on a Play

• Instead of just reading or telling a Scripture story, have your class act it out. Bring in a bag of props. If they are old enough, have your pupils read the character's lines from the Scriptures. If you have a student who would not be comfortable dressing up, she could be cast as the narrator. If costume pieces are out of reach, you can use sock puppets or figurines.
  
  

Activities on Paper

• Make your own Scripture crossword.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
  
  For younger classes, draw or color a picture from the lesson. Older classes might enjoy a word find or a crossword puzzle. The big advantage of a crossword puzzle is that clues can necessitate students looking up verses of Scripture. You might see your students become immersed in the Bible.
  
  

Object Lessons

• Students love to watch everyday objects display Gospel principles. When teaching about the wise man and the foolish man, bring in a tub with a large rock and sand. Put a toy house on the sand and a toy house on the rock. Make "the rains come down" with a pitcher of water, and the house on the sand will be washed away.
  
  Bring in a jar of clear water. Tell your class that we all start out clean like this water, but eventually we all make mistakes. Add some food coloring, representing sin, to the water. Tell your class that repentance is how we are forgiven and how we can become clean again. Add the bleach or "repentance" to make the water clear again. This activity works exceptionally well with Isaiah 1:18.
  
  

Add a Game

• Use a game to introduce or help teach your lesson. Have a matching game to connect people to their roles in a story. You could separate the class into two teams and plat tic-tac-toe. Each team must answer a Scripture question before it can put an X or O on the board. Or have students play hangman by guessing a key phrase or name from the lesson.
  
  

Invite a Scripture guest

• Have someone come dressed as a character from the Bible.Hemera Technologies/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images
  
  Have a member of your congregation come dressed as a character from your Bible lesson. Tell the class that you have a special guest coming to class today, then introduce "Elijah," "Joseph," or "Ruth" to the class. Your guest can then tell is story in his own words. Prepare the guest for any parts of the story you want emphasized.
  
  

Silent Lesson

• A silent lesson begins with a sign on the door that warns students that today involves a special session and that they must be silent as they enter the room. You will be inside with soft music playing. You, too, must be silent throughout the lesson. For the lesson, show students pictures with Scripture verses and quotes. The students will read the lesson as they listen to music that is themed around the topic. This is especially helpful when teaching topics that are hard to express in words, such as feelings about the Savior's Atonement.
  
  

Teach a Song

• Many Sunday school lessons have topics that match well with hymns and children's songs. Teach your class a song to help the children remember what was taught. If you can, add motions to the song, or teach the students sign language for the words. The more of our body and brain that we use to learn something, the more likely we are to remember it.