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Rotation.org's Sunday School Lesson & Resource Forums

We are an online community of Sunday School teachers, Christian educators, and pastors creating, collecting, and sharing free and premium Sunday School lesson plans, creative ideas, and discussion. We are also the official website of the Workshop Rotation Model (The "WoRM"), a creative way to organize and teach Sunday School. Visit our Bible story lesson forums. View our creative Writing Team Lesson Sets. Explore our 24 downloadable Bible story software programs. Get a free Registered Membership or become a Supporting Member for full access to all site resources. Learn more about our volunteer-led, ecumenical, non-profit, ad-free resource ministry!

Welcome to our Sunday School Idea and Lesson Sharing Community

Our members have been creating and sharing Sunday School lessons and ideas in our forums for nearly three decades and we invite you to share what you can, glean what you need. Learn more about us.

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Sunday School lessons about Jesus the Boy in the Temple, Temptation in the Wilderness, Call of the Disciples

Jesus the Boy in the Temple
Temptation in the Wilderness
Baptism
Call of the Disciples

Lent 2025 Lessons and Great Ideas

It's here! The Writing Team's Micah 6:7-8 Lesson Set

Micah 6:8 Do Justice Sunday School Lessons

Six creative broadly-graded, workshop-style Sunday School lesson plans about doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with your God. Activities in the set include: Bible Games, Art, Baking, Rhythm & Music, Scripture Memory, Video & Drama. Come see the Lesson Summaries!

New thought-provoking article with teaching tips:

Trigger Dopamine to Improve Attention, Learning, and Memory Formation in Sunday School

"Thanks Dopamine!" is the latest addition to our wide-ranging collection of articles and conversations about improving Sunday School and our approach to teaching. Topics include improving attendance, ministering to neurodiverse kids, teacher training, VBS alternatives and great ideas, and how kids learn.

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About the Rotation Model and Organization of Our Site

The lessons and ideas in our Bible Story Lesson Forums are organized by creative teaching methods such as art, games, video, drama, and cooking. We call these medium-specific classrooms "workshops." Kids rotate each week to a new workshop, hence the name, "Workshop Rotation Model" (or "the WoRM" for short). All workshops teach the same Bible story for several weeks in a row. If you're using a traditional "new story each week" model, browse all the workshops for your story and pick one that fits your needs.

Read how the Rotation Model can help with attendance fluctuations and irregular attendance.

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Here's an example of a Workshop Rotation-style schedule for 2 broadly graded groups. View the presentations for more scheduling and scaling examples.

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Rotation.org is a curated archive of creative Sunday School lesson plans, ideas, and resources contributed and improved by our members, volunteers, and staff. You are invited to share what you can and glean what you need. A free registration gives you access to additional content, features, and permission to post. A Supporting Membership gives you access to our Writing Team Lesson Sets, our free software and guide downloads, and much much more.

Founded in 1997, we are non-profit, non-denominational, volunteer-led, and member-supported.

How Our Content is Organized
Our lesson forums are organized by Bible story and then by teaching medium such as video, art, cooking, and drama, etc. (what Rotation Modelers call "workshops"). Because the Rotation Modelers who created and lead this site teach major Bible stories for four or five weeks in a row, some minor story forums may have less content. Traditional Sunday Schools can easily adapt "Workshop Rotation" style lessons.

Theologically Speaking
Rotation.org's history, content, membership, and leadership reflect the broad theological middle and mainline tradition.

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