Five Ways for Kids to Learn about the Bible

by Lisa Kennedy | More from this Blogger

12 Aug 2006 07:47 AM

1. Bedtime stories. Use the Bible as your child's bedtime story. Reading the stories of the Bible to your children not only benefits your children, but you, for you are also immersed in the Word of God. It is also possible that by reading the Bible to your children each night that you will help them develop a lifelong habit of daily Bible reading and study.
2. Crafts that help children remember. I included the phrase "that help children remember" to the type of crafts because I have noticed that there is a distinction between crafts that are just fun and crafts that are fun and help children remember what they learned. I have discovered that one of the best craft styles to help children remember is the craft that makes the children retell the story they just learned.
3. Role-play. Children love this type of activity. Children can act out the different parts of the story they have just gone over. The children can also switch roles to learn the story even better.
4. Games. In the children's Bible class I teach on Sunday mornings I have recently started playing a "review" game about every five chapters we cover (we are currently studying through the book of Matthew). This is not only fun for the children, but also really makes them think about the things they have learned over a couple months time.
5. Worksheets. If your children are old enough to read and write, make activity sheets for them which apply to the lesson. These worksheets can include things such as word searches and fill-in-the-blank. There are websites which allow you to create word searches quickly and easily (in less than five minutes!). I like to use fill-in-the-blank worksheets which include verses from the Bible. This helps the child learn to use their Bible.

What other activities do you like to use to help your children learn about the Bible?

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Brownie (1011) 12 Aug 2006 10:17 AM

Thanks! Great ideas for bringing faith home to kids. We have a bedtime-story kids' bible, and I keep forgetting to pull it down at night... but not tonight! I needed a reminder, and thank you for it.

kidslovevacations (100) 12 Aug 2006 11:57 PM

thank you so much for sharing. in fact, there are also many resources such as worksheets and crafts available on the internet for teaching children about the bible. I usually search for them using search engines as sunday school resources or bible crafts. thanks again. God bless.