Making Preschool Bible Lessons Fun!

Preschool Bible lessons that are fun and interactive get the best results. Whether you are a Sunday school teacher, a homeschooler or a Christian parent who wants to start early training your child with biblical principles, you will benefit from these tips…

Tip #1: Use Stories from the Bible and biblical principles

Learning About God: Basic Christian Concepts for Preschoolers contains 52 preschool Bible lesson plans that are effective in communicating basic doctrine to young children.

Learning About God: Basic Christian Concepts for Preschoolers - 52 Versatile Lesson Plans By Wesleyan Publishing House This book contains 52 brief lessons that effectively communicate basic doctrines of the Christian faith to preschool children. The material is flexible and is ideal for use alongside existing curriculum in Sunday School, chidlren's church, midweek programs, of VBS. Preschoolers will learn to: Treat the Bible with respect; Locate the Old and New Testament; Seek forgiveness and accept Christ as Lord;help others; respect and obey parents; pray; help take care of God's world; Bring offerings and invite a friend to church. 144 pages with reproducibles.

Tip #2: Make it interactive and exciting

Use things like interactive puzzles , puppet shows, games, etc. to complement your preschool Bible lessons. Your lessons might become more effective using tips from the book Preschool Bible Games that Teach. The kids will also love the computer game Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures! which focuses on several Bible stories that are interesting to children.

Preschool Bible Games that Teach By David C. Cook Movement, Laughter, and Learning Here are twenty-six creative activities to engage kids with fantastic Bible-focused, high-energy fun! Correlated with Bible-in-Life and Echoes curriculum for September 2008 through June 2009, this book is loaded with innovative ideas-including scripture references and teacher tips-and provides a great resource for alternative Step 3 activities. Or use it with your own lesson plans-this handy resource fits well with any curriculum or can be used as a stand-alone activity. Learning is improved when it's coupled with actions, so Preschool Bible Games That Teach is just what you need for your youngest group. Inside you'll find fun games that kids will want to play over and over again-while they learn motor skills, matching, sorting, and much, much more. Best of all, preschoolers also begin learning Bible stories while they play!

Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures! CD-ROM: Preschool By Lifeline Studios Children will love learning while playing this faith-based, interactive computer game! Explore timeless Bible stories that parents embrace and children relate to and enjoy while reinforcing academic skills at the same time. Wrapped up in fun game-play, kids, and parents, will keep coming back for more! While fun and lovable characters tell powerful tales from the Bible, they teach other lessons that help draw children into the story. Each story teaches a different lesson with three different levels of difficulty to challenge children. Preschool includes the stories and lessons: Creation: teaches children about shapes. Noah's Ark: teaches children to identify different animals. Jonah and the Whale: teaches colors, shapes and numbers. Three Wise Men: teaches children problem solving. The Parable of the Lost Coin: lets children search for the lost coin. Fishes and Loaves: teaches colors and counting. Recommended for ages 2 to 4. System Requirements: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP Pentium 300 or higher 12X CD-ROM drive 64 MB RAM 50 MB Available on hard drive SVGA color graphics adapter 16-bit Windows compatible sound card Mouse

Tip #3: Teach Bible songs and things that are easy to remember as part of your preschool Bible lessons

Bible Songs and Active Rhymes is an excellent resource for bringing about the interest of toddlers and young children through song and memorable verses - a great addition to all preschool Bible lessons.

Bible Songs & Action Rhymes (Ages 3-K) By Standard Publishing These playful songs and rhymes help young ones remember Bible stories and take home the message. Each song and rhyme is paired with a creative teaching idea to help teachers engage students in active Bible learning. Contains: brand new Bible songs written to familiar tunes, exciting action rhymes, creative teaching ideas, written scores for unfamiliar melodies, indexes for finding songs, rhymes, and teaching ideas. Help for coordinating these songs, rhymes and teaching ideas to HeartShaper children's curriculum and two full years of songs, rhymes and teaching ideas. Bible Songs and Action Rhymes help teachers present lessons creatively, and helps children interact with Bible Stories and characters. For Preschool and Pre K & K.

Tip #4: Relate to them visually

Story boards are a great way to spark interest in children during preschool Bible lessons. You might also consider adding story-related coloring pages or showing Christian videos . Thru-the-Bible Coloring Pages contains reproducible coloring pages that feature Bible stories, truths and verses from the Bible that are great for preschool Bible lessons.

Thru-the-Bible Coloring Pages, Ages 3-6 By Standard Publishing Reproducible story and application pictures for all the Bible stories children love--together in one place! These pictures help preschool/pre-k & k children learn age-appropriate lessons and keep them focused on God's Word with a special section of Bible memory pages. You'll find... reproducible pages you can use over and over again Bible story pictures with the story title and Scripture reference application pictures to help young ones learn Bible truths Bible memory pictures much, much more! Softcover, 240 pages.

Veggie Tales is also a popular video series for children. There are many versions of the video, so it isn't difficult to find one that accompanies your preschool Bible lessons.

Tip #5: Choose age-appropriate curriculum

Curriculum like Instant Bible Lessons for Preschoolers or Horizons Preschool Curriculum Kit are appropriate both for church studies and homeschool curriculum for preschool Bible lessons.

Instant Bible Lessons for Preschoolers: I Belong to Jesus By Bryn Brock / Rainbow Publishers Keep your preschoolers involved in creative, active learning with Instant Bible Lessons for Preschoolers. Patterned after Rainbow's popular Instant Bible Lessons series for ages 5-10, these reproducible books offer everything you need to teach preschoolers in eight extended sessions. From puzzles to games to crafts to snacks, each themed lesson provides flexibility as you shape the message for your preschool class. Each lesson includes: Bible story; Discussion questions; Memory verse; Several related activities; Take-Home sheets; Step-by-step instructions. This activity book for ages 2-5.

Horizons Preschool Curriculum Kit By Alpha Omega Publications Lay a solid foundation for lifelong learning with this flexible, comprehensive curriculum! Designed to accommodate a 3- to 5-day schedule, 180 lessons begin with a Bible theme and then flow into engaging activities and academic subjects, including social studies, language arts, math, phonics, and science. Arts and crafts, music, story times, field trips, and other enrichment opportunities enhance understanding of fundamental concepts. Softcovers.

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