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When it comes to covering the life of Jesus, a lot of the gospels spend a lot of time on his last week. In fact, more than 30% of the four gospels cover just the eight days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. The book of Mark has the highest percentage covering the Holy Week, with 36% of the book dedicated to recounting those eight days. With so much happening that week, it can be difficult to keep the events straight. That is why I created these resources. Having a grasp of the order of the events helps students understand the context of each event, explaining the how and the why of what happened. This bundle of resources focuses on teaching what events happened each day. The free sample includes several versions of the Timeline of Holy Week and Reading Plans that are great resources for teachers. The first reading plan option is reading the events of each day of Holy Week on that day. The second reading plan spreads those events out more evenly over those eight days with about 150 v...

  Do you need a fun way to teach children the story of God giving Moses the Ten Commandments, what they are, and what their purpose was and is? With hands-on activities, printables, active games, and fun crafts? And multiple ways of processing the Ten Commandments for different types of learners and ages. The activities use shortened versions of the Ten Commandments and symbols to help kids remember them. The same symbols and wording for the shortened commandments are used across all of the activities. The wording I used for the commandments is listed below: No other God No idols  Don’t swear  Rest on Sabbath  Obey parents  Don’t murder  Honor marriage  Don’t steal  Don’t lie  Don’t be jealous This lesson includes links to songs on YouTube and links to printables to be used in the craft. There are also finger puppets for each commandment that work great if you have them memorize the commandments.  They also work great for the kids ...

Looking for some ideas for your kids now that they are out of school for the summer? The summer is a great time to teach your children about the Bible. Here are some ideas for Summer Bible Activities: 1. Memorize Some Bible Verses I have a list of 50 Bible verses you can memorize. Or if you need something to build your confidence, I have a list of short Bible verses . I also have some tips to make Bible memorization easier . 2. Watch What's in The Bible with Buck Denver. I have a review of this series that takes kids (or anyone, really) through the entire Bible in 13 DVDs. It's both fun and educational. 3. Memorize the List of the Books of the Bible Work on learning the Books of the Bible and then have Bible Drills, racing to find Bible Verses. Check out these activities to help.  Look at my Pinterest board for more suggestions. Play this active game to learn the difference between the Old and New Testament. 4. Teach One of my Children...

I taught this Bible/science lesson about the four seasons to a group of kids from 3 years - 4th grade. The first section included the preschool age children, but the second section is geared more towards upper elementary. God Controls The Seasons Introduction : I introduced the topic of seasons with a kids video. I used one from Harry Kindergarten, but you could use a different one.  If you don't have a way to show a video, you can sing a song like one from this webpage .  Four Seasons Flip Book : I used this four seasons flip book as a short, easy activity to help the kids learn more about the seasons. This was focused on the younger students (I had a preschooler who could use a little more review on what the seasons were). Act Out The Seasons : Have the children act out the seasons in the following scenarios: Be a tree through the four seasons. Be the weather through the four seasons Be a bear through the four seasons. Seasonal Clothi...

This is the first of two children's Bible lessons about God's control over the earth.  This first lesson is about weather and the second one is about the seasons. I chose these two topics because there are plenty of Bible verses and stories and plenty of hands-on activities for both. I had broken each lesson into two sections: one for all the kids (as young as three) and one for the older kids (probably 8 and up). While I created this lesson for a children's Bible class at a Bible conference, it could easily be used for homeschooling either as a whole lesson or just selecting some of the activities or printables with your curriculum.  God Controls The Weather Introduction : To introduce the topic of God being in control of nature, I read Psalm 104 and had them draw what I read. I had a large tablet (like an easel pad). Here are some of their drawings.  Water Cycle Video : We watched a video to introduce the water cycle. I used "The Great...

Kids Bible Lessons on the Five Senses This collection of lessons is great for any age children.  It has a lot of interaction, especially using their five senses.  Each lesson is based on one of the five senses and uses a Bible story that emphasizes that sense. Below are descriptions of each lesson with a link. Lesson 1 - Taste - Esau's birthright Bible story: Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew Theme:  Hunger for God Passage: Genesis 25:19-28 Key Verse: Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Activities: Paint and decorate Jacob and Esau Taste test - taste things when blindfolded and guess what they are Lesson 2 - Touch - Woman touches Jesus' garment Bible story: A sick woman touches Jesus' garment and is healed Passage: Mark 5:24-34 Theme: Turn to Jesus with our problems Key Verse: Luke 8:48 And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you ...