by Mark Jones | Dec 8, 2013 | Articles, Bible Skills, Children, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal |
With commercialism running rampant, how can teachers and parents help their children truly embrace the reality and truth of Christmas? Sharing the Christmas story with children should be a wonderful experience. Consider the following suggestions for each age group:...
by Mark Jones | Sep 18, 2013 | Bible Skills, Game/Activity |
With each of these ideas, invite kids to spell out the books of the Bible or spell the missing word from the Bible verse or Key Passage. Playing with letter tiles is a terrific way to practice Bible names that people struggle to pronounce and spell. There are a ton...
by Mark Jones | Aug 14, 2013 | Bible Skills, Featured, Game/Activity |
A Wonderful Gift! During some Bible Skills Training Conferences, I had a conferee attend whose husband is an artist. She asked him to take a look at the handout I provided. It is a Bible game board. The idea is for children to clip a clothespin with the name of a...
by Mark Jones | Jul 26, 2013 | Bible Skills, Children, Church Weekday Education, Game/Activity, Preschool, Sunday School |
A Bible-learning activity provides information to guide a child to understand what the Bible teaches. Planning an activity using numbers and words on blocks can enhance Bible teaching for preschoolers. Plan an activity for the blocks center to make a connection to the...
by Mark Jones | Jul 5, 2013 | Bible Skills, Game/Activity |
Telling a Bible story to a preschooler is more than words. In addition to using an open Bible and a Bible story picture, a teacher can enhance the Bible storytelling time with props—something to support or explain a word in the Bible story. Bible storytelling...
by Mark Jones | Jul 2, 2013 | Bible Skills, Game/Activity |
I ONCE MADE A REMARK ABOUT THE HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE. IT WAS A LULU; KEPT PEOPLE LOOKING SO HARD FOR FACTS. FOR OTHERS IT WAS A REVELATION. SOME WERE IN A JAM, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE NAME OF THE BOOKS WERE NOT CAPITALIZED, BUT THE TRUTH FINALLY STRUCK HOME TO...
