One of the best ways to learn about some of the fathers that are in the Bible is to read about them. These booklets are great for your older students who are pretty good readers. I took nine of the most well-known fathers from the Bible and used what the Bible had to say about their fatherhood. Click on the preview above to download the printable booklet We’ve also combined the whole 9 part series into one
One of the best ways to learn about some of the fathers that are in the Bible is to read about them. These booklets are great for your older students who are pretty good readers. I took nine of the most well-known fathers from the Bible and used what the Bible had to say about their fatherhood. Click on the preview above to download the printable file We’ve also combined the whole 9 part series into one
Here is a simple Father’s Day card that you could have your Kindergarten – 1st graders make for their dads. Simply print it out and give to each of your children. You could have them glue it to construction paper or simply copy it onto colored paper. Give the children markers, pencils, colored pencils, or crayons to trace over the words on the card and then to draw their dad a picture. Click on the preview above
Father’s Day is arriving just around the corner and what better gift could kids give their fathers than the gift of words. Here is a Father’s Day Acrostic poster that you could print out for the kids to give to their fathers and then hand out a blank one for them to fill out specifically for their fathers. Click on the preview above to download the printable version, we’ve also created a blank version (just the word
My son was learning about parts of speech this year. We started with nouns: people, places, and things. Then we moved onto verbs: action. That’s what got me thinking about the Bible. Most people think that it’s a noun. Well, it’s a thing, right? Technically, yes. It’s a book made of paper and binding. But, I believe that the Bible is a verb. “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.”
Dads get left out sometimes. Mother’s Day is in the spring and is always so full of flowers and crafts that kids make, and then comes Father’s Day in the summer and during vacation from school when routines are off and other things get forgotten. Click on the preview image above to download the printable version, we’ve also uploaded a “blank” version with just the letters DAD. Let’s not forget how specials our dads are and let’s
Why not play a game on Father’s Day this year and learn some of the names of some of the fathers in the Bible? Sure! Here is a simple word search with the names of some fathers that were told about in the Bible. Just print, copy, and pass out with some pencils. That’s it! There’s even a teacher’s guide just in case your students can’t find all of the words. Have fun!! Click on the preview
Flip books are fun and easy to make. Making one for Father’s Day would be a unique gift idea that takes minimal supplies, minimal preparation, and it can take as little or as much time as you have available. First of all, here are the steps to put a flip book together: You will need a stapler and 2 pieces of paper per book. This can be any type of paper: construction paper, white paper, colored paper, etc.
Father’s Day is coming up and what better way to celebrate it than to learn some of the names of some of the fathers that are in the Bible. This Bingo game is simple to do and could be an activity in during a lesson or it could be the lesson itself. As you call out each name you can have someone tell a little about that father: who were their children, what important thing(s) did they
Genesis 16 tells the account of Sarai and Hagar. Sarai was impatient about not having any children so she thought it would be a good idea for Abraham to have a child with her maidservant, Hagar. It was customary back then for whatever the servant had, was actually the master’s. So Sarai could technically have a child through her servant. So Abram listened to his wife and had a child with Hagar. Well, as you can guess,
Mother’s Day is coming up and what better way to have the children in your class show their moms that they love them than to write a few words that describe them. Simply print out the blank acrostic poem and have the children fill out the words that start with the letters of the word “MOTHER”. Click on the preview above to download the print-friendly version. For example: M = Marvelous, magnificent; O = observant; T = teaches, trains,
Marvelously overflowing with love and touching the heart of everyone she reaches! “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” Proverbs 31:28 Mothers are special and should be praised. Each and every mother is different and unique, but precious in the eyes of God. This little poster would be great to show the mothers in our churches how wonderful we think they are. Just print out and post on the
When I was teaching in the public school, my students used to love making flip books. Why couldn’t we make a flip book for a Mother’s Day gift? It would be a unique gift idea that takes minimal supplies, minimal preparation, and it can take as little or as much time as you have available. First of all, here are the steps to put a flip book together: You will need a stapler and 2 pieces of
Water Day is always a great time for all involved. It seems like it would be overwhelming and expensive to plan, but it really isn’t. It just needs to involve kids and water…that’s it, really. I like to have a plan, though, so that we can keep the kids moving and they don’t have time to think of things to keep themselves busy. We had it early enough in the morning so that we wouldn’t have the
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning how to read. I have separated the words into word
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning how to read. I have separated the words into word
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning how to read. I have separated the words into word
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning how to read. I have separated the words into word
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning how to read. I have separated the words into word
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning how to read. I have separated the words into word
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning how to read. I have separated the words into word
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning how to read. I have separated the words into word
Mother’s Day is arriving soon and what better way to teach our youngsters about how special mothers are than to teach them about the mothers in the Bible. For some young children it is difficult to understand that people in the Bible were real and that they were babies at one point. Click on the image above to download the PDF version I have put together these readers for the children in our classes who are learning
I have been pondering over ideas for Mother’s Day, and I think it would be interesting to teach children about the remarkable mothers mentioned in the Bible. One way to do this is by creating a crossword puzzle that includes the names of these mothers. You can print out copies of the puzzle for each student in your class and give them time to find all the names. Once they have found all the names, you can
