Bible Story ideas

For our unit studies, I just listed the name of the Bible story and
didn't say what we were going to do with them.  Here are some
things that we'll be doing.

A couple of years ago I
got something in the mail and it looked neat, so I sent away for
it.  We now have a huge collection of these Bible
cards.  I don't get them any longer, but they are really
neat.  Great
Bible Adventures  You get 9 cards that tell a Bible
story, and then on the back is a puzzle that they put
together.  And there is a reuseable activity card with a few
pages in it, as well as a coloring sheet.  It also has some
craft and activity ideas and discussion questions.  I think
each packet is 5 or 6 bucks.   A little bit pricey,
but the kids love them and it's a fun, easy way for them to really get
to know the Bible stories.  It came in handy this summer -
I've been using them for sunday school at church.

Creation

Rice Crispie Earth Recipe 

Basically, just your basic rice crispie squares recipe with
food coloring added.

1/4 cup
margarine

40
regular marshmallows

1/2 tsp. vanilla

6 cups rice crispies

green and blue food
coloring

Melt margine and marshmallows over medium heat in a large
pot, stir in vanilla and rice
crispies.  

Divide into two bowls

Add green food coloring to one bowl and blue food coloring
to the second.

Stir

Allow the children to take a scoop from the
blue bowl and a scoop from the green bowl and mash them together in a
ball (the earth). 

Set the balls aside until completely cool.

creation
worksheets
fish craft
- use sequins
soak seeds in water, put on a wet
paper towel and put inside a ziplock bag, tape to window...watch it
sprout!
talk about rules and why we have to obey
God.  Have them help make a list of house rules they should
obey.

Noah's Ark
coloring pages
rainbow
cookies


Abraham
Get a big piece of poster
board and make a family tree, starting with Abraham.  Add onto
it as we go through the Bible.  Another idea is to get plain
paper dolls and decorate them as the people, and post them on
the board.

Abraham and Lot
talk about
fighting and being selfish

Abraham and the promise

talk about how Abraham recognized that one of them was
God.  Can we lie to God? 

Abraham
and Issac
make an altar out of cheerios and
frosting

ACTING ON
SCRIPTURE - WILL YOU DO IT?  GAME

Have
the children line up in a horizontal line across the back of the
room.  This game is similar to Mother-May-I.  Instead
of taking turns all the children listen to your question and respond
with, "Yes, I do".  You then issue the command and they all
may respond.  In this game everyone will be a winner when they
reach you. 

1.  Mother asks you
to turn the TV off.  Will you get up and do it without saying,
"wait"? 
2.  Teacher asks you to stop
talking in class when she's talking.  Will you stop
talking? 
3.  Big brother asks you not to
play in his room while he is at school.  Will you stay out of
his room? 
4.  Grandmother tells you
eating cookie dough is bad for you.  Will you keep your
fingers out of the mixing bowl when she's not looking? 

5.  Daddy tells you to come straight home from
school and not stop for any reason.  Will you go straight home
even though your friend calls from his house to come see his new
kittens? 

Talk about how we have to obey
even though we can't understand the reason for it. Only Jesus can help
us do that.  When someone asks you to do something and you
feel like saying, "no" say a prayer for Jesus to help
you.

Issac
Issac and
Rebekah
egg
carton camel

Jacob
Jacob and
Esau
re-enact the
story

GETTING INTO
SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY DRAMATIZATION

Materials
needed:
2 small pieces of fur felt 
 (to place on a
child's forearms like Jacob did)
4 large rubber bands (to hold
the fur in place on arms)
Sleeping bag or blanket
2
baby dolls
Small stuffed lamb or beanie baby lamb
Bow
and arrow or slingshot
Small serving
bowl

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare
ahead)
There are no advance preparations
necessary.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Tell the
story using the children to dramatize the
following
scenes:
1. The angel making the announcement to Rebekah
that
 she was going to give birth to twins. Include
the
 message that the younger of the twins would
receive
 the birthright.
2. Rebekah holding her twin
babies
3. Jacob holding the lamb, Esau holding the bow
and
 arrow or slingshot
4. Rebekah planning with
Jacob how to deceive Isaac
5. Jacob receiving the birthright
blessing from Isaac
6. Esau returning and finding out that
Jacob has
 already been blessed with the
birthright
7. Jacob having to leave
home

Jacob's Ladder
go camping in the living
room.  Build an alter out of boxes.  Use a rock for a
pillow