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A Tree Planted By The Water

I’m always looking for interactive wall decorations. I like the kind that gets more interesting as time goes on. We are using this one in my Bible class of early elementary students. It began in January as a winter tree …

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Jesus’ Apostles

A memory/matching folder activity that will help your students become more familiar with the apostles. When match is made, the student can turn the cards over and put together the 2 piece puzzle of the apostles. If the cards don’t …

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That Was Then, This Is Now

This is a file folder activity I made many years ago. I don’t have the files to share with you but it would be fairly easy to duplicate. The most difficult thing is putting the brads in place without them …

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Parables of Jesus

  The Parables of Jesus   This page is devoted to sharing the actual lesson plans I used while teaching The Parables of Jesus to a preschool class in a Bible class setting. I also throw in a few personal …

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John or Jesus File Folder Activity

The announcements and births of John the Baptist and Jesus have a lot of similarities. In fact, in can get confusing which birth went with which event. This activity should help clear up some of the confusion while giving an …

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Jesus, Name Above All Names

Jesus was given many descriptive names in the Bible. This activity encourages the students to look a passage up in their Bible and determine what name that passage gives for Jesus. The activity can be done individually or in a …

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The Captivity

I was introduced to this idea from Martha Ladyman. She is a great source for all kinds of simple, effective Bible class activities. This one was a huge hit with the kids. While studying about the Babylonian Captivity, we spent …

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From Burnout To A Fresh Start

I’m back with a rested mind and fresh attitude. A couple of months ago, I experienced some pretty serious burnout. It wasn’t just burnout in my Bible class, it was pretty much everything. I home school my boys, teach a …

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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dreams

My class recently studied about the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar found in Daniel 2 and Daniel 4. An idea for an activity was beginning to form in my mind but it was coming very easily. That made me think, “I wonder …

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Lion Origami

Last night we learned about Daniel and the lions. I found this idea on Pinterest but, for some reason, the link didn’t take me to the place I could print it out like it promised so I decided to create …

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