Bible storytelling · Jonah and the big fish · Old Testament Bible stories · Props for storytelling · Toddler Group

Jonah and the big fish

This half term we are thinking about animal's in the Bible. So we made a start with the story of Jonah. I had seen a tent made into the big fish on Handsonbibleteacher.blogspot.co.uk so thought I would have a go at making one - my attempt doesn't look as neat - I think my pop up… Continue reading Jonah and the big fish

Bible Alphabet · Craft · New Testament Bible Stories · Toddler Group · Z is for Zacchaeus · Zacchaeus

Z is for Zacchaeus

I made this to use with under fives to tell the story of Zacchaeus. He moves up the tree which is great for keeping the young children interested. We are doing the story as part of our Bible Alphabet series. It's from Luke 19:1-10. The tree is a Pringles container covered in brown construction paper… Continue reading Z is for Zacchaeus

Animals · Bible Alphabet · Craft · L is for Lost Sheep · Lost sheep · New Testament Bible Stories · Parable · Pdf file

L is for lost sheep

L is for lost sheep - a parable that Jesus told (Luke 15:1-7) To tell the story to young children Very young children will probably benefit from using smaller numbers - maybe just up to ten with the number ten sheep missing.  Before you begin hide a sheep but unless you have a small group… Continue reading L is for lost sheep

Actions for storytelling · Bible Alphabet · Old Testament Bible stories · Props for storytelling · Toddler Group

H is for Horeb – Bible Alphabet

In Deuteronomy 5 Moses refers to the mountain  where he received the ten commandments as mount Horeb. (In Exodus it is called Mount Sinai - same place; different name) To tell the story I used a simple picture of a mountain drawn on to a large roll of paper (from Ikea). There was a 'mini… Continue reading H is for Horeb – Bible Alphabet

Bible Alphabet · Craft · Parable · Story Jesus told · Toddler Group · Treasure in a field

Bible Alphabet – f is for field where treasure was found.

In the Bible Alphabet at Toddler group we are on to 'f'. I decided to go with field - the story that Jesus told about the man who found treasure buried in a field, sold all he had, bought the field and then owned the treasure. You can find the story in Matthew 13:44. To… Continue reading Bible Alphabet – f is for field where treasure was found.

a is for Adam · Bible Alphabet · Craft · Old Testament Bible stories · Toddler Group

a is for Adam

A is for Adam! This is the start of our Bible Alphabet. We'll have a Bible Story connected to each letter of the alphabet each story time for 26 weeks. There will be lots of variety as some letters will stand for people, others for places and some for jobs! This is a really fun… Continue reading a is for Adam