Wednesday, September 10, 2014

The Shepherds and the Angels (With a Verse Memorization Tip!)

Week two in our Jesus Storybook Bible is the story of the angels proclaiming Jesus' birth to the shepherds. We combined a little bit of math into our Bible lesson, by making this bead angel. (Source)


The website tells you exactly how many beads you need for both the body and the wings, so I had Lucy count them out. It was 34 for the wings, and 24 for the body, so counting might be difficult for young kids. Lucy's a counting pro, though. (She was totally born like that. It is nothing I have taught her. Haha.) 

We had our angel sing the song/verse we're learning this week: "Glory to God in the highest heaven." (Luke 2:14a) My number one tip for teaching kids scripture is to put it to song - whether it's to the tune of a different song they already know, or just a catchy tune you make up. I use subliminal messaging and make sure to sing or hum the song quietly while we do crafts or worksheets, and pretty soon Lucy's singing along. Sneaky. ;-)


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