If you know kids at all, you know that the average kid can memorize just about anything! Toddlers learn their ABC’s, numbers, shapes, and a variety of silly songs. I even knew a two-year-old who could recite the names of the presidential cabinet! Preschoolers can take it even farther and read sight words, say the…
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In Explore the Bible: Kids we will help kids learn about their Bibles. The Bible is divided into six distinct genres (or types of literature) and every three years kids will be introduced to each of the six genres of Scripture. The Law describes God’s plan for people and the rules He gave to help…
Read MoreHow do you take a passage of Scripture built on metaphors and abstract concepts and teach it to kids—kids who are very, very, very concrete thinkers? Explore the Bible: Kids is tackling this very question by cross-referencing with narrative stories. I like to think of it as building a bridge. On one side is…
Read MoreExplore the Bible: Kids uses a form of object-based learning in every session. Object-based learning is exploring objects such as documents, photographs, artifacts, and works of art for learning. Sessions will include objects from the past and the present and will range from common to unique. The object can show relationships with the past, present, and…
Read MoreExplore the Bible: Kids will help answer another pressing concern in churches today. We have heard, “We need a curriculum that gives kids an opportunity to dig deep into their open Bibles.” Many church leaders struggle with a seeming lack of biblical literacy among the children in our classes. Explore the Bible: Kids will help…
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