From Stories to Salvation: Making the Bible Come Alive to Kids

I grew up in church.  I've went to Sunday School for as long as I can remember.  I knew that every answer to every question was going to be Jesus or God---at least I had a great chance that those would be correct answers.

But how do you make the Bible COME ALIVE to kids?  How do we reach kids to realize the Bible is more than just STORIES but it is the actual Word of a Holy God?

1.  Remember that everything points to Christ, especially remember this when teaching from the Old Testament.  The Old Testament is often taught to kids as a collection of stories to recall.  They are taught about Joseph with his multicolored coat, David defeating Goliath, along with Moses parting the Red Sea.  But so many of those people were a picture of Christ---they saved their people, yet they were flawed in their humanness so they were an incomplete picture of Christ.  Only Christ could save the people from their sins and do so with perfect sinlessness.  They pointed to the Redeemer.  Too many times, children's lessons focus on teaching stories and not showcasing the Gospel that is within those stories.

2. Make a real life application.  Are you teaching about Samuel thinking that Eli was calling him when actually it was God and he mistook God's voice for Eli's? Too many times, this is taught as just a quick story to remember Samuel by--but take it a step further and really talk to the kids about how we can mistake God's voice in our own lives.  Do we listen to social media more than God?  Do we listen to our friends and the opinions of others more than God?  Kids can think deeper than we often give them credit for---so don't leave your lessons "surface level," but dig deeper into real life application with your kids.

3.  Seek God for guidance on how to approach His Holy Word with these children.  The Book of James tells us, "If anyone lacks wisdom he ought to ask God who gives to all generously..."  Ask God for wisdom on how to teach these children the truths of Scripture!  He will reveal what they need to learn.  Trust Him to guide your lessons.

Praying for you as you undertake this awesome responsibility of teaching the Bible to children!!!

If you are looking for Bible Lessons for Kids, I have some that can be purchased through Teachers Pay Teachers.  Click the link below the pic if you are interested. 

Kids Bible Study Bundle

Using Google Forms™️ in MATH class

This math teacher ADORES using Google Forms™️!  They work so well for math class because...

1.  You can set up your quizzes to either grade automatically or you can manually return them.  I usually have mine to manually return because I include problems which require explanations.  I can quickly give them points based on how they answered the questions and then send their test back to them.

2.  You can make math FUN.  I have Google Forms™️ where students answer review questions to move through another country (picture below of a FREE Teachers Pay Teachers product) or forms where they pretend to work for a scientist as they answer questions about line plots or another topic (picture below of a paid Teachers Pay Teachers resource).

Multiply Fractions FREE RESOURCE

Line Plot Robot Paid Teachers Pay Teachers Resource

3.  You can differentiate your math activity.  By choosing to "make a copy" of a resource, you can delete some questions so that struggling learners will work just a few questions while the more proficient students keep the longer assignment.  Just rename the titles so you will know which link is which.

Do you enjoy using Google Forms™️?  Is it your favorite Google resource for use in math class (it is mine)!