Clothespin Animals

This is a cute and easy way to make any animal for any lesson you have.  We found a picture of a sheep, copied it on cardstock to make it sturdy, cut it out and added clothespins for the legs.  Easy for the children to use in the classroom during a review, as a craft, or as a take home.  The possibilities are endless!

Balaam Review game

I could not find a game for Balaam when I was teaching it a few years ago. I did come across a craft idea where the students made a donkey out of a paper bag or something. I took it and made this review game. I made a copy of the patterns and traced them on brown construction paper for the head and the ears. I made the mouth out of white and red construction paper. I attached the ears to the head and wrote the question on the head. I wrote the Bible reference on the ears (as seen in the picture). I did not attach the mouth to the head. I wrote the answer on the mouth (as seen in the picture). Then I had everything laminated. Once they were cut out, I added googly eyes to the head just to add a little something to it.
To play the game, the students match the mouth to the head and watch your students review a favorite story!!

Zoo Pals!!!

Zoo Pals plates, cups and bowls can be found almost in any store these days - including dollar stores. Be on the lookout, especially if you teach toddler and preschool age students. Pick up a pack or two whenever you see them and, once you get quite a few packs, the possibilities are endless!!!

1. Adam and creation - Let the children pretend to be Adam and name the animals they see.
2. Noah's Ark - Place a set (2) of animals all around the room and have the students gather the animals 2 by 2 into the ark.
3. Saul becomes king - In some of the packs you can find donkey plates and things. Get all the donkeys you can find and hide them all over the room. Have your students look for the donkeys with Saul.
4. Balaam's donkey - Give some students donkey plates to be the donkey and say what the donkey told Balaam.
5. Lost Sheep - Hide one sheep item in the room. Talk about the other sheep that are in the fold, but we have lost one!! Have the students help you find the lost sheep.
6. David as a Shepherd - Collect sheep, a bear and a lion. Have some students be sheep, one student a lion, one student a bear and one student David. Have them act out David protecting his sheep from the bear and lion.
7. Plagues - Frogs - Collect many frog items and place them EVERYWHERE in the classroom.
8. Lost Son - Collect pigs and have the students feed the pigs like the lost son did.

The possibilities are really endless with what you can do with these animals and the students love interacting with them. What else can you think of?

Balaam Acrostic

Balaam Visual
Numbers 22-24

In teaching the lesson of Balaam, I made an acrostic. As I told the story, I use the letters to help them remember the key parts of the lesson. At the end of the lesson, I had made blank block letters for each child and had them draw pictures that represented what each letter stood for. Then, they used their letters to review the story with a friend.

B – Balak, King of Moab is scared of Israel. (22:1-4a)

A – Balak asks Balaam to put a curse of Israel. (22:4b-7)

L – Balaam asks the Lord to give him direction. (22:8-13)

A – Balak asks Balaam again to help him. (22:14-20)

A – An angel appears to get Balaam on the right way. (22:21-35)

M – Balaam shares the messages from God with Balak. (22:36-24)