Books of the Bible Visual

When my daughter was in preschool, her teacher used this shelf to teach the kids the books of the Bible and the divisions in the Bible.  The kids love this and it helps them to visualize the different divisions of the Bible.  Each book of the Bible is made of a block of wood.  The blocks are painted one color for each division of the Bible.  On the sides of the blocks of wood are the names of the books of the Bible.

On the shelves are listed the divisions of the Bible so kids can take the blocks of wood and place them on the shelves in the right divisions.  This is a great tool for ALL ages!

In my kindergarten class, we use this as we introduce the books of the Bible.  We will add the blocks of books 2-3 each week.  As we add the blocks, we talk about the divisions and why they are named that name.

Trash-Filled Thursdays - Milk Carton Lids II

This is a great way to review memory verses with older students. Use your saved milk jug lids for this activity. On a poster board, write out the memory work you are wanting your students to learn, leaving blanks for missing words. Write the missing words, one on each milk jug lid. Laminate the poster board so you can use it for a long time. In your classroom, have the students place the milk jug lids with words in the correct blanks. Let them have you check it when they are done. You can make this as easy or as hard as you wish.

Catch the Memory Bug

This little guy was made by my friend Sasha. It is a cute memory item for any young age. Follow these instructions to make your memory bug:

1. Buy large pom poms and wiggle eyes from a craft store. You will also need to buy thread or hot glue gun items depending on how you are going to do this.
2. Decide how big you want your memory bug to be. (Ex.: 12 pom poms for 12 sons of Jacob and 12 apostles, 10 pom poms for 10 Commandments and 10 plagues)
3. Put the desired amount of pom poms together by either threading them together with needle and thread or by hot gluing them together.
4. Decorate the head of your memory bug as you like.
5. Find a home for your memory bug and decorate it. A Pringles can works well for large memory bugs and a Crystal Light container works well for small memory bugs.

Keep your memory bug in its home. As your students say the memory goal you want them to learn, slowly pull the bug out - one pom pom for each item they say. (Ex. If they only say 5 commandments, only pull the memory bug out to 5 pom poms.) When they say the whole memory goal, pull it out the entire way. If you are hearing individuals say the memory goals and that individual student says them all, let them have the memory bug for the duration of the class. This is also easy enough you could make one for each student in your class. They can take the memory bug home when they complete the memory goal.