you could draw a picture and invite your children to change or remove parts of the picture to make it look different. You could use this to teach that things in the Bible were changed and taken out over time
1Forgiveness Wall Chart Ask the children about times they have done things they know were wrong. Read some important Bible verses about forgiveness, such as Romans 8:1, Ephesians 1:7 and 1 John 1:9. Make the first layer of the wall chart by writing types of sins on separate pieces of ...
Middle school children can be more inquisitive and ask deeper questions than younger children.As such, it can be helpful to cover more that surrounds the event of Jesus's death in your activities. For example, have your middle school child research how there were predictions that Jesus would c...
What kinds of experiences teach important lessons? Why is sacrifice important? How important is forgiveness? Create a Storyboard ▲ A Synopsis of The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Contains Spoilers) The novel takes place on Eddie’s 83rd birthday. Eddie is a maintenance man at Ruby Pier...
76. Teach children empathy by learning how it feels to stand in someone else’s shoes. Read more about the activity plus the story that inspired it inthis post.(Pennies of Time) 77. Spread some love and teach children aboutjoyfulnessby creating some beautiful painted heart rocks. See somehe...
Tell children the Biblical story of The Prodigal Son emphasizing the similarity between the father's forgiveness of his son and the way God forgives, even when we make mistakes. Divide children into groups and ask them to come up with an original skit that illustrates the act of making amends...
Here's a great, cheap and easy craft for a beach-themed VBS. Children color and insert the seal on a rock into the pool noodle, and cut slits in paper to make the water that is spouting out of the whale. The whale and water are glued to a drinking straw and inserted into the poo...
You’ll Like It If You Like: Realistic stories that address timely issues with honesty and hope. Major Themes: Immigration, race, forgiveness, bullying, identity, friendship, and family. What It’s About: Harbor Me is about a diverse group of children whose insightful teacher lets them have ...
the heart lands on a brown heart, ask the child to read the word on the heart and give an example of how that word doesn't show love. For example, if the word is unforgiveness, the child may say, "If someone calls me a bad name and I don't forgive him, I'm not showing ...
“Some things you teach us and some things we teach you. That is how it works here for we are all Co-workers.” The Godfather opens His hand to reveal a white glove Excitedly, I grab it and scream, “oh, my glove!” and