Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Ways to teach a Bible verse

Learning Bible verses does not have to be boring.
Because I need to refresh my own memory to make learning Scripture more exciting, I am typing some of my own ideas along with a friends' ideas so I can refer back if I need more ideas. We currently have been singing the verses or doing hand motions, but I am planning on using some fresh ideas coming up next week.

  1. I have printed the verse on card stock with pictures representing words to give kids a visual (this especially helps pre-readers).
  2. Write words on a paper and put into a balloon. Kids pop balloons and assemble the words in order. Then say the verse.
  3. Write words on the balloon itself and after saying the verse, the kids pop the balloon so they have to remember the next word.
  4. Write words on theme related pictures (example: print verse on a picture of a loaf of bread if the verse is "I am the bread of Life....")
  5. Use objects to symbolize the verse
  6. Hand motions (make a muscle any time the word strong or strength is used, make an afraid face for the word fear, etc)
  7. Sing the verse to a popular tune or a made up catchy tune
  8. Post the verse on the refrigerator and repeat it daily at breakfast
  9. Have the children hop according to the theme (pretend they are frogs and hop on lily pads with the verse words written on it. Once I had dolphins with the verse typed on it going into the water. Once the dolphin (with the word written on it dissappeared, they had to remember.


A lady from our church (who is currently a Kindergarten teacher at our church's school) gave me a list several years ago. I have kept it all of these years and have also used her ideas with my kids and with children's ministry:


  1. Say first word quietly and second word loudly
  2. Erase a word at a time
  3. Cut out 2 sets of words of verse and let two children race at putting them in correct order
  4. Teacher say first word and chosen child say second word- repeating until verse is done
  5. Let children take turns covering part of memory verse by sticking a picture over words and saying entire verse each time
  6. Let children who are wearing green, stand and say verse. Those with only white shoes, etc...
  7. Raise arms on first word and put arms down on second word
  8. Divide class - one half say first word and other say second word
  9. Sing words of verse by going up and down the scale with words. Hum if not enough
  10. Stand on one foot
  11. Pat head and stomach
  12. Pass a stuffed toy - SAY STOP - person holding toy says verse

The possibilities are endless!

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