This last week we learned all about the Tower of Babel. The focus of the lesson is about how God is the greatest, not people.
Lesson 5: The Tall Tower
Our memory verse was:
Every Wednesday evening we review our bible studying as a family by doing a craft or playing a game. (Check out our weekly bible study schedule.) Last week we built our own tower. As we built our tower we talked about the story and our memory verse. Of course when you build a tower you have to knock it down.
I don’t know why the death by drowning of the human race except for 8 individuals is one of my favorite old testament stories, but it is. I’m pretty sure my love of the story originated from the song, Rise and Shine. I mean we all know that adding a –y to the end of words changes the negative to a positive. Right?
All kidding aside, Noah was some man. He knew God. He had faith in God. He obeyed God. What a man!
We actually studied this last week, while learning all about the zoo. It was perfect timing.
Lesson 4: Noah’s Ark
Our memory verse was:
Here were some of the finish activities that we did:
For the above activity, I decided to cut apart the mini-book from Bible Story Printables, so that the boy could sequence the events from the story. I liked this activity and Bible Story Printables has lots of mini-books, so I will probably be doing this again. It was a great review.
Click on the coloring page to be directed to the website I got it.
Additional Resources & Activities:
There are so many fabulous resources for this story that it was really hard for me to pick and choose what we would use. So, below are a few links to some of my favorites. Please note, we didn’t do all of these activities.
What a perfect title for this week because I completely fell flat on my face. First, life has been crazy and I forgot to post about week 3 of our bible study. Then we blew it. We got so caught up in life that we didn’t make time for God and ending up missing a whole week. Not a great beginning, but hopefully with a little bit of tweaking we’ll get into a solid rhythm.
So, since our basic outline didn’t work for us we adjusted it. Here’s what our week looks like now:
Sun- Daddy introduces the new lesson.
Mon- Bible Story & Activity/Memory Review (coloring page)
Tues- Bible Story & Activity/Memory Review
Wed- Family Bible Night/Memory Review (craft/game)
We will still be using “a snack for the journey” while we are out and about, but I wanted to have something more consistent set up. I wanted to teach the boy the importance of getting in the word everyday. Plus, when I was more flexible I found myself not making the time to do it. I want this to be a priority.
Now on to...
Lesson 3: Sneaky Snake
In this lesson Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit after being tempted by the snake.
Last week I wrote about the new bible study we are doing with the boy. This week I thought I would briefly explain how we are using it in our home.
Here’s an basic outline of what our week looks like:
Tuesday introduce the new story and memory verse
Work on the memory verse throughout the week
Review bible story during the week with variety of activities
Thursday evenings we re-read our story and do a family activity
Of course, sometimes our weeks are going to be hectic and that is why I really like Beginning with God. For each lesson they offer “a snack for the journey.” The snack is just a way to have a conversation with your preschooler about the lesson while your are out and about. For example, in Lesson 1: The Beginning, the snack for the journey is:
“Point out things like an animal your child likes, a pretty leaf, an interesting stone, a massive tree…and ask your child: Who made this? (God!) Yes, God made everything.”
Now on to this week’s lesson.
Lesson 2: Adam & Eve
In this lesson Adam names all the animals, but still can’t find the perfect helper for him.
Our memory verse was “So God created mankind in his own image…male and female he created them..” Genesis 1:27 (I added our memory verse to last week for easy downloading.)
I couldn’t find very many supplemental activities that weren’t related to the “snake.” However, I was very excited when I found a coloring sheet with our actual memory verse on it. So, we ended up coloring that sheet as well as reading a few pages from My First Study Bible (pgs 14-17).
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
This is one of our family goals. It is a goal that is on going, but so worth it.
This year we really wanted to find a bible study that would be ideal for the boy and I was so excited to learn about The Good Book Company from Homeschool Creations. After reading Jolanthe’s review and taking a look inside book 1 of the Beginning with God, I knew I found the perfect one.
I love the way it is laid out and how it is a companion to The Beginners Bible. We are tweaking it a bit to fit us. For example, we are focusing on one lesson a week and my husband is selecting a memory verse to go with each lesson.
I thought it would be fun to share what we are doing. I can’t promise that I will always have pictures because I don’t want to distract from the lesson, but I do plan to link to some resources that would fit with the lesson, in case any of you are working through this book as well. With that said:
Lesson 1: The Beginning
Our memory verse was “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1
One activity we decided to do with this lesson was to create a collage of what was made each day. We re-read the story and asked Lil’man to tell us what God made each day. We often referred back to the story to help him remember. Then I drew pictures and Lil’man helped me color them in.
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