William Summey

Use these statements to connect each session of Bible Studies for Life: Kids to Christ as you teach your children each week. Unit 1, Session 1: Jesus Read the Scriptures Hundreds of years before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah wrote about God’s plan to send a Messiah. He would bring good news and redeem […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Team Peter, Team Paul Materials: pads of large sticky notes, pencils Divide the group into two teams. (If your group is large, divide into four or six teams. If your group is small, one or two people can be a team.) Assign each team the name Peter or Paul. Give […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Easy/Not Easy Poem Materials: paper, pencils Invite kids to write Easy/Not Easy poems. The first line begins “It’s easy to….” and kids complete the sentence. The second line begins “It’s not easy to….” Tell kids to continue to alternate Easy/Not Easy statements for at least 6 lines. Ask volunteers to […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Jesus Wall Materials: paper, crayons, tape Invite kids to draw pictures of things they know about Jesus. They can draw pictures of Bible stories. They may want to write words on the paper about Jesus, too. Provide tape for them to create a wall display about Jesus. Tell kids that […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – What Is It? Materials: index cards or paper squares, athletic headband Print words or names of objects associated with Jesus on the cards or squares. Possible words could include: manger, temple, baptized, Jordan River, disciple, cross, miracle, heal, preach, Savior, tomb, arose. (Choose words your children will know and understand.) […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Country Spelling Bee Materials: alphabet tiles (one set per team), paper, markers Group the kids into teams or play as one group. Tell kids that they can use the tiles to spell the names of countries. They should try to make as many names as possible. Give the signal to […]