Sunday School Resources

Though I will be going on "maternity leave" soon, I have been blessed to teach my church's 4 and 5 year-old Sunday School class for the past year. Getting to know the children and teaching exciting Bible stories to them has been a privilege! My church uses a curriculum that has an excellent gospel-centered foundation but lacks visual aids or suggestions for crafts, games, and other activities. Thankfully, I have discovered some resources that have been a huge help! I thought that I would share a few of them.

Visual Aids for Bible Stories:

Toys
I learned from my mother and grandmother (both veteran Sunday School teachers) to use toys to bring Bible stories to life! The children have enjoyed watching Barbie dolls tell the story of Queen Esther or Waffle Block people tell the story of Jesus healing the blind man.

Felt Board
My husband and I made a simple felt board by covering a large piece of cardboard with white felt, and my father-in-law built me a wooden stand for the felt board.

I found some cheap but adorable Bible story punch-outs from Carson Dellosa Publishing, now out of print but still available on Oriental Trading's website. After attaching a piece of felt to the backs of them, they made the perfect felt board figures!

http://www.orientaltrading.com/carson-dellosa-old-testament-storytelling-punch-outs-a2-64_963.fltr
http://www.orientaltrading.com/carson-dellosa-new-testament-storytelling-punch-outs-a2-64_962.fltr

The Jesus Storybook Bible
I love The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones! It does a wonderful job of showing how every story in the Bible points to Jesus, and it has great illustrations, too!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0310708257/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=16220928444&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1801259231884425274&hvpone=12.23&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_5tyfiggtde_b

Suggestions for Crafts, Games, and Other Activities:

Pinterest
Though I am not as obsessed with Pinterest as some of my friends are, I have used it successfully several times to find inspiration for Sunday School.

http://pinterest.com/

Danielle's Place
Danielle's Place is a website with some great ideas for teaching Sunday School. You can pay to become a member with access to everything, or without paying you can still find some helpful tips.

http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/bible_lessons.html

Ministry-to-Children Bible "Storybooks"
I stumbled across a website, Ministry-to-Children, that offers free Bible "storybooks" for children to color and assemble. I love using them for the 4 and 5 year-old age group!

http://ministry-to-children.com/sequence-bible-stories/