I love the kids at church. It’s rare that they don’t make me laugh on any given Sunday. One of the things that we’ve been teaching the kindergarteners is how to find the passages we are studying in the Bible. This might seem a bit ridiculous since most of them are pre-readers, but we are starting to show them that what we learn at church aren’t just interesting old stories, but God’s Word. We help the kids find the book when they need help (and at this point, most of them still do), but the kids get really excited when they finally find the passage on their own for the first time.
Right now we’re in Numbers, the fourth book in the Bible. Sunday I was helping them recognize “Numbers” even if they couldn’t read it.
So I asked, “What’s the first book of the Bible?”
The kids answered, “Genesis.”
“What letter does Genesis start with?”
“G,” a few of the kids responded.
“What’s the second book of the Bible?”
“Exodus.”
“What letter does Exodus start with?”
The whole class answers enthusiastically, “X!”
Lol. That is so hilarious. Kids are great. We do the same thing with our 1 year old. When we tell her a story from the scriptures, we open to the story and point. Of course, she can’t read, but this way, she will always associate the stories of God with the scriptures. Then, hopefully, when she is older, she will know where to go to find answers to life’s questions.
Makes sense to me. That’s great you are already getting them familiar with their Bibles.
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That’s adorable!
That’s so cute, and so funny, because I had this SAME conversation with my kids yesterday in the book store, except about ESCALATORS (which they pronounce X-calators).
Hee, hee! But of course it starts with X! Just like they pass the trash basket around after snack! :)
At least they were all in agreement! Too funny. I love the 3-5 year range. Kiddos are such a blessing and we can learn so much from them.
LOL! I love it!
Too funny! Kids really do say the darnedest things.
That is too cute!! I think it is awesome that you are making the connection to the Bible with the stories that they hear. I remember as an adult coming across scriptures in Psalms that was the words to a song that I liked. I was amazed for some reason and started singing those scriptures!!
what a smart group of kids, love it!!!
I’ll have to try that one with my girls.
Awesome. :)