BIBLE STORIES UNIT: PK-4

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Ana's Weeks

Our Bible weeks are definitely some of my favorite weeks of the year. Though we do Bible readings during the year and try and read Biblical stories that align with the units that we are doing, it was super fun to really focus on the Bible for two whole weeks and give Aria a stronger sense of some of the most famous stories you find within the Bible. We also got to mix some history into our lessons, and talking about Egypt over the Moses and Joseph days was super fun. We worked on our Bible unit over two separate weeks, taking a break in the middle to do our St. Patrick’s Day unit. I think you could spend at least a month, if not more, on doing stories from the Bible, but I tried to stick to 10 (one for each day) that I had the most materials for. We did some of the same stories from last year and added in a few new ones.


The most successful days were the Joseph, Jonah, David, and Esther days. Last year, I didn’t do any stories of famous biblical women, so this year I chose to add in Esther and Mary (though I’ll go into why I think covering Mary was somewhat of a mistake at a later point). Aria really loved the Esther Veggie Tales movie, and she even created her own crown craft out of popsicle sticks and jewels because she was so inspired by the story. She also loved putting on a puppet show about Esther. Jonah is always a hit because Aria loves whales, and it is so easy to do fun tactile activities with this story. We played Jonah in the tub with whales and even made our own whale over the kitchen table that they played inside of. I couldn’t find the Jonah Veggie Tales movie on Amazon or Netflix, but it is free on Youtube. David and Goliath was a huge hit with Aria (enough so that I bought her a whole David and Goliath army set for her big Easter present). She loved knocking the Goliath picture down with a ball and creating her own stones. And Joseph was great because we spent time doing lots of great Egyptian activities, such as digging up a mummy, building a sugar cube pyramid, and making mummified apples. Aria LOVES Egypt now!


We didn’t have quite as much success with the Mary and Jesus units. Aria does love Jesus and seemed to enjoy everything we did (especially the feet painting and washing and the awesome Parable of the Sower activity). However, I think I should have covered just one or two aspects of Jesus. The day wasn’t as focused as it probably should have been. There was just too much cute stuff out there that I wanted to try! Covering Mary was a mistake because Aria got really upset with me for doing Christmas activities when it wasn’t Christmas. She enjoyed what we did for the day, but the timing was off. I will try and do a Mary day next year at Christmas rather than during the Bible unit.


I think spending several days, weeks, or even a month covering Bible stories is super fun. I spent a good bit of time gathering materials in advance so that I would have math and phonics workbooks, videos, characters, and even musical CDs. If you decide to do this unit, I suggest you do the same! I found so much stuff at the dollar store or on sale at Lifeway Christian Bookstore that I will be able to use over and over again with both Aria and Skylar, so the investment is absolutely worth it! At Christmas and Easter time, there is so much great material to be found at both locations.


Because we covered Jesus on the last day of our unit, we are now perfectly primed to start our Easter unit this coming week. Aria absorbed so much more about the Bible during these last few weeks, so I can’t wait to see what she learns and loves about God after this coming week! ​