Teachers of Children

Feedback from Gayle S. – My Sunday School children loved these books! Thank you for sharing Jesus in such a loving way! From Wayne T. – The book is one all Sunday Schools should have in their library. And from (father and grandfather) Walker H. – Great book to teach children about Jesus’s miracles and the love he has for everyone. The pictures and words are on a level that children will understand. Highly recommended.

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Grandpa’s Favorite Bible Stories for Boys and Girls (book-1)

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STICK FIGURES…a good way to illustrate the Bible Stories? We think yes, and here’s why:

a. No one really knows what Jesus and other Bible characters looked like physically, and everyone knows they didn’t look like our stick figures. Stick figures simply acknowledge the existence of Biblical characters without misleading children as to how they may have appeared.

b. Children really like and identify with stick figures because that’s what they use in their own drawings and creativity.

c. Grandpa believes that Jaime, our grandson and the illustrator of the book series, is good with stick figures.

GRANDPA’S FAVORITE BIBLE STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS (book-1)

Books 1-3 (the backbone of the series) may be purchased through Amazon (or online at the bottom of this page if you choose to do so). Books 4-8 can only be purchased through Amazon.

If you choose to use only books 1-3 with your children, it is recommended that the 3-book series be used in the following order, and one story each Sunday will take you through one full year:

Book 1 – Book 3 – Book 2 – Book 3

Because of some familiarity and the time-in-between, I believe you will find that most children enjoy and connect with the Bible Stories even more during repeated readings.

SUGGESTIONS on how teachers can use Grandpa’s Favorite Bible Stories for Boys and Girls:

Every child in your class should have a book (or a copy you have printed of the story) in their hands as you go over a story together. There are 40 Bible Stories in books 1-3, 102 Bible Stories in books 1-7, and you may choose to teach either one or two stories each week as shared below.

1. Some teachers may choose to use two stories each week, and some may choose to use only one story as a 15-minute or longer fill-in to supplement something else you have planned for your class. If you keep things moving, it only takes about 2-4 minutes to read each story and another 5-10 minutes for children to discuss the questions at the end of each story.
2. I think a better way is to use one story each session as the main and/or only activity planned for your class as described below.

You will come up with your own ideas, but I am suggesting that a creative teacher can expand one Bible Story into the total lesson for their class by doing some of the following:

a. Spend a little time reviewing and reminding children about the Bible Story from the last teaching session. Then, after reading the title, introduce the new story by relating it to the lives of children in as many ways you can; also, discuss the picture before reading the story. For example, in the story of the man that climbed a tree to see Jesus, page 15, you can ask questions like – Do you see the man in the tree? Who is standing on the road? Who is Jesus talking to and what is he saying? Why do we not see the faces of the people on this side of the road or at the bottom of the picture? etc.

b. Announce that you are going to read the story (as they follow along with their book or handout) and ask the questions at the end; but after that you will ask someone else to volunteer to read the story again, and together you will try to think of other questions we should ask about the story. If children are too young to read on their own or you have no confident volunteers for the second reading, a good activity to help children become better readers is to read the story sentence by sentence (or part of a sentence) and then ask the entire class in unison to re-read the same sentence or the same part of the sentence after you.

c. It is not necessary, but if you have access to the internet you can even ask your class if they want to listen to the author reading the story as they follow along in their books. There is a link after each story that leads to my reading the Bible Story online.

d. After reading the story from the book, some teachers may also choose to read it from the Bible to verify that it is a true Bible Story. The reference is given in the title of each story.

e. Challenge someone (or the class together) to re-tell the Bible Story in their own words without looking at the book.

f. It will take planning, but most children really like acting out stories and some of the stories in the book are very good for acting out.

g. Some teachers may choose to come up with a memory verse that relates to the Bible Story and help children memorize it.

h. Set aside approximately10 minutes at the end of each session and ask children to do one of the following: Draw their own picture of the Bible Story or write out the questions and their answers to the questions for kids that like a challenge. Another activity for some children will be to color the picture of the Bible Story if the handout you gave them is in black and white. Of course, they will take home to share with their parents both their work and the Bible Story handout you gave them.

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ANYONE FROM ANYWHERE in the world can find and order Grandpa’s Favorite Bible Stories for Boys and Girls at Amazon – and the link is at the top of this page.

OR ORDER (Books 1-3) DIRECTLY FROM THE AUTHOR:

Yes, the books are available individually at Amazon; however, you may purchase the entire 3-book set at near-author-cost here online and with free shipping if you choose to do so (USA only). They will also be signed by the author. Books 4-7 can only be ordered through Amazon.

Grandpa’s Favorite Bible Stories for Boys and Girls (3-book series)

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And there is something in me that believes the BEST TEACHERS should be teaching children…gifted teachers, caring teachers, well-equipped teachers, and God-called teachers.

Luke 10:2, “… pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”