RECYCLED CD's Turned Books of The Bible Game/Activity "SCRAMBLED CD'S"

I LOVE finding a new use for TRASH!!!!   I am sure, if you are anything like me, that you have TONS of CD's laying around that have NO use.  Old computer games, CD's that have be mailed to you in junk mailers, CD's that did not burn right, etc.  It is AMAZING how fast my JUNK CD collection was growing.  :-)  

So, I began thinking, "What should I do with ALL these CD's?"  And, then in a "flash" it came to me.  Make them into a BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Review/Game/Activity.  

Law

This was a fairly quick and easy activity.  I used CD labels, Clip art from my computer, and clip art from Phillip Martin.  (His Clip Art is Free!!!!  Go check his artwork out at his website,)    After printing the labels I applied them to the CD'S.  And, now I have a very FUN and USEFUL game to play with my Bible Class Students.  

History

I like the idea of scattering the CD'S all around the room and then having them pick them up in order.  Or do them in divisions of groups.  LAW, HISTORY, POETRY, MAJOR PROPHETS AND MINOR PROPHETS.  Having the kiddos place them on the spindle in the correct order!!!!  BTW, if you save the spindles (which I do) you have an all-in-one GAME/STORAGE!!!  Isn't this FUN!!!!!!  

Poetry

Minor Prophets

Major Prophets

Now, I need to make the NEW TESTAMENT!!!!  I LOVE making things like this for BIBLE CLASS.  Useful, Economical, and FUN!!!

Blessings,

Ronda

Fruit of the Spirit-----Patience

This quarter seems to be FLYING by.  We have been having sooo much fun learning about the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.  We are on lesson 6 which is ALL about PATIENCE.  Our lesson was based on the FARMER from James 5:7-8.  I really like these verses for showing the need for Patience.....because, FARMERS HAVE TO BE PATIENT and the children easily GRASP the concept by looking at pictures of Farmers/Crops.

I introduced the story by showing the children a picture of a farmer planting in the field.  I asked the kiddos if the farmer would be able to immediately pick fruit from what they had planted.  They all said, "NO."  So, I showed them a picture of the plants just spouting through the ground.  Again, I asked if the farmer would be able to pick fruit?  Again, they all responded, "NO."  So, I showed them a picture of the crops in full growth with blooms on the plants and again asked the same question.  Again, the responses was a resounding, "NO."  So, I showed them a picture of the farmer during harvest time, picking the fruit from the plants and asked, Do you think the farmer can eat it now?  I was told, "YES."  However, one child said, "They need to take it to the sink and wash it first."  Children make me smile....such an eye for details.  So, I just added that to my lesson....by saying, "You are right...they still have to wait until the fruit has been washed.  Farmers are so patient."  I then asked them to tell me which attribute of the Fruit of The Spirit we were learning about and they all said, "Patience."    We talked about how God wants us to be patient with others, because HE is patient with us.  We talked about times it might be hard to be patient....but, GOD wants us to always be patient. 

 

Our TAKE HOME activity was an Activity to test their patience.  I had the children plant beans in a milk carton.  I also had them color a "cover" for the milk carton that showed a farmer, field and our scripture reference for today's lesson.  I think they turned out cute and hope they grow for the kiddos once they get them home. 

Our memory verse this week was  1 Thess.  5:14.   Because, I teach the young ones, I only used the end of this verse.  We had a little tune that we sang this Memory Verse too. 

The children really enjoyed our Game/Activity!  We played a BOARD style game.  I made this on my computer and then printed it in POSTER size.  I coded each square with a name of a child and a situation.  If the child was being inpatient then we had to move our marker back 1 square.  The really fun part was that I included each child's name in the class on the board.  Of course if they landed on a space that had one of my students names on it the situation ended with the child showing patience.  They LOVED it!!!!   Look closely at what I used for a game marker.  The next time you see them laying around by the bubble gum machines grab them up.  They can be used for soooo many fun thing.s

We added a few words to our "WORD WALL."  The children are so happy learning these  "BIG PEOPLE" words.  

On Wednesday Evening the children made these FLOWERS.  The neatest thing is...they are made by tracing the child's hands and then rolling them up.  This takes a bit of prep time.  We traced the children's hands on Sunday during the first few mins. of class.  That way I could cut them out and make sure they were ready for the Wednesday Night teacher.  They loved rolling the "petals" on dowels.  We added a small hand-print that says that the flowers are made from the child's hand-print and it is to remind them that GOD is patient with them as they grow and they need to patient too.  I LOVE how they turned out...and they loved placing them in their EXPLORER JOURNAL.  (These were made from white construction paper and yellow and green chenille sticks.---inexpensive and fun!!!)

I am enjoying teaching this UNIT of the Fruit of the Spirit.  It has allowed the children to learn VARIOUS stories from the Bible.  Since I normally teach in a CHRONOLOGICAL fashion, this is a nice break from MY norm.  It is challenging me to think of Biblical Example that go along with each attribute of the Fruit of the Spirit.  So far, so good.  

Blessings,

Ronda

Fruit of the Spirit-----Peace

We are already on lesson 5 of our Fruit of The Spirit lesson material.  The children are really enjoying these lessons.  Lesson five was about the attribute: PEACE.   I decided to use the account of Jesus calming the sea for our main BIBLE story. 

I told the children the story (put into my own words) from Matthew 8:23-27.  We learned how Jesus and his disciples were on a boat and a HUGE storm came up and was tossing the boat back in forth and filling it with water.  The disciples were very scared and woke Jesus.  Jesus demonstrates his AMAZING powers over natures and calms the winds and wave.  He causes a GREAT PEACE to come over the sea.  I used this story as an opportunity to share with the children the idea that we should always turn to JESUS for true PEACE.  He is in control of everything and we need to go to HIM when we are troubled about anything. 

Our TAKE HOME activity was a "Ship In The Bottle" activity.  The little ship was printed from my computer and then laminated...rolled and placed in the bottle.  We filled the bottles half way with blue (food coloring) water.  We then filled the bottle the rest of the way with baby oil.  Added glue to the neck of the bottle and tightly twisted on the lid.  We then (for extra security) wrapped the lid with tape.  The kiddos added on the scripture reference sticker and stuck on some PUFFY 3D fish stickers.  The cool thing about this was as they tipped the bottle back and forth waves would form in the bottle....giving the appearance of a storm.   Needless to say the children LOVED this!!!!  They were so excited about taking home their "STORM IN A BOTTLE."

Our memory verse this week was Psalm 119:165.  We had a little tune that we sang this Memory Verse too.  The children had it memorized before leaving class.  I love it when they know their memory verse so well that they leave the classroom singing it.  Those moments make me smile.

Our Game/Activity was so much fun!!!  We had a  "sea" and "boat" in  the classroom. The "sea" was made from an air bed covered with a blue sheet.  The boat was made from corrugated  plastic that I bought at our local Goodwill for a $1.00 a sheet.  I count this as a lucky find.  :-)  The  children were able to  board the boat and then had to answer questions for the lesson...when they answered the questions we would push up and down on the air bed to make "WAVES."  They would then say, "PEACE BE STILL" and we would stop making the waves.  We repeated this several times.  The kiddos LOVED this activity. 

Kiddos are Aboard the Boat....and the wave are billowing!

We added a few words to our "WORD WALL."  The children are so happy learning these  "BIG PEOPLE" words.  

On Wednesday Evening the children made a picture with a boat on it.  They added the sails (made from cotton material that I had on hand)  and then added the STORM CLOUDS and  then colored the PEACEFUL  side.  They added this to their EXPLORER JOURNAL. 

I am enjoying teaching this UNIT of the Fruit of the Spirit.  It has allowed the children to learn VARIOUS stories from the Bible.  Since I normally teach in a CHRONOLOGICAL fashion, this is a nice break from MY norm.  It is challenging me to think of Biblical Example that go along with each attribute of the Fruit of the Spirit.  So far, so good.  

Blessings,

Ronda

Fruit of the Spirit Lesson 4 JOY

I can hardly believe we are already on Lesson 4 of our Fruit of the Spirit  lesson material.  The children seem to really be enjoying this material.  Lesson four was all about the attribute: JOY.  So, I decided that I needed to find a story in the Bible that showed someone that went from being unhappy, worried, concerned, etc. to being happy, thrilled, and filled with JOY.  So, I decided to use the Parable of the Lost Sheep to illustrate one who became JOYFUL.  

I told the children the story (put into my own words) from Luke 15:1-7.  We learned that a Shepherd is one that takes care of sheep.  We learned that this shepherd had 100 sheep, but sadly one had become lost.  The shepherd loved his little lost sheep and went to look for him.  He looked, and looked and looked until he FOUND his little lost sheep.  He was sooo, happy that he found his sheep that he carried the sheep home and then threw a big party.  I asked each of the children if they had ever lost and then found something....I asked them how they felt when they found what they had lost.  Then I went on and explained that GOD loves us and never want us to wander away from HIM.  

Our TAKE HOME activity was a DIORAMA.  This was a simple FOLDED PAPER project...We added a PUFF ball sheep and a shepherd.  The children also enjoyed adding paper "grass."  The kiddos really liked their Dioramas....They were soo excited to show them to their parents.  I think they turned out really cute.

Our memory verse this week was John 10:14.  We had a little tune that we sang this Memory Verse too.  The children had it memorized before leaving class...Matter-Of-Fact, they enjoyed singing the Memory Verse song so much that they were singing their Memory Verse going down the hallway.  It made me SMILE!!!!  :-)

One of our sheep is missing!!

We searched until we FOUND IT!!

Our Game/Activity was based on our Memory Verse...  I printed one word of our memory verse onto some sheep.  I had them all set up in a row on the table, but made sure to HIDE one sheep before class time.  We started the game by saying the memory verse to see which little sheep was missing.  The kiddos had SOOOOO much fun searching for the lost sheep,,,,that we ended up playing it several times...I let each student have an opportunity to hide the sheep...and the one that found the sheep had to carry it all the way back to the table on their shoulders.  It was soooo cute!!!!

One of the students carried it home and placed it safely on the table.

 

 

 

I wanted to show you something NEW we have started in Bible Class....It is a BIBLE WORD WALL....I am sure you have seen Word Walls in school classrooms.  I decided that the children were learning so many NEW words that I needed an easy way to REVIEW the words that they have learned.  The kiddos are sooo thrilled about learning "BIG PEOPLE" words.  I let them know that it is important to use these words correctly and to share these words with their Parents.  We will be adding to this WALL each week.  I will refer to this WALL each week...so, I thought it might be a useful thing for others.  When we teach kiddos words that they need to remember I think it is important for them to SEE those WORDS in the classroom.  So, this is a quick and easy way to have those words within the children's  eyesight.   

On Wednesday Evening the children will be making these Very Puffy,and Fluffy Sheep for their Explorer Journal.  They are made out of card stock and cotton.  I love the way they POP UP OFF the page.  I know the kiddos will enjoy making these little sheep. I think they are cute.

I am enjoying teaching this UNIT of the Fruit of the Spirit.  It has allowed the children to lean VARIOUS stories from the Bible.  Since I normally teach in a CHRONOLOGICAL fashion, this is a nice break from MY norm.  It is challenging me to think of Biblical Example that go along with each attribute of the Fruit of the Spirit.  So far, so good.  

Blessings, 

Ronda

 

Fruit of the Spirit Lesson 3 LOVE

Lesson three of our Fruit of the Spirit unit was a lesson on LOVE.  I used the verse John 3:16 as our main text.  We learned how God LOVES us soooo much that HE sent HIS Son JESUS to die for our sins.  

For our  "story time" I used a small story book that showed the basic life of Christ.  It started with his humble birth.  The book then showed a few highlights from HIS life...and then HIS death, burial and resurrection.  The book ended with a GIANT HEART that has the words, "BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU" on it.  It was a nice way to give a short chronological account of the life of Christ.

As our TAKE HOME project we made a type of mobile.  The kiddos LOVED the 3D earth that they got to glue to their mobile. They also got to stick on 3D foamy heart stickers.  The pictures really help you see what we made during class. 

The little globes came from a pencil sharpener that I had purchased a while back at Target.   I think they turned our darling!

Our memory verse was JOHN 3:16....We sang the verse to a little tune to help the kiddos get it memorized.  They ALL had it memorized before leaving the classroom!!!

The kiddos loved coloring the heart with the earth in the middle of it.  I explained that GOD'S love for the world...Is really GOD'S love for mankind

For our Activity/Review Game we play "Put the LIFE of CHRIST in order."  I had added a small picture ,that matched the pictures in the book we read during "story time," to Popsicle sticks.  Then used an old piece of Styrofoam placed each piece in order of events in the LIFE of CHRIST.  Then took them all our and mixed them up.  The kiddos had to answer a question from the lesson to pick a piece and place it in the styrofoam in the correct order.  They did a really good job getting them in the right order.  It was a challenge for the younger students and a BREEZE for my older student.  So, I had the older student "HELP" the younger ones...It was great fun!!!  It was also a very effective yet inexpensive way to review the lesson.

I wanted to encourage the kiddos to memorize the memory verses.  I decided that a basket would be perfect. If they can say the memory verse on Sunday, they get to add a new FRUIT to their basket.  They are so excited about "FILLING" their basket with the fruit stickers.  

Simple things make kids happy. 

On Wednesday Evening the kiddos had a puzzle with pizazz to make.  This project goes into their "Explorer Journal."  To make this the kiddos had to put the puzzle  (we had already cut each puzzle out) together first...then colored it however they wanted.  Then for a SPECIAL SURPRISE... or the PIZAZZ, as I like to call it....they got to glue on a wooden globe to the center of the heart!!!!  This gives this puzzle a SPECIAL touch. 

The children LOVED this...they all thought the GLOBE was really COOL.  I love it when something so simple makes them excited about their projects...and helps make the lesson more memorable for them.

I bought something NEW for my classroom...We do a lot of on the carpet activities...I had wanted to buy a large rug that had colored squares for each student....however, I could NOT afford to do this at the moment.  So, I decided to keep my eyes opened for ANYTHING that would accomplish the same desired effect at a much lower cost....Well, while shopping at ROSS recentely I noticed these great FOAM puzzle pieces....A light bulb went off and well...NOW, each of my students has their OWN SPOT to sit during our CARPET TIME activities.  :-) 

Blessings,

Ronda