Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Elijah, Elisha and Jonah

{ELIJAH}



The Bodacious, God-Trustin' Prophet, Elijah! by Charlotte Wheat
Elijah by Carine MacKenzie
Elijah by Vince Stone
Elijah by Mike Thaler
The Gift of Wisdom by Steven E. Steinbock
God, Please Send Fire! by Marilyn Lashbrook
Journeys with Elijah by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Remembering the Prophets of Sacred Scripture by Marianna Mayer
Why Did Elijah Hide? by Pauline Youd

* Read some of the stories of Elijah out of the Bible or your favorite collection of Bible stories.
* Have the kids act out some of the stories of Elijah.
* Have the kids pick their favorite of the stories of Elijah and make their own illustrated book of that story.

{ELISHA}



Adara by Beatrice Gormley
Don't Stop - Fill Every Pot! by Marilyn Lashbrook
Elisha, the Miracle Prophet by Elaine J. Fletcher
The Gift of Wisdom by Steven E. Steinbock
The Lady of Shunem by Marion Milton
A Little Jar of Oil by Patricia L. Nederveld
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven by Patricia L. Nederveld

* Read some of the stories of Elisha from the Bible or your favorite Bible story book.
* Have the kids act out some of the stories of Elisha.
* Have the kids pick out their favorite story of Elisha and make an illustrated book about it.

{JONAH}



A Big Fish Story by Patricia L. Nederveld
The Book of Jonah by Niko Chicheli
The Book of Jonah by Peter Spier
Icky, Sticky, Hairy Scary Bible Stories by Jonathan Schkade
Jonah and the Big Fish by Kelly Pulley
Jonah and the Two Great Fish by Mordicai Gerstein
Jonah and the Whale (and the Worm) by Jean Marzollo
Jonah's Journey to the Deep by Mother Melania
The Journey with Jonah by Madeleine L'Engle
A Special Fish for Jonah by Andy McGuire
Whoops! by Mary Manz Simon
Wrong Way, Jonah! by Kay Arthur

* Read through the story of Jonah from the Bible.  Have the kids picture-journal as you read, illstrating the story as you go.
* Make some puppets for the kids to act out the story of Jonah with.
* Discuss the reality of being stuck in a fish's belly for 40 days.  How do the kids believe Jonah survived such harsh conditions?  Why?

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Saul, David and Solomon

{SAUL}



Blood and Honey by Tony Robinson
King for Israel by Penny Frank
The Story of King Saul and King David by Lore Groszmann Segal
Story of Saul the King by Helen Waddell

* Read some of the stories of Saul from the Bible or your favorite Bible story book.  Have your kids illustrate the stories themselves.

{DAVID}



Bing! by Mary Manz Simon
Dahveed, Yahweh's Chosen by Terri L. Fivash
David by Barbara Cohen
David and the Giant by Emily Little
David and the Giant by Jean Marzollo
David and the Giant by Kelly Pulley
David and God's Giant Victory by Dennis Jones
David and Jonathan by Elaine Ife
David the Shepherd Boy by Enid Blyton
I May Be Little by Marilyn Lashbrook

* Act out the story of David and Goliath.
* Make your own slingshots.  Go out, collect stones and practice shooting at a tree or target.
* Read more stories about David from the Bible or your favorite Bible storybook.

{SOLOMON}



King Solomon and the Bee by Dalia Hardof Renberg
King Solomon and His Magic Ring by Elie Wiesel
King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba by Blu Greenberg
King Solomon Figures It Out by Sari Steinberg
Mouse in Solomon's House by Mack Thomas
One City, Two Brothers by Chris Smith
Solomon's Golden Temple by Penny Frank
Stories of King Solomon by Lillian S. Freehof
The Two Brothers by Neil Waldman
The Wisdom Bird by Sheldon Oberman
Solomon and the Ant by Sheldon Oberman

* Read through some of the Proverbs of the Bible and have each child make an anthology of their favorite proverbs.
* Search the internet for pictures and layouts of the temple Solomon built for the Lord.