Beginning Reader Bible Stories

Parents know that the good old days of summer are perfect for visiting the library. This is especially true for the child in the six to eight year old range who is just mastering reading skills. The many Bible stories available in the easy reader format are close to my heart (as a parent, teacher, and writer of Sunday School curriculum).

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.  Psalm 119:105   (NIV)

What do beginner Bibles offer the new reader?

• a chance to explore the Scripture for himself
• an opportunity to practice his newly acquired reading skills
  

Beginning Bible Readers at Home

Do you want to encourage your child to read Bible stories for himself?

• Visit your local library or Christian bookstore.
• Help your child select some Bible storybooks at his reading level.
• Give your child the opportunity to read them to you again and again. (Kids learn from repetition.)
• Suggest that your child read one of the stories aloud for bedtime devotional.
• Have a Bible story play. Act out the story using simple props found around the house.

Kid Ministry Idea

How can VBS and Sunday School teachers encourage the new Bible reader?

• Establish an easy reader check out system. Allow kids to borrow one or two books to read at home.
• Create a Bible readers club. Fashion it after the summer reading club at the local library. Reward kids for beginning Bible stories they have read.
• Have guest readers. Encourage one child to read the focus Bible story for the other kids

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