POSTED BY KATHY VINCENT

Preschoolers like to wiggle around. That’s the way God made them. So, when it comes time to tell them a Bible story, take this into consideration and give them a reason to wiggle, or in this instance, a reason to do some popping.

Before telling a Bible story, prepare some pictures of objects or people that will be spoken about in the story. For example, if you are going to tell the story of Elijah being fed by the ravens, you will want to prepare some pictures of ravens, bread, water, Elijah and maybe the brook or river that he sat by. I make all of my pictures on my computer and then laminate them for long-term use.

Invite the children to your story time. Fan out the pictures in your hands “card style” and then let each child pick a card. Make sure that each child has one picture. If your class is on the larger side, let more than one child have the same picture. After each picture is chosen, make sure you describe the picture they picked. This verbal description will help them listen more closely to the story as it is read.

Once every child has a picture, tell the class that you are going to read a special story from God’s Word the Bible. Explain to them that whenever they hear the picture on their card spoken about in the story, they should pop up out of their seats each time they hear it. Do a trial run by saying each of the pictures names so that they get the idea.

Finally, read your Bible story and enjoy the popping. You might want to treat them to some popcorn afterward!
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By Kathy Vincent