BrillKids Forum

Today I "officially" started our hodge podge bible curriculum. I was shocked how much is sank in and how quickly (I just can't resist sharing here). We did a coloring page about the creation story and read a page or two about the creation story out of a random toddler bible we have laying around the house (we have many random kids bible/christian books but no entire curriculum). We talked about everything in the pictures and and did a memory verse that I taped to the window and we'll come back to it some more over the next couple of days. I wrote it out on a sentence strip and every time she went over to it to have me read it, I gave her a sticker to add to it. I know she is capable of reading it, but for some reason she was shy about it so I didn't force her.

When we were reading her toddler bible, we looked at the pictures together and I said God made the trees, God made the grass, God made the rabbits, God made Adam, etc etc etc. and she repeated after me. And then it went something like this. I asked her...

Me: What about the clouds?

Her: "God made clouds." (She "got it" if He made all that other stuff, He must have made the clouds too)

Me: "What about the flowers?"

Her: "God made flowers."

Me: "What about Mommy?"

Her: "God made Mommy!" (big jump there!)

Me: "What about Lily?"

Her: "God made Lily!....God made Oh-Oh's!??"(her nickname for her brother)

It was so sweet. She figured out so quickly, she was like,  God made the trees, plants, animals, mommy, and me, then surely he must have made brother too, right mommy?? He did, right?


And then I put on the first two stories of the "Read and Share" bible dvd (about 3 minutes per story). She listened to the narrator describe the creation story as he explained that God separated the light from the dark, etc etc and she signed "where" and said "Where's God? Where's God?" three or four times looking at me expectantly because the narrator kept referring to him. Kind of caught me off guard.

When we got to the Garden of Eden scene, I explained that Eve was going to be naughty and disobey God...No, Eve, don't do it, uh-oh. I could see the look on my daughters face when they said God was sad. She was uncomfortable that they disobeyed, she actually understood the storyline and came across the room and sat in my lap to be near me. She "got it." I have been really intimidated about starting this and although we are starting small, it went a lot better than I thought it was going to. We pray once or twice a day together but have never really attempted anything beyond that. So, I just wanted to share here to get some ideas from other Christians on things I can do as well as encourage anyone else who might feel intimidated about starting this part of your child's education. 

Here's what I have or have just ordered this week

An assortment of Christian board boards and board bibles
Read and Share Bible DVD boxed set (has coloring pages too)
Read and Share Toddler Bible (just ordered this, I think she will be able to read some/most of this with minimal help)
Read and Share Bible (Older kidsversion, just ordered this, for me to read aloud to her, more detailed but still concise)

I am going to use that series for the core of the curriculum I think and work our way through. I like that all of the illustrations "match" and she can see the continuity. She responds well to sets of things.  I thought about ordering the actual preschool sunday-school kit, but it seemed geared for a class and you don't get that much more so, we'll just have to look up our own crafts and activities.

I just ordered Feed My Lambs for Scripture Memorization (audio) with a song book based on the reccomendation of a forum member here

A good friend of mine likes the "GT & the Halo Express" series for musical scripture memorization too, she says it's straight NIV (which I have heard FML might not be exact, but I am that concerned at the moment). So I am thinking about getting that.

Anyone else have some great websites, dvds, toys, cd's, crafts, etc, etc to share to help me teach my daughter about Christ?

If you’re looking for Christian life and faith and character-building principles for children presented through captivating texts and audio and visual presentations, then be sure to visit My Wonder Studio. http://www.mywonderstudio.com/ This site is designed specifically to provide parents and teachers with spiritual feeding materials, and is updated several times a week. I started using it a little while ago and would recommend it for some ideas and great visuals, there are also free downloadables of coloring pages, flannegraphs etc that correspond the stories, which I find is great to have to reinforce the Bible stories  :)


There are three sections in My Wonder Studio with content created for children, as represented by some of the tabs at the top of our site: 0–5, Level 1, Level 2. And two sections—Parents and Teachers and Scope and Sequence—with content directed at parents, teachers, and Christian educators.

Here is just a little overview:

"0–5" contains simple Christian and character-building materials for toddlers and preschoolers.
"Level "1 targets beginner concepts on Christian life and faith and character building.
"Level 2" focuses on intermediate concepts on Christian life and faith and character building. I would imagine some would use those for older children or you can also use some of these materials for  younger ones if they undestand the principles already..
"Parents and Teachers" is where you can find posts with ideas on how to use the content on My Wonder Studio with your children.
"Scope and Sequence" provides parents and teachers with a list of learning objectives for topics under Christian life and faith and character-building principles.


Hope this helps, our girl likes these! We also using FML, and at 21 months she already knows a number of verses, but we also building activities based on them, illustrations are really good. Another thing we are using the Beginners Bible and set of Bible cards that comes with it, each card has short information on different Bible events, people, Bible animals, etc. We just starting that.

And of course, reading variety Children Bible books, she loves reading... Also we do some visual activities, like Noahs Ark with little animals...

Hope this helps  :)  Thank you for starting the topic, I will be looking forward for more suggestions as well!

Thank you for sharing, I am going to go  check out that site! (Just did- Wow that's good stuff! Took a little navigating to figure out what I was doing (there isn't one sole place for downloads or coloring pages like I assumed, you have to scroll through the 0-5 section) but it looks like it's going to be a great resource for us. A good friend and I are setting up "preschool" dates with our kids once or twice a week and those flannel boards will come in really handy for some bible lessons without spending a ton of money on props, etc (although some are fun, you can't buy for every single story, it's just not possible!).


I did find some toys that are cute but a bit spendy going into the holiday season.

http://www.biblefriends.com/stories/story_daniel.asp

http://www.bibletoys.com/Figurine-Playsets-s/1.htm


Also, I just remembered, doesn't ABEKA make some great big Bible character flashcards with facts on the back too? Anyone use them? We don't typically use "real" oversized flashcards in my house (we tend to stick to digital for the most part) but I would consider it.

Wow thanks!
I like using www.hubbardscupboard.org and there are tons more that I use for my link homeschool as well. I also like www.bibleactivities.com it goes to 12 years old and be easily adapted for high schoolers, and I like using www.daniellesplace.com as well. I will share more when I get all of the links together. I also have created my own as well. I also like using Heavenly Helpers little books for PreK and K. I found them at my local Dollar General store.

This would make a great theme unit, Bible Characters?

Wow! Thanks TmT, Skylark, and mother of faith for all these wonderful resources! I especially like the leveled content on My Wonder Studio.

We also liked the Heavenly Helpers activity books - I only wish they have it for higher grade levels.

Thanks for sharing!  :)

I wish they did to.

I am looking into the wonderstudio

Thanks again, TMT!  I seriously wish we lived in the same city!  I would love to join your "preschool playdate"!  On your recommendation I'm buying the dvd set and Bible.  Thanks!  We had just talked about buying something like this for our son so this is very timely!

By the way, if you go to the Wonders site and click on the left 0-5 Archive section, there's a category list:

...coloring book (3)
coloring page (6)
contentment (1)
creation (7)...

Thanks, Skylark, for the link!

I am glad you liked it too. Also it is updated a few times a week with new materials every week, which I find is a great plus...

Kizudo-

I was trying to figure out the differences between the toddler and the regular kids bible, aside from the length of the stories.

Some of the Toddler bibles come with the DVD's included, but I don't think it's the entire boxed set start to finish, I think it's just an abbreviated version from the selected stories included in the toddler version.

The boxed set DVD is two discs and 2.5 hours long total (I think?) broken up into 3 minute segments or so, and the regular Read and Share kids bible has 200 stories or so I think. So, for "matching" purposes between the dvd/bible the regular kids one will work better I think because it will include more stories. However, for DD practicing her reading, I think the Toddler one will be better but it's still a bit too long for her at this point, but she will grow into sooner.

Amazon has the "peek inside" option on both of them so you can check out the text yourself, I will try to post a link in a few. (although I bought mine from barnes and noble, I am semi-boycotting Amazon now when possible...don't get me started!) Mine should be here tomorrow or the day after so I can answer any questions you have before you buy if you like.

Okay- edited to add the links (lots of links!). After looking at all of these, I really need to call this company and figure out what comes with what, not that it really matters I guess because I already have mine coming in the mail but I can always return them, but I want the most complete set they offer and to make sure I purchased what is most appropriate for my daughters age bracket.

Here's a demo of the DVD- not the actual narration but a sample of the animation http://www.christianbook.com/read-and-share-bible-volume-4/9781400314539/pd/314539?item_code=WW&netp_id=586172&event=ESRCN&view=details

Bible Kids version http://www.amazon.com/Read-Share-Bible-Stories-Nelson/dp/1400308534

Bible Toddler Version http://www.amazon.com/Share-Toddler-Bible-Tommy-Nelson/dp/140031464X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1290040818&sr=1-1#reader_140031464X

Just found this kids (not toddler) version that is sold together with DVD volume 1 http://www.amazon.com/Read-Share-Ultimate-Bible-Storybook/dp/1400316138/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1290040908&sr=1-3

And this too, which apparently has devotionals http://www.amazon.com/Our-Together-time-Bible-Share-Nelson/dp/1400312795

Too many options! But so far with the DVDs I really like what I have seen, so I will figure it out!

By the way, I forgot to mention that I also love the Read-a-long, Sing-a-long DVDs from this site: http://www.nestentertainment.com/search/search.aspx?keywords=read-a-long

There are two options for the story: "Read to me" or "Read by Myself." For the Sing-Along portion, the individual words in the lyrics are highlighted on-screen as they are sung. AND both the read along option and the sing a long activity can be shown in Spanish!  :D

Hi, 

I happened to pick up a coloring book  at a garage sale, which as far as coloring books go I love because I feel it has great detail.  It's called: The Bible coloring book picutres from the old and new testments, by Creative Child Press.

I also picked up two dvds from Nest  entertainment ( which someone mention) via ebay to see if my kids like them, which they do. 

I have a Positive Action Bible Cirriculum, agian picked it up on ebay, what I like about it are the story they have made up to help children apply to every day life situations.

Enjoy,
Ana :D

Hi Again :biggrin:

I was wondering if anyone is/was having trouble with the web site My Wonder Studio as post by Skylark?  I went to 0-5 and click on Nov 14, Bright Peddles,  I am getting: a security error loading document in the grey box :confused: .  Should I not be concerned with that?  Below that where the download is I can get that.

Thanks Ana

Ana3 - sorry, I didn't have any issues with the Wonder site

All - We have a DVD that I would recommend - Baby Praise "Born to Worship" - while it wouldn't necessarily be classed as an "educational" dvd, it is fabulous.  It is basically praise music with pictures of children and other interesting pictures/video (animals, plants, toys, etc).  We play it when one of us is getting stressed out - it calms us both down immediately.  And the speaker in the parent section talks about early learning and how music can greatly assist with that.  AND, worship is a major part of teaching about Christian Education.

Oh...and, I just saw on Nest that the Read & Share Toddler Bible with DVD is only $9.74

This is more for fun, but the little ones sure like it.  It's the Rhyme Bible.  There are a couple of them, and my boys always like them. 

We also liked the The Word and Song Bible.  I got it a long time ago, so I don't know if they are still out there.  This book and CD set has at least one story from each book of the Bible, and almost every book of the Bible has a song to go with it.  How many children's Bible story books have Hosea or Zephaniah in it, right?  The CDs would read the story and sing the songs. 

I really liked GT and the Halo Express, as the Bible verses are sung, and the accompanying stories are entertaining. 

We also had Steve Green's Hide Em in Your Heart (vol 1 & 2)  There are about 20 verses in each volume.

I've used some Abekah flashcard that my church had.  The pictures are well done.  It wasn't the pre-school version, and some of the pictures could have been a little scarry.  I think the Easter flashcard set had the picture of a dead lamb with blood around it.  But other than that, they were fine.

Other than that, my children attend, and I teach in one of the AWANA clubs at church.  The youngest group is 3  & 4 year olds, and they learn a simplified verse (although we'd encourage the children who are great at memorizing to go ahead and memorize the entire verse) a week.  Each child has his own book which include a silly story, a Bible story, a verse to memorize, and a suggested activity to do with your child.  They also sell CDs of the verses put to music (although, musically, they aren't the greatest). During the meeting, there is a Bible story time, a time to recite the verse, a craft time, a snack time, and a game time.  It is a lot of fun and there are AWANA clubs all over the world.  And, usually, they are more than happy if you want to stay and help out.  ;)   I wouldn't make it my main Bible teaching, but it is a way to have fun centered around Bible memory. 

Oh, and one more thing (although it might be better for older kids?) The Big Picture Bible Time Line is fun.  It is a timeline that the kids can color.  It comes as a reproducible book.  You can line all the pages up and make a 60 feet long timline.

 :)  Hope some of that could be helpful.

I've ordered a lot from Sing N Learn (I think they're the only ones who sell Classical Magic).  Sing N Learn is a Christian curriculum online store - but it's not all "christian" content - it just doesn't conflict with Biblical teaching (you'll find Rock N Learn Phonics here, too).  Anyway, while I was poking around today I found this series on character.  Looks kind of interesting.  Has anyone tried it?  I'm quite curious and just may buy one...but where to start? my boy's character growth or mine? :)
http://www.singnlearn.org/khxc/ccp0-catshow/characterclassics.html

The Singing Bible -  songs and narration take you through the Bible in easy listening speaking and fun, catchy songs - I think it's put out by Focus on the Family.  We have this already and love it for long trips.
http://www.singnlearn.org/khxc/index.php?sid=4d44tnhy7q2bsg45k4r28c45n6zp30ld&app=ccp0&ns=prodsearchp&ccp0--prodsearch--string=the+singing+bible


I also found vols 1-3 of Hide Em In Your Heart - scripture memory (THen suggested it).  I'm going to order the Praise & Worship one first.
http://www.singnlearn.org/khxc/ccp0-catshow/stevegreen.html

Oh, and, they also sell Answers for Kids - Remember the Bible Answer Man?  They've made kid versions of the hot topics kids ask about.  Its for kids 5+ but I figure when the questions start pouring in, I'll want the answers handy!
http://www.singnlearn.org/khxc/ccp0-prodshow/answersbooks.html

There has been such great input to this thread, thank you all! I am going to print all of this out for my info binder and start a priority list and wish list to build a great little library over time. A friend finally just emailed me back and her family's favorites are "The Jesus Storybook Bible" by Sally Lloyd-Jones and "The New BIBLE In Pictures for Little Eyes" by Kenneth N. Taylor.

Lots of great resources, thank you all so much for sharing. If anyone else thinks of anything else, don't hesitate to speak up. Especially good beginner bible craft websites, I am looking for those too. There are lots on the web, but I really like quality "one stop shopping" even if it means I have to pay a few bucks for it. That's why I like sets of things, time is money too.

Thanks everyone for the great sites. Also if you have a Dollar General and or a Dollar Tree you can find all kinds of great Bible flashcards, coloring books, DVDs and CD and stickers as well. WE love letting the kids go once in a while and allowing thme to pick a Bible game or resource. Usually they run from 1-5 dollars. I have an entire collection of DVDs that are awesome, Bible Heroes, Amazing Animals of the Bible and so on. I think even Family Dollar stores have some items. And if you go to Dollartree.com you can order in bulk.

http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/

A few people have mentioned Nest Entertainment.  This blogger has a giveaway for the Christmas DVD - they also have a discount code to share for 15% off. 

I like the Jesus storybook bible http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Storybook-Bible-Every-Whispers/dp/0310708257/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291090038&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Storybook-Bible-Every-Whispers/dp/0310708257/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291090038&sr=8-1) It is incredibly sweet and ells all the major stories in the bible as they relate back to jesus and God's plan for man. Short stories in easy to understand words with great pictures

Actually the Nest Entertainment set we have is awesome. We have the workbooks and the VHS, the complete set. My hubby bought them years ago ofcourse but now they have the DVD sets and the workbooks. The workbooks are great for 1st to about 5th grade I would say. The workbooks are easily modified. But the videos that goes with them are for all ages. I love them myself. Try looking for them on ebay or half.com sometimes they have them but no usually. Also I don't know if anyone has previously mentioned but Veggie Tales have a Sunday School, and A VBS set that you can purchase for around 100.00 that is great as well. I sort of modify and create my own with the Nest Entertainment and so on. I have tons of links for the Bible Curricula I just have to post them on here, but first I have to round them all up.

I don't know if I have mentioned this site but anyway www.bibleactivities.com have great resources for 3-7 year olds and then 7-12 year old. Ofcourse there is a 20 month fee but it is worth it...

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/bible_memorization.html

http://www.bibleforchildren.org/childrens-site/languages/english/stories_color.php

also try just the www.bibleforchildren.org and they have stories in various different languages also. We use these as a ministry tool for back to school block parties.

I found this site  www.clubhousekidz.com  via Youtube a while back. The website is set up by a christian homeschooling mum of 7.

I was so impressed I recently contacted her and she agreed to offer some free downloads of their Psalm 23 video as a giveaway in a couple of weeks on my blog. It's a great way to learn scripture. Makes it really VISUAL which is particularly great for littlies. I'll keep you posted when I run the competition.
There is also a section where you can upload a clip of your child reciting a verse to be part of an online christian kids bible club. And your children can watch other kids reciting scriptures.
Check it out.!!

A friend linked this to me yesterday www.impressyourkids.org

So...TMT...It's been two months now since you told us about your awesome introduction of the Bible to your child.  How are things going in that regard?  Does she still like the resources you've bought for her?  How do you pull your lessons together?

For a toddler, the best thing to do is read. Our favorite is the Beginners Bible for Toddlers. Their website has some activities and such that you can do with your child.
We have the Beginners Bible and my daughters really enjoy it. It reads at about a 2nd grade level.
http://www.thebeginnersbible.com/

If your Catholic, then the Catholic Children's Bible would be a good choice.

Yes, we still primarily use our Read and Share Bible & DVD Set for bible learning because it's the easiest thing for me. DD loves it &  the whole family loves it, we seriously use it all the time. DD prefers the Toddler version of the Bibles for some reason, doesn't really matter to me though, I let her pick and she asks for "Baby Bible" with the red cover.  One of DD's favorite stories so far is to hear about Abraham and Sarah's baby Issac, every time we flip to that page she does this funny pretend laugh because they explain that Issac's name means laughter and his birth made Sarah so happy. I love that the stories are short enough to be accessible that we can read through a couple if she has the attention, or just one. I actually plan to buy the window clings soon, I was thinking about putting them in DD's Easter Basket.

http://www.christianbook.com/read-share-bible-stories-peel-stick/9781400314546/pd/314546?item_code=WW&netp_id=613536&event=ESRCN&view=details



Speaking of Easter, while we do have the whole Bible/DVD set, I am still eying this to prepare my kids' little hearts in the weeks prior to Easter.

http://www.christianbook.com/read-and-share-the-story-easter/gwen-ellis/9781400314614/pd/314614?item_code=WW&netp_id=642903&event=ESRCN&view=details

It comes with a 15 minute DVD or you can purchase the 30 minute Easter DVD separately.



I am so, so pleased with the Read and Share set. I will probably buy every version of it they have eventually! (the Christmas version, the Jesus movie, and so forth.) I am trying to figure out how I can get the puppets without buying the whole preschool curriculum, I am going to contact Tommy Nelson in a month or two and see what they say about purchasing them seperately.


The other thing we have been doing is building up our bible memory routine every night before bed. We started with the Lord's prayer, line by line and I was shocked how fast she picked it up. Now, she can recite it back to me in it's entirety with no help and has been able to for about a month! I had planned to teach her in ASL as well but I dropped the ball on that part. So when I go up to tuck her in before bed, first we recite the Lord's prayer, and then the 10 Commandments. She is doing GREAT with that too, we are up to  four or five or so. We are having her memorize a version based on a kids youtube video that we use for reinforcement and it's soooo easy for her to memorize! We added in some hand motions/ASL and they help a lot too. Some of the memory short cuts require a little explanation but they help so much that I feel they're worthwhile. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hrwGcRkbjk&playnext=1&list=PL4C61A0A02473AB93&index=16 (www.keepvid.com) I think I am going to print off some screen shots for reinforcement to hang up too.

I have a list of Bible memorization that I want her to complete, but off hand as soon as we finish the 10 commandments we're going to start either The Beatitudes or Psalm 23 next I think.  It's become a really special part of our evening routine sitting in the rocking chair before bed, just Lily and I. I always ask her "What do we do first?" and then "What do we do next?"....she totally thrives on routine. After we do bible memory we sing "Do-Re-Mi" forwards and back, then some intervals forwards and back, and then she or I pick some random songs/nursery songs of her choosing, then prayers and tuck-in.  I don't know if I talked about this in a previous thread because this discussion is a bit old, so I will say it again if I did.

Quite a while ago our pastor preached about Daniel and his prayer life. One of the things he discussed was that Daniel was so faithful and always prayed simple prayers asking for help and giving thanks, but he was always faithful and he prayed on his knees.  He mentioned how when you pray while kneeling, there is no mistaking what you are doing, it's deliberate.

"Another point is that Daniel kneeled when he prayed. Oh, if we have time, kneel. Let us bend our knees in the presence of the supreme majesty of God, and indicate our reverence towards Him. However great the blessings He has given to us, we are still creatures, and failing ones at that. Oh, what a privilege to physically bow our knees, indicating that we recognize the supremacy, the greatness, and the glory of God. " http://www.biblecentre.org/addresses/fw_prayer_daniel.htm

I began to ponder this. As an adult, I know how to pray in my heart and in my head, but how do you convey that to a two year old? My answer was to always show the same physical "demonstration" of prayer through kneeling. By kneeling, prayer becomes more like a place I can "show her." I always tell her "fold your hands, bow your head, and close your eyes, and let's talk to Jesus" And I kneel right behind her. I admit I do not kneel in my own prayer life as I probably should, but I figured it was an effective tool to teach her because it's something I can *show her.* I feel like choosing to physically get on our knees to pray before bed has helped solidify the concept. I just wanted to share that with any other parents considering doing the same.

I'm not as big of a fan of the animations on these books/DVDs but I have also been looking at these for the read-A-Long factor and the songs. We don't really have any kids Christian music and I want to incorporate some, and I love when kids DVDs have words on screen. This set has 100 stories and songs, so I am considering it down the road.

http://www.christianbook.com/first-bible-library-great-stories-songs/9781569190623/pd/190623?item_code=WW&netp_id=814482&event=ESRCN&view=details

I also have some Cedarmont Kids DVDs on reserve on Netflix I should be getting in the next month or two.


Lastly, I am still hoping to incorporate some more crafts into our Bible time. I have quickly figured out I am far more likely to use pre-made materials and curricula these days because I am just so short on time! the internet is a great resource, but it's just sooo much easier to flip open a book or workbook. I saw that the local Christian bookstore had an assortment of workbooks with Bible activities and crafts on a recent trip, but I had my kids with me so I couldn't really dig through at the time. I am going to go back and pick one up next time I am in that part of town. We've had such good success with workbooks in other subject areas that it seems like the next logical, easy, and fun step for us with Bible too.

Okay, that was a novel, but clearly I love to talk about Early Learning things so I am glad you asked!  :)

http://teachingmytoddlers.com/?p=130

Tracy, we are not Catholic but I presume that you are. I came across this resource on youtube a long time ago. I figured I would share it with you it looked so cute!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEkLiNlExmA

http://www.brotherfrancisonline.com/previews

http://www.christianbook.com

I just wanted to tell you about this distributor.  When I stumbled across them today I realized that back 20 odd years ago it was a very, very popular company to order from with my circle of friends.  I had previously made up a wishlist of various dvds and cds that took me to about 4 or 5 different sites/companies.  Totalling (WITHOUT shipping) $88 USD.  By using this site only my total came to $69 - plus the bonus of only paying one shipping bill!  Not to mention how well the CDN Dollar is doing as of late :) 

This is what I'm getting (as per recommendations on this thread):
Bible
http://www.christianbook.com/share-bible-over-best-loved-stories/gwen-ellis/9781400308538/pd/308534?item_code=WW&netp_id=458273&event=ESRCN&view=details

Bible DVDs
http://www.christianbook.com/read-and-share-bible-volumes-1/9781400314713/pd/314713?item_code=WW&netp_id=793902&event=ESRCN&view=details

Bible DVDset AND 10 books
http://www.christianbook.com/first-bible-library-great-stories-songs/9781569190623/pd/190623?item_code=WW&netp_id=814482&event=ESRCN&view=details#CURR

Scripture memory
http://www.christianbook.com/steve-green/hide-em-in-your-heart-2/5099921378522/pd/CD78592?item_code=WW&netp_id=529265&event=ESRCN&view=details

Oops...if any of you are good at math you'll notice I made an oops.  The new total is really $62 :) even better!

We have all those except the scripture memorization. I haven't used them too much yet though. Let me know about how you like the last one. I may need to borrow it from you the next time you come to the city and see if Wesley would like it.

The "Scripture Memory" product reminded me of a Pastor in AZ, who is:

Trying to Memorize the Entire Bible - scripture memory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfnB4qWJhes

And his method is very similar to how Muslims memorize the Qur'an, cover to cover (the Medina, KSA printing is 604 pages), as we have done for over 1,400 years.  I also remembered another BK Thread about Scripture Memorization that may be useful for you as well:

http://forum.brillkids.com/teaching-your-child-other-topics/scripture-memorization-method-ideas-wanted/msg15824/#msg15824

And please let me know if you want any more details or tips about memorization methods that Muslims use with various techniques. 

Happy Memorizing!

- Ayesha

Wow thats pretty impressive. Thank you for sharing that!

Thanks for the great info and resources.

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/gift_results?page_id=1609692&event=1023TOYS|432805|66013&view_all=1&return=http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/cms_content?page...432805---sp...66013---p...1164124&return_page=432805&return_sp=66013&sp=87160

I just got the E-Flyer for Christian Book Distributors and found this.  Thought I'd share :)  There are some pretty cool toys on this page - great for re-telling Bible stories.

Thanks for sharing their website I just saw so many things I want to get.
I have been reading The Rhyme Bible Storybook to my son.

Ayesha,
I would love to hear some of your tips used for memorizing  :)

I think signing time came out with a bible dvd....if your child likes singing time maybe it will be good for learning scripture and signs... check there website www.signingtime.com