Use the Bible in a Boat Song With Bible Stories

Piggyback Song for Teaching Great Biblical Literature to Children

Jul 22, 2009

This song about can be used to review children's Bible stories in an entertaining way while it sets the stage for kids to give their attention to the lesson at hand.

A number of children do not know basic Biblical literature which is a vital part of the Judeo-Christian heritage. Whether attending a Christian church or not, many parents want their children to have a basic knowledge of Bible stories. Knowing the Bible as literature is a basic component of cultural literacy, as is the study of other religions. One way to make the stories come alive is to teach one story at a time while making these Old Testament characters come alive with a song.

This song The Bible in a Boat can be used in Sunday School, church school, children's Bible study, or Vacation Bible School, or any youth or children's group studying the Bible as literature.

Set up a bulletin board or table with a boat shape as the main feature. Then as each character is studied and the accompanying song verse is learned, make a figure, drawing or writing to be put in the boat. For fun, kids can sing the song by the boat, pointing to the character being sung about and acting out the person as they sing.

Tips on Learning the Song While Teaching Bible Stories

Teach one Bible story, then the accompanying verse. The verses can be done in any order, so put them in the order the stories will be taught. Then teach the next story and learn another verse. Each new verse of the song can be added, thus singing all the verses taught so far. Continue in the same manner.

Children can make posters giving a biographical sketch of each character in the song. They can use lists, sentences, or paragraphs to tell about that Biblical character. To extend the activity for older or more advanced students, they can even write a report or make a book on a particular character, stressing their importance and what lessons can be learned from their life.

Parts of speech can be reinforced with these studies. Fold a sheet of paper in half lengthwise. Then unfold it and have students write adjectives on one side and action verbs on the other side describing the character being studied.

The children's piggyback song The Bible in a Boat can be used in a study of children's Bible stories since Biblical literacy is part of being an educated person. It can be used in a number of ways including motivating and energizing children. Activities can be done about the various characters studied, using the song to pull it all together.

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