3 year old - Proverbs 20:11 - September - Hide the Word

Even a child is known by his actions. Proverbs 20:11


This is the one page of ideas for Proverbs 20:11.

Here's a photo of the take home for this verse.

Enjoy this verse with your class!!

1st Grade - April - Hide the Word -Proverbs 12:22 - Lego Stack-Up

"The Lord detests lying lips, but He delights in men who are truthful." Proverbs 12:22

 This is an over-all HIT for the kids!!! Who does not like Legos?!?!?  In order to keep the cost down, we asked our Fa*eb*ok friends to donate old Legos or look for them at garage sales for us and it worked!  To make this game, write a verse phrase with a regular Sharpie on the side of the Lego.  For younger kids you can use Duplo blocks.  You may also want to number the sides or back so younger kids can self-check.  For computer people, you can also print the verse phrases on labels and stick to the blocks instead of hand-writing with a Sharpie.

 Depending on how many blocks you can collect will determine whether or not this is a mail-out game or a game that there is one set in your classroom.  The kids build the tower and repeat the verse several times.  As usual, sing the song and ask the kids what the verse means and examples of lying lips from the Bible and lips who were truthful from the Bible.

1st Grade - April - Hide the Word - Proverbs 12:22 - Lips on a Stick

“The Lord detests lying lips, but He delights in men who are truthful.” Proverbs 12:22

This is an in-class activity.  Before class, die-cut 2 lips for each child.  Also gather 2 popsicle sticks for each child.  Cut at least 6 little strips for each child.  Tape the lips to the popsicle sticks.

In class, discuss the verse.  Have the kids label one stick “lies” and the other stick “truth.”  Brainstorm words we can say that are lies and record them on a chart.  Then brainstorm words we can say that are truth and record on a chart.  

Then have the kids go back to their seats.  Distribute at least 6 strips to each child.  On 3 strips have the kids write lying statements.  On the other 3 strips, have the kids write truthful statements.  Then they glue the strip onto the correct lips, as a speech bubble.

The photos below are examples and your students will come up with other fabulous examples too!!!

1st Grade- April - Hide the Word - Proverbs 12:22 - Pool Noodles

"The Lord detests lying lips, but He delights in men who are truthful." Proverbs 12:22

 You can usually purchase pool noodles at the Dollar Tree.  One pool noodles gives you about 48 slices.  Make sure you use a sereated knife when cutting the noodles.  I bought a cheap knife at Dollar Tree to use exclusively for this game!

Write the verse on the side of each slice using a regular Sharpie. Then the children sequence the slices. Make your tower no taller than 10 slices.  You can also get a dowel rod to stablize the tower.

First Grade - Hide the Word - May - Proverbs 12:18 - Roll the Blank Game

“Reckless words pierce like a sword but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” 

Proverbs 12:18

This is a GREAT in-class game that can be used for any verse from grade 1-5!  Talk about versatility!!! It is also super cheap and easy to make.

Before class, make the game board.  You have a few options… you can print it out on white paper and have the kids write with a pencil on the paper.  Or you can laminate them and then let the kids write with a dry erase marker so that you can use them from year to year. They could also be slipped into a plastic sleeve like you would use in a binder.  The you keep the cube and marker all in the same sleeve.

Purchase the wooden cubes at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s.  For the first grade version, I used 1 inch cubes.  If the verse is longer, then you may consider larger cubes.  Write a verse phrase on each side of a wooden cube. 

To play the game,  the child rolls the wooden dice and writes the phrase he rolled in the appropriate blank on the worksheet. The child continues rolling until all the blanks are filled. If he rolls a blank he has already filled in, then roll again.

Kindergarten - November - Hide the Word - Verse Poster - Proverbs

This is an in-class activity… for brave teachers who love glitter!!!  Before class, print a verse poster for each child.  In class, have them trace the key words “hot-tempered” with glue bottles and then add red glitter.  Repeat with blue glitter on “patient.”  As you do this activity start a discussion about examples from the Bible of hot-tempered people and what happened.  Also discuss patient men and how their actions helped calm situations.

Kindergarten - November - Hide the Word - Proverbs - Verse Poster

This was one of my boys favorite things from Kindergarten!  The coloring book picture at the top is the mean chef from the movie Ratatouille.  He is a GREAT example of a hot-tempered man!!!  Before class, copy each child a verse poster.  In class, have the kids color the hot-tempered man as you go over the verse.  You can find the image by searching "Ratatouille coloring pages."

1st grade - August - Hide the Word - Proverbs 16:18

"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall."  Proverbs 16:18

My kids LOVED these cardboard building blocks!  We had several sets and still have hours of fun building forts. etc with them.  When I read this verse and it talked about falling, I immediately thought of a tower being knocked over.  So here was the finished product from that idea!

To make, get several cardboard building blocks.  They can be pretty price-y, so look at garage sales or ask your church if anyone has a stash they are not using any more.  On the side of each block, write a word or verse phrase.   I used a regular Sharpie.  It is a little hard to read, so I wish I would have used a broad tip Marks-a-Lot instead.

In class, give each child a block or two.  Go over the verse, then have them build the tower from bottom up OR build a "wall" along the floor.

This was a game our first graders played over and over and over...

2 year old, Hide the Word, One Pagers

The One Pager is a document that lists some possible activities for each verse. The document is, as you guessed, one page, offering a concise overview of possible activies, worksheets, and crafts.

This post has all the 2 year old One Pagers for the year.




Matthew 4:3 - June - 2 year old

The Bible is the Word of God - July - 2 year old

God Loves Me - August - 2 year old

1 Cor 16:14 - September - 2 year old

Ephesians 4:32 - October - 2 year old
This one pager also has a worksheet black line master. Please see the Ephesians 4:32 2 year old post.

God Made Me - November - 2 year old
This one pager also has a worksheet black line master. Please see the "God made me" 2 year old post for further instructions about this activity.

Galatians 5:13 - December - 2 year old
This one pager also has a worksheet black line master. Please see the Galatians 5:13 2 year old post here for further instructions about this activity.

Genesis 1:1 - January - 2 year old

Ephesians 4:10 - February - 2 year old

Prov 17:17 - March - 2 year old
This one pager also has a worksheet black line master. Please see the Proverbs 17:17 2 year old post.

John 3:16 - April - 2 year old

Hebrews 13:8 - May - 2 year old

1st grade - Hide the Word - August - Proverbs 16:18

• “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18

This is a fun activity!  This is a mail-out game for first grade, but it can also be an in-class activity.  This top photo shows the master for the flags.  Divide your verse into verse phrases.  Create a table on your computer so that all the boxes are the same size.  Copy onto card stock. 

  Cut the boxes apart and tape them to a cut straw to create flags.  When cutting the straws, I was able to get 4 flags from one straw.  At our local grocery store that had a bag of 100 brightly colored straws for $2... we may never buy straws again! :)  I used scotch tape to affix the box to the straw.

To do this activity, you will need a tub of beans or rice.  The tub that we use is a sensory tub that I used with my boys when they were in pre-school.  It has white lima beans, black beans and heart confetti.  You can use any combination of dry beans and rice.  Make sure there is enough beans to be 2 inches deep in the container.  The container we used is an old tupperware pie holder.  It was a container I had and was not using.  Any air-tight container that is medium to large sized is fine to use.

In class (or at home), the teacher puts the flags into the bean tub in random order.  The kids then sequence the verse.  You can also just give the child the flags and have them put in the correct order from the beginning.

Make sure you sing and say the verse each time you build it!

Kindergarten - Hide the Word - January - Proverbs

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1

 

 

For one of the projects for this verse, we have the children do a "verse poster." With a verse poster, you can do any number of projects. At various ages, we have children outline or circle key words, decorate key words with glitter or real objects (see pics below), or decorate the edges of the verse poster. There are so many things to do with a verse poster!! We will keep posting pictures of verse posters and things to do with them, so click on the "verse poster" label below for more ideas!

 

This specific verse had two key parts we wanted to drive home, gentle and harsh. We decided to attach real objects to the verse poster for this verse. We used sand paper for the "harsh" and cotton balls for "gentle."

 

In my experience, it was easiest to glue the cotton balls on after the cotton balls had been pulled apart, then gently re-rolled into loose cotton strips. i also began the project tearing sand paper, but found that cutting it with sciscors made the word more readable. The outcome may be different for finer grit sand paper. Elmer's bottle glue was very helpful.

 

 

 

 

Proverbs 15:1 verse poster

 

Kindergarten - Hide the Word - January - Proverbs 15:1

One day while searching for something else, I clicked and clicked and ended up at this super cool website!  I was so excited to find her and her great ideas!  This is a Kindergarten verse and this poster is very, very cool!!!

Click here to go check out her instructions.