BibleBasicsLessonPack 1120

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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
Introduction................................................................................. 4
We Love Our Bibles! Lesson #1: Bible Appreciation Treasure Hunt ......... 7
Add-On: 4 Treasure Hunt Clues ................................................................................. 8
Add-On: Treasure Cards ............................................................................................ 9
Activity: Treasure Hunt ........................................................................................... 12
Activity: Decoding Bible Messages .......................................................................... 14
Teacher’s Answer Sheet .......................................................................................... 16
We Love Our Bibles! Lesson #2: 5-12-5-5-12 ......................................17

Add-On: 5-12-5-5-12 ................................................................................................ 18
Activity: Clap........................................................................................................... 19
Game: Keep the Rhythm; Guess The Answers! ........................................................ 22
We Love Our Bible! Lesson #3: Memorizing the First 17 Books .............23
Add-On: Pentateuch Mnemonic .............................................................................. 24
Add-On: Coloring Page ............................................................................................ 29
We Love Our Bible! Lesson #3 ................................................................................. 29
Game: Fill In ............................................................................................................ 33
Game: Board ........................................................................................................... 34
Game: Cutout Sheet ................................................................................................ 35
Pentateuch & History Visual: Who’s in Which Book? ............................................... 36
Add-On: Old Testament Heroes .............................................................................. 38
We Love Our Bible! Lesson #4: Learning the Poetry and Major Prophet
Sections .....................................................................................41
Books of Poetry Mnemonic ......................................................................... 42
Major Prophets Mnemonic .......................................................................... 42
Lesson .................................................................................................................... 43
Game: Get-All-the-Books-Right Relay ..................................................................... 46
Add-On: 27 BOOKS in the 1ST 4 SECTIONS of the BIBLE .......................................... 48
We Love Our Bible! Lesson #5: Memorizing the Minor Prophets............49

Minor Prophets in Alphabetical Order ..................................................... 50
Humorous Jokes About Orange Jelly Might Not Help Zookeepers Hurling
Zebra Milk .............................................................................................. 51
Lesson ................................................................................................... 52
Game: Race to Order Minor Prophets ...................................................... 54
We Love Our Bible! Lesson #6: Learning the New Testament ...............57
All The Books In The Old Testament ....................................................... 58
New Testament Story: Revealing the Books in Bible Order ..................... 59
New Testament Books in ALPHABETICAL ORDER .................................... 61
Lesson ................................................................................................... 62
Game: How Does that Zany Story Go? .................................................... 63
Add-On: Zany Story in Pieces ................................................................. 64
Game: Race to Order the New Testament ............................................... 65
Add-On: New Testament Books in Bible Order ........................................ 67
We Love our Bibles!: Extra Learning Recommendations .....................68
Week 1 Worksheet: Important Bible Numbers! ........................................... 70
Week 2 Worksheet: Which Comes First? ...................................................... 71
Week 3 Worksheet: 1st 17 Bible Books Cryptogram .................................... 72
Week 4 Worksheet: Poetry & Major Prophets Crossword ............................. 73
Week 5 Worksheet: Minor Prophets ............................................................ 74
Week 6 Worksheet: Books of the New Testament........................................ 75
I NTRODUCTION
It’s so great to see a child who can easily (and with an enthusiastic smile) recite all the books
in his Bible. But the task can seem overwhelming, such that most teachers don’t even want
to go there!
Come to us! Having examined all the approaches to teaching kids their Bible, we have
picked the most memorable and fun exercises to be found and put them all together. You
don’t have to worry about a thing — just follow our six easy lessons, and kids will recite all
those books.
WHY KNOWING THE BOOKS IS IMPORTANT

To some, knowing the books of the Bible might seem like an exercise in superficiality. “They
should know what’s in the books!” some say.
We heartily agree. However, we want kids to understand that The Bible is a story that God
tells for us. It’s not just random writings from random people! Knowing the books is the first
step in knowing how to understand the most beautiful and meaningful story ever written.
Knowing the Bible will also give kids a sense of “placement,” which they need to appreciate
God’s historic story. Knowing that Moses (and the Exodus) preceded Jesus (and Matthew)
by 1,400 years will give them patience for personal stories to unfold in their own lives.
Understanding that Abraham wasn’t a disciple and didn’t live in Jesus’ time will help them
see how long and hard God has stuck with mankind — and he will stick with them too.
SIX WEEKS OF LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED

Our six-week package breaks the books of the Bible down into the following well-accepted
segments:
1. The Pentateuch
2. Old Testament History
3. Poetry and Songs
4. Major Prophets
5. Minor Prophets
6. New Testament
We have included at least two reinforcement activities for each week’s segment, plus
recommendations for songs and other games. You are well equipped to have kids reciting
Bible books with smiles and excitement!
HOW WE’VE DONE IT

Kids have to do a lot of memorizing in school. We certainly don’t want Sunday mornings to
turn into assignments of drudgery — especially not when they involve God’s word! Hence,
we have gone to great lengths to make our assignments fun! We rely on three systems for
memorizing:
• Mnemonics: These are memory-charging methods for learning that involve creating a
very easy sentence, wherein the first letter of every word coincides with the first letter
of something difficult. An example would be, I Just Love Every Day (Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, the five books of the Major Prophets).
• Visuals: Also memory aids, these create silly pictures which relay the information of
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something difficult. For example, two donkeys named Sam carry two kings, each
reading newspapers. Can you picture it? That helps kids remember 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2
Kings and 1 & 2 Chronicles.
• R & R: It sounds relaxing, and it is, but the R’s actually stand for repetition and
reinforcement. Our varying fun exercises, games, and races will have kids going through
their memorization pieces several more times by the end of class. .
DUAL-PURPOSE VISUALS
Games and Activities require free wall space. Many of our relays involve listing the books of
the Bible by taping them to their proper places on the wall. Leave them there for weeks to
come! When you finish each, you will have a visual reminder for students.
AND OF COURSE...
The best thing you will get in this package is a chance to start kids’ lives off with the means
of knowing their God better and better each year. Think of your students as adults sitting
in a pew, trying to follow the pastor to Titus 3:9. Think of them visualizing a cheerleader
whose cheer takes them easily to that book in the New Testament, and them remembering
you and your efforts to teach them the important things in life.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLES ! L ESSON #1
B IBLE A PPRECIATION
T REASURE H UNT
Experts have long said, “Interest is the key to learning.” Here is a treasure hunt designed to
get kids interested in their Bibles. While searching through clues, kids will learn fun facts
unwittingly — but ones they won’t forget! While other activities can go in most any order,
this one should definitely come first, to assure that kids’ interest is heightened.
MATERIALS
• Treasure Hunt Add-On (see below)
• Bible — the older and more used it looks, the better. NIV is best, but not necessary.
• Box, cardboard or more treasure-chest-like, in which the Bible will fit
• Bag of chocolate coins or candy kisses
• Scotch tape
• Five envelopes
PREPARATION
1. Print out one copy of the Treasure Hunt Add-On pages.
2. Cut out the clues, fold them, and put them in sealed envelopes with only the numbers
#1, #2, #3, and #4 appropriately marked on each.
3. After cutting the treasure cards, tape a chocolate coin or candy kiss securely on the
indicated spot.
4. Decorate your treasure box. Insert the Bible and the treasure cards. Hide it up high in
your supply cabinet.
5. Tape the clues to the places indicated.
T REASURE H UNT A DD -O N
4 T REASURE H UNT C LUES
Tape this clue to the back of the door in an Tape this clue to the wall in an envelope
envelope marked #1 marked #2
One very wealthy man buried the treasure.

You are after a treasure that is magical. It
Then, over 1,500 years, 39 secret
got bigger and brighter instead of smaller
individuals added to it! This is now a very
and tarnished. Various people added to it
big treasure.
for over 1,500 years.
• Don’t get dizzy
• While facts like this are fun and all,
• Or tangle your hair
• Let’s not use them just to stall.
• Your next clue is hidden
• Your second clue is on the wall!
• Under a chair!
Tape this clue under one of the student’s chairs Tape this clue to your assistant’s back in an
in an envelope marked #3: envelope marked #4
Many treasure hunters have gone looking

for the treasure throughout the centuries.
There are 66 different types of gems and It's almost like the treasure has a
precious stones in this treasure. And many personality. It knows what type of person is
of each type! looking for it. Great leaders, kings, and
princesses have been unable to find it. And
yet, somebody like you or me comes along,
• --Let’s not dawdle
and with just a little digging, it reveals itself.
• --Let’s stay on track. Your next clue is
• --You’re almost to a treasure you’ll
on Ms. [Teacher’s Name]’s back!
love.
• -- To find it, look way up above...
T REASURE H UNT A DD -O N
T REASURE C ARDS
The 15 Treasure Cards below should be in the treasure box with a piece of candy taped to the back of each.
Warn students to be careful not to tear them. Students need to divide them up and decode all 15 to get the
message:
“J, Kftvt, ibwf tfou nz bohfm up hjwf zpv uijt uftujnpoz gps uif divsdift. J bn uif Sppu boe
DECODE: uif
DECODE:
Pggtqsjoh pg Ebwje, boe uif csjhiu Npsojoh boe uif csjef tbz, “Dpnf!” Boe mfu uif pof xip
Tubs.” Uif Tqjsju DECODE:
DECODE:
ifbst tbz, “Dpnf!” Mfu uif pof xip jt uijstuz boe mfu uif pof xip xjtift ublf uif gsff hjgu
dpnf; DECODE:
DECODE:
pg uif xbufs pg mjgf. J xbso fwfszpof xip uif xpset pg uif qspqifdz pg uijt tdspmm: Jg
ifbst bozpof
DECODE: DECODE:
beet bozuijoh up uifn, Hpe xjmm bee up uif qmbhvft eftdsjcfe jo uijt tdspmm. Boe jg
uibu qfstpo bozpof ublft
DECODE: DECODE:
xpset bxbz gspn uijt tdspmm pg qspqifdz, bxbz gspn uibu qfstpo boz tibsf jo uif usff pg
Hpe xjmm ublf DECODE:
DECODE:
mjgf boe jo uif Ipmz Djuz, xijdi bsf eftdsjcfe uijt tdspmm. If xip uftujgjft up uiftf uijoht
jo tbzt, “Zft,
DECODE: DECODE:
J bn dpnjoh tppo.”
DECODE:
W E L OVE O UR B IBLE ! L ESSON #1 - A CTIVITY
(T REASURE H UNT )
I have totally important and bombastic news for you. According to the elders of our
church, learned from elders who came before them, and those who came before
them...
There is valuable hidden treasure buried on our church property.
In fact, on a secret map obtained by the elders of this church, from the elders who
came before them, and those who came before them...
The X that marks the spot is located right around this classroom.
Some of you may think I am joking. But I promise as your teacher: Everything I have
told you so far and everything I will tell you concerning this is absolutely true.
Today, we will be looking for the silver and gold of our faith - a treasure hidden from
many - to be passed down, from generation to generation, and preserved for some,
including the people in this room.
There are clues hidden around this room. Are you ready to find the treasure?
Have the children look around until they see Clue #1. Look for all four clues until the
treasure is found. When the kids open it, pass out the candy and their treasure cards. Make
an enormous big deal over the Bible, emphatically agreeing that it is a treasure worth more
than all the silver and gold in the world.
TEACHING THE BIBLE BASICS:

When we started this, I said that everything I told you would be true. It is. It’s just a
little bit cryptic. We have to decode it.
Hold up the first clue. Our first clue read that the treasure was added to over a period
of more than 1,500 years. The first five books of the Bible were chronicled by Moses
around 1400 B.C. The last was written around 90 A.D. That’s just shy of 1,500 years!
Hold up the second clue. Clue #2 said that over those 1,500 years, 39 secret individuals
added to it. There are 4O authors of our Bible, starting with Moses. These individuals
did not know each other. Many had not heard of each other. While each wrote his book
in the Bible, most of the others were either dead or not born yet.
Hold up the third clue. Clue #3 says there are 66 different types of gems in the treasure.
There are 66 books in the Bible, written by these 40 authors: 39 Books in the Old
Testament and 27 in the New Testament. Some are history; some are law books; some
are poetry; some are prophecy.
All of them work together to bring us the story about what God has been doing on planet
earth and what he is up to today with us!
TEACHING BIBLE BASICS AND SALVATION:

Hold up the fourth clue. And finally, Clue #4 says that many treasure hunters have gone
looking for the treasure throughout the centuries - and the treasure seemed to hide
from them. Lots of people have used scientific means and mathematical means and
logical and statistical means to try to determine the meaning of life. All they can come
up with is little pieces of a much bigger truth — and most of that truth is laid out for
us in the record... hold it out... our Bible.
Scholars, kings, and scientists have been confounded by it. It makes no sense to some
of them. They see an old, dusty book with old, dusty stories in it. But then, people
come along like us — who have only a desire in our hearts to find and understand our
God. And, like magic, the book makes sense! We come to love it, because the contents
are all messages from God.
Jesus said this about treasure in Matthew 6:19: “Do not store up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and
steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven...”
That is why our Bible is a treasure that is greater than silver and gold. Silver and gold
is temporary. It, too, will disintegrate and return to the dust of the earth, from where
it came. But the word of God lasts forever.
To enjoy it, however, we first have to become those people who are seeking its
treasures for the right reasons. Before that, it will appear encrypted, like it does to
everyone who is not looking.
Look at your treasure cards. Each contains either a number or a secret encryption.
Let’s try to decode the messages and see what they say.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLE ! L ESSON #1 - A CTIVITY
D ECODING B IBLE M ESSAGES
This activity follows the treasure hunt, and involves the 15 treasure cards on which kid’s
candy or prizes came. Kids decoding this important Bible passage will give you a chance to
speak more on why the Bible makes sense to some and doesn’t to others.
MATERIALS
• All 15 treasure cards from the treasure hunt
• Teacher’s Answer Sheet for Decoding Treasure Cards (follows this activity)
• Pencils
• Extra sheets of paper, one per student
PREPARATION
The decoding will be harder for younger children. Hence, in a mixed group, give more of the
cards to the older children and only one or two to the younger. (Give them extra candy from
the bag!)
INTRODUCTION
Like most messages that either lead to or accompany treasure, the messages in our
treasure have been written in code so that only those meant to know what it says can
read it.
In this case, each treasure card contains one piece of the bigger message. There are 15
pieces, divided up among you now. To get the big message, you must first figure out
the code.
Once you figure out how to decode one letter, you will know how to decode all of the
letters. Let’s see how you do.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. The coding is very simple; if they get stumped, you can show them that several cards
contain the single letter “J” as a word. There are only two single-letter words in
English: I and A. Hence, “J” is one of those words.
2. Once students establish that the letter “J” is the letter “I,” some should realize that
this is a “shifted alphabet code,” and if each letter in the message is shifted back one
letter, they will get the proper decoding.
3. Have them practice their message on the extra sheets of paper before writing it on
the treasure card - to prevent it from tearing via erasures and overwriting. Once they
get all of the 10 or 11 words encrypted on the card, write them below the encryption.
4. The message is from the last lines of the Bible: Revelation 22:16-20, NIV. Once they
have all 15 cards decoded, tell them this.
5. If the Bible you used in the treasure hunt was NIV, have them look this up to put the
cards in order.
6. If not, there is a copy of this message, broken down into the 15 card segments, on the
fifth page of the Add-On. Use that instead.
7. Have students take turns reading the message aloud.
CONCLUSION
These are the last words that Christ said publicly until this very day. When he said
them, he had already ascended into heaven. He was speaking to the Apostle John,
who had been a teenager when he followed Jesus. At the time John wrote the
Revelation, he was around 90. He had been taken prisoner because of his views as a
Christian. He was imprisoned on what was essentially a large rock, high above the sea,
called the Island of Patmos. There, he wrote the Book of the Revelation, inspired by
visions Christ gave him and by visitations into heaven itself.
Today, Jesus speaks to some people privately. He will speak to us all in prayer if we
learn how to listen. But this is the foundation of our faith:
Jesus calls everyone who wants to come into his heavenly family. He tells us he is
coming back. He tells us in the meantime to keep the faith: believe in him, believe in
the Bible, and we will see and hear from him again.
T REASURE H UNT A DD -O NS
T EACHER ’ S A NSWER S HEET FOR
D ECODING T REASURE C ARDS
Key: Move the alphabet letters backward one letter (so that “b” becomes “a” and “r”
becomes “q”) as follows:
What students see: bcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyza
Replacement letters: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
TRANSLATIONS:
1. “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this
2. testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the
3. Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” The Spirit
4. and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who
5. hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come;
6. and let the one who wishes take the free gift
7. of the water of life. I warn everyone who hears
8. the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone
9. adds anything to them, God will add to that person
10. the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes
11. words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take
12. away from that person any share in the tree of
13. life and in the Holy City, which are described in
14. this scroll. He who testifies to these things says, “Yes,
15. I am coming soon.”
5-12-5-5-12: M EMORIZING THE P ARTS OF
THE O LD T ESTAMENT
Using the 5-12-5-5-12 method for learning the parts of the Old Testament is a great starting
place for memorization. You’ll be laying pieces of a visual aid onto a table while using our
carefully-marked sections below to teach each part.
MATERIALS
• Add-On 5-12-5-5-12 (see below)
• Scissors
PREPARATION
Print out Add-On 5-12-5-5-12 and cut only the columns, not the rows, so that you have five
columns.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLES ! L ESSON #2 – A DD -O N
5-12-5-5-12
Cut out the columns for the lesson, leaving the rows in tact
5 12 5 5 12
Songs & Major Minor
Pentateuch History
Poetry Prophets Prophets
Genesis Joshua Job Isaiah Hosea
Exodus Judges Psalms Jeremiah Joel
Leviticus Ruth Proverbs Lamentations Amos
Numbers 1 & 2 Samuel Ecclesiastes Daniel Obadiah
Song of
Deuteronomy 1 & 2 Kings Ezekiel Jonah
Solomon
1 & 2 Chronicles Micah
Ezra Nahum
Nehemiah Habakkuk
Esther Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
W E L OVE O UR B IBLES ! L ESSON #2 – A CTIVITY
C LAP
Get everyone clapping with you to the following even clap:
Clap Clap
Clap Clap
Once everyone is doing it, add the numbers while you clap as follows:
Clap Clap
Five Twelve
Clap Clap
Five-Five Twelve
Clap Clap
Five Twelve
Clap Clap
Five-Five Twelve
This is how we remember the books of the Old Testament. Five, Twelve, Five-Five,
Twelve. The fives and twelves represent the parts of the Old Testament.
TEACHING PART #1: THE PENTATEUCH:

Lay the first column of your Add-On on the table so all students can see.
The first part is called the PENTATEUCH. It is the first five books of the Bible. Who can
say them without looking?
Let a student try: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
These books were presented by Moses. Outside of Genesis and Exodus, it is a lot of
laws mixed in with stories. Most of the LAWS that the Hebrew people were supposed
to follow are found in these five books.
What comes after that first five? Clap again and repeat the mantra until they say “twelve.”
TEACHING PART #2: THE BOOKS OF HISTORY:
Lay the second column of your Add-On on the table.
Some people think the Bible was written “chronologically,” or in order of when events
happened. Not true! With the exception of Genesis and Exodus, most of the history of
the nation of Israel is found in this section.
This is the HISTORY section of the Bible. It’s the story with all the great tales. It’s easier
to remember than you think, because it has all the doubles in it — right in the middle.
1 and 2 Samuel...what are the other two books that have 1sts and 2nds? Kings and
Chronicles.
What comes after the first “twelve?” Clap again and repeat the mantra until they say
“five.”
TEACHING PART #3: SONGS & POETRY:

Lay down your third column.
Next is five books of SONGS & POETRY. Two of them, you know well. What are they?
Psalms and Proverbs. Who can say all of them?
Allow a student to try to say them
Go back to your clap. Get them to say that the fourth number is “five.”
TEACHING PART #4: THE MAJOR PROPHETS

These are the MAJOR PROPHETS. There are four Major Prophets, but one wrote two
books. Jeremiah wrote The Book of Jeremiah as well as the Lamentations of
Jeremiah. What are the others?
• Clues you can give: T he book where Daniel got thrown in the lions’ den...
• The book where the author saw a big wheel way up in the middle of the air...
• Book that sounds like “I saw ya!”
Lay down your five major prophets.
TEACHING PART #5: THE MINOR PROPHETS:

What is the last number in our chant? Twelve.
That covers the last part in our Old Testament: Minor Prophets.
How many are there? Twelve.
Their names are very hard. However we have a chant that will help you remember
them later. Who wants to try to say these names?
Lay down your 12 Minor Prophets. Let kids take turns trying to say them. Ask them: Whom
do you recognize among those names? Jonah.
We don’t call them “minor” and “major” prophets because major prophets are more
important. It’s just that they wrote bigger and fatter books.
Review of Parts 1-5:
Now we know how the Old Testament is set up! Let’s say again what the fives and
twelves stand for in the Old Testament
1st 5 — Pentateuch, from Moses, Genesis, Exodus, and laws.
1st 12 – History, all the Old Testament history except Genesis and Exodus. The Bible is
not written chronologically — all the stories are in here.
2nd 5 — Songs and poetry. Psalms and Proverbs are included.
3rd 5—Major Prophets, of which there are only four, but Jeremiah wrote two books.
2nd 12—Minor Prophets, with really hard names, but they include Jonah.
And now - Let’s try to get the names of all the books in the first two sections into our
heads. Are you ready??
W E L OVE O UR B IBLE ! L ESSON #2 - G AME
K EEP THE R HYTHM ;
G UESS THE A NSWERS !
This easy game requires nothing except your clapping hands and your voice. Students will
learn the parts of the Old Testament when you stop on different numbers of the 5-12-5-5-
12 rhythm.
MATERIALS
Columns from the Add-On 5-12-5-5-12 used in the lesson (see above)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Keep the columns from the Add-On visible at first.
2. Do the clap yourself while students listen.
3. Keep stopping on different numbers: the first 12, the third 5, etc.
4. Have students guess what part you stopped at: Pentateuch, History, Poetry, Major
Prophets, or Minor Prophets.
5. Call on students in sitting order. If the first student guesses incorrectly, the next
student gets a chance, and so forth until someone gets it right.
6. The first student to get the answer right gets a point.
7. The game ends when someone reaches 10 points.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLE ! L ESSON #3
M EMORIZING THE F IRST 17 B OOKS
We use some of the best mnemonics to teach the books of the Pentateuch and Old
Testament History, which include the first 17 books: Genesis through Esther. Follow along
with us, using some tricks kids will always remember!
MATERIALS
• Add-On Pentateuch and History Mnemonic (see below)
• Add-On Three Signs Showing Bible Books (see below)
• Pencils
• Scissors
PREPARATION
1. Print out copies of the Add-On Pentateuch and History Mnemonic, one for each
student
2. Print out one copy of the Add-On Three Signs Showing Bible Books for yourself.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLE ! L ESSON #3 – A DD -O N
P ENTATEUCH M NEMONIC
Fill in the Bible books on the right, using the first letters of the words on the left to help you
remember:
GOD
EXPECTS
LOVE
NOT
DISCORD
Print ONE copy of the next three pages to use in your lesson.
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
W E L OVE O UR B IBLE ! L ESSON #3 – A DD -O N :
C OLORING S HEET
TEACHING GENESIS:
What is the first book of the Bible? Genesis.
Genesis means “beginning” or “start.” In Bible terms, it means the start of lots of
important things — the world, man, animals, the nation of Israel. So many of our Bible
heroes are found in Genesis! Can you name some?
Hint: Who are the first man and woman?
Hint: Who build the Ark?
Hint: Who is the Father of Israel?
Hint: Who was kidnapped and sold by his own brothers to become a slave in Egypt?
TEACHING EXODUS:
Exodus means a “going out,” or a departure. In the Book of Exodus, God’s people left
slavery in Egypt to obtain their Promised Land. Lots happened in Exodus! Can you
name some things?
Hint: What did Moses see burning?
Hint: What 10 gross and disgusting things happened to the Egyptians?
Hint: What happened at the Red Sea?
Hint: What 10 things did Moses get on Mount Sinai?
TEACHING LEVITICUS, NUMBERS, AND DEUTERONOMY:

Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy are essentially books of laws that Jewish
people used to try to live by. They created cleanliness and safety and order, and they
helped the people not argue.
Here was the problem: Laws don’t love! They don’t communicate, they don’t teach,
and they don’t take the sin out of human nature! Think of you, if your mom was the
letter H and your dad was the letter J, and they just stood there in the doorway all
day, just being the giant letters H and J? How much could they do for you?
Man needed something in addition to letters of the law — or even in place of them.
Mankind needed a real live dad. Jesus came to bridge the gap that sin created between
us and God. That way, God could be our dad again, and we could be his children again.
We can still look at the law to figure out how to live in healthy ways or how to see what
God thinks of certain sins. Most were written to help men treat each other and the
things around them with respect.
What are the last three books again?
Leviticus – Numbers – Deuteronomy
Repeat the books, and kids who don’t know will gain incentive from the ones who do:
GENESIS – EXODUS – LEVITICUS – NUMBERS – DEUTERONOMY
A bigger burden is getting them to spell the books correctly! To help with that, help them
fill in the mnemonic that goes with the Pentateuch on the add-on sheet.
Part 2 of the Lesson: The Books of History
After Deuteronomy, we start the Books of History. Remember our clap from last
week? 5... 12.... 5-5-12...? There were five books in the Pentateuch, so how many
books are in the history section? Twelve.
We’ll use pictures and phrases to learn these 12.
TEACHING JOSHUA, JUDGES, RUTH:

First picture a judge named Joshua, sitting up on his bench, pounding his gavel,
passing judgment on a woman named Ruth.
Show them the Add-On page 2 and repeat the words. Also have them repeat it:
Joshua – Judges – Ruth
TEACHING 1 & 2 SAMUEL, 1 & 2 KINGS, AND 1 & 2 CHRONICLES:

Next, we come to the doubles. We’re going to imagine two donkeys, both named Sam.
The donkeys are carrying two kings. The kings are reading newspapers.
Show them the Add-On page 3 and repeat the words. Also have them repeat it.
1 Samuel – 2 Samuel – 1 Kings – 2 Kings – 1 Chronicles – 2 Chronicles
The two Sams are to remember 1st and 2nd Samuel. The two kings are to remember 1st
Kings and 2nd Kings. And finally, newspapers are “chronicles” of what goes on. So they
help us to remember 1st and 2nd Chronicles.
So far, in the history section, we have nine books! Let’s try to say them all. First,
picture the Judge named Joshua judging the woman:
Joshua Judges Ruth
Then, let’s imagine our two Sams, carrying kings wearing crowns who are reading
newspapers:
1 Samuel – 2 Samuel – 1 Kings – 2 Kings – 1 Chronicles – 2 Chronicles
Putting them altogether:
• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel
• 1 Kings
• 2 Kings
• 1 Chronicles
• 2 Chronicles
TEACHING EZRA, NEHEMIAH & ESTHER:

There are only three books left in the History section. Think of this line:
Ezra is bigger than Knee-High-Mya, as well as Esther.
Show them page 4 of the Add-On and let them repeat it with you
Ezra – Nehemiah – Esther
Have them repeat it several times.
Now, try to put everything together:
First five, Books of the Pentateuch:
• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy
First 12, Books of Old Testament History:
• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel
• 1 Kings
• 2 Kings
• 1 Chronicles
• 2 Chronicles
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Esther
F ILL I N THE F IRST 17 B IBLE
B OOKS R ELAY
Use this game to reinforce learning of the first 17 Books of the Bible! It’s easy after you print
and cut, engaging for the kids, and uses the mnemonics and visuals as hints!
MATERIALS
• Add-On Game Board & Cutout Sheet (see below)
• Scissors
• Pencils
PREPARATION
1. Print out the Game Board & Cutout Sheet, two copies of each.
2. On the Cutout Sheets, cut out the Bible book names along the dotted lines. Don’t mix
up the two sets!
3. Give each team their copy of their Game Board and Cutouts, scrambled up in two
piles.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. When you say “Go,” both teams should begin working to put their Bible book names
in order on their Game Boards.
2. Encourage them to use the visuals and mnemonics in the lesson to remember the
order.
3. The team to get them in order first wins.
G AME B OARD
F IRST 17 B OOKS OF THE B IBLE
5 Books of the First 3 Books of Middle 6 Books Last 3 Books of

Pentateuch History of History History
Hint:
Hint: What Man is
Hint: God Expects
Hint: A Judge Taller Than Knee-
Love, Not
Judging a Woman High-Mya and who
Disharmony
else?
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C UTOUT S HEET
F IRST 17 B OOKS OF THE B IBLE
Cut out the book titles below on the dotted lines. Have teams of students race to place the right name in the
right square in the worksheet above.
5 Books of the First 3 Books of Middle 6 Books Last 3 Books of

Pentateuch History of History History
GENESIS JOSHUA 1 SAMUEL EZRA
EXODUS JUDGES 2 SAMUEL NEHEMIAH
LEVITICUS RUTH 1 KINGS ESTHER
NUMBERS XXXXXXXXXXXXX 2 KINGS XXXXXXXXXXXXX
DEUTERONOMY XXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 CHRON XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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P ENTATEUCH & H ISTORY V ISUAL FOR L ESSON #3
W HO ’ S IN W HICH B OOK ?
Your class can build this visual together as a bulletin-board piece that can serve as a
reminder of Bible heroes for weeks. You’ll be putting Books of the Bible beside the major
hero or heroes they feature. While this can spark ideas for more elaborate hero visuals, this
one is meant to help kids place the heroes they probably know into their Bible books.
MATERIALS
• Add-On Old Testament Bible • Masking tape
History Section Heroes (see below) • Scotch tape
• Scissors
PREPARATION
1. Run six feet of masking tape along one wall.
2. On it, print the 17 books of the Old Testament from the Pentateuch and History
sections in order: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua,
Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles,
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. Each should take up around four inches.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Hold up the image of the one of the Bible heroes.
2. Have a student recite the story about him or her. If no student knows the story, recite
it yourself (see Teacher’s Help Aid below).
3. Ask what book of the Bible that story is found in.
4. If no one knows, tell them. Or, if you have some older children, they can try to google
it on a smartphone or find it in a Bible.
5. Have a student volunteer write the book and chapter just beneath the image, then
tape the character above the correct Bible book on the timeline.
6. When all are on the timeline, spread them evenly by carefully lifting the tape and
laying it back down again. For those books with more than one hero, you can create
masking-tape lines to each if it helps show which book they appeared in.
TEACHERS HELP AID — HEROES OF THE BIBLE
1. Noah, Genesis 6 – Noah built the ark, and he, his family, and the animals were the
only ones to survive the Great Flood.
2. Father Abraham, Genesis 12-25 — Is considered the Father of the Nation of Israel.
He moved to Canaan when God told him to leave his home for a better land. He
fathered his son Isaac when he was in his 90s!
3. Moses, Book of Exodus — Saw the Burning Bush, then led the people out of Israel
via the parting of the Red Sea. He then received the Ten Commandments from God
and put together the first five books of our Bible, the Pentateuch.
4. Joshua, Book of Joshua — Led the nation of Israel on its conquest of taking the
Promised Land just after Moses died. His first battle was Jericho, where God made
the walls tumble down.
5. Rahab, Joshua 2 – A daring woman who hid Israelite spies in Jericho to help the
invasion. When the Israelite soldiers invaded, they did not hurt Rahab’s family. She
hung a red scarf in the window so they would know where she and her family were
hiding.
6. Deborah, Judges 4 - First female judge of Israel, a prophet and a warrior. She led the
counterattack against the king of Canaan when her soldiers were too nervous to go
without her.
7. Hannah and Samuel, 1 Samuel 1-2 — Hannah was barren and prayed hard for a
baby. She finally had Samuel and was so grateful to God that she gave him to be
raised by priests. He became the most famous judge of Israel as well as a great
prophet.
8. David & Goliath, 1 Samuel 17 — David killed the giant as a young man and went on
to become the most famous King of Israel.
9. Solomon, 1 Kings 3 — Son of David and heir to the throne, he became the wisest man
in the history of mankind. He figured out the true mother when two women who were
arguing over a baby. Solomon threatened to kill it. One tearfully offered to give the
baby to the other woman, so Solomon said she was the real deal.
10. Elijah, 2 Kings 2 — Elijah had 450 Prophets of Baal destroyed when he lit fire to an
altar by praying to our God, and the prophets couldn’t do the same, praying to Baal.
Later, he was taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot.
A DD -O N
O LD T ESTAMENT H EROES
Cut out the cards below to build the bulletin board for Lesson #3’s Pentateuch & History Visual. They are
out of order! Have your students name the book and place them on your bulletin board in the right Bible
Book.
Noah built the Ark, and he and the animals and his
family survived the Great Flood.
Abraham is considered the Father of the Nation of

Israel. He fathered Isaac when he was over 90.
L EARNING THE P OETRY AND M AJOR
P ROPHET S ECTIONS
Kids will have 27 books memorized, or four of the five Old Testament sections, after this
lesson! It features two easy mnemonics to have the Poetry and Major Prophet sections
down pat in just a few minutes.
MATERIALS
• Add-On Poetry & Major Prophets (see below)
• Pencils
PREPARATION
Print out a copy of the Add-On for each student.
B OOKS OF P OETRY M NEMONIC
Fill in the blanks with the right Bible book:
J ESUS P ROVIDES P EOPLE E TERNAL S TRENGTH
M AJOR P ROPHETS M NEMONIC

Fill in the blanks with the right Bible book:
I J UST L OVE E VERY D AY
TEACHING A REVIEW OF THE FIRST 2 SECTIONS/17 BOOKS:
Get them clapping again to the Five...Twelve...Five-Five Twelve beat.
What does the first five stand for? Pentateuch
What are the five books in the Pentateuch? (God Expects Love, Not Discord) Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
What does the first 12 stand for? Old Testament History
What 12 books are in the history section? (Judge Judging a Woman) Joshua, Judges,
Ruth; (Two donkeys named Sam carrying two kings, reading two newspapers) 1 & 2
Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles; (Ezra is taller than Knee-High-Mia and Esther
too) Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.
Does the next section we’ll be looking at have five or 12 books? Get them clapping until
they answer ‘five.”
TEACHING THE POETRY & SONGS:

Next are the Bible books of Poetry and Songs. All the poetry and songs were written at
some time during the history section. Remember the Bible is not written chronologically,
or with everything in order time-wise.
Two very popular books are in the Poetry section. What are they? One is in the very
center of the Protestant Bible, if you need to look one up, and the other comes right
after. Psalms and Proverbs.
All of them include
Job – Psalms – Proverbs – Ecclesiastes – Song of Solomon
Here are some fun facts:
• Many say that Job was actually the first book of the Bible to be written—not
Genesis—though no one knows for sure.
• Many Psalms were written by King David.
• Many Proverbs were written by his son, King Solomon.
• Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon were written by King Solomon.
Here is one way to remember these books.
Hold up a copy of the Add-On for Poetry & Major Prophets, page 1
Say: Jesus Provides People Eternal Strength
Have students fill in the proper books in the blanks, which are
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
TEACHING THE MAJOR PROPHETS:

Let’s go back to our clap. Do Five... Twelve... Five-Five Twelve...
How many books does the next part have? Five again.
There are actually 17 books written by prophets in the Old Testament. That is pretty
amazing. Books have lasted over 1,500 years - up until today - that Christians and
Jews feel are the voice of God, spoken through people. Those people were prophets.
Today, we’ll look at five books from what we call the MAJOR PROPHETS. There are
also 12 books of MINOR PROPHETS. They are not called major and minor because of
the importance of their writing. They are all considered equally important. But these
five books — written by four major prophets — are longer. They’re BIG.
Let’s see if you can guess some.
• One book contains both the story of Daniel being thrown into the lions’ den, and
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being thrown into the fiery furnace. Which
book would that be? Daniel.
• One book starts with what some people feel is a UFO sighting! The prophet sees
a great big wheel spinning, way up in the middle of the air. Which book? Ezekiel.
• One prophet’s name sounds a little like I SAW YA! Isaiah
• One prophet wrote two books. He was sometimes called the sad prophet.
Jeremiah, who also wrote Lamentations of Jeremiah. A lamentation means to speak
very sadly about something, to lament.
Here is a mnemonic to help us remember the Major Prophets:
Say: I Just Love Every Day
And show the Poetry & Major Prophets Add-On
Have students fill in the names that go with the mnemonic:
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Repeat the second and third “fives” several times with them:
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon,
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel.
Go all the way back to the beginning, including the Pentateuch and Books of OT History:
(God Expects Love Not Discord)
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
(A man named Joshua judges a woman named Ruth)
Joshua, Judges, Ruth
(Two donkeys named Sam, ridden by two kings reading newspapers)
1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
(Jesus Provides People Eternal Strength)
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
(I Just Love Every Day)
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
We now know 27 books! Let’s reinforce them with this game!
G ET -A LL - THE -B OOKS -R IGHT R ELAY
This fun relay will help students get all the books of the Old Testament that they have
learned so far right — the first four sections or 27 books. It’s fast, easy, and the first chance
you have to do this many books without visuals and mnemonics. It’s a brain teaser that
works!
MATERIALS
• Add-On, First 27 Books (see below)
• Scotch tape
• Masking tape
• Marker pen
• Scissors
PREPARATION
1. Create two copies of the Add-On First 27 Books.
2. Cut out all the books on the Add-on Sheets and make two piles on the learning table,
keeping them separate from each other.
3. On the wall, lay two lengths of masking tape, each about three feet long.
4. On each piece of masking tape write: Pentateuch / History / Songs & Poetry / Major
Prophets.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Divide the class into two teams.
2. If you have enough students, each team should pick a captain and a runner. The
captain should be the one who reads best and/or knows the Bible books best. The
runner can be a younger student who can’t read so well.
3. Have one team gather around one set of books of the Bible and the other team gather
around the second set.
4. When you say “Go,” teammates should start pulling names out of the pile. After
deliberating, the runner on each team should tape a piece of Scotch tape to the top
of one and run it to the masking tape on the wall, taping it at its approximate place.
5. Teammates should work together to get and stay organized. Captains may put the
books in order on the table to save time for the runner. Captains or teammates may
also shout to the runner where to tape the book and how much space to leave above
or below.
6. Repeat this until one team has all 27 books on the wall. That team wins.
7. If you only have enough students for one team, the team may play against the clock,
trying to beat its first time while racing the second time.
CONCLUSION
Have your students repeat the first 27 books while looking at them on the wall.
Have them turn their backs and repeat them without looking.
G ET -A LL - THE -B OOKS -R IGHT R ELAY
27 BOOKS I N T H E 1 S T 4 SECTIONS O F T H E BIBLE
Cut out two copies of these books along the dotted lines. Don’t mix up the piles!
GENESIS EXODUS LEVITICUS NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY JOSHUA JUDGES RUTH
1 SAMUEL 2 SAMUEL 1 KINGS 2 KINGS
1 CHRONICLES 2 CHRONICLES EZRA NEHEMIAH
ESTHER JOB PSALMS PROVERBS
SONG OF
ECCLESIASTES ISAIAH JEREMIAH
SOLOMON
LAMENTATIONS EZEKIEL DANIEL
M EMORIZING THE M INOR P ROPHETS
The Minor Prophets are the hardest part of the Bible to learn. They are twelve names,
spelled funny. But kids can have fun doing this, and can learn them fairly quickly using the
zany mnemonic we’ve included.
MATERIALS
• Add-On Minor Prophets (see below)
• Scissors
• Pens or pencils
• Candy kisses
PREPARATION
Print out the 2-page Minor Prophets Add-On, one copy for each student.
M INOR P ROPHETS IN A LPHABETICAL O RDER
(See if you can put them in order like in the Bible):
__ Amos
HINTS TO REMEMBER:
__ Habakkuk
• Use the mnemonic on the next page.
• Hs: Fat one goes in the center, from normal
__ Haggai name to weirdest name.
• Js: Alphabetical
__ Hosea • Zs: Backwards alphabetical, both start with
“Ze” and end with “iah”
__ Joel • Ms: Backwards alphabetical, and the last is
the last book on the OT.
__ Jonah
__ Malachi
__ Micah
__ Nahum
__ Obadiah
__ Zechariah
__ Zephaniah
H UMOROUS J OKES A BOUT O RANGE J ELLY
M IGHT N OT H ELP Z OOKEEPERS H URLING
Z EBRA M ILK .
H ____________
J ____________
A ____________
O ____________
J ____________
M ____________
N ____________
H ____________
Z ____________
H ____________
Z ____________
M ____________
We only have one more section of the Old Testament to learn. Let’s go back to our clap
and figure out how many books are in this part.
Go back to your clap of Five... Twelve... Five-Five Twelve... until someone says this part has
TWELVE books.
It is the MINOR PROPHETS. There are 12 Minor Prophets, 12 books. They have funny
names that aren’t easy to spell. But let’s take a look at them.
Show Page 3 of the Add-On, which lists the prophets in Biblical order and have kids try to
pronounce the names. Give out candy kisses every time someone gets one. This is a tough
learning experience!
TEACHING THE MNEMONIC:

Here’s a silly mnemonic that can help us keep the names in order.
Bring out page 2 of the Minor Prophets Add-On.
Say: Humorous Jokes About Orange Jelly Might Not Help Zookeepers Hurling Zebra
Milk.
Have the kids repeat it with you five or six times. Call on a couple to say it alone. Call on a
couple to say it without looking.
TEACHING THE MULTIPLES:

That sentence is not going to solve everything. First, notice that there are several
multiples! We have three Hs.
Circle “Humorous,” “Help,” and “Hurling.” That means three of the Minor Prophets’
names start with H. What other doubles to you see?
There are two Js.
There are two Zs.
There are two Ms. Circle the Js, Zs, and Ms.
Starting with the Hs:
Hosea – Habakkuk – Haggai
We can remember that the longest name is in the middle.
We can remember that the names get weirder (uglier) as they go along.
Have them say all three names several times.
The Js go in alphabetical order:
Joel — Jonah
The Zs go in reverse alphabetical order. They sound very much alike. They both start
with “Ze” and end in “iah.” They
Zephaniah — Zechariah
The Ms also are in reverse alphabetical order. Another easy way to remember them is
that MALACHI is well-known as the last book in the Old Testament.
Micah - Malachi
COMPLETING THE WORKSHEET:

First, have them work with page 1 of the Minor Prophets Add-On, where the names are in
alphabetical order. The correct Biblical order is below, going down each column:
Hosea Jonah Zephaniah
Joel Micah Haggai
Amos Nahum Zechariah
Obadiah Habakkuk Malachi
Keep reminding them of hints and the mnemonic.

Then, let them work on the second sheet.
R ACE TO O RDER M INOR P ROPHETS
Very similar to the game with the Poetry and Major Prophets, this one requires students to
organize the Minor Prophets as a team. As the Minor Prophets are most challenging to
order, this game is best played just after the Add-On for Minor Prophets is completed.
MATERIALS
• Minor Prophets Game (see below) • Scotch tape
• Scissors
PREPARATION
1. Be sure to have a clear playing area on one wall.
2. Make two copies of the Game, one for each team.
3. Cut out the prophets and scramble them within their own sets, placing the sets on
the learning table. (Be careful not to mix up the sets.)
4. From the second page, cut out the two headings and tape them to the wall beside
one another.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Divide the class into two teams. Pick a captain and a runner for each.
2. When you say “Go,” the captains and teams should begin ordering the Minor
Prophets on the table. The runners should begin taping names on the wall in order.
3. The first team to get all 12 prophets in order taped to the wall wins.
For more than one round of reinforcement:
1. In the first round, have the mnemonic visible.
2. For the second round, remove the mnemonic.
Conclusion: Now, who can repeat those names without looking at them? Decide
whether they should do it with the mnemonic or without, or try both.
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai,
Zechariah, Micah.
Game: Cut 2 copies these and scramble each to be put back in order by teams.
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Game: Cut out both headings and place them on a clear wall for the prophets to be listed under.
Minor Prophets
in Order
Minor Prophets
in Order
L EARNING THE N EW T ESTAMENT
FROM O NE Z ANY S TORY
Kids can learn all the books of the New Testament just by remembering a zany story that
works half like a mnemonic and half like a visual. For children who are learning the Bible
absolutely cold (i.e. have never heard of Galatians before), we will break it down into parts,
which you can use for several weeks. But for most Bible students, the tale of “The Church,
the Giant, and the Cheerleaders” will get them all the way through to Revelation! This
method was designed by Pastor Steve Demme and is available visually on YouTube.
MATERIALS
• Add-On: ALL the Books of the Old Testament
• Add-On: New Testament Story: Revealing the Books in Bible Order
• Add-On: Books of the New Testament in Alphabetical Order (see below for all 3 Add-
Ons)
• Pencils
PREPARATION
1. Photo copy the Add-Ons for each student.
2. Give each student a copy of Add-on ALL the Books of the Old Testament as they enter
class, to work on as an Intro Activity so they will not forget their Old Testament Books.
A LL T HE B OOKS I N T HE
O LD T ESTAMENT
Pentateuch History Songs & Poetry Major Prophets Minor Prophets
-5- -12- -5- -5- -12-
Judge judging a
woman; 2 donkeys, Humorous Jokes
2 kings reading Jesus Provides About Orange Jelly
God Expects Love, I Just Love Every
newspapers; People Eternal Might Not Help
Not Discord Day
Ezra’s taller than Strength Zookeepers Hurling
Knee-High Mya & Zebra Milk
Esther
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
N EW T ESTAMENT S TORY :
R EVEALING THE B OOKS IN B IBLE O RDER
A man goes into a church. He sees the cross above the altar. It has four segments, he
realizes.
Four Books of the Gospels:
He turns to go back out the door and notices there is an ax in the doorway.
The only book of history in the New Testament:
...being that it’s a very hot day, he pulls a Royal Crown Cola from his pocket.
Royal Crown Cola = 1st three epistles
After his first sip, he sees a giant in the road! It is a giant eating popcorn!
Giant Eating Pop Corn = 3rd thru 6th Epistles
Then he goes to a ball field and sees cheerleaders. They are cheering, “Thes...Thes...Tim-
Tim Ti!”
“Thes...Thes...Tim-Tim Ti!” = 7th-11th Epistles, or 5 Epistles that start with “T”
But he can’t see who they are cheering for! Then he sees it...they’re cheering for the
wrestlers under the bleachers. One has bruised the other!
The bruised one was stuttering. He had to go home and put on his P-P-J-J-J-J’s to
recover.
Five books containing two doubles, then the last book before Revelation.
And the last Book of the New Testament is...
N EW T ESTAMENT B OOKS IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER
____ACTS ____LUKE
____1 CORINTHIANS ____MARK
____2 CORINTHIANS ____MATTHEW
____COLOSSIANS ____1 PETER
____EPHESIANS ____2 PETER
____GALATIANS ____PHILEMON
____HEBREWS ____PHILIPPIANS
____JAMES ____ROMANS
____JOHN ____1 THESSALONIANS
____1 JOHN ____2 THESSALONIANS
____2 JOHN ____1TIMOTHY
____3 JOHN ____2TIMOTHY
____JUDE ____TITUS
First, use this list as a reference when filling out your New Testament story.
Second, number the books in Bible order using the line before each name.
TEACHING A REVIEW:
How many books are in the Bible? 66
How many books are in the Old Testament? 39
Therefore, how many books are in the New Testament? 27
Let me tell you a story. You can tell me what it has to do with the Books in the Bible.
Ready?
A man goes into a church. He sees the cross above the altar. It has four segments, he
realizes. He turns to go back out the door and notices there is an ax in the doorway. He
steps over it, and being that it’s a very hot day, he pulls a Royal Crown Cola out of his
pocket.
After his first sip, he sees a giant in the road! It is a giant eating popcorn. He quickly
moves past and comes to a ball field.
There he sees cheerleaders. They are cheering, “Thes...Thes...Tim-Tim Ti!” But he can’t
see who they are cheering for! Then he sees it - they’re cheering for the wrestlers under
the bleachers. One had bruised another! The bruised one had to go home and put on his
PJJs.
Say the story a couple more times, stopping and asking the children to fill in the details.
If we can visualize this story, we can learn all the books of the New Testament. Let’s
break it down and try!
Use the Add-On New Testament to teach this.
Just follow along with the Add-On, stopping and asking kids to help with the names of the
books.
For the first round, they should just watch you fill in the words.
For the second round, give them their own copies of the Add-On and let them fill it in.
Let’s work on some other ways to help you remember our silly story and remember
your New Testament verses.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLES ! G AME #6
H OW D OES THAT Z ANY S TORY G O ?
It may take a bit of practice just to get the students to remember the zany story that
reminds of us the books in the New Testament! This game of charades will help kids think
of the actions in order...as they act them out and guess the books involved.
MATERIALS
• Add-On Zany Story in Pieces (see below)
• Scissors
• Hat or Basket
PREPARATION
1. Make one copy of the Add-On page for each student. Make an extra copy to cut into
playing cards.
2. Cut the extra copy up into the seven parts of the story.
3. Fold all seven parts and put them in a hat or basket.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Have a student volunteer to pull a segment out of the hat or basket.
2. He gets a few moments to study it and then act it out before the group.
3. The other students should look at their page and guess which part he is miming.
4. To make a guess they should raise their hands, and the first hand raised gets the first
guess.
5. If the student is right, he gets to guess which books of the Bible go with that segment.
If he is right, he gets a point for every book he got right.
6. Have your assistant keep track of the scores.
7. Do not put the played-out segment card back in the hat. Do rounds until all seven
have been covered.
8. Repeat this for as many rounds as you would like.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLES ! L ESSON #6 - A DD -O N
Z ANY S TORY IN P IECES
1. A man goes into a church. He sees the cross above the altar. It has four
segments, he realizes.
2. He turns to go back out the door and notices there is an ax in the doorway.
He steps over it....
3. And being that it’s a very hot day, he pulls a Royal Crown Cola out of his
pocket.
4. After his first sip, he sees a giant in the road! It is a giant eating popcorn!
He quickly moves past it.
5. At a ball field, he sees cheerleaders. They are cheering, “Thes...Thes...Tim-

Tim Ti!” But he can’t see who they are cheering for!
6. Then he sees it...they’re cheering for the wrestlers under the bleachers.
One had bruised the other!
7. The bruised one had to go home and put on his PJJ’s.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLES ! L ESSON #6 - G AME
R ACE TO O RDER THE N EW T ESTAMENT
Similar to past games, your students must race to order the books of the New Testament.
This game should follow the learning of the books, and you can use it with or without the
Zany Story mnemonics and visuals.
MATERIALS
• Add-On New Testament Books (see below)
• Scotch tape
• Masking tape
PREPARATION
Cut the New Testament Books from the Add-On and shuffle them as playing cards. Place
them on the learning table face-down in a pile.
Place a piece of masking tape on the wall, about 4 feet long.
Using about 6-inch segments, write in the mnemonic or visual that goes with the story on
the tape in order, along with the number of books that should go under that column:
1. Sees a Cross in Church; (4)
2. Sees an ax in the door; (1)
3. Grabs an RC Cola (3)
4. Sees a Giant Eating Pop Corn (4)
5. Sees cheerleaders: Thes... Thes...Tim-Tim-Ti! (5)
6. See wrestlers, one bruises another (3)
7. Wrestler goes home to recover in his P-P-J-J-J-J’s (6)
8. Last Book! (1)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Form two teams of the class, mixing older with younger so that you have a somewhat
equal division of talent. Decide which team will go first.
2. When you say “Go!” the first team will pull a Bible book. They will discuss amongst
themselves under which mnemonic/visual they think it goes.
3. A runner will take the book and tape it to the wall under the title where the team
thinks it should go, gauging how far down it should be taped.
4. If they are right, they get a point. If they are wrong, the other team gets a chance to
re-tape it. If that team is correct, they get a point. If both teams are wrong, the teacher
tapes it under the right heading, and nobody gets the point.
5. The team with the most points when all 27 names are correctly taped wins.
W E L OVE O UR B IBLES ! L ESSON #6 - A DD -O N
N EW T ESTAMENT B OOKS IN B IBLE O RDER
Keep a copy as your answer sheet, then cut up one to play various ordering games
MATTHEW MARK LUKE JOHN
ACTS ROMANS 1 CORINTH 2 CORINTH
GALATIANS EPHESIANS PHILPPIANS COLOSSIANS
1 THES 2 THES 1 TIMOTHY 2TIMOTHY
TITUS PHILEMON HEBREWS JAMES
1 PETER 2 PETER 1 JOHN 2 JOHN
3 JOHN JUDE REVELATION
W E L OVE OUR B IBLES !
E XTRA L EARNING R ECOMMENDATIONS
SONG RECOMMENDATIONS
Nothing Helps kids memorize better than songs and rhythms. Here are links to some of the
best songs available to teach Old and New Testament Books. We deem them as having the
catchiest tunes, which is a key to lyrics sticking when they involve long lists:
1. Kids Worship Songs—Books of the Bible Song (New Testament), by Freedom Kids
2. Books of the Bible Song, (Old Testament) by WFK Report
3. Awana Books of the Bible.wmv (Old and New Testament) by Charlotte Xia (This tune
is great if you or your assistant is a guitar player. The chords are easy to figure out;
then you don’t have to rely on electronics in class.
VISUAL TEACHING RECOMMENDATIONS

Steve Demme’s visual for learning the books of the New Testament is on YouTube. It’s
essentially for adults but can give you ideas of how to personalize the material for your
students.
FURTHER ACTIVITIES
Jump Rope
Some Sunday school teachers have recommended jump-rope games for learning the Bible.
Even if you’re tone deaf, you can lead these with joy!
1. Single/Double: Take a series of Bible names, for example, those in the Old
Testament History section. Have students double jump (slow) those names. Anyone
who gets all the way through should try it doing single jump (fast). Just prepare kids
on how to shorten names like “Second Chronicles” for a single jump. Shorten that
name to “two-Chron,” etc.
2. Random Book Jump: You say the name of any book in the Bible while a student is
single jumping. He or she can take three more silent jumps but then must name the
five books that follow. If you say, “Jude!” the answer would circle back: “Revelation,
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers.”
Random Mixes
Find ways to mix up the titles of books around the classroom, so that students have to put
them in order.
1. Hide & Seek: Hide book titles around the room and have students find and order
them
2. Secret Codes and Encryptions: These help kids learn to spell the books as well as
order them. Mix up the letters or create a secret code from the alphabet to encrypt.
Electronics
Use hand held-games and search engines to show children how to look up Scriptures. Show
them what happens when you say into Siri Colossians 1:4. Google any term followed by
“Scripture” and show them that verses will arise in either Bible Hub, Bible Gateway, or Open
Bible concerning that topic.
In other words, if they are afraid of something, they only need to google “Fear of the Dark
Scripture,” and they will see excellent sites and their Scriptures. Investigate with them how
to use the websites where the Scripture pops up.
Kids are so smart with electronics, that they can probably teach you how to use the sites
better!
W EEK 1 W ORKSHEET
I MPORTANT B IBLE N UMBERS !
Draw a line from the question on the left to the number on the right that answers the
question!
Over how many years the Bible was 5

written
5
# of books in the Old Testament
# of books in the New Testament 5
# of books in the Pentateuch 12

# of books in the Bible 12
# of books in the Old Testament History
section
27
# of books in the Songs & Praise section 39

# of authors in the Bible 40
# of Old Testament Major Prophet Books
66
# of Old Testament Minor Prophets
500
Approximate year B.C the first book of
the Bible was written 1400
Years between last Prophet and birth of 1500
Christ
W EEK 2 W ORKSHEET
W HICH C OMES F IRST ?
The Old Testament is divided into five parts. Unscramble the letters to figure out which part
is which (Hint: don’t forget that two of them have two words!) Then, put them in order by
number.
__ TREPYO
__ RONITROPSHEMP
__ CHATTENPEU
__ JEMPROARSTOPH
__ THORSIY
W EEK 3 W ORKSHEET
1 S T 17 B IBLE B OOKS C RYPTOGRAM
Solve the cryptograms below to find the books in the Pentateuch and History sections of
the Bible!
W EEK 4 W ORKSHEET
P OETRY & M AJOR P ROPHETS C ROSSWORD
10 Books, 10 Questions! Get them all correct, and you will have the 10 names in your
crossword!
Across
3. Possibly the 1st Bible book written!
4. Written partly by King David
7. Song of... written by this King
8. This major prophet saw a wheel in the middle of
the air
Down
1. Written partly by King Solomon
2. This major prophet was thrown into the
lions’ den
3. Known as the sad prophet
5. Jeremiah wrote this book, and its name
means to "wail or cry."
6. Sounds like "I saw ya!"
9. Written entirely by King Solomon and
many wise people's favorite Bible book
W EEK 5 W ORKSHEET
M INOR P ROPHETS
Find all 12 Minor Prophets in your word search. Then, if you’re really good at them...number
them in order at the bottom. (“Humorous Jokes About Orange Jelly Might Not Help
Zookeepers Hurling Zebra Milk.)
H M O V A J I P K K O X K J Q
D A S U O S D M S U H O C G P
H A I N A H P E Z K O L M R L
H A A R W J A Z Y K S E D I P
R H G H A C I M K A E O I J S
M F I G Y H Q K E B A J Q O Z
H U B L A L C M W A Z H M G F
N V H N X I H E K H A A K W S
L L L A J P Z E Z I E K G K S
H F Y E N F A C D A W P A L C
K E R Q M B R A U Y I E R K Y
V R V S R Z B R D U N D I L E
W J Y A P O T K B J D J B V L
R V U A S L B H Y Y N K L F M
G A M A L A C H I G E V J J U
AMOS HABAKKUK HAGGAI

HOSEA JOEL JONAH
MALACHI MICAH NAHUM
OBADIAH ZECHARIAH ZEPHANIAH
W EEK 6 W ORKSHEET
B OOKS OF THE N EW T ESTAMENT
Find all 27 Books of the New Testament in your word search. Then, if you’re really good at
them...number them in order at the bottom. (Use your Zany Story to help you out.)
J D B C S N D R K K X R S R E V T S N D
J U V U O X O Y O G R N L E K F D H F E
L H D G L L J M A M A A P V U E O V T Q
W I T E O A O L E I A Z M E L J M Z I F
J P H S M P A S H L Y N S L K C D C T L
K T N E N T A T S H I N S A P O K H U Y
V F S K I U N Y T I D H K T Z G W M S D
W X U A D I I O P X A Q P I N W K D G L
Z Y N N R U M N Q Q Y N Q O T E C I O W
F S Q O Y I H E B R E W S N J D K L R E
E J C Q T D T C G D R B O B S R R T L H
A D D K L L X G P C Y N U S P I M Q F T
M Y M G Y J E E B F E C W L V F S R D T
P H I L I P P I A N S N A I S E H P E A
T X U A C T S R E T E P S E E O A O K M
ACTS COLOSSIANS CORINTHIANS

EPHESIANS GALATIANS HEBREWS
JAMES JOHN JUDE
LUKE MARK MATTHEW
PETER PHILEMON PHILIPPIANS
REVELATION ROMANS TIMOTHY
TITUS

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We Love Our Bibles! Lesson #2: 5-12-5-5-12 ......................................17

We Love Our Bible! Lesson #5: Memorizing the Minor Prophets............49

We Love our Bibles!: Extra Learning Recommendations .....................68

Week 1 Worksheet: Important Bible Numbers! ........................................... 70

Week 2 Worksheet: Which Comes First? ...................................................... 71

Week 3 Worksheet: 1st 17 Bible Books Cryptogram .................................... 72

Week 4 Worksheet: Poetry & Major Prophets Crossword ............................. 73

Week 5 Worksheet: Minor Prophets ............................................................ 74

Week 6 Worksheet: Books of the New Testament........................................ 75

WHY KNOWING THE BOOKS IS IMPORTANT

SIX WEEKS OF LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED

HOW WE’VE DONE IT

One very wealthy man buried the treasure.

Many treasure hunters have gone looking

TEACHING THE BIBLE BASICS:

TEACHING BIBLE BASICS AND SALVATION:

Genesis Joshua Job Isaiah Hosea

Exodus Judges Psalms Jeremiah Joel

Leviticus Ruth Proverbs Lamentations Amos

Numbers 1 & 2 Samuel Ecclesiastes Daniel Obadiah

1 & 2 Chronicles Micah

TEACHING PART #1: THE PENTATEUCH:

TEACHING PART #3: SONGS & POETRY:

TEACHING PART #4: THE MAJOR PROPHETS

TEACHING PART #5: THE MINOR PROPHETS:

TEACHING LEVITICUS, NUMBERS, AND DEUTERONOMY:

We’ll use pictures and phrases to learn these 12.

TEACHING JOSHUA, JUDGES, RUTH:

TEACHING 1 & 2 SAMUEL, 1 & 2 KINGS, AND 1 & 2 CHRONICLES:

TEACHING EZRA, NEHEMIAH & ESTHER:

Ezra – Nehemiah – Esther

Have them repeat it several times.

Now, try to put everything together:

First 12, Books of Old Testament History:

5 Books of the First 3 Books of Middle 6 Books Last 3 Books of

XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX

5 Books of the First 3 Books of Middle 6 Books Last 3 Books of

GENESIS JOSHUA 1 SAMUEL EZRA

EXODUS JUDGES 2 SAMUEL NEHEMIAH

LEVITICUS RUTH 1 KINGS ESTHER

NUMBERS XXXXXXXXXXXXX 2 KINGS XXXXXXXXXXXXX

DEUTERONOMY XXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 CHRON XXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX 2 CHRON XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Abraham is considered the Father of the Nation of

J ESUS P ROVIDES P EOPLE E TERNAL S TRENGTH

M AJOR P ROPHETS M NEMONIC

I J UST L OVE E VERY D AY

TEACHING THE POETRY & SONGS:

TEACHING THE MAJOR PROPHETS:

GENESIS EXODUS LEVITICUS NUMBERS

DEUTERONOMY JOSHUA JUDGES RUTH

1 SAMUEL 2 SAMUEL 1 KINGS 2 KINGS

1 CHRONICLES 2 CHRONICLES EZRA NEHEMIAH

ESTHER JOB PSALMS PROVERBS

LAMENTATIONS EZEKIEL DANIEL

TEACHING THE MNEMONIC:

TEACHING THE MULTIPLES:

COMPLETING THE WORKSHEET:

1 CORINTHIANS MARK

2 CORINTHIANS MATTHEW

COLOSSIANS 1 PETER

EPHESIANS 2 PETER

JOHN 1 THESSALONIANS

1 JOHN 2 THESSALONIANS

2 JOHN 1TIMOTHY

3 JOHN 2TIMOTHY