This is a center I set up in my classroom with a variety of Christian Bible story learning materials.
Here are the materials I included. Most of these are resources I collected from various sources. Hopefully this list will give you some ideas. Even if you aren’t able to find exactly the same items, maybe it will help you decide on things to include in your classroom.
Nativity Set
I put this nativity set out at advent and it stays the rest of the year. This set was a resin set of Christmas ornaments that I bought at the after Christmas sales very inexpensively.
Noah’s Ark
This is a simple wood Noah’s Ark that came with two wooden people and wooden animals (which are in the wooden box beside the ark). I purchased this used from Ebay.
Bible Story Puzzles
These four Melissa & Doug peg puzzles have pictures of four of the main Bible stories and were found in an online store.
Rosaries
Since I was teaching in a Catholic school at the time, we had a basket of rosaries.
Jesus “doll”
This came from Catholic Child. My kids have used this “doll” to build a bed, a cross, and a tomb for Jesus (see photos).
Advent Wreath
During advent, I set up a table with a nice brocade table cloth. I made the wreath by cutting a piece of green felt into a wreath shape. I placed four battery powered tea light candles on the wreath and covered each candle in pink or purple paper. Each week, we would “light” a candle by switching on the light.
Letters
These are wooden letters from a craft store that I painted. Children use them to spell the name of Jesus.
Thanksgiving Treasures
This is a set from Family Life. You introduce the set by showing children each piece and telling them one very simple statement about each. Children can then retell the story themselves as the touch each piece.
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Karen, I love this idea and will be sharing it with all my staff today at our Christian daycare centre in Pickering, Ontario! God Bless!
Karen,
As a new teacher at a Catholic school, I can’t tell you how happy I am that I found your website! I’m already making plans about how to set up my classroom and routine for next year (I was hired halfway through the school year). The bible story center is such an amazing idea to let little ones explore what they have learned. I’m going to start collecting some “treasures” asap!
Hi Karen,
I am looking for the (Lights, Camera interactions) Melissa & Doug wooden bible puzzles. I owned the same ones a few years ago and donated them to my church. I am now a grandmother and would like to find the same puzzles or similar for my grandson. Do you have any idea how I can find some. I have searched on the internet, but have not found anything. Thank you so much for your help.
Gail Nettles
I don’t know, Gail. They change out their products from time to time, so they may have stopped making those. When I searched, I did see some Melissa and Dough Bible floor puzzles. Also save a search on ebay for them. Often people will sell them on ebay when their children outgrow them.
I am so glad my program director shared this site. I teach a preschool Sunday school class as well as teaching Pre-K during the week. You have great ideas. Thanks for sharing them.
Wow…such an awesome sight. I have been teaching for many years and you have given me so many new ideas to use in my classroom this year. Thanks for the Christian section too:)