Snip & Tell Bible Stories

From SPARK

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This book shows how to make simple paper cutouts that are completed as the Bible story is told.

Description

Story telling is exciting for children as they watch the cutouts and listen to the stories. Each of the 40 stories from both the Old and New Testaments has a pattern to cut out with scissors. The cutting is done as the story is told.

The cutputs are:

• The snake, the tree, and the fruit from the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3)
• Moses in the basket (Exodus 1- 2:10)
• Samson and his hair - which is cut off as the story is told (Judges 16)
• The Lion from Daniel and the lion's den (Daniel 6)
• Three wise men (Matthew 2:1-12)
• Jairus' daughter sitting up in bed (Mark 5:21-43)
• The fish from when Jesus fed 5,000 people (John 6:1-13)

The patterns may be copied. This lets the storyteller practice cutting and telling the story, ahead of time.

Stories included in the book are: OLD TESTAMENT

• And God Said
• The Fruit Tree
• The Big Houseboat
• Sarah Laughs
• A Stairway to Heaven
• A Baby in a Basket
• A Donkey who Talked
• The Walls that Fell
• The Day the Sun Stood Still
• Samson
• Ruth's Kindness
• Saul Becomes a King
• David and The Giant
• Birds Feed Elijah
• Sharing a Little Oil and Flour
• Elijah and the Altar of Flames
• More and More Jars of Oil
• The Handwriting On the Wall
• Daniel In the Lion's Den
• Jonah and the Whale

NEW TESTAMENT

• Jesus is Born
• The Shepherds in the Field
• The Star
• The Wise Men
• Zechariah and the Angel
• Jesus' Friends
• The Man Who Came Through the Roof
• The Lilies of the Field
• The Sower and the Seeds
• Wind and Waves
• Jesus Feeds 5,000 People
• Blind Bartimaeus
• The Ten Lepers
• The Wise Man's House
• Jairus's Daughter
• Zacchaeus
• Jesus, The King On a Colt
• Peter and John Heal a Lame Man
• Peter is Rescued
• Paul and Silas in Jail

Considerations

• All children will enjoy watching the patterns unfold from the cuttings.
• Patterns are easy to understand. Solid lines show you where to cut. The dotted lines show where to fold.
• Questions let the teacher involve the children.
• Older children can help cut and fold the patterns.

Limitations

• Some people groups may not have the scissors that are needed for cutting out the patterns.

Guidelines for Use

• In Church, Sunday School, Christian schools, schools, Bible clubs and camps
• As an audio book to play while older children cut out the patterns.

Where to Obtain

Link to Producer or Source Organization

Group Publishing Inc

• Address: Dept. PD, P.O. Box 481, Loveland, Colorado 80539
• Phone: ?
• Web site: www.group.com

Cost: $16.99 (USD) as of November 2008

Artist/Producer= * Author: Karyn Henley

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Current copyright owner

Karyn Henley, 1993

Other Information

If you are interested in translating this book for a minority language group, contact Group Publishing Inc. They will help you work out a Creative Commons License agreement.

Reviewed by

Vida, VMS

Date

November 14, 2008