The Sunday after Easter, I told our kids the story from John 21 - Jesus' post resurrection appearance on the beach in Galilee and the miraculous catch of fish. I had them get up during the story and act out casting their nets as if they were the disciples. This was a particularly fun story for the kids, maybe because I had a little campfire scene set up that I let them play with after the story. There is a link to a YouTube video showing the telling. Interestingly, a few months later I had a group of middle and high school youth help me tell the same story to a larger group of children during VBS. instead of Biblical Storytelling, we acted out the story using a script. The set was very involved with a boat and a campfire and a beach. We all dressed in costumes for that. The children loved it so much that during their break they came into the Bible Storytelling room and several of them re-enacted the story; one being Jesus and one being Peter and some being the other disciples. It was heartwarming and amazing that they remembered the smallest details and were telling the story very well on their own with no interference or prompting from me. Some parents started gathering around and taking video and pictures. It makes me realize that children learn best by copying and by playing with the story. Sometimes I just have to get out of the way.
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AuthorHi, thanks for joining me on this blog journey. I am Kathy Smedley, not a professional at anything, but I am passionate about 2 things: God's Word and God's children. I hope to connect you to the world of biblical storytelling and how using it in ministry with kids is formative and is the best way that I know how to teach the Bible. Archives
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