Gideon Judges 6-8

MSSS Bible Lessons are always a good place to start
http://www.mssscrafts.com/oldtestament/gideon.htm

Word find from the story of Gideon http://sewhttkr.home.comcast.net/~sewhttkr/bibleWS/bibleWS/35_gideon.htm

Activity sheet and picture cards http://www.ebibleteacher.com/children/ottoc.htm

Craft ideas
Jar templates http://www.mssscrafts.com/crafts/takeonejar/index.htm
toddler lessons http://sunday-school-fun-zone.com/freelessons/biblecharacters.html#gideon
Bow and Arrow or sheep craft http://baptist-church.suite101.com/article.cfm/gideon_the_unlikely_warrior

Bible Lapbook

Want to learn your books of the bible? Lapbook Lessons has a free lapbook to help you plus other fun things to learn about the bible. You do have to join Lapbook lessons but it is free.

Bible lapbook here

Flashcards to learn the OT books of the Bible free PDF download from ebibleteacher.com

Pockets to store bible verses in at LapbookLessons (scroll down)

Character Lapbook

Create a lapbook on your favourite Bible Character.

There are lots of general templates available in Homeschool Share's Character Lapbook

Or Look at Lapbook Lessons and see if the character you want has a lapbook this page links to their christian character lapbooks

Favourite Sunday School Activity Sites

Danielle's Place
This site is dedicated to teaching children through crafts and activities. I love the ideas she has. This page lists her bible lesson crafts and activities.

Lapbook lessons
You have to join this site but it is free. This page lists their Bible Lapbooks.

Fall of Jericho

Ideas for the lesson
Make a city http://www.mssscrafts.com/crafts/buildings.htm
How to use your felt map with this lesson found here

Lesson Plans
from ebibleteacher

Craft ideas
## Check out Danielle's place lots of Joshua and Jericho ideas here - memory verse, make a horn, games.

##Build a wall of empty cereal or packing boxes. Have students re-enact story. Knock the "wall" down at the end.

##Make a paper rams horn (scroll down to find the idea)
or make one out of a milk carton For rams horns, you'll need used plastic milk cartons.
1. Wash and dry the carton.
2. Cut out the wide bottom of the jug.
3. Wrap strong mailing tape around the cut edge to avoid any sharp points that may harm the children.
Have the children hold the handle and blow out of the spout side of the rams horn as they create a horn sound with their voice.
Another idea is to use a birthday horn (scroll down the site until you see Shofar)

##Focus on the number 7

7days, 7 priests, 7 trumpets, 7 times marching around.

(older children might light to highlight the numbers in their bible)

numbers worksheets found here - not biblical but could be adapted.

Rahab and the Spies

This is one of my favourite stories in the Bible. Inspite of how she is described she was an amazing woman. Her story is proof that nomatter what we were God can still work with us. She is one of only 5 women listed in the genealogy of the son of God. What a testament to her great faith.

Ever wondered why the 2 spies went to Jericho - really? After all they were useless at their job. Within a few minutes of entering the gate they were knowen to the king. I am sure that they only went to Jericho to save Rahab and she by her faith saved her whole household.

Here are the internet resources I found to help in telling the story of Rahab.

General Interest
Flax see Wikipedia

Lesson Plans
lesson plan here (this is a PDF download) from Mission Arlington
another lesson plan here

Song
I like the song for remembering the name of Rahab. (this was found on a few sites)
R-A-H-A-B(Tune: B-I-N-G-O)
There was a girl God used for good and Rahab was her name-oR-A-H-A-B, R-A-H-A-B,R-A-H-A-B and Rahab was her name-o.

Craft ideas
Rahab and the spies going down the fall colour print out here

Israel felt map

http://www.edupatterns.com/bible_story_mat.htm has a felt map of Israel for teaching lessons - instructions to make this map can be found here