Learning God's Word: Psalm 23

Usually for "Bible Class," the kids and I will read from The Jesus Storybook Bible one day, color a coloring page from a download I have with a shortened version of the same story another day, then go back to The Jesus Storybook Bible, and so on. Sometimes I will incorporate ideas from the handouts they get in Sunday School. But I'd really like to do more! I'm in the market for a great, theologically sound Bible curriculum (so if you have recommendations, please let me know!), but until then I'm going to try to put a little more effort into teaching my babies God's Word.

This week we read from the Jesus Storybook Bible about "The Good Shepherd." So I decided to spend a little bit more time on talking about God as our Shepherd.

Focus:

God is my shepherd and will take care of me. (I can trust Him).

Memory Verse:

"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." Psalm 23:1

We used THIS website to make the trace page.

Reading:

Jesus Storybook Bible "The Good Shepherd."
The Word and Song Bible "Psalms. The Psalm of the Shepherd King David."
Psalm 23 NASB and ESV versions.

Activities/coloring:

Psalm 23 Bingo (123 Homeschool 4 Me)
Psalm 23 word search (kindergarten)

Psalm 23 maze

Story Comprehension

Jesus and the Lamb coloring page

Songs/Poems:

Psalm 23 Song
Jesus Loves Me

Craft:

Shepherd toilet paper roll

Handprint Sheep

We also happened to have this DVD...

I don't plan to always be this elaborate, but we sure had a great time! Looking forward to do something like this again! What have you and your kids been studying in God's Word?

My go-to Smoothie

This is basically what I make every time because I almost always have the ingredients on hand. Unfortunately, I don't measure anything which means I get different consistencies every time. But hey, it keeps life interesting.

Ingredients:

• Water
• Vanilla Whey protein powder (one scoop)
• Variety of frozen berries (when your berries are about to go bad, chop them and stick them in the freezer).
• Banana half (also could be frozen)
• Spinach or Kale
• Dark chocolate chips
• Ice - optional (I only use this if I've put too much water in and need to thicken it up)

Directions:

Add everything into blender (I currently own the blender my parents got for their wedding 30-some years ago) in the order listed above.

Enjoy!

Some people say that smoothies are the best way to get your kids to eat their fruits and veggies. I can't seem to force smoothies down their throats. Maybe they just don't like this recipe... hopefully you'll have more luck! I absolutely love this yumminess.