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Abigail Bible Lesson Ideas, Crafts and Activities

How to Make Crafts and Activities Relating to Abigail, David, and Nabal Including: Sunday School Beanbag Toss Game, Bible Stick Puppets, and Review Games

 

David, Abigail, and Nabal

Abigail Bible Lesson - David, Abigail and Nabal

 

Abigail, David, and Nabal Bean Bag Sunday School Game

(A complete lesson with more crafts and activities is available on The Resource Room.)

Abigail, David, and Nabal Bean Bag Sunday School Game from www.daniellesplace.com

Before class prepare the game pieces. Make game pieces by folding card stock where indicated (see diagram below). Tape the folded bottom of the paper to the back of the paper to make a stand.

Member's Abigail, David, and Nabal Bean Bag Sunday School Game Pattern

Write one letter on the bottom of each stand to spell out "Keep the Peace".

In class place the cards in front of the room on a table or floor with the letters facing the floor or table. Place the letters in order to spell out "Keep the Peace". You can number the cards on the front or back before class so you know in what order to place the cards.

diagram for keep the peace game www.daniellesplace.com

In class have your children throw a beanbag or ball at the game pieces and try to knock pieces backwards so that the letters on the bottom of the cards pop up. Let the child who has knocked over a piece try to guess what the letters might spell out. Keep playing until a child has guessed or all the pieces are knocked over. When you are done tell your children that they will be learning about a woman named Abigail, who helped keep the peace.

 

These are the best Sunday school lessons I have ever seen! They are fun, exciting, and easy. I know my class will not be able to wait to see what happens week after week. Tracy, 2/19/2007

 

 

Bible Stick Puppets for Puppet Skit About Abigail, David and Nabal

Abigail, David, and Nabal Stick Puppets

What you will need:

Card Stock (Heavy Paper)

Scissors

Color Pencils

Jumbo Craft Sticks

Tape

How to Make the Bible Stick Puppets:

1. Before class print out the Bible stick puppets patterns or paper dolls on to card stock (Heavy paper).

Member's Stick Puppets Member's Pattern

Instant download - $2.95 - Bible stick puppets Instant Download Includes 14 Bible Characters: three female, three male, two angels, king and queen, two Jesus, and two soldiers stick puppets. See the Anytime Crafts Page for more information.

2. In class put your children into groups of four and have them prepare a puppet skit for the rest of the class. One of the children in the group can be the narrator for the story. Have them prepare stick puppets for each character. They may want to prepare more than on puppet for each character to depict different feelings.

Children may also want to draw things that the puppets will be holding during the story. For example the can tape picture of food to Abigail's hands. They may also want to draw swords for David's men and David, or donkey's for Abigail to ride.

These are the best Sunday school lessons I have ever seen! They are fun, exciting, and easy. I know my class will not be able to wait to see what happens week after week. Tracy, 2/19/2007

 

 

Other Uses for the Stick Puppets

Fiery Furnace Bible Craft for Kids

123 Homeschool 4 Me used this stick puppet craft to make Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stick puppets.

She used an upside-down paper lunch bag to make the fiery furnace. She cut a hole in the bag and taped fire-shaped pieces of paper to the bag. The puppets are inserted through the top of the bag to act out the Bible story.

 

 

Discover the Bible Verse Activity Sheet

 

What you will need: Paper, Highlighter Markers and Bibles

 

What to do:

1. Before class print out the "What Did David say to Abigail?" activity sheet and make copies. (Printable sheets are available to members on The Resource Room.)

Member's Abigail, David, and Nabal Bean Bag Sunday School Game Pattern

2. In class ask your children to describe Abigail and write word on the board.

3. Hand out the activity sheets and tell your children to draw a line through any words of word phrases that describe Abigail so that the only words that are left are from the Bible verse. If you are using the NIV tell your children not to draw a line through good judgement or blessed.

4. After your children are done tell them to look up the Bible verse in their Bible to check their work.

 

 

Review the Story

David and Abigail Bible Review Game from www.daniellesplace.com

 

Before class prepare 3" x 2" cards by writing words that describe the character and his or her actions in the story. Some of the words used for this story are: Beautiful, angry, rich, wicked, mean, smart, bowed down, etc.

After telling the story of Abigail, David and Nabal use the description cards to review the story. Write David, Abigail, and Nabal on your dry erase board or on a piece of poster board.

Have your children take turns picking one of the description cards. Ask the if the word or words on the card describe David, Abigail or Nabal. Then have that child tape the card under the appropriate name.

Member's Stick Puppets Member's Pattern

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Bean Bag Toss Bible Verse Review Game

Bible Verse Bean Bag toss review game for Sunday school www.daniellesplace.com

Cut a piece of card stock in half lengthwise. Fold up the strips of the card stock as shown in the diagram to the left. Tape the folded edge to the back of the game piece to make a stand. (See Game Above.) Print one word of the Bible verse on the bottom of each piece. Place them on the floor in front of the class. Have your children take turns throwing a beanbag or ball at the game pieces to knock them over revealing the words on the bottom of the game piece. Each time a child knocks over a game piece and reveals a word, let him or her try to say the verse by guessing the missing words.

When all the words have been revealed, have all the children say the Bible verse. Then discuss what the Bible verse means. Ask your children if David was quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry in today's story.

Use the following Bible verse to go with this lesson:

"Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." James 1:19b, NIV

"Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:" James 1:19b, KJV

 

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