![]() It is also important to give them the tools to discover biblical truths for themselves. It is important as Christian parents to teach our children about Jesus. Thank you to the publisher for fulfilling my review request via NetGalley. And perhaps it will inspire some desire to look into other stories from the Bible. While this type of instruction is not necessarily my cup of tea, there is definitely an audience out there for this kind of book, who will enjoy working through it every day. It took some time to build up their story to make sense in the greater context of the book and with the lessons being taught. Sometimes I could see how it tied in, and then other times not so much. There is a cute storyline that introduces each lesson, where the kids are excited about learning about Jesus and even make some new friends along the way. I am flashing back to a homeschool-type program that was used in a religious school I worked at for a while, and even some Sunday School classes. But that could also be my natural Montessori resistance to such traditional teaching methods. I felt like the effort of drawing certain colors and shapes over words kind of detracted from the topic and would thus make the text harder to read. The directions that they have to follow will have to be read to them by an adult, or at least require some adult guidance. ![]() Later in the book, the stories and examples started to make a bit more sense in a more concrete, relatable way, but that didn't start until about halfway through. But I felt like it was very abstract in spite of its best efforts to teach kids about who Jesus is. It claims to be a way for children to study the Bible on their own. This book is geared toward ages four to seven, but I felt it was more appropriate for slightly older children. What you see is what you get with this one. Mainly this one is focusing on who Jesus is. Though I am sure it is much more complex than this if you look at the whole system. I think this one written with very young children in mind does a good job of clarifying it. IN all honesty, I've been intimidated, timid, hesitant to mark up a bible with a system that may or may not be easy for me to use, process, understand. I have not used the inductive bible study method before. Little ones are prompted to answer these questions and learn alongside these fictional children. They are asking QUESTIONS of the text, and answering those questions with the text. A handful of children are learning about Jesus by reading specific Scripture texts-nearly all if not all-from the gospel of John. The book is a blend: a fiction story book, an interactive activity book/workbook, and nonfiction. According to the introduction, this book is both for children who are young enough NOT to be reading yet AND for children who are reading for themselves. Either way, this book serves as a way to introduce bible study to little ones. Perhaps parents are NEW to the method/system. Perhaps parents are already familiar with this method-the method has been around for decades now. This book serves as an introduction to the inductive bible study method. ![]() Do you know WHO Jesus is? “We do, and we want you to know Jesus too. ![]() Watch out! Kate will lick your face too! “Kate wants to help us learn about Jesus. She loves to sniff out clues and lick our faces. If the child has already learned how to read, let the child read the story aloud to you.įrom chapter one: “Hi! My name is Cooper, and this is my sister, Callie. Put your finger under each word so the child will learn that words have meaning and are read from left to right. Begin each day’s study by reading the brief opening story aloud to the child. This series also helps children develop important skills related to colors, shapes, positional concepts, reading, mathematics readiness, and dexterity as they learn God’s Word. From the introduction: Welcome to the Beginner Inductive Bible Study series-inductive Bible Studies that help young children learn how to read and study the Bible for themselves. ![]()
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