Whenever moms ask me what I recommend for
Bible Study, I always tell them to just read the Bible to their kids.
What could be better than the straight Word of God?
When I
first started homeschooling in 1981, I had also just become a Christian
after 30 years of atheism. Not only was I hungry for the Word, but I
wanted my children to learn about God at an early age.
I
didn't know there was such as thing as Bible curriculum, so part of our
homeschool was to read through the Bible together, beginning at Genesis
and going all way through to Revelation. Every morning, I read another
chapter to the kids, who were then 4 & 5. Little did I know I would
have to discuss sex as part of our Bible reading! (I figured if God
wrote then He must have wanted us to discuss it - which we did!)
In my ignorance, by reading God's Word straight through, not only did
we learn about God's Word, but it also opened up the opportunity for us
to freely talk about many subjects that are often hard to talk
about.
Perhaps, you'd rather not get into some of those "deeper" topics right
off the bat! Here's what I would recommend. There is a brand new Bible
out called, Magnify: The Complete New Testament for Kids
by Tommy Nelson. It's the complete New Testament written in an
easy-to-understand translation just for kids along with cute, colorful
illustrations, a pair of fun Decoder Glasses to use as part of the
reading program, and short games and quizzes. A really fun way to learn
about God. I highly recommend it.
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