Teaching Toddlers About God
- Toddlers are full of energy and
- Toddlers are constantly learning and absorbing truth from all around them.
So, how do we make sure that toddlers are learning about God while they're also learning all about the world around them?
Believe it or not, you do it by putting their energy to good use. You use that energy to teach them through motions, songs, games, and movement.
You'll find materials that do all that in the all-new "Ultimate Toddler Bundle." The Ultimate Toddler Bundle is everything you need for your toddler Sunday School class, or to teach your little ones at home. If you have children age 1-3 in your children's ministry, this is the only resource you'll ever need. With over 170 pages of toddler teaching resources, everything you need is in this bundle.
As you work toward the goal of teaching toddlers the truth of the gospel, here are a few ideas for pointing Toddlers to Jesus that you can keep in mind.
- Repeat gospel truths throughout the lesson.
- Look for teachable moments - these often happen during discipline, where you can remind children of our need for salvation.
- Sing LOTS and LOTS of Bible truth songs. Kids at this age learn especially well with music and will remember the truths that they sing. The Ultimate Toddler Bundle contains many such songs.
- Use repetition. For example- if you are working on a craft where they are gluing a cross shape onto a piece of paper, ask each kid a similar but different question about the picture as they work..... who died on the cross? where did Jesus die? why did Jesus die on the cross? Who died to pay for our sin? etc.
And, another tip is to make sure your bookshelves are stocked with books that say the same things that you are. Toddler are naturally curious and when they pull a book off a shelf and you can tell them that it's about God, they'll start to make connections between the books, your words and the learning activities you are doing. Here are some of my (and my son's) favorite books right now.
Recommended Bible Story Books, Devotional Guides & Teaching Resources:
- Sing and Play Big Bible Truths: Teaching God's Word to Toddlers (releasing September 4 - by Bethany Darwin)- You only get to raise your children once and your little ones need to know the big truths of God – Christ, sin, salvation and the gospel. Sing and Play Big Bible Truths is the perfect tool to introduce babies and toddlers to the Bible truths they need to learn now and for later on in life.
- Leading Little Ones to God: A Child's Book of Bible Teachings - Using simple, conversational language, this classic volume discusses such matters as the nature of God, sin, salvation, the Christian life, the church, prayer, and more
- The Big Picture Interactive Bible Stories for Toddlers - Introduce early learners to the Bible with The Big Picture Interactive Bible Stories for Toddlers Old Testament Board Book, featuring twenty Old Testament Bible Stories in this fun, interactive and engaging new Bible storybook designed just for toddlers.
Recommended Board Books for Toddlers:
- Big Theology for Little Hearts Series (God, Jesus, the Gospel) - Each book in the Big Theology for Little Hearts series introduces a big idea from the Bible with concise definitions and engaging illustrations to help young minds gain a foundational understanding of God's word.
- Jesus Heals (and the rest of the Baby Believer Series) - Your family will love this unique board book! Using colorful, engaging artwork, Jesus Heals introduces little ones to different parts of the body through the healings Jesus performed, pointing to His ultimate miracle—healing our sin by His death on the cross.
- God's Big Big Church - Preschoolers will love learning that their time and place at church is important and that they are a special part of God's big, big family.
- The Biggest Story ABC - From Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden to Zion and the new creation world, the Bible is telling one big story―the story of God's promise to deliver his people.
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from 3962 reviewsI am very happy with this curriculum. It will help me through this year with our little ones! Thanks so much.
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These lessons are interesting and fun. I work with the special needs students and this helps hold their attention.
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Okay, I’ve been in Sunday school or have been a Sunday school teacher most of my life. The way this lesson was presented gave me a totally new perspective on what took place on Palm Sunday. I had never thought of it as a celebration. A parade to celebrate Jesus’s triumph over sin.
Great lesson.
Have been using your curriculum for the last 3 + years. It works perfectly for our small church that may have two children one Sunday, and 8 the next. One teacher may have 2-4 yearolds, a 9 year old, a 10 year old and a 12 year old the same Sunday morning. The lessons are such that they adapt to the group we have. One of my favorite lessons was about avoiding obsticals in our walk with God. I used paper to lay out the obstical course with chairs, stools, the piano bench. Each person had their own special obstical. The 4 year-old budied up with the 9 year old.
Three boys went first. They did very well. The 5 girls went second. The last girl sat on a stool and sang the chorus of Jesus loves me beautifully. It was a wonderful plan that meant a lot to the older children. The younger ones had fun, and seeds have been planted! I have some Sundays when I wonder if they have retained anything! On a lesson on creation, we talked about how the raiin fell from the sky, and I asked where all the water went. The 3 1/2 year old said" it fell on the road". This was after his sister pulled him out from under the coffee table! We had a heavy rain just the day before. He participated--was listening and showed an understanding of -part of the lesson! Thank You!
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Bethany: Have you checked out the App “The Most Important Story”? I downloaded free from the App Store & have used it w grandkids & others. It is currently available for Apple but MIS says it will be on Androind next week. This is a simple, interactive cartooned presentation of the Gospel that I think deserves some attention. Anyway, I would like your opinion. Thanks!