Teach Your Kids About Noah’s Ark

Teach Your Kids About Noah’s Ark

Teach Your Kids About Noah’s Ark : Multi-thousand tips to make your life easier.

One of the earliest and fondest stories for children is the story of Noah, the ark, and the great flood. All the elements of the story—from the animals that were made to board the ark in pairs, to the dove with the olive branch in its beak, to the rainbow—are extremely interesting to children.
There is a lesson in this Bible story that proves invaluable to the human experience. Through Noah’s example, one learns about forgiveness, compassion, faith, and unconditional love. These layers and mysteries of Scripture reveal their rich meaning as one grows up and experiences them. But as children, they cannot fully grasp these concepts, so it is best to ease them in and introduce them to simpler ideas.
Children love storytelling and imagining the story in color. Even if you told the story every night until they were fourteen years old, they would still enjoy listening to it. To make the experience better for both you and your child, there are different ways to narrate the Bible story. Here’s how to teach your kids about Noah’s Ark.

• Simple storytelling. Go to your nearest bookstore or Christian bookshop and purchase the story of Noah’s Ark. If you will be reading to children, remember when purchasing a book that the bigger and more colorful the pictures, the better! There are books available in large print. These are good for reading in front of a large class.  
• Online. If you would like to introduce your children to the computer and the internet, you can access e-books online. You can search for an interactive online version of Noah’s Ark on YouTube or Google. YouTube also has a few videos narrating Noah’s story—whether cartoons, live action, or even musicals.
• Stuffed toys. To supplement your storytelling, you can use stuffed toys as props. When buying stuffed toys, don’t forget to buy them in pairs. But you don’t need to spend much, as you can easily improvise with toys that are already available at home. Children love to play and pretend, and they are masters of imagination, so allow them to imagine.
• Play. You can also play “pretend.” While the storyteller can play Noah, the children can be Noah’s family or even the animals. You can make it more educational by asking your children what sound each animal makes.
• Coloring books. Another way to teach your child about the story is by having a coloring activity together. Coloring books will help illustrate the different elements of the story, such as the ark, the animals, Noah, the family, and, of course, the rainbow. You can use this time to teach the children about colors and the concept of size. How can hundreds of animals fit in a boat? How big could the boat have been? You may also teach them about different types of weather. Why does it rain? Where does rain come from? How do rainbows form? Apart from introducing them to the concepts of weather, color, and such, you may also take this time to teach them about values. Noah’s story is particularly filled with great values and lessons that are worth teaching to your children: forgiveness, God’s unconditional love, faith, hope, and promises. You may not want to emphasize God’s vengeful punishment of the people. The Bible story is not, ultimately, a story about God’s wrath.

Have fun during storytelling time with your kids. Cherish these few and rare moments when they will love listening to you. Good luck!