Review: Grapevine Studies The Ressurection

I always try to do a bible study for Lent. I was very excited when this review came around from Grapevine Studies. The Resurrection is the perfect Lent or Easter bible study. I received a digital download. The first thing I did was print out our books. I printed the multi-level traceable student workbook. Usually these are for younger kids, but my son has fine motor problems and doesn't like to draw so to make things easier on us I just picked the traceable. The multi-level Resurrection study is good for ages 3 and up. My son is 11 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I really like that it is non denominational. They leave it up to you to use the version of the bible you prefer. They call this teacher-directed doctrine.

If you are not familiar with Grapevine bible studies their tagline is "stick figuring through the bible". Students listen to the scripture and then you use a white board to draw the stick figure scene and they copy it in their notebooks. Older kids can use their imaginations.

The Resurrection is a study of the events from the last supper to the ascension of Jesus Christ. The lessons are: The Last Supper, Gethsemane, The Religious Trials, The Civil Trials, The Crucifixion, The Death and Burial of Jesus, The Resurrection, The Witness and The Ascension. At the end of these lessons there is a final review. I like the reviews because you can see how much the student retained. If you are using this study in a discipleship or Sunday school class you can give out candy for correct answer. I love bible trivia and kids are competitive and they will listen more if they know they are going to get a sweet treat at the end.

I love the Teacher Workbook! It gives you a schedule. You can use the study daily or weekly. We chose to do it weekly. When we do another grapevine bible study we will do it daily because there is a lot of material to go over at once and doing it daily will spread it out. It really just depends on your schedule. They give you so much information and resources that even a beginner teacher will feel comfortable teaching this study. I had a lot of fun teaching it and learning things myself.

The first thing we did was fill out our timeline. I love the stick figures. I am a visual and kinetic learner so drawing the stick figures and seeing the scenes help the lessons stick into my mind and I hope Drama's. I also like the lesson review. It is one thing to read a study it is another thing to have a checkpoint to see how much the student was listening and learning. We also loved the memory verse review. They give you the verse to write and memorize and let you use your favorite translation.

This study comes in two options:

Resurrection: Beginner: Kindergarten students will journey through the last week of the Jesus earthly ministry through 11 weekly lessons or 22 daily lessons.

Resurrection: Multi-Level: 11 weekly lessons(at 40 min once a week) or 40 daily lessons(at 15 min a day).

Even pre-school kids will have fun listening to the resurrection story and tracing the stick figures. My niece will be three next year and I know she will love this study. She loves listening to bible studies and using her big crayons.

I highly recommend this study! You will be surprised at the end how much your student knows about the resurrection.

My New Scripture Journal

I love new writing stuff!!! I love writing utensils, art supplies, notebooks, and I totally geek out when it's time to buy back to school stuff.Today I went to Ross with the intentions of getting a new scripture journal for Lent. Ross has such a great selection of journals. They have Christian journals, secular journals, and sketch journals. They range from plain to intricate designs. My journal matches my personality. With me being a Princess of course I had to have one that was pink and sparkly. 

What I love most about my journal (besides the blinged out cross) is the verse on the front. Matthew 19:26 With God all things are possible. Such a wonderful reminder to have every time I open my journal to spend time with God. 

After Ross I had to go to Office Max to get printer paper. I usually don't go to Office Max because it's more expensive than Wal*Mart , but I really dislike Wal*Mart and just was not in the mood to deal with it today so I paid extra for convenience. While there I found some awesome little color pens for my new journal. I love colored pens and these are small enough to keep in the bag and in my purse. Hopefully I can keep them all together and not lose them like I normally do.

How I journal

I write down the verse I am studying. I write "what is happening in this passage?" Then underneath it I write a summary, I write "what does this passage mean to me?" Then I write how God spoke to me through the passage and what I took away from it. I sometimes doodle if I feel inspired. At the end I write down my prayer requests. 

I also use my journal at church for Sunday School and Sermon notes. It's handy to help remember what the sermon was about and anything I may want to write down that is running through my mind at the moment that may leave me by the time I get home. It's also nice to keep a record of prayer requests because you can go back and update them once the prayers have turned into praises. 

Let me know how you prayer journal or take sermon notes in the comments! God Bless!