Summer Bible Reading for the Littles

In my opinion, there is NOTHING better than summer!  This native eastern Washington girl lives for sunshine, warm weather, iced-coffee, summer break, and did I mention sunshine?!  This will be our second summer to have Bible reading as a part of the daily routine for our three kiddos.  Our hope is that by equipping them with an age-appropriate plan, they will develop a hunger and love for the Word.

Tyler and I have been using Wayne Cordeiro’s S.O.A.P. journal method for several years in our own study of Scripture

To summarize S.O.A.P.

• Scripture – after reading a passage of Scripture, write down just one or two verses that stood out to you

• Observation – write an observation about the Scripture

• Application – journal about how this applies to you, personally

• Prayer – write out a prayer about what you just wrote about

 

Not to sound overly dramatic, but when I first started using this journaling method for my Bible reading, it CHANGED MY LIFE!  I actually remembered and applied something from my reading, every single time.

This is a valuable tool to teach our kids, so with an age-appropriate Bible, and a note-book, they too are using the S.O.A.P. process.

(Free PDF of SOAP  description for kiddos journals.)

 

Our six-year-old is using a storybook bible that she can read by herself, The Beginner’s Bible (linked here) .  She is starting in chapter one of her Bible, which unsurprisingly begins with the Creation Story.  Her S.O.A.P. process is based off a sentence that she read, that meant something to her.  (My all time favorite storybook Bible is The Jesus Storybook Bible (linked here), however, it’s a little more challenging for a brand new reader. We use it as a family devotional at bedtime).

 

Our eight-year-old son is using the NIrV Adventure Bible (linked here) .  This summer we are going to alternate through the book of Psalms and The Gospel of John.  Today we starting with Psalm 1.

 

 

Our ten-year-old wanted to use a “more mature” Bible, so he is using my Bible, while we wait for the NIV Youth Quest Study Bible (linked here) to arrive in the mail.

 

 

After day 1, I already LOVE this plan.  It’s so precious to see how they process Scripture.  I’d love to hear what your plans are for your own kiddos!