These preschool Bible lessons are created and used
at home. The Bible lesson and Bible printables are suitable for home or Bible
class use. This week is D for David.
I just
couldn't decide on who to talk about for the letter D! I started with Deborah,
but she is a little much for preschool. Then Dorcas, but I already have a post
for her. So I kept thinking Daniel or David? It's been a while since I talked
about David to them. I decided on an overview (condensed) for them. The D is
for Disciples post has a lot of different printables for the letter D.
David
& King Saul
David
was a shepherd for his father Jesse. That means he took care of his father’s
sheep. David was ruddy (reddish, pink) with bright eyes and good looking. He
was brave, strong and healthy. They lived in Bethlehem. David had seven brothers
and he was the youngest.
There
were days that King Saul wasn’t feeling good, so his servants suggested that
they find someone who could play the harp. They thought it would make King Saul
feel better. They told King Saul that David played the harp very well. King
Saul sent a message to Jesse (David’s father) that he wanted David to come to
him. David went to King Saul and played the harp. It made King Saul feel
better! (1 Samuel 16:14-23)
David & Goliath
David
was King Saul’s armor bearer. And, King Saul loved David. (1 Samuel 16:21) The
Philistines gathered together on one side of a mountain, and King Saul and his
people were together on a mountain on the other side. There was a valley
between them. There was a champion in the Philistine camp. His name was Goliath
and he was a very big man! He wore a lot of armor and every day in the morning
and the evening, Goliath called out for someone to fight against him. He did
this for 40 days! David’s father (Jesse) told David to take grain, bread and
cheese to his three brothers that were in King Saul’s army.
When
David arrived at King Saul’s camp, he found his brothers. As David was talking
to them, Goliath shouted “Send someone to fight me!” David went to King Saul
and said he would fight Goliath! King Saul told David that he was too young!
David said he had protected his sheep when a lion or bear attacked the sheep.
David said that God was with him! David took his staff and picked five smooth
stones from the brook and went to Goliath. Goliath made fun of David! He was
too young to fight Goliath! But, David said he had God on his side! David took
a smooth stone and slung it with a slingshot into Goliath’s forehead! David won
the battle! (1 Samuel 17)
David
and King Saul’s son were good friends. His name was Jonathan. When King Saul
was angry with David, Jonathan helped him. He told David that he would do
anything for David. (1 Samuel 20)
David the King
David became king after King Saul. David was a good leader. David was an excellent soldier and God was
with him. (2 Samuel 8:14) David
lived a long life that was full of honor and riches.
David was a great king for 40 years and God was with David. (1 Kings 2:11) David’s son Solomon was the king after David.
I included the lesson, a Bible Memory Verse poster and the First 3 Kings of Israel poster. There is the set of 4 half page visuals I used with the lesson. I have my Bible open to 1 Samuel and read the verse from the Bible. I let them review by holding up the visuals and telling me what they learned.
I put the map in a page protector and they made Play Doh mountains and valley grass. They used the stand-ups printed on cardstock to retell David and Goliath. (You can also use the backgrounds found here [see below] and some plastic sheep.)
There are several pictures to color and they loved the maze. The flip book is easy and the pictures are in color and black & white.
We talked about shepherds and they took care of their sheep. Once they figured out what the hook was for on the shepherd's staff, they had more fun hooking each other!
I have done this for so many years and they always love it! Just spread out blue fabric or felt and throw some smooth stones on it. I had bags for them to put the stones in. They counted to five, which is harder than you think for a preschooler because they want a lot more!
You can find this set of re-tell standups with David & Goliath graphics here. This has a nice set of backgrounds and includes David the shepherd. Click here to see it.
There are a lot of letter D ideas and printables for preschool here.
I found a lot of the alphabet
letter ideas and projects on Pinterest.
You can see more on my D is for Alphabet Board on Pinterest here.
Click here to see my board for David.
Click here to see my board for David.
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