Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Beginning the 10 Commandments: Exodus 19:16-25, 20:1-6

Activity
We're going to re-learn a song that Kiera learned a few years ago about the 10 Commandments.  I love the song "The Perfect Ten" from Angel's Aware created by Kathie Hill and Janet McMahan; it's great for kids, and very honestly, it's catchy, so it's easy for kids and adults (like me) to learn.  I found the lyrics here..."The Perfect 10"
Andrew quickly picks up anything that is repeated to him several times, so I'm hoping that he'll learn the song right along with Kiera.  I'll be singing it to him throughout the day while Kiera is at school as well as during Bible study time.

We're also making a heart for each of the Commandments as we study them.  We're going to string the hearts and hang them at our work area.  I chose hearts so that we could talk about the fact that God gave us the Commandments because of his love for us. ~ Hearts are also easy to cut! :)


How It Went
Kiera learned the 10 Commandments a few years ago, though I've known for a while that she doesn't remember them as well as she should.  She started to remember "The Perfect 10" after I sang it for her, and she did like hanging up the Commandments.  (She likes hanging any of her work on the walls...  It's as close as she can get to writing on the walls I guess!)  Andrew missed pretty much all of our Bible study tonight, he had a big day and a short nap, so he was cuddled up on the couch looking pretty sleepy through most of it.