Studying the Good Book with a Notebook
Notebooking can be applied to any subject of study, including the Bible! Enrich your Bible study times by recording what you learn and documenting it in notebooks.
The notebook is not the same as a personal prayer or devotional journal although a Bible notebook certainly could include personal responses to Scripture. Instead, a Bible notebook is something that could be shared with others, even with homeschool evaluators who are looking to document your yearly progress.
What Can You Put in a Bible Notebook?
- copywork
- Bible verses
- hymns and choruses
- narrations of Bible stories
- biographical reports of famous missionaries, preachers, or reformers
- personal responses to Scripture
- drawings of Bible stories
- coloring pages
- researched reports about Bible history or the daily life of Bible times
- character sketches of people in the Bible
- charts and lists -- for example, books of the Bible or the parables of the Bible, measures used in the Bible
- minibooks
- timelines of Biblical events
- maps
Here are some examples from my daughter's notebook.
Proverbs 31:10 copied and then rewritten in Sprite's own words.
That verse led us to research the value of rubies. Here are three pages of her ruby research.
Another way to notebook the Bible is to sketch cartoon style panels to retell the story. Here is the parable of the talents.
And this one is the raising of Dorcas.
Bible Timelines
for your notebook
I really like this book --Reproducible Maps, Charts, Time Lines and Illustrations-- for creating timelines. The drawings are simple yet realistic. Because it's reproducible, you can enlarge or shrink the images to suit whatever purpose you have in mind -- timelines, notebook pages, minibooks, coloring pages. This is an example of a notebooking page where we "recycled" a timeline of Joseph's life. The images come from this resource book.
Reproducible Maps, Charts, Time Lines and Illustrations: What the Bible Is All About Resources
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 12/05/2009)
Used Price: $6.42
Fully reproducible, this book will enhance your Bible notebooking experience with timeline figures, notebooking graphics, and coloring pages.
Free Printables for a Bible Notebook
- Trading Cards of Bible Characters & Events
- These could serve as the graphic for a notebooking page.
- Calvary Chapel Curriculum
- Lesson plans plus coloring pages.
- Gospel Hall Downloads
- These varied lesson plans have minibook templates, coloring pages, and 3D models, all of which could be adapted for or added to a notebook.
- Preschool Sunday School Bible Lapbooks
- The lapbooking templates here can be simply affixed onto cardstock to put into your notebook. Or hole punch the file folder and add that to your notebook.
- Notebooking Nook's Free Bible Pages
- Various characters and events in Biblical history.
- Notebooking Pages Free Bible and Quiet Time Pages
- Mostly Old Testament choices, but a handful of New Testament as well. Also includes six different generic Bible notebooking pages.
- Homeschool Helper Online's Free Notebooking Pages
- 3 Crosses on a Hill, Christmas Story, Empty Tomb, Jesus being Baptized, Jesus' Last Supper, Jesus on the Cross, Jesus Performing Miracles, Jesus Teaching, Jesus was Betrayed, Joseph and Mary, Moses and the Burning Bush, Moses Parting the Red Sea, Moses and Ten Commandments, Noah's Ark, Praying Hands, Wise Men on Camels, Wise Men and Star.
- Living Water Bible Games
- These are really attractive and creative games for learning the Books of the Bible, matching Bible couples (man and wife), and sequencing Bible events.
- Homeschool With Index Cards Free Notebooking Forms
- Three printable forms that can be used with any Bible Study
- Old Testament Bible Lessons
- Lots of printables arranged chronologically.
- Bible Notebooking Pages - Old Testament: Genesis
- This is at Currclick, but it's free!
- Hymn Notebooking Pages
- A 27 page document full of really well made notebooking pages with a hymn theme. These would work for notebooking any hymn.
- Grammacindy's Homeschool Networking and Fileshare Page
- This homeschooling grandmother shares her Bible notebooking pages in Word format. At the time of writing, her pages are all OT, but she is likely to add more.
- Books of the Bible Chart and Cards
- Choose from full color one page chart of the books of the Bible or from cards you can color and cut out.
- Books of the Bible Cards
- These free cards are meant for a Bible lapbook, but with some modification they could easily be used in a notebook.
- Betsy Stout's Free Printables at Homeschool Launch
- There are a plethora of free notebooking pages here. Many of them are Biblical characters and Bible events.
- Samutsari's Free Printables at Homeschool Launch
- Another generous homeschool mom shares her wonderful Bible history notebooking pages.
- That Resource Site Bible Learning Cards
- These card templates have room for making your own notes. Topics include the Ten Commandments, Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Abraham and Issac, Jacob and Esau, and Noah.
Bible Coloring Pages
![Really Big Book of Bible Story Coloring Pages [With CDROM] (Big Books (Gospel Light))](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PaWWJ65tL._SL160_.jpg)
Really Big Book of Bible Story Coloring Pages [With CDROM] (Big Books (Gospel Light))
Amazon Price: $26.99 (as of 12/05/2009)
Retail Bible Notebooking Pages
If you prefer the convenience of purchasing a set of Bible Notebooking Pages, visit CurrClick. It's a great place to see options from many publishers and to compare prices.
Kay Arthur Bible Studies for Kids
These are great Bible studies for children! A lot of the material in them could be easily adapted to notebooking as well.
You can read a review of these Bible studies at All Girl Homeschool.
You can read a review of these Bible studies at All Girl Homeschool.
How to Study Your Bible for Kids (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids)
Amazon Price: $8.79 (as of 12/05/2009)
Jesus in the Spotlight: John, Chapters 1-10 (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids)
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/05/2009)
Joseph--God's Superhero: Genesis 37-50 (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids)
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/05/2009)
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- GonnaFly GonnaFly Jul 15, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
- We tend to use the notebooking method too in our homeschooling. Thanks for this wonderful collection of resources. 5*
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- rlmodranski rlmodranski Jun 28, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
- Great ideas! I'm lensrolling it on my Family Devotions lens. 5*'s for you!
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- ideadesigns ideadesigns May 9, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
- This is awesome! Thanks for sharing. I love it, it would be great for all kids that want to learn more about the bible and adding pictures to a notebook is perfect. 5 stars. Please keep up the good work here.
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- Tipi Tipi May 5, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
- I love Bible Notebooking, great idea for a lens that's very inspiring. You really are a teacher because this lens just motivates people to action. - If I could, I would give you a purple star too, because this is a 'purple-spot'! :D - Susie
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- DianaHarper DianaHarper Apr 2, 2009 @ 7:35 am
- Thanks for the site on hymn notebooking. I am in the midst of creating a Holy Week Family Devotion/Activity set and wanted to teach the children (or at least expose them to) a hymn each day. The pages will provide both focus and variety.
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