I Can Learn the Bible {Book Review}

I Can Learn the Bible {Book Review}

Being a homeschool family, we're always looking for ways to teach our children about Scripture. I have started using I Can Learn the Bible, by Holly Hawkins Shivers, which contains 52 Scriptures every kid should know.

In this 52-week devotional for children, author Holly Hawkins Shivers adapts the gift book The Joshua Code (written by her father, O.S. Hawkins) into a devotional that will help kids learn and live the scriptures. Using kid-friendly language, I Can Learn the Bible teaches scriptures in a way children can understand. Each week, kids will commit a new scripture to memory by reading a fun, engaging devotional that’s doable for a child. Matthew 7:7 will remind kids to always ask God for help. Philippians 1:6 will teach them that God is always working in their lives. And 50 more scriptures will continue to write the truth on their hearts so that they will remember it forever.

Parents using the gift book will love using the kids’ book as a discussion tool for the entire family. A great gift for baptisms, confirmations, and any special occasion, I Can Learn the Bible includes clever tips for memorizing scripture. Each new day and each new verse will reinforce to young readers that “God’s Word is FOR ME and TO ME, it is IN ME and working THROUGH ME, and just like His love, it goes on and on forever!”

I like how this book is broken down into weekly lessons. For example, the first verse we learned about was Genesis 1:1; “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” On Monday, we would talk about the passage and what it means. On Tuesday, we read the devotional and start memorizing the verse. And so on; each day is another part of the lesson, asking questions, and memorizing more of the Scripture until the child has the entire verse down pat.

Since the book is intended for children ages 4-8, the language is broken down to their level, but I found the meaning to be the same overall. And we've worked it into our daily lessons, not only for Bible study, but for handwriting as well since they copy the passage on their line papers.

As a side note, because the language is not word for word from the Bible, I'd suggest to any parent to also include the verse from your own Bible. While I haven't found any issues myself, make sure it lines up with your beliefs that you are teaching your child.

You can buy your own copy of I Can Learn the Bible from Amazon.

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