Preschool Puppet Idea for teaching the story of Mary and Martha
Bible Paper Dolls Making Friends - Bible Paper Dolls – bible paper dolls, you can print off hair & accessories, clothes, & bodies. I was thinking you could make some neat tongue depressor stick puppets using the patterns above to decorate – first print off bodies and then an assortment of hairs, clothes, etc. you’d need to pre-cut these, but then the children could have fun selecting different outfits, hair etc., then colouring them. Markers might be easier as they will be working with smaller pieces of paper. They could each make a Mary & a Martha puppet. They could play Jesus’ part. (Martha may want two faces, one angry and one happy, if you decorate her instead of a back and front, give her two fronts.) Another idea would be instead of using paper use fabric or coloured foam sheets, then the children don't need to colour it.
Storybooks available on Mary and Martha
- Jesus Visits Mary and Martha (Arch Books), by Michelle Medlock Adams, Concordia, 2017, 9780758657381. New art work. Ages 5-9.
- Martha / Jesus' Miracles (Flipbooks), Little Bible Heroes Series, B&H Kids, 2015, 9781433687143. Nice size for reading to class as each two pages is a full picture with minimum text, but stays true to the bible story. Flip book over and you have Jesus' Miracles. One two-page spread per miracle, but it does include Lazarus. Ages 2+
- Martha and Mary-Friends of Jesus (Bible Time Series), by Carine MacKenzie, Atlas Books, 2006, 9781845501679. Ages 5-9.
- Mary & Martha's Dinner Guest (Arch Books), Concordia, 1998, 9780570075486. Ages 5-9.
