How to Teach Preschoolers to Memorize the Ten Commandments

Children need to learn the Ten Commandments. It says in Deuteronomy 6:7 "And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children and shalt talk of them."

Preschoolers are very visual. They learn great by finding things as well as being told. If you want them to memorize the Ten Commandments just saying them over and over is not going to do it effectively. You will need to originate optical representations for them to remember them easier.

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Flash Cards Help Teach the Ten Commandments originate some flash cards for your preschoolers. On one side put one of the Ten Commandments. On the other side put a photograph representation. Teach the preschoolers the photograph representation and say the commandment that goes with it.

You shall have no other gods before Me. God should be whole One. Draw a 1st place ribbon. You shall not make yourself any graven image. Do not bow down to anything or any one but God. Draw a someone kneeling before a statue. You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain. Do not use your lips to dishonor God. Draw some goofy finding lips. Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. Do not neglect the things of God. Draw a Bible. Honor your Father and your Mother. Dads and moms are extra habitancy that God put in payment of you for teaching and to care for your bodily and spiritual needs. Draw a photograph of a mom and dad. You shall not kill. This is wrong. Draw a cartoony bomb. You shall not commit adultery. Adultery leaves a heart broken. Draw a heart ripped in two. You shall not steal. Stealing is wrong. Draw a cartoon robber. You shall not lie. Telling lies can lead to a very bad habit. Draw a "lying" whole nine. You shall not covet. Do not long for what others have, and forget the blessings that you have. Draw a fancy ring with a man reaching for it.
Singing Helps Teach the Ten Commandments other way to teach preschoolers to memorize the Ten Commandments is to sing them. If you know the well-known children's counting song "Ten microscopic Indians," put the music to the words of the Ten Commandments. Using this in combination with the flash cards, the preschoolers will memorize the Ten Commandments in no time.

An example of a verse would be: Hon-or your fath-er and your moth-er, Hon-or your fath-er and your moth-er, Hon-or your fath-er and your moth-er, This is com-mand-ment five.

Memorizing the Ten Commandments does not have to be tedious and difficult. Make it fun for the preschoolers and they will memorize them without even knowing it.

Make studying the Ten Commandments Fun Print out some coloring pages of the Ten Commandments and have the preschoolers color them. The time they spend coloring the photograph will put that photograph in their heads with the commandment attached to it. It may seem simple, but works very well with this age group. Possibly that is why there are so many places to print free coloring pages on the web, eh?

Another formula uses the child's fingers:

#1 - Have no other gods (God is #1, hold up one finger)

#2 Do not worship idols (two fingers "bow down")

#3 Do not misuse God's name (three fingers over your mouth), etc.

Use your imagination. Preschoolers love finger games. This is a good way for them to memorize the Ten Commandments and in numerical order.

It is also prominent for preschoolers to learn the Ten Commandments and what they mean, not just memorizing them. You can put each commandment into an easy to understand format for a preschooler to understand. Have them repeat the meaning back to you. Production this into a rhyme works great, and easy for preschoolers to remember.

God gave us the Ten Commandments so we would live our lives growing closer to Him. They are an prominent part of knowing right from wrong. Preschoolers are at the exquisite age to learn and institution right from wrong. With your role as a Sunday school teacher, you can achieve this in a memorable and imaginative way.

How to Teach Preschoolers to Memorize the Ten Commandments