Teach kids about the Early Church with this FREE Early Church Fathers biography lapbook. Grab three free Who What Why series lapbooks!
Most children–and many adults–know the Church began with Jesus Christ in the New Testament. Then, the history of the Church gets a little hazy.
The Early Church
Second Corinthians 10:4-5, ESV, says:
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
Christians today must work to take every thought captive to Christ, obeying him. We also must destroy the arguments and lofty opinions raised against the knowledge God provided to us in Scripture.
The apostle Paul wrote these words in the time of the Early Church, when ungodly people crept into the church to pervert the grace of God (see Jude 4). New heresies arose, and Christians were led astray.
In the midst of this chaotic time, God raised up nine men–the Early Church Fathers– who contended for the faith. These Church Fathers not only took every thought captive for Christ, they wrote and taught biblical truth. The Early Church Fathers fought against unbiblical lies. Some of them even died for their faith.
In a time that is increasingly hostile to the Christian faith, we want our kids to know about the men who worked to destroy twisted arguments and lofty opinions. More importantly, we want them to understand the biblical truth these faithful Christians taught and wrote about.
Your kids can learn about the Early Church Fathers with the engaging book from Christian Focus Publications, Who Were the Early Church Fathers?. It’s part of the Who What Why series for middle grade kids, ages 7-12.
Early Church Fathers | FREE Biography Lapbook
To go along with your narrative middle grade biography, Who Were the Early Church Fathers?, you’ll want to use this FREE biography lapbook:
Early Church History
The Early Church History FREE biography lapbook is a fun, hands-on study of the Bible for your child from the ages of 7-12.
You and your child will study:
- The impact of the Early Church Fathers on the Early Church world, on the Church, and on your child’s world.
- The Early world. Your child will learn about what it was like to live during the time of the Early Church.
- The people involved in each Christian history story.
- Biblical and historical vocabulary.
- The timeline of each story.
- The geography of each Early Church story.
- Theology: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6.
The Who What Why Series Biblical Truth lapbooks will help your child learn and record important facts about biblical history and theology, with visuals they will not forget.
The Early Church Fathers | FREE Biography Lapbook
The Early Church Fathers | Biography Lapbook is one of three FREE biblical history lapbooks designed to complement the Who What Why series. Learn more about Who Were the Early Church Fathers? and get your FREE Christian history lapbooks here.
Early Church Fathers Minibooks and Activities
Your child will find a number of fun minibooks and activities to cut, assemble, paste, color on, and write in. Depending on the age of your child, they may need a little help assembling the lapbook components.
The minibooks and activities include:
- 3-D Banner
- Lapbook Cover
- T-Books
- Layered Books
- Matchbooks
- Word Search Stack
- Timeline
- Copywork
- Geography Layered Book
The Who What Why Biblical Truth lapbooks will help your child learn and record important facts about biblical history and theology, with visuals they will not forget.
Supplies You’ll Need for Your Early Church Fathers Biography Lapbook
You’ll need a few supplies to put together your lapbook. You probably already have most of these. If not, it’s worth investing in them as you will use them again and again with your kids.
- The Who What Why Early Church Series: Who Were the Early Church Fathers?
- A Colored File Folder
- A Sheet of Cardstock in a Complimentary Color
- Printer Paper
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Stapler
- Printer Paper
- Your Bible
- Colored Pens to Write With
- Colored Pencils to Color With
How to Print and Use Your Free Lapbook about the Early Church Fathers
To create the base of your lapbook, place your file folder on a table and fold both sides inward toward the creased spine of the folder. Once the outer edges meet, crease your file folder. This will give you a book that opens in the middle. You will still have a fold in the middle of your book, so I like to glue a piece of cardstock into the middle section of the book to create a thick center that won’t bend.
You can watch a quick tutorial for your free lapbook above.
The Early Church Fathers Lapbook will help your child learn and record important facts about the history of the Early Church, with visuals they will not forget.
Learn more about the Who What Why series and get your FREE Biblical Truth Lapbooks here.
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Christian History Matters for Our Kids.
History matters. Now, more than ever, we see how important it is for our children to know and understand history and the Bible.
Here’s why:
- God is the sovereign ruler of all things. It’s important for our kids to see his hand in the history of nations and in the lives of both peasants and kings.
- Christian history is the story of our family history. Our kids get to see how people who love Jesus follow him.
- Understanding history can help our kids learn historic and biblical theology. They learn what the Bible says and what that means for us. They also see when the study of Scripture has taken important turns that have changed the Church.
- Reading Christian biographies and history can be a wonderful way for kids to think outside their own time and culture. God’s Church spans centuries and includes people from every nation.
- Christian biographies help kids consider their own faith, walk with Jesus, and the impact their witness may one day have on others–and on history.
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