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The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook

June 23, 2022 By Danika Leave a Comment

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The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook will give your child hours of thoughtful Bible study, with visuals they will not forget.


The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the most important thing I’ve taught my children. Hands down. The second most important thing I’ve shared with my children is lessons in character.

Some of this character training has been through discipline and consistency, but much of it has been proactive. We’ve read aloud many stories of Christian heroes, and discussed the consequences of character in the Bible. We’ve talked most often about the fruit of the Spirit, that wonderful list of godly character traits that grow in our hearts when we accept Christ and we are filled with the Holy Spirit.


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You can proactively teach your kids about godly character, too, through Christian history, studying the Bible together, and by going through some fun and simple Fruit of the Spirit lessons together. I’ve put together a Fruit of the Spirit lapbook so that you’ll have a ready-made resource right at your fingertips!

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The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook

Teach your kids about the fruit of the Spirit in a fun, hands-on way that your children will love! This lapbook is part Bible study, part Bible craft, part notebooking, and it’s perfect for families who want to go deeper into the fruit of the Spirit with elementary age children from 5-12.


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You’ll want to do these fruit of the Spirit lessons over a period of days or a couple of weeks. Check out this fun video that shows how the lapbook is put together!


The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons

The My Fruit of the Spirit Lapbook is a fun, hands-on Bible study for your child from the ages of 5-12. You and your child will study three Scripture passages:

  • Galatians 5:22-23
  • John 15:1-17
  • Matthew 7:15-20

Your child will learn about the fruit the Holy Spirit develops in the life of the believer, think about ways that fruit can show in their life, and explore the definitions of the nine fruits listed in Galatians.

You and your child will discuss who grows the fruit in our lives, and when it appears.

Your child will also learn what the Bible has to say about the fruit of those who do not love Jesus. They will be asked to consider why Jesus told us to look out for those bearing bad fruit, specifically false teachers.


The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook

My Fruit of the Spirit Lapbook

The My Fruit of the Spirit Lapbook is available over at ThinkingKidsPress.com in the Family Discipleship section of the store.


The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook

Fruit of the Spirit Lapbook Minibooks and Activities

In the lapbook, 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 lapbook comes with both ESV and KJV options.

The minibooks and activities include:

  • 3-D Banner
  • Lapbook Cover
  • Folded Book
  • Banners
  • Maze
  • Copywork
  • Bible Memory Verse Cards and Pocket
  • Definitions Envelope Stack
  • Layered Book

Exploring the Bible in this hands-on way gives your child a permanent record of their study. They will remember what they’ve learned through a deep look at the fruit the Holy Spirit grows in our lives when we follow Jesus.

The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook


The Fruit of the Spirit Bible Memory Card Set

The lapbook comes with a set of Bible memory verse cards your child can fill in, along with age appropriate verses to memorize. You can create a nice unit study for your child by adding the Bible Verses About the Fruit of the Spirit set from ThinkingKidsPress.com –the set can be stored in the Bible verse card pocket. There are 144 cards in the set.


The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook


Supplies You’ll Need for Your Fruit of the Spirit Lapbook

Smead File Folder, 1/3-Cut Tab, Letter Size, Assorted Colors, 100 per Box, (11943)Smead File Folder, 1/3-Cut Tab, Letter Size, Assorted Colors, 100 per Box, (11943)Neenah Creative Collection Classics Specialty Cardstock Starter Kit, 8.5 X 11 Inches, 72 Count (46407-01)Neenah Creative Collection Classics Specialty Cardstock Starter Kit, 8.5 X 11 Inches, 72 Count (46407-01)AmazonBasics 92 Bright Multipurpose Copy Paper - 8.5 x 11 Inches, 1 Ream (500 Sheets)AmazonBasics 92 Bright Multipurpose Copy Paper – 8.5 x 11 Inches, 1 Ream (500 Sheets)Pengxiaomei 500 Pcs Mini Brads, Metal Brad Paper Fastener for Scrapbooking Craft, Random ColorsPengxiaomei 500 Pcs Mini Brads, Metal Brad Paper Fastener for Scrapbooking Craft, Random ColorsTitanium Scissors 4 Pack (3 8-inch and 1 5-inch) - All Purpose Ultra Sharp Blades for Cutting Paper Fabric and PlasticTitanium Scissors 4 Pack (3 8-inch and 1 5-inch) – All Purpose Ultra Sharp Blades for Cutting Paper Fabric and PlasticELMERS All-Purpose Glue Sticks, Large, 0.77 Oz Each, 3 Sticks Per Pack (E5022)ELMERS All-Purpose Glue Sticks, Large, 0.77 Oz Each, 3 Sticks Per Pack (E5022)Hipgirl 50 Yard 1/4Hipgirl 50 Yard 1/4Pilot FriXion Clicker Retractable Erasable Gel Pens Fine Point (.7) Assorted Color Inks 7-pk; Make Mistakes Disappear, No Need For White Out with America’s #1 Selling Pen BrandPilot FriXion Clicker Retractable Erasable Gel Pens Fine Point (.7) Assorted Color Inks 7-pk; Make Mistakes Disappear, No Need For White Out with America’s #1 Selling Pen BrandCrayola 12 Ct Fine Washable MarkersCrayola 12 Ct Fine Washable Markers

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.

  • A Colored File Folder
  • A Sheet of Cardstock in a Complimentary Color
  • A Metal Brad
  • Scissors
  • A Glue Stick
  • Printer Paper
  • A Thin Piece of Ribbon
  • Your Bible
  • Colored Pens to Write and Color With

The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook

How to Print and Use the Fruit of the Spirit Lapbook

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.

The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook
You’ll want to print the My Fruit of the Spirit Lapbook single-sided on plain printer paper using color ink. In your lapbook pages, you will find step-by-step instructions on each minibook and activity, explaining how to assemble each.

You can watch a quick tutorial for the Fruit of the Spirit lapbook above, at the beginning of this post.

The Fruit of the Spirit Lessons and Lapbook will give your child hours of thoughtful Bible study, with visuals they will not forget.


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Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,
a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Our job, as parents who love Jesus, is to help our kids become approved workers, unashamed and rightly handling the word of truth.

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You will finish this book feeling encouraged and empowered to initiate and strengthen your child’s relationship with the Lord through His Word.

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