phathui5 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 My 8 year old ds signed up for the Bible Bee. It'll be the first academic type contest he's tried. We ordered the book and quiz cards to study so we didn't have to print them out. I'm trying to work out a study schedule. They got here today, and we want to get started. Has anyone done the "bee" type contests with their kid? http://www.biblebee.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 We do Bible Bowl which is kind of the same thing I think. The kids study one book - this year was John and take a test. Bible bowl is part of the larger Leadership Training for Christ which has competitions in all sorts of things, drama, poetry, chorus, Bible reading, song leading, puppets, art, etc. My dd wasn't going to participate in the test, but everyone at church studies the book together. She decided the last week that she wanted to take part in the competition and I was pleasantly suprised, she got 65 out of 75 questions correct with no extra study time at all. That tells me she really did pay attention during class! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 We did Bible quizzing for many years. It was great. They learned so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 How often did you study? What methods do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 My older did a spelling bee at a homeschool building. She was awful. Her spelling was fine (it was the kindergarten level, nothing much more than "pen" and "gum."). Her behavior, OTOH, was terrible. She could not sit still and be quiet while it was someone else's turn. There were maybe 20 kids, so the first couple of rounds were long for a 5yo, and of course she got put next to a boy she already knew from our park-day group. So she's talking to him, wobbling around in her chair, standing up & sitting down, just generally being a distraction. Every time I caught her eye I signed "sit down" and "quiet" so she stopped looking in my direction. I kept hoping she'd get kicked out, and learn that you just can't act that way, but it didn't happen. My point is, talk about the format and expectations ahead of time (we did, but maybe not enough). Of course an 8yo will be more capable of conforming than a 5yo (though mine was the ONLY one acting this way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I signed my two up for this. They know some verses from AWANA but wow, there sure is alot to learn in 4 months. If you haven't seen the Bible Bee study strategy section I would definitely check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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