1-2-3 Spell GOD: A Fun Bible School Activity for Your Preschoolers

I think Romans 8:28 is one of the most encouraging verses in the Bible. It says this: “We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him according to his purposes …” Isn’t it wonderful? Knowing that God promises to always work for the good in my life is amazing to me. This verse is especially comforting during difficult times in life. Our preschoolers are learning that life has its ups and downs too. Therefore, it is not too early to begin teaching them the truth found in Romans 8:28: God will always work for good in their lives. Here’s a fun preschool Bible school activity to help you learn this promise. I call it “1 – 2 – 3 Spell GOD”.

This is what you do:

For this activity, you will need to prepare 3-letter squares for each child that spell GOD. Make them small enough to fit in a cup, one for each child. I suggest you laminate the letter squares for long-term use.

This is how it plays:

After presenting the lesson, give each child their own mug filled with the squares that spell GOD. Have the class sit in a circle. Instruct the children to put their hands on the cup and shake it. Pick a child to be “It.” You will walk around the circle while the class shakes their cups. At some point, the kid who is “It” will tap a classmate on his shoulder and yell “1 – 2 – 3, spell GOD!” This is the signal for everyone to wave their letters on the floor in front of them and put them in the correct order to spell them.

GOD. As soon as each child spells GOD, they can stand up. The child who was tapped on the shoulder now turns into “It” to play again. Finally, before each round of play, tell one situation in which God can work for good in a difficult circumstance. I’ve provided you with ten of these below along with what to say each time.

1. God is so good and can work for good in my life even when there are no friends to play with. So let’s spell His wonderful name!

2 …. even when it rains all day …

3 … even when I don’t have my favorite lunch to eat …

4 … even when all cookies are gone …

5 …. even when my friend is mean to me …

6 … even when I feel sad …

7 … even when my shoes are too tight …

8 …. even when I don’t get my way …

9 … even when I feel bad …

10 …. even if I don’t get a toy when I go shopping …

Before reproducing this Bible school activity, you may want to introduce it as follows:

I want everyone to show me their happy faces. (Wait for the children to respond). Now let me see everyone’s sad faces. (Wait for responses). What kind of face do you wear when your belly hurts? (Wait for sad face responses). What happens when you fall and hurt your knee? (Wait for responses). Always remember that God is with you when you are happy and sad. In fact, God can still do good things in your life when things are tough and tough. That’s what our Bible verse says. Romans 8:28 says this: “We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him according to his purposes …” Let’s play a fun game to help us learn that God will always work for good in our lives when we love God. We spell God, GOD. Now, let’s play “1 – 2 – 3 Spell GOD”.