3 months of Bible readings to help you explore Matthew's Gospel, the exodus and join Paul as he travels to Rome in Acts.
There is a free memory Verse card included in this issue that splits into four ways of learning Memory Verses from Exodus, Matthew and Acts.
One piece is a jigsaw puzzle, another a little mobile of planet earth, another piece folds into a picture frame and the last piece becomes a helicopter that is ready to fly in just two folds!
Issue Four of XTB is called Travels Unraveled. Three months of Bible readings to help you explore the very first Easter in Matthew's Gospel, wander through the wilderness with the Israelites in exodus, and join Paul as he travels to Rome in Acts. We'll dip into some of Paul's letter as well.
| Age range: | 7 - 11 |
|---|---|
| Author | Alison Mitchell |
| ISBN | 9781873166109 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 8.3" x 5.8" x 0.2" |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 80 |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
XTB (eXplore The Bible) is a series of daily Bible reading notes for children of the 7-11 age group, with puzzles, pictures and prayers.
XTB is beautifully presented with full-color illustrations and is a series of 12 books which, if used on a quarterly basis, will help a child cover all of the main books, themes and characters of the Bible in 3 years.
Look out for Table Talk - a book of daily Bible times for families with children aged from 4 upwards. The Bible passages are the same each day for XTB and Table Talk - so you can use the two books together, or on their own. Whichever suits you best.
I bought these for my seven-year-old as an introduction to reading the "real" Bible (as opposed to a storybook one). They're well pitched to the right level, and he mostly enjoys the activities - once or twice he's called one of them "boring", but that's probably because it's not a computer game or Pokemon-related! On the whole he focuses fairly well. The studies are the right length - short enough not to lose his attention - and the "extras" that come with some issues (stickers, prayer diary etc) keep it fresh - it would be nice to have something like that with every issue!
I have been using these books for a while now as part of our homeschool. It’s so wonderful to see my kids learning to read and think about the Bible for themselves. In our family Bible time they will often say “I read about that in XTB!” I am buying now for my 3rd child after seeing the impact on my older two. I am hoping this is the start of a lifelong personal daily Bible Reading habit for them.
My son has been enjoying these notes - they are a fantastic resource and I am so glad a friend recommended I get them!
Our children are 6 (boy) and 8 (girl) years old and they love doing these.
If the child is a little younger they will still need to be acompanied. This is because there is normally between 2 and 8 verses to read from the Bible. The materials are particularly good for kids who like word games to fill out.
Theologically excellent.
My 6 year old loves these. We are half way through the first book and he is enjoying them - particularly the stickers and the codes. I thought it might be too advanced for him but he is understanding them and getting alot out of it.
We bought these for our 5 year old Daughter. She is too young for them really, and they'd suit better an older child, but already we have had some excellent times in God's word using XTB. I am very impressed with the way that - consistently - the point of the bible passage is very clearly the point of the notes. And the variety of ways that's communicated - through fun and puzzles and games, but also points at which you have to stop and really think things over - make for a great devotional time.
I have just bought a set to work through - for the third time (third boy!). They are excellent and form a great foundation for Bible study.
What's more they engage the children and they are fun. And not too much writing but the kids do have to focus themselves. They are not too girly either.
I waited till my boy was 6. This is because there are only 12 of these study books. More would be welcome.
I will probably do them again.
Have looked at a lot of studies. These are the best.
I have learnt loads from them!
This is just the thing to get kids studying on their own (mine do 10 mins before a bedtime story) and finding out interesting Biblical facts. Presented in a kid friendly way with illustrations and simple but foundational truths one at a time, 3 of my kids have used this to start study on their own, 1 to go so will be getting another set at some point. Ages 7 upwards has worked for us. They also show it to their friends and have sent them to non churched kids for presents with no complaints :)
My 7 year old is really enjoying these. They are a great resource to help children get into the habit of reading the Bible every day. They are great fun as well as excellent at helping children apply the Bible to their lives.
