Study for Bible Bee

   So, your 7-10 just qualified for the National Bible Bee Competition for the first time.  Congratulations!  But now what do you do?  This guide for parents will walk you through how to prepare your Primary participant for the competition.  From selecting cross references to organizing the memory passages, I hope that these audio recordings will be a helpful resource on your Bible Bee journey. While listening, please keep in mind that these are my personal views and thoughts about the competition.  They do not reflect what will be on the Multiple Choice Test or the Oral Preliminary Rounds.  As always, I am just a parent who enjoys making study materials that I can share and I also like talking all things Bible Bee prep. The audio links may take a moment to load.  Thank you for your patience.  :) Ideas for Review, Reinforcement, and Recall I talk about simple ideas to review material your child has learned for NBBC.  Listen  he...

   So, your 7-10 just qualified for the National Bible Bee Competition for the first time.  Congratulations!  But now what do you do?  This guide for parents will walk you through how to prepare your Primary participant for the competition.  From selecting cross references to organizing the memory passages, I hope that these audio recordings will be a helpful resource on your Bible Bee journey. While listening, please keep in mind that these are my personal views and thoughts about the competition.  They do not reflect what will be on the Multiple Choice Test or the Oral Preliminary Rounds.  As always, I am just a parent who enjoys making study materials that I can share and I also like talking all things Bible Bee prep. The audio links may take a moment to load.  Thank you for your patience.  :) Setting Goals for Memorization I talk about setting goals and making a plan for your child to memorize the assigned NBBC Memory Passages. ...

   So, your 7-10 just qualified for the National Bible Bee Competition for the first time.  Congratulations!  But now what do you do?  This guide for parents will walk you through how to prepare your Primary participant for the competition.  From selecting cross references to organizing the memory passages, I hope that these audio recordings will be a helpful resource on your Bible Bee journey. While listening, please keep in mind that these are my personal views and thoughts about the competition.  They do not reflect what will be on the Multiple Choice Test or the Oral Preliminary Rounds.  As always, I am just a parent who enjoys making study materials that I can share and I also like talking all things Bible Bee prep. The audio links may take a moment to load.  Thank you for your patience.  :) How to Find Themes and Keywords in the NBBC Scripture Passage I talk about strategies to identify themes and keywords in the NBBC Scripture Pas...

  So, your 7-10 just qualified for the National Bible Bee Competition for the first time.  Congratulations!  But now what do you do?  This guide for parents will walk you through how to prepare your Primary participant for the competition.  From selecting cross references to organizing the memory passages, I hope that these audio recordings will be a helpful resource on your Bible Bee journey. While listening, please keep in mind that these are my personal views and thoughts about the competition.  They do not reflect what will be on the Multiple Choice Test or the Oral Preliminary Rounds.  As always, I am just a parent who enjoys making study materials that I can share and I also like talking all things Bible Bee prep. The audio links may take a moment to load.  Thank you for your patience.  :) Introduction + The Scripture Passage I introduce myself and this series and give some ideas about how systematically approach learning the NBBC Scrip...

Congratulations on qualifying for the National Bible Bee Competition!  If this is your first time, or your child's first time, you may be wondering how to study for the competition. In this audio series, I walk through all of the aspects of preparation from choosing original language terms and cross-references to staying organized to memorization tips and ideas.  While these informal recordings are mainly addressed to parents of first-time Primary participants, the principles apply for participants of all ages. How to Prepare Your Primary Participant for the NBBC Each topic is divided into several sections, so be sure to click through each link to the appropriate blog post. I hope that these sessions are a helpful tool for each you. Blessings, Rebecca

  So, You Want to Take the NBBC Qualifying Test? If you are new to Bible Bee or you want to qualify for the first time, you may be wondering what you need to know for the Qualifying Test.  In this post I will give some tips and ideas about how to prepare so that you feel ready at test time. If you have not already read through the current Summer Study Guidebook, please head over to your Bible Bee dashboard and check that out.  There is a list of the things that a participant should study and learn for the Qualifying Test.  The ideas that I am going to share come from my experience as a Bible Bee mom who has helped several of my children study.  Anything I share on this blog is unofficial, so please make sure that you have read the official resources put out by the National Bible Bee. The Discovery Journal The Discovery Journal is the Bible study that is provided by National Bible Bee for the Summer Study.  It is designed to introduce students to important B...

  I remember the first time our family participated in the Summer Study, I had no idea how to teach cross-references to my kids.  Since that first year, I have tried many different methods and have learned a lot in the process.  Below are my current thoughts and ideas about cross-reference study and how to help Primary-aged participants learn them in order to take the qualifying test.  I think these same principles and methods work well for participants of all ages. Before I jump in, I want to say that when I refer to "the cross-references", I am talking about the official list that was posted to the dashboard in early July.  There can be questions on the Qualifying Test that are about cross-references found in the DJ that are not on this list.  However, those questions will be based on the information found directly in the DJ, or potentially about the content of the passage.  Questions that are about cross-references from the list can include inform...

  Continued on from here .  What about context? Context is the key to interpreting Scripture.  The list below may seem overwhelming, but it is really just a list of questions that you can ask about a passage of Scripture to help you understand its meaning in its literary, historical, geographical, and cultural context. Not every questions applies to every passage. The best place to begin is by asking yourself, "What information is not provided in the passage that is necessary for me to understand what is being said/what is happening?" Here are some considerations as you get started. When looking at the context of cross-references, it is important to note the following: Literary Style - What type of writing is the passage?  Then ask some of the questions listed under each style.  You do not need to ask all of the questions.  In fact, some passages will not have answers to all of them.  For descriptions of the styles look here . Epistle Who is writing...