Study for Bible Bee

  It could be said that the cornerstone of the Bible Bee is scripture memorization.  Participants in the Summer Study will have 2 passages each week to memorize.  These passages will vary in length depending on the age division you are in.  By the end of the 8-week session, you could have memorized as many as 14 Bible passages. Participants who are aiming to qualify for the National Bible Bee Competition will have an even more exciting challenge.  They will need to memorize approximately 600-1,000 verses!  How do children as young as 7 years old accomplish such a huge feat? The answer is simple. Time, effort, and consistency make memorizing any amount of scripture possible. Time, effort, and consistency make memorizing any amount of scripture possible.  No matter how old or young you are, if you consistently take the time and make the effort, you will be able to successfully commit passages of the Bible to memory.  By following a few simple guidel...

   When you register for the Bible Bee Summer Study, you will receive a study guide called the Discovery Journal.  This Bible study is designed to be used throughout the 8-week Summer Study program.  Participants complete one lesson per day, 5 days per week. Each lesson is divided into two sections: Navigate and Explore.  The Navigate section covers the core material for the study and takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.  For deeper study, you may continue on to the Explore section.  This may take an additional 10-15 minutes to complete. For Beginner and Primary participants, especially those participating for the first time, it will most likely be necessary for a parent to work through the Discovery Journal with their child.  Juniors, Seniors, and some older Primary participants should be able to work independently. Having a plan of how to study will help you to make the most of the Discovery Journal.  Here are some steps you can f...

  Summer can be a challenging time to do regular Bible study and memorization.  Between special summer activities, vacations, and other commitments, you may be struggling to get through the Discovery Journal units each week.  Here are some ideas that may help as you find ways to fit Bible Bee into your family's normal routines. Be the Early Bird Do Bible Bee first thing in the morning once you are ready for the day.  Get it done before you head out the door for those fun summer activities. Be Consistent Find a time of day that you can commit to studying every day (or which ever days of the week you determine).  Make sure that you sit down with your Bible and Discovery Journal at that time each and every day, even if you are unfocused, have interruptions, or have a shorter time that day to do it.  Sometimes building a habit means that you have to make the thing happen no matter what. Pockets of Time Is there a time of day when your children normally do homew...

NBBC 2025 has come and gone and I’m sure that dads out there can relate to having to pass through the event and then having to jump back into full-time work and life without a break. There have been many recaps written already, so my goal is to provide my perspective of the event from a dad’s perspective with the hopes that in its blandness, it may or may not be encouraging to other dads (and the rest of the family unit, obviously), and even if it’s verbose and rambly. Firstly, Sandusky, Ohio. The Kalahari resort proved to be well-equipped for the event and for the families attending ‘Nationals’. The Lord provided a 3-bedroom suite with a full kitchen (albeit, small kitchen. Full for some, small for us, but then again most kitchens and other rooms of the sort end up feeling small for us). This was a game-changer for us being able to manage space for study, review, sleeping spaces and of course, food preparation. At previous ‘Nationals,’ we had subsisted on meals that required no cookin...

Each year, as we begin our journey of studying for the National Bible Bee Competition, I try to reach back to the recesses of my brain to remember what we did *last* year. There are, of course, things that we do every year, but things are always changing and I find that I am constantly making adjustments. Also, getting started with study materials is daunting, even if you have been doing it for several years. So, in the name of posterity and as a help to others (and my future self), I decided to document the study materials that we actually used this year. My preparation focuses on materials for the Study Passage (useful for everyone) and all things related to Primaries. Our Junior kids are often somewhere in between independence and needing some support, so I did have some Junior-specific materials this year. However, the Seniors are on their own! Mom's BB Notebooks. :) Planning Gathering study materials for NBBC is a big task, and like all big tasks, planning is key. I usually st...