A picture that looks too childish for the age you are teaching shows a lack of respect on your part. Children are quick to tell you that they are not “babies”. The illustration should be age appropriate.Occasionally I will use a picture that strays from this in a small way but I am careful to point that out to the child I am showing it to. If the Bible describes people, settings and actions then the picture needs to depict them as it is written in the Bible. The illustration should be biblically correct.For this reason I am careful in using such illustrations. The old saying “a picture says a thousand words” is particularly true with illustrations of Bible events and I want to make sure the “words” the picture is saying are true to what God is saying.
The pictures also often reveal the child’s understanding and reaction to God’s word and I learn a lot from that.īut, if I find really good illustrations from other sources I like to use them.
Besides being a great way for children to express themselves the pictures give me an insight into whether or not I have communicated the story well. Sometimes I let the children draw their own pictures (see Draw and Tell Visual Aids Made by Children). My careful description of the event, dramatic inflections of my voice and appropriate gestures help the listener form mental pictures in their own minds that are better than any I could draw on my own.
I often tell Bible stories without using pictures at all.
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