The story of creation is the first story in the Bible and tells of the first seven days of the world. This is a great story to tell nursery children using a felt board. You can use a sun for the first day, when God created light. Then you can add water and clouds to indicate the dividing of the seas and the sky. On the third day, when God creates land, you can add a hill or a mountain. Place a sun, a moon and stars on the board for the fourth day, when he separated the light from the dark. On the fifth day, he added living creatures to the waters and the sky, so place birds and fish on the board. For the sixth day, add land animals and two people to the board to represent the animals he created and the creation of Adam and Eve. The seventh day God rested and deemed that day a holy day. To represent this, you can use a pair of hands folded in prayer.
The story of Moses can be taught using felt figures of a baby in a basket to represent how Moses was found by Pharaoh’s daughter. Later in his life, Moses sees the burning bush, which can be represented by a bush and flames placed on top of it. Use a mountain to represent Mount Sinai, where he received the Ten Commandments, which can be represented by two gray tablets. If you want to address the parting of the Red Sea, you can use waves with Moses standing in the center of them.
One of the best-known stories of the Bible is the birth of Jesus. This is a great lesson to teach children during the Christmas season. You will need a Mary and Joseph. You will also want three men to represent the wise men. Use a star for the guiding star that led them all to Bethlehem. A manger will be needed to place the baby Jesus in, as well as farm animals, such as sheep, donkeys and cows to surround the manger.