Abram Moves to Canaan- Special Needs Ministry Creative Bible Storytelling

Awe & Wonder’s Adapted Bible Curriculum for special needs ministry utilizes sensory storytelling within each week’s lesson to help volunteers and buddies in disability ministry have tools to share the Gospel and Bible stories with individuals with intellectual disabilities.

This easy Bible craft can help you show how Abram, Sarai, and Lot moved from the land of Haran to Canaan in an interactive, play-based way. They followed God’s leading and trusted in Him when they didn’t know God’s plan.

The Bible tells us that Abram’s family moved their tent around as they traveled. In September 2023 Week 1’s lesson plans, we will be creating a tent out of a paper bag to represent Abram’s tent.

Here’s how to create your own:

Step One- Get a paper grocery bag

Step Two

Cut the paper bag along the top of the bottom of the bag (when folded)

Step Three

Open the bag

Step Four

Cut a slit in the middle of one side of the bag.

Step Five

Fold back sides of slit to create flaps for the door opening.

Step 6

Take the sides of the bag and press the folds out to help it stay open more easily.

Step Seven

Place bag on table to look like tent. Add peg people for Abram, Sarai, and Lot.

Finished!

Add a piece of cloth for the ground if desired. Allow children to play with the people and tent as you share the Bible story of Abram moving with his family into Canaan, where God lead them to go.

Don’t have a paper grocery bag on hand?

You can do the same thing with a paper lunch bag for a smaller version!

I loved this idea for sharing the Bible story with children and students with disabilities! *Idea has been adapted from here.

Looking for ready-made resources for disability ministry? Awe & Wonder’s Adapted Bible curriculum provides full lesson plans for each week, with activities, visual supports, and adapted Bible stories as we walk students through the big story of the Bible each year.