Whenever possible, use songs to reinforce what is being taught in the lesson. Here are some songs you can use to teach common Bible stories. They are set to popular children’s tunes. These songs came from Sunday School Ideas for New Teachers.
Story: Jericho
Tune: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Here we go round the Jericho Wall, Jericho Wall, Jericho Wall,
Here we go round the Jericho Wall, so early in the morning.
This is the way we blow our horns, blow our horns, blow our horns.
This is the way we blow our horns, so early in the morning.
This is the way we softly walk, softly walk, softly walk.
This is the way we softly walk, so early in the morning.
This is the way we shout out loud, shout out loud, shout out loud.
This is the way we shout out loud, so early in the morning.
This is the way the walls fall down, walls fall down, walls fall down.
This is the way the walls fall down, so early in the morning.
Story: Jonah
Tune: London Bridges Falling Down
God asked Jonah to obey, to obey, to obey,
God asked Jonah to obey, But he said No.
(Shake head from side to side)
Jonah was swallowed by a whale, by a whale, by a whale,
Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Swallowed whole!
(rub tummy)
Jonah prayed to God above, God above, God above,
Jonah prayed to God above, and was forgiven!
(put hands in praying position)
Story: Noah’s Ark
Tune: Old McDonald
Good old Noah built an ark,
Like God told him to
And on that ark he took two (insert animal here),
Like God told him to,
With a (animal sound or name) here and a (animal sound or name) there,
Good old Noah built an ark,
Like God told him to.