The Early Church – Children’s Activities
Are your kids learning about the history of the Early Church? They’ll love this unit filled with the Early Church children’s activities!
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Have you noticed that history is often used as a useful tool to promote broken ideologies?
As Christian parents, it is so important that we teach our children the truth about history. We also want to teach them the truth about God’s Word. We want them to be able to stand for biblical truth, contending for the faith. That way, they can easily identify false teachings when they encounter them.
The Early Church Fathers did all of that.
You see, in the early days of the church–the first four hundred or so years following the life, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Christ–there was a lot of chaos. Christians faced persecution and false teaching. They also found that as the gospel message spread and more people came to salvation in Christ, it was important that God’s people explain and defend biblical truth. This truth was then set into creeds that were easy to learn and repeat.
You can help your kids learn about the Early Church with fun, hands-on activities that correspond to an engaging biography about nine leaders in God’s Church.
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The Early Church Children’s Activities
I love unit studies because they are such an effective way to help kids learn, process, and remember valuable information. Children benefit from reading (or hearing) about history. They also grow as they work on activities they can see and hold.In this unit on the Early Church, your 7-12 year olds will study the lives of nine important Early Church Fathers:
- Ignatius of Antioch (c. 50 – c. 110)
- Polycarp of Smyrna (c. 70 – c. 156)
- Justin Martyr (c. 100 – c. 165)
- Irenaeus of Lyons (130-202)
- Tertullian of Carthage (c. 160 – c. 220)
- Origen of Alexandria (c. 185-254)
- Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 300-373)
- John Chrysostom (347-407)
- Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
- Who Were the Early Church Fathers? by Danika Cooley | Who Were the Early Church Fathers? (Christian Focus Publications, 2026) shares the biographies of nine important Early Church Fathers from Western and Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.
- You can also purchase Who Were the Early Church Fathers? from Thinking Kids Press. Or, purchase all three Who What Why | Early Church Biblical Truth books together in a bundle.
- FREE! The Early Christian Church Fathers History Craft | Based on actual representations of the historic people, your kids will create toilet paper roll busts of each of the nine Christian history figures they’ve studied. As they do, they’ll remember the stories of the important men who defended the Christian faith.
- FREE! Who Were the Early Church Fathers? Lapbook | The lapbook completes your unit study of the Early Church Fathers, allowing your kids to record what they’ve learned about:
- The impact of the Early Church Fathers on the Early Church world, on the Church, and on your child’s world.
- The Early world. Your child will learn about what it was like to live during the time of the Early Church.
- The people involved in each Christian history story.
- Biblical and historical vocabulary.
- The timeline of each story.
- The geography of each Early Church story.
- Theology: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6.
Biblical truth, and the defenders of the faith throughout history, matter. Be sure to use this fun study on how God used his people to teach and defend biblical truth in the early centuries of his church.
Danika Cooley’s Who What Why Christian history series is perfect for your 7-12 year olds. Your children will better understand the history of the Christian faith, the people who loved Jesus, and what the Bible says about really important issues! Danika is an award-winning children’s author and Bible curriculum developer. Her popular Bible Road Trip™ is used by tens of thousands of families. Learn more about the Who What Why series and grab your free history lapbooks here.
