The Quiet Book Bible Project Progress Chart

Here at Faith and Felt Obsession, Tahlia and I have been working on The Bible Quiet Book Project for a little over six years now, so I thought it might be a good idea to give a progress report.

It is a bit of a celebration of achievement for me, and also I hope it will be a bit of motivation too. I am no-where near where I would like to be with the progress, but it is still worth celebrating.

I feel like I have done so much more (and I have), but when I review what has been posted, I realise that it looks pretty puny. I have made many more pages than you can see from what I have published.

I have been keeping a document with each Bible Book and Chapter listed in a table, with idea notes and links to websites and things. But it is quite a large document to scroll through, and I was thinking that it would be awesome to view a summary of progress on one page.

I found a Bible Reading Record which is provided in a PDF form for printing, or as an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is adaptable to fit your needs, so I have modified it a little. 

Summary:

• Red squares indicate the Bible Quiet Book page has been made and published for that chapter
• Yellow squares indicate the Bible Quiet Book page has been made but is yet to be published for that chapter
• Uncoloured squares indicate the Bible Quiet Book page has not been completed yet for that chapter

There are 1189 chapters in the Bible - and I have a long way to go. These screenshots were taken in October so by the time this post goes live, it will be a little out of date... but you can view the live document here anytime.

You can get your own Bible Reading Record by Matthew Weathers to print and use freely.

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Matthew 2 - The Wise Men Quiet Book Page

Matthew chapter 2 recounts the story of the Wise Men following the star to find Jesus, King of the Jews.

Memory Verse: “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” ” Matthew 2:1-2.

Materials needed to create The Wise Men quiet book page:

• A4 felt background sheet - I used white
• Betty Lukens Felt book 011 Life of Jesus as a Boy Felt Activity Kit (not an affiliate link)
• sewing thread to best match the page
• scissors!

Cut out all the pieces for this page and the page itself from the Betty Lukens set. The Betty Lukens FAQ section has posted a cutting tips PDF.

Sew the Betty Lukens page onto the background felt along three sides, leaving the top edge open to form a pocket. Pop the pieces inside the pocket (or better yet - play with them)!

Finished!

Difficulty Level = Easy, plus No Sew version.

A very easy quiet book page!
Just use hot glue wherever sewing is recommended for a no sew version.

Key Learning Areas and Skills

• Matthew 2 - Learn the story of the Wise Men who came to worship Jesus
• Imaginative Play - re-enact the Wise Men following  the star
• Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
• Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination

Sew the Betty Lukens scene onto your page along three sides
to form a pocket for piece storage

Read the Chapter

Matthew 2

Devotional

Magi... it seems strange that priests from a different religion came to worship Jesus, doesn't it? To find out how the Babylonians came to know prophecies about Jesus, read The Connection Between Daniel and the Christmas Story.

Lyric Video - "We Three Kings" by Kirk Franklin

THE STAR

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Vintage Counting Book

I spied this book from a few pews back in a little church I visited while on holidays a couple of years ago. After the service finished I went and spoke to the lady who owned it, who graciously allowed me to photograph it to share with you all. As you can see, I took the photos right there on the pew.

I was informed that this busy book was around 30 years old. I find it fascinating how quiet books have developed through time, and love to see the classic pages show up so often in the past, and then see the myriad of pages around today.

The page for number 1 is a bird in a birdhouse which is attached to a string to stop it from being lost.

I took a close-up of the inside cover. It looks like the book may have been made from a kit of some kind, titled "Counting Book" by WV Designs. I looked them up but didn't find anything relevant. If know any information, please let me know if the comments.

For a little history on quiet books and the classic pages, you can read my post The Evolution of Quiet Books.

Page 2 is a clown face with what I think is two ears to button on, as well as a bell and ribbon to tie.

Page 3 is ice-cream scoops, although one has been lost over the years.

Page 4 is a turtle with a zipper back for baby turtles to be stored. It looks like a few of them are missing too.

Page 5 is an elephant holding five balloons.

Page 6 has six button-up flowers.

Page 7 is a Noah's ark with seven animals inside.

Page 8 is a fishing net with eight fish inside.

Page 9 has nine shapes to match.

I imagine Page 10 originally had ten kids praying. I have been wondering what the heck the other page was, but I actually think I worked it out...

I think it is a bed and a mat that the kids can kneel on so they can say their prayers before bed.

Finally, I thought I would show you how the book has been bound. It has a strip of ribbon sewn down the spine with gaps to allow split rings to rest in place to house the back-to-back sewn pages with inserted grommets.

Tahlia - Telling It on The Mountain

I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane.

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