The Lord is good to all: a Bible verse memory game for preschoolers

What a blessing it is to know that God shares His goodness with everyone. Even people who don’t believe in him are bathed in his goodness and grace. This shows how abundantly good and loving our Lord is. Play this memory verse game with your preschoolers to help them learn that the Lord is good to everyone!

How to play this Bible verse memory game:

There are 2 ways to play this game.

Number one: community workers

Gather some community worker costumes and hats. You can make your own, or you can buy some costumes at a local party store near you. Look for costumes for community workers like police officers, firefighters, doctors, nurses, grocery store clerks, construction workers, and waiters or waitresses. The more accessories you use, the more fun your kids will have.

Put all the costumes in a bucket that you will draw from. Have a child come up and dress him in one of the costumes. Let’s say you choose a police officer’s uniform. Let the child stand in front of the rest of the class. Then say the following:

This is Jake (or whatever the kid’s name is). He is a police officer. He works hard to keep us safe.

Let’s tell Jake that God loves him by telling him Psalm 145:9 – The Lord is good to all!

Be sure to invite the children to recite Psalm 145:9 with you.

Help the child take off the costume. Choose a new child to put on a new costume and follow the same game form.

Number two: all over the world

Gather some colorful pictures of children from around the world. It would be nice to possibly turn the images into “popsicle” puppets by simply adding a popsicle stick or tongue depressor to the bottom of the image. Place all the images in a basket or box so the popsicle sticks stick out.

Ask a child to come up and pull out a “puppet.” Then say the following:

This is Akiko. (Choose a name that she thinks reflects the nationality of the child’s photo.) Akiko is from Japan.

Let’s tell Akiko that God loves her by telling her Psalm 145:9 – The Lord is good to all!

Be sure to invite the children to recite Psalm 145:9 with you.

That is all! This Bible verse memory game will provide your preschoolers with many opportunities to learn and recite Psalm 145:19.