David and Goliath Activities for Preschoolers

Teaching the story of David and Goliath to a group of preschoolers can be a lot of fun. To begin with, it is a story filled with action the children are genuinely interested in. If you add a fun activity or two to the mix, the preschoolers only enjoy the lesson that much more.

  1. Pin the Stone on Goliath

    • Find a picture or coloring sheet featuring Goliath. Cut out circles from black construction paper approximately 1 1/2-inches in diameter. You need one circle for every kid playing. Write the name of each child on the circles. The circles are used as stones. Put a blindfold on the first child, and help spin him around in circles a few times. Have him attempt to put the stone on Goliath's forehead. Repeat with each child. The child that gets the closest wins.

    David's Bag of Stones

    • Give each child a small bag with five smooth stones. You can find the stones at a nearby creek or purchase them. Take paint, glue and glitter, and allow the children to decorate the stones however they like. Tell the children the story of David and Goliath. Express to them the significance of David's five stones.

    David and Goliath Game

    • Using masking tape, make a large square on the floor. Use the tape to make an X in the middle. Paint five smooth stones with the letters D-A-V-I-D on them, one letter on each stone. Take a larger smooth stone and paint a "G" on it for Goliath. Put the Goliath stone on the X and allow each child to slide the other smaller rocks across the floor, to hit the Goliath stone out of the box. The child who does it in the least amount of tries wins.

    Goliath Bowling

    • Set up 10 empty 2-liter coke bottles or 10 baby bottles in a bowling pin formation. Find a small ball and allow each child to go bowling to knock the pins over. After the activity, sit the children down and read them the story of David and Goliath. Explain to them that, just like they knocked the pins over, David had knocked Goliath over.

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