Teach Them Jesus with Building Bricks
Build the story, then build it into your heart.
Kids already love to build. In these lessons, the bricks come out at every step: kids build the hook, build the story as you tell it, take on a build challenge, and take home a build to try with their family. Every lesson is still a full Teach Them Jesus lesson, with a Teacher Guide, four age versions and printables, and every story still points to Jesus.
How every lesson works
Build the hook
Open with a quick build that gets every child's hands busy and curious.
Build the story
As you tell the Bible story, kids build the scenes, the places and the people.
Take the challenge
A build challenge in every lesson makes the big idea something kids can see and test.
Build at home
A take-home build challenge helps families retell the story together.
Free printable
Free printable: Build the Wise Man's House
The Bible story in brief, a step-by-step build with a parts list, the memory verse and questions to talk about. Print it for class or try it at home.
Lessons in this collection 21 lessons
With Building BricksNoah and the Flood: FaithGenesis 6:9-9:17; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20-21God warned Noah about a flood no one could see yet. Noah believed God and built the ark just as God said, and God kept him and his family safe inside. Faith means trusting what God says before we see it.Old TestamentFaith
With Building BricksThe Tower of Babel: ObedienceGenesis 9:1; Genesis 11:1-9; John 6:38After the flood, God told Noah's family to spread out and fill the earth. But years later, people stayed together in one place and said, "Let's build a tower up to the sky, so we will not be scattered." They used baked bricks and tar to build a city and a tower. God saw what they were doing. He mixed up their language so they could not understand each other, and they had to stop building. Then God spread them out over the whole earth, just as He had planned. Obedience means doing what God says, because His plan is good.Old TestamentObedience
With Building BricksJoseph Stores the GrainGenesis 41:1-57; Genesis 50:20; Acts 7:9-10; James 1:5Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had two strange dreams – seven fat cows eaten by seven skinny cows, and seven full heads of grain swallowed by seven thin ones. No one could explain them. Joseph was brought out of prison, and he said, "I cannot do it, but God will give Pharaoh an answer." God showed that seven years of plenty would come, then seven years of famine. Joseph wisely planned to store a fifth of the grain in the good years. Pharaoh put him in charge, and when the famine came, people from all over the earth came to Joseph for food. True wisdom comes from God, and He gives it to all who ask.Old TestamentWisdom
With Building BricksMore Than Enough: Building the TabernacleExodus 35:4-36:7; Exodus 25:1-9; Exodus 40:33-38; Exodus 12:35-36; John 1:14God rescued His people from Egypt, and He wanted to live right in the middle of their camp. He asked everyone whose heart was willing to bring gifts to build the tabernacle, a holy tent where He would dwell. The people brought gold, silver, cloth, wood and jewels – so much that the builders said, "The people are bringing more than enough!" and Moses had to tell them to stop. When the tabernacle was finished, God's glory filled it. We give gladly, because God gave to us first and wants to be with us.Old TestamentGenerosity
With Building BricksCrossing the Jordan: ThankfulnessJoshua 3:14-4:24; Psalm 103:2; Luke 22:19God's people came to the Jordan River at flood time, when the water was high and rushing. God told the priests to carry the ark into the river. As soon as their feet touched the water, the river stopped and piled up far away, and all Israel walked across on dry ground. Then God told twelve men to carry twelve stones from the middle of the riverbed and set them up as a memorial, so everyone would remember what God had done. Thankfulness means remembering what God has done and thanking Him for it.Old TestamentThankfulness
With Building BricksThe Walls of Jericho: PatienceJoshua 6:1-20; Joshua 6:25; Psalm 27:14; Hebrews 11:30; Galatians 4:4Jericho's walls were tall and its gates were shut tight. But before Israel took one step, God told Joshua, "I have delivered Jericho into your hand." Then God gave a strange plan – march around the city once a day for six days, without saying a word, then seven times on the seventh day. Day after day, they waited and walked in silence. On the seventh day, the priests blew the horns, the people shouted and the walls fell down. Patience means waiting God's way, trusting that He will keep His promise in His time.Old TestamentPatience
With Building BricksGideon’s 300: HumilityJudges 7:1-22; James 4:10; 2 Corinthians 4:7The Midianites had a huge army, like a swarm of locusts. God chose Gideon to save Israel. Gideon gathered 32,000 men. But God said, "You have too many! Israel might brag that they saved themselves." So God sent men home until only 300 were left. One night, God let Gideon sneak down to the enemy camp. He heard a soldier tell a dream. A loaf of barley bread rolled into the camp and knocked a tent flat! The soldier said it meant God would give Gideon the victory. Gideon worshiped God. With trumpets, jars and torches, the 300 shouted, and God made the enemy run. Humility means knowing God is great and giving Him the glory.Old TestamentHumility
With Building BricksDavid and Goliath: Faith1 Samuel 17:32-51; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Genesis 3:15The giant Goliath dared Israel's army to fight him, and every soldier was afraid. But a young shepherd named David said, "I will fight him." David told King Saul, "The LORD saved me from the lion and the bear. He will save me from this giant too." David took no armor, only his sling and five smooth stones. He ran at Goliath in the name of the LORD. God guided one stone, and the giant fell. Faith means believing God and acting on it, because we know what He has already done.Old TestamentFaith
With Building BricksSolomon Builds the Temple1 Kings 5:1-8:66; 2 Chronicles 3:1-7:3; John 2:19-21King Solomon built a beautiful temple for God, and God filled it with His glory. But even Solomon knew no building could hold God. God came to live with His people, and in Jesus He came closer than ever. So we worship Him.Old TestamentWorship
With Building BricksElijah on Mount Carmel: Courage1 Kings 18:17-39; Joshua 1:9; 1 Peter 3:18For three years there had been no rain in Israel, because the people had turned to worship a fake god named Baal. Elijah, God's prophet, stood alone on Mount Carmel against 450 prophets of Baal. "The God who answers by fire – He is God," he said. Baal's prophets shouted all day, and nothing happened. Then Elijah built an altar, soaked it with water three times until even the trench was full, and prayed a short prayer. Fire fell from heaven and burned it all up! Courage means doing what's right even when you're afraid, because God is with us.Old TestamentCourage
With Building BricksNehemiah Rebuilds the WallNehemiah 1:1-6:16; Psalm 127:1Jerusalem's walls lay in ruins. Nehemiah prayed, and God opened the way for him to go and rebuild. He prayed at every step while the people worked, and in just 52 days the wall was finished. Everyone could see that God had done it.Old TestamentPrayer
With Building BricksDaniel and the Lions: FaithfulnessDaniel 6:1-28; Luke 16:10; 2 Timothy 2:13Daniel was an old man who had served God faithfully his whole life. He worked hard for King Darius, and he was so honest that his enemies could not find one thing wrong with him. So they tricked the king into making a law that no one could pray to anyone but the king. Daniel kept praying to God three times a day, just as he always had. He was thrown into a den of lions. But God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths. Faithfulness means staying true to God every day, in little things and big things, because God is always faithful to us.Old TestamentFaithfulness
With Building BricksJonah and Nineveh: RepentanceJonah 1–3; Acts 3:19; Matthew 12:41God told Jonah to go to the big, wicked city of Nineveh. But Jonah ran the other way! God sent a storm, and Jonah was thrown into the sea. God sent a huge fish to swallow him. Inside the fish, Jonah prayed and turned back to God. The fish spit him out on dry land. Then God gave Jonah a second chance. Jonah went to Nineveh and gave a very short message. "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!" The whole city believed God. From the king to the cows, they turned from their evil ways, and God showed them mercy. Repentance means turning away from sin and back to God.Old TestamentRepentanceWith Building BricksThe Wise and Foolish BuildersMatthew 7:24-29; Luke 6:46-49Jesus told about two builders. The wise one built on the rock and his house stood through the storm. Jesus says those who hear His words and do them are like the wise builder.New TestamentObedience
With Building BricksJesus Is Alive: JoyMatthew 28:1-10; John 16:22; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4Jesus died on the cross, and His body was put in a tomb cut into rock. A huge stone was rolled in front of it. Early on Sunday morning, two women named Mary went to the tomb. Suddenly the ground shook! An angel rolled the stone away and sat on it. He said, "Don't be afraid. Jesus is not here. He has risen, just as He said! Come and see." The women ran with great joy to tell the disciples, and on the way, Jesus met them! Joy is the deep gladness God gives, because Jesus is alive and nothing can take Him away from us.New TestamentJoy
With Building BricksThe Friends Who Opened the RoofMark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26; Galatians 6:2Four friends couldn't get their paralyzed friend to Jesus, so they opened the roof and lowered him down. Jesus forgave his sins and then healed him. Real friends carry each other to Jesus, because Jesus carries our biggest burden.New TestamentFriendship
With Building BricksJesus Calms the Storm: TrustMark 4:35-41; Mark 5:1; Psalm 56:3One evening, Jesus said to His disciples, "Let us cross to the other side." They got into a boat on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus was tired, so He fell asleep on a cushion. Then a huge storm came. Waves crashed into the boat and filled it with water. The disciples were terrified. "Teacher, don't You care that we are dying?" Jesus got up and said to the sea, "Silence! Be still!" The wind stopped, and it was perfectly calm. Jesus had said they would reach the other side, and they did. Trust means depending on Jesus and His word, even in a storm.New TestamentTrust
With Building BricksThe Good Samaritan: LoveLuke 10:25-37; 1 John 4:19; Romans 5:8An expert in God's law asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus told a story. A man was walking down the road to Jericho when robbers beat him up and left him half dead. A priest came by, but he passed by on the other side. A Levite did the same. Then a Samaritan came. Jews and Samaritans didn't get along, but he stopped. He bandaged the man, put him on his donkey and took him to an inn. He paid for everything. Then Jesus turned the question around. "Which one was a neighbor to the man?" Love doesn't ask, "Who do I have to love?" It asks, "Who can I love?" We love because God first loved us.New TestamentLove
With Building BricksCounting the Cost: The Tower BuilderLuke 14:25-33; Matthew 10:37; John 19:30; Hebrews 12:1-2; Philippians 1:6Huge crowds were following Jesus, and He turned and told them what following Him really means – loving Him most of all and carrying their cross. Then He told a story. "Which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and count the cost to see if he has enough to finish it?" If he only laid the foundation, everyone would laugh – "This man couldn't finish what he started!" Following Jesus is worth everything, so we count the cost and keep going. And Jesus Himself counted the cost of saving us and finished the job on the cross.New TestamentPerseverance
With Building BricksJesus and Zacchaeus: KindnessLuke 19:1-10; Romans 2:4; Colossians 3:12; Titus 3:4-5Zacchaeus was a rich chief tax collector in Jericho, and everyone knew he cheated people. When Jesus came to town, short Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree to see Him. Jesus stopped, looked up and called him by name – "Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today!" The crowd grumbled, but Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus with joy. Jesus' kindness changed his heart, and he gave half of everything to the poor and paid back four times what he had cheated. Kindness means treating others with love, even people no one else wants, because Jesus was kind to us first.New TestamentKindness
With Building BricksEutychus Falls AsleepActs 20:7-12; John 11:25; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14; 1 Corinthians 15:20On the first day of the week, the believers in Troas gathered in an upstairs room to break bread. Paul was leaving the next day, so he kept talking until midnight. A young man named Eutychus sat in the window and fell sound asleep – and fell three stories to the ground. They picked him up dead. But Paul went down, hugged him and said, "Don't be alarmed! He is still alive!" Everyone went back upstairs, ate together and talked until morning, and they took Eutychus home alive. Jesus is the resurrection and the life, so we have a living hope.New TestamentHope More lessons are on the way.
What you’ll need
A tub of mixed building bricks (about 200 pieces for a class of 10), a few small baseplates, and some minifigure-sized people if you have them. Any brand works. No special sets needed.
Every lesson includes
- A Teacher Guide with a 45-minute class plan
- Preschool (ages 3–5, larger bricks work best), K–2nd, 3rd–4th and 5th–6th grade
- Printable activity sheets and a take-home page
- A Christ Connection: how the story points to Jesus
Included in every membership
Every “Teach Them Jesus with…” collection comes with your membership, along with the full library of Bible lessons.
Questions
What kind of bricks do I need?
Any standard building bricks work, from any brand. A shared tub of about 200 mixed pieces is enough for a class of 10. For preschoolers, larger toddler-size bricks are easier and safer.
Is this a separate curriculum?
No. Every building bricks lesson is a full Teach Them Jesus lesson with a Teacher Guide, Preschool, K–2nd, 3rd–4th and 5th–6th versions, and printable activity sheets. The bricks are woven through the hook, the story, the hands-on challenge and the take-home.
Is it included in my membership?
Yes. Every "Teach Them Jesus with…" collection is included in every membership at no extra cost. On the monthly plan, each lesson you download counts toward your monthly downloads.
Does it work for a homeschool family or a small class?
Yes. The builds work with one child or twenty. For a family, one tub of bricks you already own is plenty.
Do the bricks replace Bible reading?
No. Kids still hear the story from Scripture, and older kids open their Bibles and study the passage. The bricks help them picture it, remember it and talk about it.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Teach Them Jesus. These lessons work with any brand of building bricks.