I just shared a fun older activity for Senior Primary, and this one makes the perfect pair! In Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Pick a Picture game, you’ll have the children help find pictures for each missing blank.
You’ll also want to peek at our Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Eraser Pass game! It’s the perfect option for older Primary groups and there’s even an idea below for how to combine both activities into one lesson plan for combined Primary groups!
Head over here to see our 12 Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Singing Time Ideas! Lots of fun ways to teach and learn this song in Primary.

—> Click to Pin/Save This Post! <—
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Pick a Picture
*Downloads are available at the bottom of the post when signed in!*
How to Play Pick-a-Picture:
Sing through the song Tell Me the Stories of Jesus before introducing your activity.
Post your “blanks” version of Tell Me the Stories of Jesus. You can write this out on the whiteboard or simply post the included printouts.

Tell the kids they’ll need to pay careful attention to the words, because you’re going to need their help to find the right picture! Sing through the song again looking for participating singers.
Call up one child to find the picture that would fit in the first blank space.
Continue singing your way through the song and giving the kids turns to add a picture.

Extension Activities:
- Have the children sing ONLY the picture words once you’ve finished the activity.
- Sing only as far as the word blank you’ve found, and continue through the song like this until you have added all the pictures.

Senior & Combined Primary Idea:
For an activity better suited for older children, try our Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Eraser Pass activity.
For combined Primary groups, I would recommend starting with Eraser Pass with the older kids, and when only ONE word is left from the row, call up a Junior Primary child to add a picture from the Pick a Picture activity next to the word row!
This is another wonderful way to use images in singing time – see our My Heavenly Father Loves Me Pick a Picture Phrase idea. It’s a image representation of each phrase of the song to add meaning.
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Pick a Picture Printable Lesson Plan
Grab the printable version of Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Pick a Picture lesson plan below. It includes the lesson plan and ideas from above so it’s easy to save this activity away for later. Then 4 pages with the song lyrics including blanks for the missing picture words.

There’s also a guide page, to help you remember the missing words. Finally, there are 2 pages of pictures perfect for adding to your blanks!
This activity printout only covers the 1st verse, but you could certainly adapt the idea to fit the second verse, as needed.

How to Login to Unlock Downloads!
You can access ALL of our free lesson plans, flip charts, and other printables and downloads by subscribing! Grow.me is a really cool tool that lets you bookmark and save your favorite posts. See our FAQ page here if you need additional help!
Step 1: Click the Unlock Printables button below or 3 Dots icon in the bottom left corner.
Step 2: Create an account with Grow.me and login.
Step 3: That’s it! All download files will automatically be unlocked as long as you are logged in! If you’re already logged in, you’ll see the PDF preview and/or download button below.
Signing up will subscribe you to our email newsletter or update your subscription status if you previously unsubscribed. Our newsletter shares the latest weekly posts with timely and fun Singing Time ideas and new printable lesson plans!
👇 Download Here 👇
You’ll love this next perfectly themed singing time idea for Tell Me the Stories of Jesus! Color picture stories of Christ’s life and combine them to make a cute storybook to flip through while you sing the song!
Did you try this Pick a Picture activity? Let me know how it went in the comments!
Thanks so much for giving your time to share ideas. It helps so much as I do not do music well. It is sure a fun calling
Great ideas! Is there a pick of picture for verse 2? first verse is always easy for us, it’s the second verses I need help with please!
Hey Lyndie, I haven’t created one, but you certainly could! I typically do different activities for each verse.