Free Bible lessons for kids · 16 lessons
Bible lessons from Acts for kids
Acts tells how the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost and the good news of Jesus spread from Jerusalem to Rome.
These free Bible lessons for kids all teach the book of Acts. Each one comes with an animated story film told word for word from the King James Version, a coloring page, a class sheet, a teacher guide with a 45-minute plan, questions with answers and a game.
- Lessons
- 16 (of 31 from Acts)
- Passages
- Acts 1:1–11, Acts 1:12–26, Acts 2:1–41, Acts 2:42–47, Acts 3:1–26, Acts 4:1–31, and more
- Ages
- Preschool to preteen (3 to 12), with tips for each age
- Each lesson
- Story film (KJV), coloring page, class sheet, teacher guide, questions and answers, a game
- Cost
- Free: no subscription, no cost per child, no sign-up to teach
The lessons: 16 stories about the book of Acts
Jesus Ascends to Heaven
Acts 1:1–11 · Luke 24:50–53 · Mark 16:19 · story film
After forty days, Jesus promised the Holy Ghost and was taken up into a cloud. Two men in white apparel said He will come again the same way.
Big idea: Jesus is in heaven, and He is coming again.
Memory verse:
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8 (KJV)Ask: How long was Jesus seen after He rose? Forty days.
Game: Keep It Up (about 8 minutes)
Waiting and Praying
Acts 1:12–26 · story film
The disciples went back to Jerusalem and prayed together in an upper room with the women and Jesus’ mother and brothers, waiting for the promise of the Holy Ghost.
Big idea: God’s people pray together while they wait.
Memory verse:
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Acts 1:14 (KJV)Ask: Where did the disciples gather? In an upper room in Jerusalem.
Game: Prayer Stations (about 15 minutes)
The Day of Pentecost
Acts 2:1–41 · story film
The disciples were together when a sound like a rushing mighty wind filled the house and tongues like fire sat on each of them. They were filled with the Holy Ghost, Peter preached, and about three thousand believed.
Big idea: God gives His Spirit to help us tell about Jesus.
Memory verse:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 2:21 (KJV)Ask: What did they hear from heaven? A sound as of a rushing mighty wind.
Game: Rushing Wind Race (about 10 minutes)
The Church Shares Everything
Acts 2:42–47 · Acts 4:32–37 · story film
The believers met together, learned from the apostles, prayed, ate together with glad hearts and shared what they had so that no one was in need.
Big idea: God’s family loves and shares.
Memory verse:
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 2:42 (KJV)Ask: Name the four things the church continued in. The apostles’ doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers.
Game: Share the Rainbow (about 10 minutes)
Peter Heals the Lame Man
Acts 3:1–26 · story film
At the temple gate called Beautiful, a man lame from birth asked Peter and John for money. Peter said he had no silver or gold, but in the name of Jesus told him to rise up and walk. The man went walking, leaping and praising God.
Big idea: Jesus’ name has power to change lives.
Memory verse:
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Acts 3:6 (KJV)Ask: What was the name of the temple gate? Beautiful.
Game: Walking, Leaping, Praising (about 10 minutes)
We Cannot But Speak
Acts 4:1–31 · story film
The rulers arrested Peter and John and told them not to speak in Jesus’ name. They answered that they could not stop telling what they had seen and heard, and the church prayed for boldness.
Big idea: We can be brave to tell about Jesus.
Memory verse:
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 4:12 (KJV)Ask: What did the rulers command Peter and John? Not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
Game: Can’t Stop Telling (about 8 minutes)
Ananias and Sapphira
Acts 5:1–11 · story film
Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold land and kept back part of the money while pretending to give it all. Peter said they had not lied to men but to God.
Big idea: God wants us to be honest.
Memory verse:
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Acts 5:4 (KJV)Ask: What did Ananias and Sapphira sell? A possession (land).
Game: True or False Run (about 8 minutes)
An Angel Opens the Prison
Acts 5:12–42 · story film
The apostles were put in the common prison, but the angel of the Lord opened the doors by night and told them to go and speak in the temple. When questioned, they said they ought to obey God rather than men.
Big idea: We obey God first.
Memory verse:
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Acts 5:29 (KJV)Ask: Who opened the prison doors? The angel of the Lord.
Game: Jailbreak Tag (about 10 minutes)
Seven Helpers Are Chosen
Acts 6:1–7 · story film
Some widows were being missed when food was handed out. The apostles had the church choose seven men full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom to serve, so the apostles could keep praying and teaching.
Big idea: Everyone in God’s family has a way to serve.
Memory verse:
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2 (KJV)Ask: Who was being neglected? Widows, in the daily handing out of food.
Game: Nobody Missed Relay (about 10 minutes)
Stephen’s Faithful Witness
Acts 6:8–7:60 · story film
Stephen, full of faith and power, spoke boldly about Jesus. He saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and as the angry crowd stoned him, he prayed for those who hurt him.
Big idea: God gives courage to stay faithful.
Memory verse:
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts 7:59 (KJV)Ask: What was Stephen full of? Faith and power, and the Holy Ghost.
Game: Stand Firm (about 8 minutes)
Philip and the Ethiopian
Acts 8:26–40 · story film
An angel sent Philip to a desert road, where an Ethiopian officer was reading Isaiah in his chariot. Philip began at that Scripture and preached Jesus, and the man believed and was baptized.
Big idea: God sends us to people who are ready to hear.
Memory verse:
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Acts 8:35 (KJV)Ask: Where did the angel send Philip? To the way from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.
Game: Run to the Chariot (about 10 minutes)
Saul Meets Jesus
Acts 9:1–19 · Acts 22:6–16 · story film
Saul was on his way to Damascus to arrest Christians when a light from heaven shone around him and Jesus spoke to him. Saul was blind for three days until Ananias came, and then he was baptized.
Big idea: Jesus can change anyone’s heart.
Memory verse:
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)Ask: Where was Saul going? To Damascus, to bind any Christians he found.
Game: Opposite Day (about 8 minutes)
Over the Wall in a Basket
Acts 9:19–31 · story film
Saul began preaching that Jesus is the Son of God. When enemies watched the gates to kill him, the disciples let him down over the wall in a basket by night. Barnabas later brought him to the apostles.
Big idea: God uses friends to protect and help us.
Memory verse:
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:16 (KJV)Ask: What did Saul preach in the synagogues? That Jesus is the Son of God.
Game: Down in a Basket (about 10 minutes)
Dorcas Lives Again
Acts 9:36–43 · story film
Dorcas was full of good works and made coats and garments for widows. When she died, Peter knelt down, prayed, and said, “Tabitha, arise,” and she opened her eyes.
Big idea: Small kindnesses matter to God.
Memory verse:
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
Acts 9:36 (KJV)Ask: What town did Dorcas live in? Joppa.
Game: Coats for Neighbors (about 15 minutes)
Peter and Cornelius
Acts 10:1–48 · story film
God gave Peter a vision of a great sheet and taught him not to call any person unclean. Peter went to the house of Cornelius, a Roman centurion, and Cornelius and his family believed and received the Holy Ghost.
Big idea: The good news of Jesus is for every person.
Memory verse:
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts 10:34 (KJV)Ask: Who was Cornelius? A centurion of the Italian band who feared God.
Game: Everybody Under (about 10 minutes)
An Angel Frees Peter
Acts 12:1–19 · story film
King Herod put Peter in prison, chained between two soldiers. The church prayed without ceasing. An angel woke Peter, the chains fell off, and the iron gate opened by itself. Peter knocked at the door, and Rhoda was so glad she forgot to open it.
Big idea: God hears His people when they pray together.
Memory verse:
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Acts 12:5 (KJV)Ask: What was the church doing while Peter was in prison? Praying without ceasing.
Game: Chains Fall Off (about 10 minutes)
Plan it as a series: 8 weeks
| Week 1 | Jesus Ascends to Heaven (Acts 1:1–11). Jesus is in heaven, and He is coming again. |
|---|---|
| Week 2 | Waiting and Praying (Acts 1:12–26). God’s people pray together while they wait. |
| Week 3 | The Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1–41). God gives His Spirit to help us tell about Jesus. |
| Week 4 | The Church Shares Everything (Acts 2:42–47). God’s family loves and shares. |
| Week 5 | Peter Heals the Lame Man (Acts 3:1–26). Jesus’ name has power to change lives. |
| Week 6 | We Cannot But Speak (Acts 4:1–31). We can be brave to tell about Jesus. |
| Week 7 | Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1–11). God wants us to be honest. |
| Week 8 | An Angel Opens the Prison (Acts 5:12–42). We obey God first. |
Each week: welcome and pray, show the story film, talk through the questions, learn the memory verse, then color the page or do the class sheet.
Verses to learn: the book of Acts
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 · Jesus Ascends to Heaven
“These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.”
Acts 1:14 · Waiting and Praying
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Acts 2:21 · The Day of Pentecost
“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
Acts 2:42 · The Church Shares Everything
“Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”
Acts 3:6 · Peter Heals the Lame Man
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12 · We Cannot But Speak
“Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.”
Acts 5:4 · Ananias and Sapphira
“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”
Acts 5:29 · An Angel Opens the Prison
Questions people ask
What is the book of Acts about?
Acts tells how the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost and the good news of Jesus spread from Jerusalem to Rome.
Which Bible stories teach the book of Acts?
Jesus Ascends to Heaven (Acts 1:1–11), Waiting and Praying (Acts 1:12–26), The Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1–41), The Church Shares Everything (Acts 2:42–47), Peter Heals the Lame Man (Acts 3:1–26), and 11 more on this page.
Are these lessons free?
Yes. Every lesson, film, coloring page, class sheet and game is free for churches, families and schools, with no subscription, no cost per child and no sign-up needed to teach.
Which Bible translation is used?
The films and memory verses show the King James Version word for word. In the lessons you can switch the verses to the Berean Standard Bible, the ESV or dozens of other English Bibles, every verse is labelled with its translation, and tapping a verse on the film opens its whole chapter.
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