The lyrics and original music created for the “Song” for “Bartimaeus was blind” combine to draw attention to the retelling and revisiting of the Bible story of Jesus’ miraculous healing.

Watch as the kids became engaged using costumes, props, and crafts in different settings such as on stage, outdoors, or in the classroom.

Get everyone to participate in retelling the story! Dress up with scarves, pillowcases, and sheets!

The lyrics are available on the downloadable Bb handwriting sheet.

The “Craft” instructional video for “Bb” leads the viewer through the coloring of the downloadable sheet for “Bartimaeus was blind”. Children are then guided as they glue “movable eyes” to make Bartimaeus see.

The “Handwriting” video for “Bb” (notice the letters “B” and “b” found in “Bartimaeus was blind”) provides step-by-step instructions with likeable cartoon characters naming the various line segments used in manuscript writing: Verty (vertical), Slanty (diagonal), Zontals (horizontal), and Curvy (curved).

Both correct hand position and the distinction between upper and lower case letters are emphasized.

A downloadable resource worksheet includes the words to the story’s song and an illustration.