Here are some free lesson helps to go along with Lesson 37, I can keep the Sabbath day holy. You can find the lesson here.I had so much fun creating a this pack and hope you find something helpful for your class. This would also be great for FHE-pick and choose an activity or 2 for your lesson. Attention activity: Calendar and calendar cards. Explain what a calendar is and ask them what they did during the week. The older classes may be able to tell you the day they did the activity as well. I included 12 activity cards for the week and 6 for the sabbath day. As they tell you the activity tape it to your calendar. If its an activity like school place it on Monday and draw a line across. If there is not a card for the activity draw directly on the calendar or if your art skills are as awesome as mine you can always write it. Finish with Sunday activities. This will help lead you into the next questions, discussion section, and activities. Scripture poster (goes with scripture and word strips): Display through out class or cut into puzzle pieces and have your class put it together. Read out loud. this can also be used for enrichment activity #3 (help the children memorize the verse). Activity: Cut out the happy and sad face and the cards on the next page (these come from the manual). Place the cards in a bag and display the faces. Take turns drawing a card and decide if the activity is something we should or should not do on the sabbath. Scripture Story: Before class print and cut out sheep and the scripture. Glue the scripture to the back of the sheep. Hide it somewhere in your class room. When it comes time to read the scripture have the kids search for the sheep. Once found read the scripture. You can also play a few rounds of hot and cold and let them take turns hiding and finding the sheep. Sabbath Day book: I could not get the book from the manual to open...anyone else have this problem? So I created an interactive page. Print the two pages for each child. On the first page (the one that says my Sabbath book) you are going to cut along the lines going horizontal and fold the line going vertical. Glue the title area to the second page where it says glue :) Let the kids color the pictures. Enrichment Activity 2: Pick one or both of these activities. Print the cards, blank face, and hands. Cut the apart the cards and the hands. Have the kids pick a card and answer the question. After have them use a marker and draw the body part that was talked about on the blank face. The hands will be taped on the front of the face (see below for example) Bonus Activity: Sabbath day I can...spinners. Its a cute and fun way to remember some of the fun things we CAN do on the Sabbath. Print 1 page per child (cardstock recommended but not required). Cut out both circles. Have the kids color and use a brad to connect in the center. Turn to find a fun idea to do on the Sabbath. Boy and Girl option. Download the Free Lesson Helps Here Adorable graphics from Melonheadz, Educlips, P4 Clips Trioriginals, Krista Wallden - Creative Clips, Susan Fitch, Graphics From the Pond, Lisa Markle Sparkles Clipart and Preschool Fun, My Cute Graphics, Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs, Creating4 the Classroom, & Mather's Music . Fonts by Hello Literacy
After creation God rested with His beloved creation in the garden of pleasure (Eden). Click to read more… This craft is a great visual to teach children that Sabbath begins and ends at sunset. Talk to your children/class about special things they can do to welcome and end Sabbath. Materials & Equipment Printer Paper Colouring ... Read more
We've been excited about sharing all of the fabulous and free creation crafts that are perfect for teaching about our amazing creator! Grab our Creation Craft Globe for kids!
Abram and Lot’s shepherds began to argue so much about where their livestock were grazing, Abram decided the best way to resolve this was to move their separate ways.Click to read more… Instead of choosing the best for himself, Abram let Lot choose first. This story can be used to show children that God’s ways ... Read more
The beauty of this story is that there is no guessing as to what it means… yes, it’s strange! Why didn’t God just say what He meant? Ask your kids and see what they say! Click to read more… While we think talking is a great way to relay information, God used many different ways ... Read more
This week in Sabbath school our children are learning about the incredible conversion of Paul – once known as Saul. This craft shows the stages of Saul’s anger towards Christians, then his blindness, and lastly, with his name change to Paul, his kind eyes. Materials & Equipment Printer Paper Colouring Tools Scissors Craft knife (adults ... Read more
When the students at Gilgal needed to make an extra room and decided to build it themselves, they did not expect to witness a floating axehead! In this story we read about a miracle where a lost and sunken axehead floated to the surface of the water! Click to read more… We have all lost ... Read more
If you are teaching about Noah's ark, teach using hands-on bible crafts that include the wonderful promises of God. This version of Noah's Ark includes only 4 Steps, yet beautiful and creative!
Jesus did something pretty strange to heal the blind man. He made a little mud from his spit and dirt, put it on the blind man’s eyes, then told him to wash his eyes in the pool of Siloam. This story presents a good learning opportunity for both parents and children. …Click to read more… ... Read more
Prophet Elisha’s servant had made a fatal mistake – one that could have killed a lot of people! In his attempt to cook some food for the students, he accidentally used a poisonous plant! To make things right, God told Elisha to put flour in the pot and it would make the soup safe to ... Read more
God moves in mysterious ways. We can’t know all the ways of God. We don’t know where He came from, and this is something, where in a world where we want answers for everything, we just have to accept. (Something I’ve been thinking about lately.) Imagine the conversation that Elijah and Elisha had just before ... Read more
Peter, Andrew, James and John were by the seashore. They stayed up the entire night hoping to catch some fish to sell at the fish market. But all night, even though it was the best time to catch fish, they didn’t catch a single one. Jesus met them by the seaside the day after. He ... Read more
This craft is based on the story when ravens fed Elijah bread and meat. Materials & Equipment Printer Paper Colouring Tools Scissors Scoring tool Glue Skills Needed Colouring In Cutting Gluing Download Here Please view entire PDF before printing and select correct pages to print. or, purchase file here Instructions Please watch a video on ... Read more
God moves in mysterious ways. We can’t know all the ways of God. We don’t know where He came from, and this is something, where in a world where we want answers for everything, we just have to accept. (Something I’ve been thinking about lately.) Imagine the conversation that Elijah and Elisha had just before ... Read more
Mary and Martha were devastated when their brother Lazareth died. But, they were not the only ones crying. “Jesus wept.” Jn 11:35 Jesus knew Lazareth was about to wake from his “sleep”, so why did Jesus cry? I won’t pretend to have “the” answer. But I wonder if He wept seeing the result of sin ... Read more
When the students at Gilgal needed to make an extra room and decided to build it themselves, they did not expect to witness a floating axehead! In this story we read about a miracle where a lost and sunken axehead floated to the surface of the water! Click to read more… We have all lost ... Read more
Jesus was on his way to Jairus’ house to perform a healing when all of a sudden, while being bumped by the crowd that surrounded Him, He felt someone touch Him. Peter thought this was strange because so many people in the crowd were touching Him. So what actually happened? Click to read more… A ... Read more
Peter, Andrew, James and John were by the seashore. They stayed up the entire night hoping to catch some fish to sell at the fish market. But all night, even though it was the best time to catch fish, they didn’t catch a single one. Jesus met them by the seaside the day after. He ... Read more
Here's a fun and easy Raising of Lazarus game to play in your Sunday School class or with your kids at home, all you need is some toilet paper and some willing volunteers.
Elisha had been the receiver of one of the most beautiful gestures – a room built in someone’s home just for him! The blessing in return was to announce the woman in the story would no longer be childless… but, then, his “gift” to the woman was taken away when the child got sick and ... Read more
When the children of Israel wandered in the desert, God provided for ALL their needs, even shade in the day and warmth and light for the night! …Click to read more… Perhaps talk about the moment when the cloud turned to fire and the fire turned to cloud. Ask them what do they think it ... Read more
When the students at Gilgal needed to make an extra room and decided to build it themselves, they did not expect to witness a floating axehead! In this story we read about a miracle where a lost and sunken axehead floated to the surface of the water! Click to read more… We have all lost ... Read more
After creation God rested with His beloved creation in the garden of pleasure (Eden). Click to read more… This craft is a great visual to teach children that Sabbath begins and ends at sunset. Talk to your children/class about special things they can do to welcome and end Sabbath. Materials & Equipment Printer Paper Colouring ... Read more
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God moves in mysterious ways. We can’t know all the ways of God. We don’t know where He came from, and this is something, where in a world where we want answers for everything, we just have to accept. (Something I’ve been thinking about lately.) Imagine the conversation that Elijah and Elisha had just before ... Read more
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Hannah was a special woman, and many people know her because she gave her son to serve in the temple at a young age. Before Hannah had Samuel, she went many years without having a baby. Her heart ached for something she didn’t have but wanted with all her heart. Click to read more… We ... Read more
Use a Noah's Ark craft to bring to life one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Start with these simple ideas! Free downloadable activity pages.
The Fiery Furnace with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Kids Spot The Difference
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Forgiveness “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” – Matthew 6:14 Adding onto my character series, I am focusing on teaching kids about forgiveness through this parable of the lost son craft. The “Parable of the Lost Son” is also called the “Parable of the Prodigal Son,” and it...Read More
This week I am blogging all of my Simply Sunday School lessons that we have been learning this fall in my Sunday school class. My last post was about The Tower of Babel and Abraham, the next two lessons we learned about were Jacob and Esau and then Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors. Here's what we did. The story of Jacob and Esau can be found in Genesis 25:19 through Genesis 33, I told a simplified version of this story that told about Jacob and Esau being the children of Isaac and Rebekah, and then the story of how Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew and bread, and how Jacob dressed up like Esau to receive Issac's blessing. For snack time we had Lentil soup, so my students could taste something similar to the Lentil Stew in our Story. For ease of transportation and preparation I chose to bring canned soup, I don't buy much canned soup, as I love making my own, but I have always enjoyed Progresso's Lentil Soup. I served it in heat proof cups, with soft Hawaiian Rolls, which the students really loved. I was happily surprised how all of my students tried the soup and really enjoyed it, knowing how kids' tastes can sometimes be, I was not sure what they would think about this soup, but most of them ate it right up, and thought it was a fun snack time. For our craft we made take home story cards. I traced a soup pot shape onto black construction paper, and cut out enough for each student. I also printed out Genesis 25:34 (see below) and pre-cut that out. Onto orange textured cardstock, about a quarter of a page, we glued the soup pot and verse on the card using glue stick, then with regular white Elmer's School Glue, we added glue to the top of the soup pot and glued on real dried Lentils. I started the craft at the beginning of class, right after our story, so the lentils would have time to dry a bit before class ended. Overall a fun lesson! :) The story of Joseph and His Coat of Many colors can be found in Genesis Chapter 37 and goes to about chapter 47. I told a simplified version based on these chapters, who Joseph was, about his brothers, and how he was Jacob's favorite and his father gifting him with his colorful coat. About Joseph and his dreams, and his brothers being jealous and selling Joseph, how Joseph ended up in Egypt and eventually held a high position for the pharaoh, and prepared for a famine, and eventually years later reconnected with his family. Since there is so much to the story of Joseph, rather than reading it straight from the Bible, you could read it from your favorite children's Bible, or learn the story and tell a simplified version. For our craft I thought water colors would be a fun way to decorate Joseph's coat. I folded a 12 x12 sheet of white cardstock into quarters, and traced a simple coat shape onto it, then cut out all of the coat shapes. Before we painted I had the children draw stripes with white, silver, or any very light colored crayon, to act as a guide for the water colors. Then we set the coat shape on a plain sheet of white paper to protect the table, and painted colorful coats. Watercolors are always a hit in my class, and each coat turned out unique and very colorful. We set them out to dry, and worked on some Joseph worksheets and had our snack. So that ends what we did in our Sunday school class during September and October. This November we are spending the whole month learning about Moses, then on to our lessons leading up to Christmas. You may want to check out more of my Simply Sunday School Lessons at the Link below. Thanks for reading! :) Linking to: Homemaking Link-Up Freedom Fridays Creative Fridays My Week in Review Faith Filled Fridays
The story of Zacchaeus is a great way to teach your little ones how they should treat their friends. A man that no one was too fond of and Jesus went to HIS house...what a great story of kindness!Here's how I taught this story to my little learners...ARRIVALWe started class just like every week. During the
Some crafts open our eyes to a point in the story we sometimes forget to really examine. This little scene shows Jesus finding the yet to be healed invalid by the pool. It opens us to questions about the other ill people who witnessed this encounter, to questions about how the pool was seen […]
