Bible ABC's: Y is for Youngest Jacob (& Esau) These lessons can be used without the alphabet theme. Consider these an update with new ideas and printables! So... I kinda went rogue and as I was writing the lesson! I couldn't stop because it seemed like chapters 25-28 all flow together. Each section is short, but is usually divided... especially for younger students. Although this contains the stew trade, the blessing switch and Jacob's ladder dream, they can be divided by chapter. Or, taught as one lesson. The Fact Wheel briefly reviews their birth, the stew trade and the birthright event. Color and black & white are included. These can be used for Jacob and any other appropriate lesson and were kept plain intentionally for this purpose. These are a reminder that God is there for us. Students can color or paint the designs on the banner, door hanger and bookmark. Stickers can be added. String or ribbon can be added to the banner to hang and on the bookmark. A Word Search for chapters 25-28 is included. A stew maze, dot-to-dot and a puzzle are included. The puzzle has been updated with the stew food and standups. Click here to download this file with these updates only. The first is a Reader Worksheet and is divided into the three sections by chapter. This can be used as one worksheet, or review, or if you are dividing the lesson, each section can be used as needed. The wording from the scripture is as easy to read as possible with sight words while keeping to the key points with easy to answer questions. The second is a fill-in-the-blank worksheet. This is sectioned by the number. Black & white only. I designed the Trip Strip to be a cut & glue timeline. This one shown has lines for the students to write about each event. Or, they can write the scriptures. There is another worksheet without the writing space. These can easily be used for mixed age groups. Cut and glue according to directions. This is not included in the application pack. Click here to download part 1 Genesis 25 'The Stew'. Click here to download part 2 Genesis 27 'The Birthright'. Click here to download part 3 Genesis 28 'Jacob's Ladder'. These Event Cards can be used as smaller visuals and they can be shuffled for the student to re-tell the events and lay them in order. The same full-page size visuals and pictures-to-color can be downloaded below. There are alphabet mazes and worksheets included. These are half-sheets and can be used in Interactive Notebooks. Click here to see a free video on how to make and use Interactive Notebooks. There is a set of 5 and 10 piece puzzles. I added this Flip Book because the students love them, and the foldable book below does not include Jacob's dream in chapter 28. It includes the color and black & white. Click here to download the lesson and application pack. There is a one-page foldable book in color and black and white. This does not include Jacob's ladder dream. These pages can also be cut apart and used as flash cards to put the events in order. Click here to download. Click here to download the updated visuals. This file contains visuals for Genesis 25-27. All are not shown. (These are not included in the application pack.) Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to download the updated visuals for Jacob's Ladder in Genesis 28. Click here to download the pictures to color for Jacob's Ladder in Genesis 28. Click here to see other Old Testament lessons in the Bible ABC's series.

Baby Moses Bible lesson for under 5s. Free printable lesson, games, craft and coloring page.

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

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There is so much to this lesson and so much fun for the kids to learn! The 10 Plagues is lesson 3 in the second quarter of our Bible study with preschoolers. God talked to Moses at the burning bush. God told Moses that he was to return to Egypt. Moses was going to talk to Pharaoh for God. Moses took his family and went with his brother Aaron to Egypt. Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and when Pharaoh said to show him a miracle, Aaron threw down his staff and it turned into a snake! Pharaoh called in his magicians, and they turned their staffs into snakes, too, except Aaron’s snake ate all their snakes. God sent the 10 plagues to show Pharaoh the power of God. They are: 1. Exodus 7:17 water into blood: God told Moses and Aaron to meet Pharaoh at the river in the morning. Aaron used his staff to hit the water and all the water in Egypt turned to blood. All fish died and they couldn’t drink the water. 2. Exodus 8:6 frogs…everywhere: Seven days later Aaron held his staff over the river. God made frogs come and they covered everything! Pharaoh said have God take them away and I will let the people go. All the frogs died except for the ones by the river. Pharaoh wouldn’t let the people go, so God sent the next plague. 3. Exodus 8:17 lice on all people and animals: Aaron used his staff to hit the dirt. When he did, it turned to lice! The lice were all over the people and the animals. 4. Exodus 8:24 swarms of flies: Since Pharaoh wouldn’t let the Hebrew people go, God sent flies. Lots of flies! But the flies were only in the Egyptian homes. When God took the flies away, Pharaoh still didn’t let the people go. 5. Exodus 9:6 God made all the Egyptian livestock animals (oxen, sheep, horses, donkeys, camels) sick and they died. None of the Hebrew animals were sick. 6. Exodus 9:10 boils on all the people and animals: God told Moses to take ashes from the furnace. Moses tossed the ashes in the air and when the ashes fell to the ground, it turned to painful boils and sores on the Egyptian people. 7. Exodus 9:23 God sent thunder and hail and fire: Moses told Pharaoh that God was going to send hail. It was going to be a strong hail. God told Moses to hold his staff toward heaven. God sent the hail with thunder. The animals and people that were outside when the hail came down died. The hail broke the trees and plants. 8. Exodus 10:14 locusts: God sent a wind from the east. The wind brought locust. Lots and lots of locusts. Locusts are like grasshoppers. There were so many, the land was dark with them, and they ate EVERYTHING green! All the fruit, grass, trees. Everything! God sent another wind from the west and took all the locust away. Pharaoh wouldn’t let the people go. 9. Exodus 10:22 Thick darkness for three days: God told Moses to stretch out his staff toward heaven. It became dark. Really dark. For three days! So dark the Egyptians stayed in their homes! 10. Exodus 12:29 firstborn died: God went out about midnight and all the Egyptian firstborn died, even the firstborn animals. The Hebrew put blood from a lamb on the doorframe (top & sides) and God passed over their home. Pharaoh finally let the people go. Next week we will learn about God continuing to watch over the people after they left Egypt. Please note: This is such a long lesson. I usually divide it when teaching early elementary ages but didn't want to get too in depth for preschoolers. This download includes the color and black & white set of the 10 Plagues. I printed them onto cardstock, cut them out. I glued the label on the paper bag and put the plagues cards inside. I also added these hands on items: plastic snake, 1. plastic fish, plastic frogs, 3. rice, 4. plastic flies (find during Halloween), 5. animals, 6. Band-Aid, 7. white pompom, 8. clothespin locust, 9. square of black cardstock, 10. door (see here). To use as a review, you can print 2 sets and have students match the cards and tell you what the card represents. If you add any extras, they can match items to the correct day. Click here to download. This is a really cute song for the 10 Plagues with visuals/flip chart. Click here to see it. Click here to download the black & white version. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals for Exodus 7-12. All of the 45 visuals are not shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Lessons, printables & more for early elementary ages: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Condensed lesson with accordion

I love teaching bible lessons, whether at home or at church. The stories of Moses are some of my favorite because he teaches our little ones so many great things. I have to say, the Moses bible crafts are so enjoyable for little learners, and they are great reminders of the stories at home. Baby

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These coffee filter flowers are SO PRETTY! This simple craft is beautiful enough for adults, but easy enough that kids can make them too. They make beautiful party decorations and are also a great gift idea for teachers or Mother's Day. Easy Coffee Filter Flowers It's hard to believe these flowers are made out of coffee filters! For pennies you can make a beautiful flower bouquet that won't wilt or fade. Best of all, these coffee filter flowers are SO EASY to make. They're made from simple supplies (coffee filters painted with liquid watercolor paint and tied together with a

This is lesson five in a 13-week series that I used in my class. I wanted one quarter to introduce the Old Testament with a basic timeline of the people and events. The students can learn what happened in the Old Testament and how those events lead to Jesus. These lessons are a combination of the Life Overview Series and other lessons. They have been updated and tweaked since I taught these. I will show you what I used to blend several posts into 13 lessons. It was basically pick and choose and you can change any to fit your needs. This lesson teaches about Joseph in Genesis. The lesson explains the Big Picture. I used Cathy’s visual with Joseph’s Coat and updated it to make it easier to use. Keep in mind these lessons are slightly longer with very different application reviews. I updated Cathy's coat visual. I rearranged the pieces so they are placed in order instead of random on the coat. I updated the lesson slightly to my style and for a couple of the pieces that I changed. I also added a couple of small visuals. Click here to see Cathy's original visual. Click here to download the updated version. If you prefer not to make the coat visual, this file has updated visuals and the adapted lesson outline. I print my visuals on cardstock, and tape each section of the lesson to the back. It keeps me on track and is ready for anyone else to use the visuals. This lesson outline is also included. Click here to download the visuals and lesson outline. The dreams are interesting to discuss and this worksheet will help the students remember who dreamed it. They just draw a line from the name to the correct dream. Some have more than one dream. There is an answer sheet with scriptures included. Click here to download. I designed this file folder game for the Life of Joseph. The (left) money bag is the cover and can be printed in color or black & white onto color paper. The (right) inside has the numbered 'coins' for the student to put Joseph's life in order. It can be used to review or discuss his life. The top is for the students and the bottom is the completed set for teacher's visual or if you want to use it already done. There is a list of answers with scripture if you want to make a lesson using this. This is designed so that if you prefer to cut out the bag... you can. It is a lot more work, but it can be done. Glue the cover on the file folder and cut it out (both sides of the file folder). Then, glue the inside on. The silver coins are 2" circles. I purchased a punch to make it (so much) easier and perfect. Click here to see the punch. Here are some hints to make it easier to use a punch: For this type of use, I remove the safety shield on the bottom. They usually slide or pop off easily to clean. I cut each strip pretty close (about 1/4") from the circle (but not on the circle). Turn the punch upside down and insert the picture (as shown) inside so you can place it perfect in the punch area to be cut. Squeeze and you have a perfect easy circle! The silver coin pictures can be kept in a sandwich bag, an envelope or these library pockets. You can find these just about anywhere. Craft stores, Dollar Tree and teacher supply stores. I plan to reuse these with future classes, so I did not glue the pocket onto the file folder. They can be Velcroed, but it is hard for the students to get them out of the pocket, so I keep them in a storage bag. Keep in mind, you can use the circle punch to cut circles from gray or silver cardstock for other lessons with silver coins. Click here to download the file folder game. I also used this Bible Timeline File Folder Game. I made the pictures into stickers (which they love!) and the students added to it each week. Even though we studied Jesus and Acts after this quarter, rather than removing any pictures, I printed those pictures already on the page along with a couple that we wouldn't have as it's own lesson. Click here if you want to print the one I used with some of the pictures already in place. This includes the completed teacher's visual also. The original file has a teacher's visual completed. and a student file folder without any pictures on the timeline. All pictures will need to be cut and glued or made into stickers to use. Click here to download the original. Click here to download the visuals. These updated visuals are all the visuals for Genesis 37 and include Joseph receiving his coat, his dreams and his brothers selling him. All are not shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to download the 30 updated visuals. This is a variety pack for Genesis 39-46 since it covers so much! There is a visual(s) for each event that is in these chapters. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) Click here to see the previous lesson in this 13-week series. Click here to see the next lesson about Moses.   Click here to see more for Joseph. Click here to see the first lesson in this 13-week series. Click here to see the complete list and links for other lessons. Scripture References Genesis 37:3 Jacob gave Joseph the coat of many colors Genesis 40:5-13 Butler & Baker’s dreams interpreted Genesis 41:17-32 Pharaoh’s dreams Genesis 41:51-52 Joseph’s sons born Genesis 44:18 Joseph is even like Pharaoh Genesis 45:26 they told Jacob Joseph was alive Genesis 46:26 66 people traveled to Egypt Genesis 47:9 Jacob was 130 years old when he went to Egypt Genesis 47:11 they lived in Rameses Genesis 35:22-26 sons listed Genesis 41:45 Joseph married Asenath Genesis 41:50-52 Joseph had two sons Genesis 47:28 Jacob lived in Egypt for 17 years and died at 147 years old Genesis 50:22 Joseph lived 110 years

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We pray for our owies every service in my class. When I say that its time to pray, each child wants to show me their owie that they want to pray for. It's quite adorable, nearly comical, to watch them search for the littlest scratch that they may have to pray for. They are actually disappointed when they don't have an owie to pray for. In that case, I tell them that they can help their friend pray for their owie. Before we pray I tell them to put their hand on their owie to show Jesus where it is, because He is the only one that can heal all of their owies. Their child-like faith is very evident in this moment, as they come to know Jesus as their healer. Bible Truth: Jesus heals me. Bible Story: Jesus heals a man who could not walk when his friends bring him to Jesus. Bible Study: Luke 5:17-26; Mark 2:1-12; 1 Peter 2:24; Psalms 103:1-3 teach Here are a couple different visuals to show as you narrate or read this story from a children's Bible. diorama drama This story also lends itself well to a 3-D diorama dramatization in order to show the paralyzed man being lowered through the roof. I created my diorama by inserting felt into a shoe box and then placing my flannel graph characters into the box. I made the paralyzed man and the bed according to the craft instructions found below. I tied yarn to the four corners of the bed, and used a craft stick on top of the box to hold the man in place after lowering him down. Release the yarn from the stick, so that after Jesus heals him the man can stand up, and "carry" his bed. (See the craft tutorial below.) bend and tell This is such a simple and genius way to tell this story! I have seen it a few different places, but I have no idea where the concept originated. All you need is four strips of card stock or tag board, a hole punch and three brads. I found the version displayed below here. http://kirstymcallister.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/in-memory-of-uncle-tom.html play four friend weave The four friends in the story did not give up on helping their friend. In fact their faith is quite commendable! In this game four children work together like the friends in the story. You will need: a pillowcase a doll or stuffed animal field cones or chairs Setup a few cones staggered across the room. Have all the children line up at one end of the room. Choose one child to be "Jesus" and stand at the other end of the room. Choose four children to be the four friends. Their task is to each hold a corner of the pillowcase, carrying the doll or stuffed animal, and weave around the cones to bring their "friend" to Jesus. If they drop their "friend" they must go back to the beginning. When they reach the end, have the child who is "Jesus" repeat after you saying, "Your sins are forgiven. Arise, take up your bed and walk." Everyone claps and celebrates, thanking Jesus for healing their "friend". Repeat, giving each child the opportunity to be a "friend" and/or "Jesus". craft coloring page Here is a coloring page to accompany this story. I suggest gluing four pieces of yarn for the ropes attached to the bed, and gluing a piece of cloth on the blanket covering the man. band-aid art In this week's story, Jesus forgives the man's sin and heals him. Print this simple activity sheet based on Psalms 103:2-3. Have the children color the heart, and then let them stick a few band-aids on the heart. Kids love the opportunity to put band-aids on by themselves! arise and walk This is the man and bed that I used in the diorama. The children can each make their own to take home and retell the story. You will need: this man template (printed on card stock) felt craft sticks scissors crayons glue hole punch brad permanent marker This man's legs did not work. He could not walk. His friends had to carry him on his bed. Jesus healed him! He forgave the man's sin, and told him to take up his bed and go to his house. To prepare cut out the man templates, and cut felt into 4 1/2" x 2 1/4" rectangles. Punch a whole in the center of the man's body. In class, help the children glue their felt pieces to craft sticks. Have them color the man, then attach the the man to the felt with the brad.

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