Joseph #1
Objectives:
- Children should know that Joseph was one of the twelve children of Israel.
- Children should be able to tell the story of Joseph and the many-colored coat and of Joseph sold into slavery.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer. Want an edible Joseph with his coat to eat while telling the story? Make gingerbread men ahead of time. Children can ice with white and use mini-M&Ms to decorate.
- Tell the story of Joseph, either from the Beginner’s Bible, pages 71-77, the Children’s Bible Reader, pages 50-53, or the Read with Me Bible 74-86 or with flannelboard figures.
Add Joseph to your timeline.
- Feed the Elephant True/False questions:
True False
Joseph was a son of Israel. Joseph was Jacob’s oldest son.
Joseph’s mother was Rachel. Joseph’s mother was Leah.
His father loved Joseph very much. His father hated Joseph.
Joseph was sold into slavery. Joseph’s brothers all loved him.
- Add Joseph and his brothers (Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Naphtali, Issachar, Asher, Dan, Zebulon, Gad, Judah, and Benjamin) to the family tree; Joseph and Benjamin will be under Jacob and Rachel, the rest under Jacob and Leah.
Discuss how Joseph’s brothers treated him. Is that how God wants us to treat our brothers and sisters?
- Make the Joseph paper doll. Decorate his coat with strips of colored yarn, colored candies, colored glitter glue, sequins, etc
Paper dolls are not your thing? How about an entire Joseph coat costume for each child? Take full-size grocery bag and cut holes for neck and arms. Decorate with strips of construction paper, crepe paper, or even paint.
- Close with prayer.
