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Abraham
ABRAHAM
Home activities:
- How about the zoo again, this time for a camel ride?
- If the weather’s warm, pack up and camp in a tent, even if it’s in the back yard. What do
- you need? How do you cook?
- Puzzle and coloring sheet.
- Trace Abraham’s journey on the map.
- Put the icon of the Trinity in your icon corner. Invite three guests to tea or dinner; what
- constitutes good hospitality?
- Read the story at bedtime.
Prayer: Lord, give us the faith of Abraham to follow You.
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The Tower of Babel
Objectives:
- Children should be able to identify the Tower of Babel and tell its story.
- Children should identify the source of the many languages we have today.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
- Tell the story of the Tower of Babel from the Beginner’s Bible, pp 34-38, the Children’s Bible Reader, page 28, or the Read with Me Bible, 36-39.
Add the Tower of Babel to your timeline.
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Isaac
ISAAC
Home activities:
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Abraham
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Abraham.
- Children should identify Abraham as the father of the Jewish people, chosen by God.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Jacob
JACOB
Home Activities:
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Isaac
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of Isaac – his birth, the sacrifice on the mountain, and his marriage.
- Children should identify Isaac as the son of Abraham and Rebekah as his wife.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
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Joseph as a child
JOSEPH (the child)
Home Activities:
- Have your children tell you their dreams each morning and write them down; any meanings come to mind?
- Dress in your most colorful clothes on “Joseph Day” and have a fashion show.
- Make one child each day the favorite; how do the others feel?
- Puzzle and coloring sheet.
- Read the story of Joseph up to Egypt at bedtime.
Prayer: Give us love for our brothers and sisters, O Lord.
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Jacob
Objectives:
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Joseph in Egypt
JOSEPH (in Egypt)
Home Activities:
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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.
- 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.
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