Dr. Pat's Orthodox Super Sunday School Curriculum

Old Testament

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Elijah

ELIJAH

Objectives:

  1. Children should be able to tell the story of Elijah – his feeding by the ravens, his meeting with the prophets of Baal, the “still, small voice”, and the fiery chariot.
  2. Children should identify Ahab and Jezebel as an evil king and queen.
  3. Children should identify Elijah’s student and disciple, Elisha.

Possible Lesson Plan:

  1. Open with prayer.

 

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Isaiah

ISAIAH

 

Home Activities:

  • You can see an eagle with Scales and Tails.
  • Or, have your child help with the charcoal and incense each day at your icon corner, remembering the vision of Isaiah. Use your child’s own incense burner.
  • Puzzle and coloring sheet.

Prayer: Lord, give us the strength to mount up like eagles in Your service.

 

 

Isaiah was known for his prophecies of the Messiah:

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Elisha

ELISHA

Objectives:

  1. Children should identify Elisha as the disciple of Elijah.
  2. Children should be able to tell the stories of Elisha and Naaman.

Possible Lesson Plan:

  1. Open with prayer.
  2. Tell the story of Elisha from The Beginner’s Bible, pages 222-234, First Bible, pages 118-123, or the Read with Me Bible pages 208-215 .

Add Elisha, shown here as Elijah is taken up into heaven, to your timeline.

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Jeremiah

JEREMIAH

 

Home Activities:

  • Wear the belts you made in class this week at home. What does it symbolize?
  • Choose a verse from Jeremiah to write down and put in the pocket (older children).
  • Write a sympathy card to someone who is “lamenting” a loved one.
  • Puzzle and coloring sheet.

Prayer: Lord, keep us close to You in times of sadness.

 

 

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Jonah

 

JONAH

Objectives:

  1. Children should be able to tell the story of Jonah.
  2. Children should identify another reason for disobedience – dislike of the command.

Possible Lesson Plan:

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Ezekiel

EZEKIEL

 

Home Activities:

  • Look for bones everywhere. Can you put the chicken bones back into a chicken?
  • What about wheels? Each time you see a wheel, remind the children about the vision of Ezekiel.
  • Puzzle and coloring sheet.

Prayer: Lord, let us too see visions of Your great glory.

 

 

MATCHING

 

Can you match each of these prophets with their prophecy?

 

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