Old Testament
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Ezekiel
EZEKIEL
Objectives:
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
SHADRACH, MESHACH, AND ABEDNEGO
Objectives:
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Daniel
DANIEL
Home Activities:
- Now you have to visit the lions at the zoo; it’s now spring and they’ll be out again.
- Or, see the circus. What are lions like?
- Puzzle and coloring sheet. Older children can color the comic strip version and enjoy reading the story.
- Sleep for a night under a table surrounded by stuffed lions, reading the story at bedtime.
Prayer: Lord, give us the courage of Daniel.
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Esther
ESTHER
Home Activities:
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Tobit
TOBIT
Objectives:
- Children should be able to identify the Archangel Raphael and know that angels are heavenly beings.
- Children should be able to tell the story of Tobit.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
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Minor Prophets: Amos
AMOS
Home Activities:
- Amos was a shepherd. Visit those sheep in the petting zoo again; kids love animals. They can also be found at the zoo itself.
- Read other stories of shepherds – of David and of the shepherds at Christmas.
- Another lamb dinner?
- Puzzle and coloring sheet.
Prayer: Lord, teach us to speak Your word, as did the prophet Amos.
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Daniel
DANIEL
Objectives:
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Minor Prophets: Micah and Haggai
MICAH AND HAGGAI
Home Activities:
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Esther
ESTHER
Objectives:
- Children should be able to identify Esther as Queen of Persia.
- Children should be able to identify her husband Ahasuerus and Mordecai and Haman.
- Children should be able to tell the story of Esther.
Possible Lesson Plan:
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Ezra and Nehemiah
EZRA AND NEHEMIAH
Home Activities:
- Memory work: Review those 10 Commandments and begin on the books of the Old Testament.
- Try your hand at architecture: build the city walls from various materials – paper, sugar cubes, blocks, pickles, whatever – which is strongest? Can you build it with one hand, while the other holds a spear?
- Puzzle and coloring sheet.
- Read the story at bedtime.
Prayer: Lord, help us to build Your kingdom, as Nehemiah and Ezra rebuilt Jerusalem.
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