Elementary Curriculum

February 21, 2021 | Unit 4, Session 5

Quick Links: Printable Lesson Plan | Younger Kids Activity Page | Older Kids Activity Page

Hey, parents!

We wanted to offer a few directions as you navigate leading your grade-schooler through today’s lesson and activities. Below you will find our Bible passage for the day, a lesson plan for the day, and several other tips that can help you and your child as you study and worship this morning.

Here are the materials you will need for our lesson today:

  • Coloring Supplies

  • Sticky Notes

  • Pen

  • Flyswatters

1. Read the Bible Passage | Exodus 5-12

2. Ask the Big Picture Question:

Is there anything God cannot do?

3. Watch the Bible Story

4. Review the Key Verse

Hosea 13:4, “I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior.”

5. Answer the Big Picture Question

God can do all things according to His character.

6. Interact with the “Questions from kids” Video

7. Pray together

8. Do one or both of the Activities

Activity #1: Pretty Please

Directions 

Invite your kids and family members to stand in a line, shoulder-to-shoulder. Choose one person to be Pharaoh. Her job is to stand at the front of your room and listen to requests made by the other family members. Each person will have a turn to approach Pharaoh and say, “Pretty please, will you … “ and end with a silly request. Pharaoh must say, “no” without laughing or smiling. If she is successful, the next person will take a turn. If she smiles or laughs, allow another family member to take her place as Pharaoh.

Suggested requests:

  • Let me cuddle a porcupine

  • Let me kiss the soap dispenser

  • Let me snooze through lunch

  • Let me sniff dirty socks

Say 

Today we will hear about a very important request that Moses and Aaron made to Pharaoh. In fact, it was more like a demand! Pharaoh was stubborn and refused to obey God. We will learn more soon. 

Activity #2: Key Passage Activity

Directions 

Invite your kids to say the key passage from memory. Praise each child’s efforts and encourage them to keep working on the passage. Write each word of the key passage on a separate sticky note. Arrange the notes in a random order on a focal wall in your home. Challenge your kids to come up and alternate back and forth swatting the words in order. See who can go fastest without making a mistake. 

Say 

When God sent flies to Egypt, it wouldn’t have mattered how fast the people were with a flyswatter; there were too many flies to get rid of! God delivered His people and proved that He is the one true God. Hosea called back to God’s rescue from Egypt to remind people to trust God. This passage also pointed forward to when Jesus would come to be the only one who saves people from sin. 

EXTRA TIPS

  • If your grade-schooler is in First or Second Grade, start the morning working on the coloring sheet and activity page.

  • As time permits, do one activity before the Bible Story Video and one activity afterward, to help reinforce the message.

  • If your grade-schooler is in Third, Fourth, or Fifth Grade, download and print the Older Kid Journal Page for them to work on at the end of the lesson