Elementary Curriculum

January 10, 2021 | Unit 3, Session 2

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

  • Paper

1. Read the Bible Passage | Genesis 29-31

2. Ask the Big Picture Question:

Does God keep His promises?

3. Watch the Bible Story

4. Review the Key Verse

Genesis 28:15, “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

5. Answer the Big Picture Question

God always keeps His promises because He is faithful.

6. Interact with the “Questions from kids” Video

7. Pray together

8. Do one or both of the Activities

Activity #1: Seven Years’ Work

Directions 

Invite your children to draw a picture of something they would be willing to work seven years to earn. The rest of your family will try to guess what they are drawing. Whoever guesses correctly will have the next turn drawing something.

Say 

What would you work seven years to earn? A new video game? A movie ticket to your favorite movie? One thousand dollars? Today we will learn about Jacob and the woman he worked seven years to marry. Her name was Rachel. We’ll learn more about them soon.

Activity #2: Youngest First

Directions 

Instruct your family members to line up in age order, youngest to oldest. Then invite everyone to complete a variety of tasks in sets of seven.

Suggested tasks: seven jumping jacks, seven squats, clap seven times, hold up seven fingers, and so forth

Say 

Jacob worked for seven years to marry Rachel, the woman he loved. However, Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah and Rachel. Jacob did not love Leah, but God did. God used Leah in His plans to send Jesus. Jesus was the blessing God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; He blessed the world just as God said.

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