Week 3 – No other gods before me
Memory verse: Exodus 20:3
What are things that people put before God? Can you think of things that people tend to put more priority on? Gods can be things like money, fame, other people, and possessions. It is anything that we put before God. He wants us to love Him above all things. How could we show our love for God? We can show our love through obedience to His Word.
Make a list of the ideas they come up with on how to show our love for Him.
Now on a piece of large construction paper have the child glue a picture of themselves in the center and write “shows God love by” under the picture. Then have them cut out several different colored hearts. On the hearts they can copy from the list the ways they show God love and glue them to the paper. They could decorate with stickers, pictures, sequins, and other things to make it “pretty”.
Lesson and story for this commandment
Ten Commandments overview worksheets
http://children.calvarychapel.com/site/pdf/Old/Curr043.pdf
Poster coloring page – on this they will write the commandment and color it. We will hang it on the wall to help them remember the commandment.
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Mini book page for commandment one – we are going to use this to make a mini book for them to keep we will add pages as we go so that they will have this to keep. You could hold it together with brass fasteners and use sheet laminate to keep it sturdy.
Week 4 – graven images
Memory verse: Exodus 20:4
Further verses for reading: I Cor. 8:6, Ephesians 4: 5-6, Deuteronomy 4:11-19
Lesson and story for this commandment
Why do you think the Jews made the golden calf? God wants us to have faith in Him even though we can’t see Him or touch Him. He knows that as human it is in our nature to start worshipping the image and go through the motions. This is why He does not want to make images for worship so we keep our eyes on Him the one true God.
Poster coloring page to help remind us to not bow down to any other gods
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Mini book page for commandment 2
Week 5 – Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
Memory verse: Exodus 20:7
Lesson and story for this commandment
I liked the idea behind the recipe at the bottom of the lesson but it sounded rather gross to me. So I thought I would get some of those chocolates you melt to make suckers and things from the craft store instead and maybe some molds to make suckers. When we use the Lord’s name it should always be in sweetness and love.
Do you think using other words in place of curse words is the same as swearing? Is not the intent behind the words just as important as the words spoken? Doesn’t the Lord also know what is in our heart?
Poster coloring page to remind us to not use the Lord’s name in vain
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Mini book page for commandment 3
Week 6 – Remember the Sabbath
Memory verse: Exodus 20:8
Lesson and story for this commandment
In the story Becky makes a chart to remind her to worship God everyday. I think it would be a good idea for all of us to make a chart, to remind us. It is important to start our days worshipping God.
Maze – help Moses find the commandments
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/pesach/maze/maze1.htm
Coloring page to remember the Sabbath
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Mini book page for commandment 4
Week 7 – Honor thy father and thy mother
Memory verse: Exodus 20:12
Lesson and story for this commandment
Let’s use this week to show honor to their father. First you’ll need a photo box. Have the kids decorate it to make it special. They could put handprints, decoupage pictures of themselves, just be creative and make it special to him. Then every day this week make dad a special note or card to put in his special keepsake box. Here are some ideas to use.
Handprint poem
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/handpoem.html?trnstl=1
Tie card
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/tiecard.html
Dough handprints
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/handprnt.html
Promise cards
Write dad a short story book
http://www.billybear4kids.com/TinyTitles/FathersDay.html
Picture frame for dad
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/dad/mdadframe.html
Now have them do these things.
Worksheet for first five commandments
http://gardenofpraise.com/bibl9.htm
Coloring page honor thy father and mother
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Mini book page for commandment 5
Week 8 – thou shalt not kill
Memory verse: Exodus 20:13
Lesson and story for this commandment
Not only should you not kill you should also have respect for life. You should respect the well being of others.
Coloring page thou shalt not kill
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Mini book page for commandment 6
Worksheet for the Ten Commandments
Week 9 – thou shalt not commit adultery
Memory verse: Exodus 20:14
Lesson and story for this commandment
Coloring page thou shalt not commit adultery
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Mini book page for commandment 7
Ten Commandments song
Week 10 – thou shalt not steal
Memory verse: Exodus 20:15
Lesson and story for this commandment
Thou shalt not steal coloring page
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Mini book page for commandment 8
Word search puzzle sheet
http://www.sundayschoolresources.com/wordsearch5.htm
You can find a recipe for mana cookies here.
Week 11 – thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Memory verse: Exodus 20:16
Lesson and story for this commandment
Coloring page for commandment 9
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Mini book page for commandment 9
Moses and the Ten Commandments coloring page
http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/clrpg007.html
Week 12 – thou shalt not covet
Memory verse: Exodus 20:17
Lesson and story for this commandment
Commandment 10 coloring page
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Mini book page for commandment 10
Some of the commandments tell us how to treat God and others tell us how to treat other people. You’ll need to make 2 tablets out of poster board at the top of one write God and the other write people. Have precut strips with the commandments written on them and have the kids put the commandments on the right tablet.
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