I'll be taking two weeks for this lesson as there are lots of possible hands-on activities and dd loves that!

This lesson plan is not complete...but I thought I'd post it and update it when I have more thoughts and ideas during the week.

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JBC Lesson Plan: Year One Week 10

General Theme: Redemption- God prepares a people for Godly self-government and liberty.

Theme Focus: The Exodus – God's Deliverance

Leading Idea: God was with His People as He had promised.

Principle: God fulfills His Word; He's sovereign.

Scripture Passage: Ex. 7-15

Statement of Theme : Ex. 3:12

Copy work: Ex.3:12

 12And he said, Certainly I will be with thee;

Days One, Two and Three

1. Read excerpts Ex. 7-10 Plagues

2. Some questions:
a) What does Ex. 7:6,7 tell you about Moses and Aaron?
b) What does Ex. 8:22-23 tell you about the first extent of the three plagues?
c) What was the Pharoah's response before and after each plague?

3. Some activity/craft based on the plagues

a) water to blood - food coloring
b) frogs-origami
c) lice -
d) flies
e) livestock diseased
f) boils
g)hail
h)locusts
i)darkness

Day Four and Five

1. Read excerpts from Ex. 11-13 (Passover)

2. Some questions

a) Ex.11:3 Compare Moses the shepherd at Mt. Horeb and the Moses now.
What does this tell you about God?
b) Ex. 12:2...significance of this?

Each time the new year was celebrated, the children of Israel would remember what the Lord had done to redeem them from the bondage of the Pharoah...The children of Israel would usher in their New Year in a most dramatic way. The Feast of the Passover was to be carefully understood because it had such deep symbolic significance. Everything revolved around the Sacrificial Lamb.

c) Why did God insititute the Passover? (Ex. 12:26-27)
d) Compare Ex. 3:20-22 and Ex. 12:35-36
Word of God fulfilled
e) Ex. 13:17-18 - Reasons for longer route
f) Ex. 13:20-21 -Protective presence of God

3. Copy-work Ex. 3:12a

4. Craft/Activity

Day Six

1. Read Ex. 14 (Crossing of the Red Sea)

2. Ask questions
a) Ex. 14:5 What's happening here?
b)Ex. 14:11-12 What fear can do to people....
c) Ex. 14: 16 Thrilling!

3. Special craft : Jelly craft to show the parting of the sea.

Day Seven

1. Read Ex. 15 : 1-11 Song of Moses

2. Discuss the wonderful song written by Moses!

3. Craft/Game/Puzzle