A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter E

D- Elijah and the Ravens


Objectives: The children will be able to
- retell the story Elijah and the Ravens
- discuss how God took care of Elijah
- identify who sent the ravens to feed Elijah



Review:
Prayer and questions from last week’s lesson


Vocabulary Words:

dltk-bible.com- Elijah Prays Word Wall Words
Word wall templates are large flash card printables that you can hang on the wall to aid children when they are learning or using new vocabulary words from the Bible story about Elijah.



Plan:


Circle Time:

Read story: “Elijah and the Ravens” from your own story book.

Then ask questions from below.

Who did Elijah love and obey? God

What did the King of Israel build to a false god? A huge temple.

Would Elijah pray to the false god named Baal? No

Who did the people forget? God

What did Elijah warn the people about? That there would be no rain for many years and they would starve.

Who told Elijah where to go for safety? God

Who brought Elijah food? Ravens



Songs and/or Finger Plays:

Introduce songs and/or finger plays: Who did Elijah love and obey? God

daniellesplace.com- 4 songs and rhymes posted (scroll down to these)



Activities:

Introduce activity: What did Elijah warn the people about? That there would be no rain for many years and they would starve.

missionarlington.org- Lesson: 42 Elijah (scroll down to Preschool Lesson)

daniellesplace.com- Elijah and the Birds lesson

dltk-bible.com- Elijah Prays lesson with memory verse, teacher's guide, puzzles, take home sheet, coloring pages, crafts and activities, etc.



Crafts:

Introduce craft: Who brought Elijah food? Ravens

dltk-kids.com- Handprint Crow or Raven Craft

dltk-kids.com- Paper Bag Crow or Raven Craft

daniellesplace.com- Jack and Jill Paper Bag Blackbird Puppet (scroll down to this). You can make this into a raven.

daniellesplace.com- Giving Raven (scroll down to 2).

daniellesplace.com- Make a picture of a raven feeding Elijah (scroll down to 3)

daniellesplace.com- Make a sitting raven holding a sign or raven puppets from paper lunch bags (scroll down to Crafts).



Games:

Introduce game: Who obeyed God in today’s story? Elijah

daniellesplace.com- Elijah and the Birds games (scroll down to Activities)

storage.cloversites.com- Cotton Ball Pick Up (page 378)



Snacks:

Introduce snack: Would Elijah pray to the false god named Baal? No

dltk-kids.com- Praying Pretzels

daniellesplace.com- Raven Cookies (scroll down and look under Crafts 3)

Letter E Snacks-

Eggs, Eggo Waffles, Easy Mac N Cheese, English Muffin, Egg Salad, Egg Roll, etc.



Coloring/Puzzles/Worksheets:

Prayers while students are doing worksheets and/or coloring.

https://christianpreschoolprintables.com/elijah-bible-verse-printables/ christianpreschoolprintables.com- Elijah Fed By Ravens Bible Coloring

daniellesplace.com- Elijah Fed By Ravens Coloring Sheet (scroll down to this)

lambsongs.co.nz-“Elijah and the Ravens” by Jill Kemp (booklet or one page Bible story you can color (scroll down for this)

dltk-teach.com- What begins with E? (mini book)

preschoolpost.com- E is for Elijah (handwriting)

dltk-bible.com- Elijah Prays Tracer Pages
Free printable templates that children can colour in while learning to print and spell simple words.

dltk-bible.com Elijah Prays (maze)

biblewise.com- Elijah and the Ravens (maze)

daniellesplace.com- Help the Raven Find Elijah Activity Sheet (scroll down to this)