Big Puzzles for Little Hands -- The Bible Tells Me So

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Dedication To my sons, Joshua and Josiah, whose love and obedience toward God give me hope through puzzling times.

BIG PUZZLES FOR LITTLE HANDS: THE BIBLE TELLS ME

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©2012 by Rainbow Publishers, ninth printing ISBN 10: 1-885358-80-6 ISBN 13: 978-1-885358-80-6 Rainbow reorder #RB36834 RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Children

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Table of Contents

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Introduction .............. .5

The Bible Tells About Prophets Ravens Feed Elijah ... . .. .......... .44 Elisha Helps a Friend ....... . ....... 45 Daniel Reads the Writing on the Wall .. .46 A Cry in the Wilderness .. ......... . .47

Memory Verse Index . . . . . . . . .7 What Is the Bible?

King Josiah Finds God's Word ... .. ..... 9 Ezra Reads the Word of God .......... 10 The Best Book in the World ..... . .. . .11 Taking Good Care of Our Bibles ....... 12

The Bible Tells About Animals A Boat Full of Animals .. .... . .... . .. 48 A Den Full of Lions ............ . . . . .49 A Special Donkey . . ................ 50

The Bible Has Two Parts

The Bible Tells About Brave Men

The Old Testament .. ...... .. . ... ... 13 The New Testament ..... . ...... .. . .14

Moses Stands Up to Pharaoh ...... . ... 51 Joshua Fights a Battle ............... 52 Samson Kills a Lion . ..... .. ........ 53 Paul Is Shipwrecked ................ 54

The Bible Tells About Creation God Created Light ........ . ..... .. .15 The Days of Creation ..... ...... . .. .16 God Created Me Special . . . ... . . ... . .17 God Rested .. ....... .... .... .. . ... 18

The Bible Tells About Special Women Rebekah Is a Servant ...... . . ....... 55 Ruth Loves Naomi . .. .... ........ ... 56 Esther Saves Her People ........... .. 57 Lydia Believes in Jesus . ... ....... .. .58

The Bible Tells Big Stories Noah's Big Boat ....... .. . .......... 19 The Big Tower ..................... 20 Jonah and the Big Fish ...... . .. ..... 21 David and the Big Giant ...... . ...... 22 Jesus Prepares a Big Lunch .. .. ...... .23

The Bible Tells About Children

The Bible Teaches Ten Commandments Rules Are Good ....... .. ....... .. . .24 Rules About God .............. . ... .25 Rules About Loving Others ...... . .. .. 26 Obeying God's Rules . . .... ..... ..... 27

The Bible Tells How to Be Happy Jesus Talks to the People ... . . .. . ..... 63 Happy Are the Peacemakers .... . ..... 64 David Shows Mercy ............. . . .. 65 Paul Rejoiced Always ... . ... ........ 66

The Bible Teaches How to Pray Where Do We Pray? . . ... . . .. ....... 28 How Do We Pray? .... .. ............ 29 Praying for Others ..... . .... .. . . ... .30 Thanking God ................. . ... 31

The Bible Tells About Love Love God with All Your Heart .. .. ..... 67 Showing Forgiveness . . .. ....... . ... .68 Serving One Another ...... . ........ 69 Loving Our Friends . ... ........... .. 70

The Bible Tells How to Worship Worshipping in God's House . ...... . . .32 Singing Songs of Praise ............ . .33 Worshipping God with Our Talents ..... 34 Worshipping God with Our Mouths ..... 35

The Bible Tells About Fathers A Faithful Father . ... . .... . .... ..... 71 A Father of Many Sons ....... . ...... 72 A Noble Father ... .. . . . . ........... 73 Our Heavenly Father ... . .. . . .. . ..... 74

The Bible Gives Wisdom God Gives Joseph Wisdom ... .... . ... 36 Solomon Asks God for Wisdom ........ 37 Wisdom About Family and Friends .... .38 Wisdom About Our Bodies ..... . ..... 39

The Bible Tells About Mothers Sarah Has a Son ...... . . . . ... . .. . .. 75 Hannah Gives Her Son to God .. ...... 76 Naomi's Selfless Love . .............. 77 Mary Has Good News . ............. .78

The Bible Tells About Great Kings Israel's First King ....... .. . . .. ....

Kind King David .. . . . .............

Wise King Solomon ............... .

King Joash Repairs God's House . .....

Isaac Is Born . . .................... 59 David Saves His Sheep . ........ . . ... 60 Jairus' Daughter Brought to Life . .... .. 61 A Boy Becomes a Missionary .... ...... 62

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The Bible Tells About Jesus The Birth of God's Son ..

Jesus Loved Children . ..

Jesus Did Great Things ..

Jesus Died for Us .......

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The Bible Tells About Sin The Garden of Eden .. .... . ..... ... .83 The Golden Calf ... . ..... . ....... .. 84 The Israelites Are Sorry . .. .. . .. ..... 85 Jesus Forgives Our Sins ............. 86

The Bible Tells About Heaven Jesus Talks About Heaven . . ...... ... .87 Jesus Goes Home .... ... ... . . .... .. 88 John Sees Heaven ...... ........... .89 How We Got Our Bibles Today . .. . . ... 90

Puzzle Answers ...... ............ 91

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Introduction Young children are very inquisitive and love to learn new things - the most important of which are Bible truths. Because developmental growth in your small students involves eyehand coordination and perceptual skills, puzzles and pencil activities are excellent tools for teaching spiritual concepts to little ones.

The activities in Big Puzzles jor Little Hands help children strengthen their language, counting, comparison and thinking skills . Even the youngest child, still uncoordinated with pencil or crayon, can use his or her fingers to point to pictures or follow mazes. With the variety of topics - over 75 different lessons! - you are sure to find puzzles related to your class curriculum. Or, consider using the puzzle sheets as complete lessons (suggested Bible story discussion points are included with each puzzle). Either way, be sure to send the puzzle sheet home with your students. They will be proud to show their parents their completed puzzles and the Scripture and story on the sheets will cue parents to the day's lesson points.

Before you begin, here are a few hints to make the most of Big Puzzlesjor Little Hands: • Consult the Scripture index on page 7 to quickly match a puzzle with your curriculum.

• Consider duplicating two related sheets back-to-back for class use and home extension.

• Read the instructions for the activity to the children. You will also need to read aloud any wording within the worksheet.

• Review the memory verse with the children as they work on the puzzles. Even though preschoolers cannot read, they are able to learn Scripture through repetition.

• The puzzles vary in difficulty to meet the needs of your class. More advanced children will find the number and letter puzzles enjoyable, while younger students will enjoy the coloring-based activities.

• Review activities are included at the end of each section.

• In addition to Sunday school, Big Puzzles jor Little Hands are a great resource for children's church, pew activities and family devotionals.

• Answers for the puzzles are on pages 91-96.

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Memory Verse Index

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Old Testament

Genesis 1:3 ............. God Created Light Genesis 1:31 . . .. . .. .. .The Days of Creation Genesis 6:22 ...... . .. .. . . . .Noah's Big Boat Genesis 21:6 . .. .. . . .. . . .. .Sarah Has a Son Exodus 15:2 .. . . . ... .. . .Samson Kills a Lion Exodus 20:3 .. . . . ... . ..... The Golden Calf Deuteronomy 27 :10 ... Jonah and the Big Fish Joshua 1:6 ... . .. . .. . .Joshua Fights a Battle 1 Samuel 2:1 ... Hannah Gives Her Son to God 2 Samuel 22 :31 ....... . .. .Rules About God 1 Chronicles 16:8 ... . . ..... . .Thanking God 2 Chron. 24:10 . .King Joash Repairs God's House Job 1:1 ... . . ... Love God with All Your Heart Psalm 28:7 .. . . .. . . .David and the Big Giant Psalm 29:10 . .. .... . .. . .. .Israel's First King Psalm 41:2 .. ..... . .. .A Boat Full of Animals Psalm 59:1 ....... .. .David Saves His Sheep Psalm 62:1 . . .. . ............. .God Rested Psalm 81 :1 . . .. . . .. .. Singing Songs of Praise Psalm 90:17 .Worshipping God with Our Talents Psalm 95:6 . . .. . .Worshipping in God's House Psalm 100:3 .. . . . ... God Created Me Special Psalm 102:18 . . . .. . .. . .. The Old Testament Psalm 107:8 . .. . .. . .... Elisha Helps a Friend Psalm 107:22 .Worshipping God with Our Mouths Psalm 119:1 ... . .. .. . . .. .. .Rules Are Good Psalm 119:16 .Taking Good Care of Our Bibles Psalm 119:37 . . .. . .. . .. Obeying God's Rules Psalm 119:105 .. King Josiah Finds God's Word Psalm 121:8 . . .. . .. . . . .. Ravens Feed Elijah Psalm 127:3 . . .. . .. . .A Father of Many Sons Proverbs 2:6 ...... God Gives Joseph Wisdom Prov. 3:13 .. Wisdom About Family and Friends Proverbs 4:5 . . .Solomon Asks God for Wisdom Proverbs 10:8 ....... . ... Wise King Solomon Proverbs 12:21 .. .Moses Stands Up to Pharaoh Proverbs 15:29 . ... . . ... Where Do We Pray?

Proverbs 16:18 .......... . ... The Big Tower Proverbs 17:17 ..... ... . .Loving Our Friends Proverbs 28:18 . ......... A Den Full of Lions Proverbs 31:30 .. . . . .Esther Saves Her People Jer. 38:20 Daniel Reads the Writing on the Wall

Jeremiah 44:24 . . .Ezra Reads the Word of God . .10 Daniel 1:8 .. ... .. .Wisdom About Our Bodies .. 39

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New Testament Matthew 3:3 .. . .. .. .A Cry in the Wilderness Matthew 5:7 ..... . ..... .David Shows Mercy Matthew 5:9 ..... Happy Are the Peacemakers Matthew 5:12 .. . .... Jesus Talks to the People Matthew 21 :5 ... . ........ A Special Donkey Mark 10:45 . .. .. . . .. . .Serving One Another Mark 16:15 .. .. . .A Boy Becomes a Missionary Mark 16:19 .............. Jesus Goes Home Luke 1:46 ......... . .. Mary Has Good News Luke 1:49 . . .. Jarius' Daughter Brought to Life Luke 2:11 ..... . . . .. .The Birth of God's Son Luke 5:21 ..... .. ... The Israelites Are Sorry Luke 6:37 . .. ..... . .. . .Showing Forgiveness Luke 11:10 . .. ........ Our Heavenly Father Luke 18:16 . ... . .. . . . .Jesus Loved Children John 1:1 . .. . .. . ..... . .The New Testament John 1:50 .. . ... ... . .Jesus Did Great Things John 4:50 . . ..... .......... A Noble Father John 14:6 . . ... .... Jesus Talks About Heaven John 15:12 . . ... . .Rules About Loving Others Acts 27:25 . ... . ........ Paul Is Shipwrecked Romans 3 :23 ........... The Garden of Eden Romans 5:8 ............. .Jesus Died for Us 1 Corinthians 13:5 .. .. . .Naomi's Selfless Love Galatians 5:13 ..... . ... Rebekah Is a Servant Ephesians 4:32 . . .. . . .. . . .. Kind King David Philippians 4:4 ..... . ... Paul Rejoiced Always Philippians 4:19 . . .Jesus Prepares a Big Lunch 2 Timothy 3:16 ... The Best Book in the World Hebrews 11:1 . . . .. . ...... .A Faithful Father Hebrews 6:15 . .. . .. . ........ .Isaac Is Born James 4:10 .. . .. . .. . . . . . .How Do We Pray?

James 5:16 ...... .. . . . . . .Praying for Others 1 Peter 1:22 . .. . . . ... ... .Ruth Loves Naomi 1 John 1:9 .. . ..... . .Jesus Forgives Our Sins 1 John 5:1 .... .. ... .. Lydia Believes in Jesus Revelation 1:3 .. How We Got Our Bibles Today Revelation 1:8 . . ..... . .. .John Sees Heaven

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Josiah Finds God's Word

Bible Story: 2 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 34:14-33

Memory Verse Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

-Psalm 119:105

Teacher Talk Say, King Josiah commanded that the temple of the Lord be repaired. While the men were working, they found something really special - the Word of the Lord. They found the commandments that God had given His people. When King Josiah read the scrolls, he realized that God's Word told the people how to live good and right. He was sad because the people had been disobeying God's Word. The Bible helps us know how to obey God today.

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God's Word Guides Us Just like a lamp or flashlight shows us where to walk in the dark, the Bible lights our paths by showing us how to love and obey God. Write the words for the pictures to finish the memory verse.

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Bible Story: Ezra ...................................................................................................................................

Reads the Word of God Nehemiah 8:1-6

Memory Verse Hear the word of the Lord.

-Jeremiah 44:24

Teacher Talk Tell Ezra's story in your own words to your students. Then say, The people gathered much like we come together today at church or Sunday school. They were excited to hear Ezra read the Word of the Lord to them. There was only one copy of God's Word. Not everyone had their own copies like we do today. Ezra stood where everyone could hear him as he read. When the people heard God's Word they bowed down and worshipped Him. God likes it when we listen to His Word .

............... Draw God's Word Ezra read God's Word to the people. It was written in a special way. Draw a line from the Word of God you think Ezra read to his hands. Circle the type of Bible you read today.

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Bible Story: The Best Book in the World Luke 2:41-52 ......................................................................................................................................

Memory Verse All Scripture is God-breathed.

-2 Timothy 3:16

Teacher Talk Say, When Jesus was 12 years old, His parents went to Jerusalem for a special celebration. They stayed there for many days, worshipping and praising God. When it came time to leave, Mary and Joseph thought that Jesus was traveling with relatives or friends. But when they went to look for Him, they could not find Jesus anywhere. Do you know where He was? Jesus had stayed back in Jerusalem asking questions about God's Word to the teachers in the temple.

Jesus knew that God's Word was the best book in the world and would help Him to live a good life for God .

............... Choosing the Right Book There are lots of good books in the world, but there is only one book that tells us God's Word. Follow the maze to find which book is the best book of all.

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-Psalm 119:16

Teacher Talk Say, The Bible is very special and we should take good care of it. Long ago, God's people built a special place in which to put God's Word. There was only one copy. They wanted to keep it safe. So they built a beautiful box, called the ark of the covenant, out of gold. On top of the box they placed angles made of gold. Once the box was finished they placed the Book of the Covenant, or God's Word, inside.

Special men were assigned to carefully carry the ark. When the people met to worship, the priest would take God's Law out of the ark and read it to the people.

The people lmew that God's Word was very special and took very good care of it.

............... Taking Care of the Bible Draw a circle around the children who you think are taking good care of their Bibles. How can you take care of your Bible?

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Memory Verse Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord.

-Psalm 102:18

Teacher Talk Say, Long ago, God gave His Laws to a man named Moses. God wrote these Laws on tablets of stone so that the people would obey them. As time went on, these Laws were written on scrolls made of cloth. Stories about people who loved and obeyed God were also written on scrolls. These Laws and stories were passed down from generation to generation. Today they are written in our Bibles. The Old Testament part of our Bibles tells us these wonderful stories and laws of God. The Old Testament contains several books inside the very special bool{, the Bible .

...............• Special Stories of Old Because the stories of the Old Testament were saved and passed on, we can learn about God's Word today. Inside this scroll draw a picture of your favorite Old Testament story.

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Bible Story: The New Testament Luke 4:14路21 ............................................................................................................................................

Memory Verse In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. -John 1:1

Teacher Talk Say, Old Testament people knew that Jesus, God's Son, would someday come into the world. They wrote about His coming and told people to watch for Him. Years later, after Jesus did come and was grown up, He went into the synagogue, or church, in His home town. Jesus stood up and read the Old Testament from a scroll. This writing told of the coming of a Savior. Jesus was reading about Himself. The New Testament tells about Jesus and how to obey Him. Jesus is the fulfillment of God's promises in the Old Testament.

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God said, Let there be light, and there was light.

-Genesis 1:3

Teacher Talk If possible, turn off the lights for a few minutes. (Have your students hold hands if they seem frightened.) Discuss how the darkness looks and feels . Turn the lights back on and discuss how light makes a difference. Say, God created light first because He knew how important light is. We get light from several different sources such as candles, lamps or flashlights. Do you know the source of all light? God is the source of all light.

............... The Source of Light In this picture are many different sources of light. Circle them. On the table in the picture is a Bible. The Bible tells us about God, the source of all light.

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God sawall that he had made, and it was very good.

-Genesis 1:31

Teacher Talk Share with your students the story of Creation. Tell them that on each day, God made something new and special. Everything was created in a specific order.

Practice listing what God made each day with your students .

...............• Six Special Days of Creation God made everything in just six days. Draw a line from each number to what God made each day. Remember: on Day 3 He created two things!

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Memory Verse Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us.

-Psalm 100:3

Teacher Talk Read about the creation of Adam and Eve. Talk with your children about how people are different from animals. Ask each child to share something he or she likes about themselves, such as the color of their hair or eyes, or that they can in-line skate or ride a bike. Tell the children that God made people so that He would have someone to love and talk to Him .

................ I'm Special Trace your hand in the space below. Inside or around the hand, draw some things that make you special. What is your favorite color? What is your favorite food? What is your favorite thing to do?

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children are very inquisitive and love to learn new things - the most important of which are Bible truths. With Big Puzzles for Little Hands, you can provide that scriptural instruction using fun, age-based activities that kids love. From mazes to color-by-number to seek-and-find, these puzzles will help even the smallest students learn more about God's love and His plan for their lives. Each book includes over 80 lessons from the Old and New Testaments!

Every lesson includes: Memory Verse Bible Story Reference Teacher Talk Tips Easy Instructions -V Reproducible Activity Also, Big Puzzles for Little Hands contains a Scripture index for you to easily match your curriculum to the activities. Or, simply use the puzzles as quick lessons. Either way, these creative puzzle books are a fun addition to any Sunday school or home school shelf!

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