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Lesson kit: The Ten Commandments

Everything you need to teach this story in Sunday school, kids' church or at home: lesson plan, questions and a printable sheet.

Passage
Exodus 19—20
Ages
6 to 8
Length
37 minutes
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Lesson aim

God’s rules are gifts of love that show us the best way to live.

Key verse

“Honor your father and your mother.” Exodus 20:12

Lesson plan

  1. 1

    Welcome · 5 minutes

    Greet the children, sing a song they know and say a short prayer.

  2. 2

    The story · 10 minutes

    Tell the story with the illustrations on the big screen or by reading it aloud, page by page.

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  3. 3

    Talk · 10 minutes

    Ask the questions below and let the children answer in their own words.

  4. 4

    Activity · 10 minutes

    Hand out the printed sheet: each child draws their favourite scene and practises the verse.

  5. 5

    Closing prayer · 2 minutes

    Close by thanking God for what you learned today. God’s rules are gifts of love that show us the best way to live.

Discussion questions

  1. What is the first and most important commandment?
  2. What does it mean to honor your father and mother?
  3. Which commandment is hardest for you? Why?

Summary for the teacher

On Mount Sinai, with thunder and a cloud, God called Moses and gave him ten special rules written on tablets of stone. The commandments teach us to love God above everything and to live well with others: honor your father and mother, do not lie, do not steal, and do not covet what belongs to others.

Child's sheet

Name: ______________________________

The Ten Commandments

Exodus 19—20

✏️ Draw the part of the story you liked best
  1. What is the first and most important commandment?
  2. What does it mean to honor your father and mother?
  3. Which commandment is hardest for you? Why?

✂️ Cut out and take home

“Honor your father and your mother.”

Exodus 20:12