Lesson kit: Joseph's Dreams
Everything you need to teach this story in Sunday school, kids' church or at home: lesson plan, questions and a printable sheet.
- Passage
- Genesis 37
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Length
- 37 minutes
Lesson aim
Jealousy can lead to terrible choices; but God was with Joseph even in the darkest place.
Key verse
“They hated him even more because of his dreams...” Genesis 37:8
Lesson plan
- 1
Welcome · 5 minutes
Greet the children, sing a song they know and say a short prayer.
- 2
The story · 10 minutes
Tell the story with the illustrations on the big screen or by reading it aloud, page by page.
Open on the big screen → - 3
Talk · 10 minutes
Ask the questions below and let the children answer in their own words.
- 4
Activity · 10 minutes
Hand out the printed sheet: each child draws their favourite scene and practises the verse.
- 5
Closing prayer · 2 minutes
Close by thanking God for what you learned today. Jealousy can lead to terrible choices; but God was with Joseph even in the darkest place.
Discussion questions
- Why were the brothers jealous of Joseph?
- What did Joseph dream?
- How can we fight jealousy in our hearts?
Summary for the teacher
Joseph was Jacob’s favorite son and was given a colorful robe. He had dreams in which his brothers bowed down to him, and his brothers became very jealous. One day, when Joseph went to see them in the fields, they took his robe and threw him into a pit. But God was with Joseph.
Child's sheet
Name: ______________________________
Joseph's Dreams
Genesis 37
- Why were the brothers jealous of Joseph?
- What did Joseph dream?
- How can we fight jealousy in our hearts?
✂️ Cut out and take home
“They hated him even more because of his dreams...”
Genesis 37:8