Lesson kit: Manna from Heaven

Lesson aim

God takes care of us every day; we can trust that tomorrow he will take care of us again.

Key verse

“It was white like coriander seed. It tasted like wafers made with honey.” Exodus 16:31

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.

   Open on the big screen →
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 takes care of us every day; we can trust that tomorrow he will take care of us again.

Discussion questions

1. What was manna, and what did it taste like?
2. Why was it no use saving manna for the next day?
3. What can you thank God for today?

Summary for the teacher

In the desert, the people of Israel were hungry and complained. God heard them and sent quail in the evening and, in the morning, a sweet white food on the ground that they called manna. Each family was to gather only what they needed for the day, and twice as much on Friday so they could rest on the Sabbath. God fed them for forty years.