Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
Objective:
Week 3- Noah in the Ark (I)
To show the students Noah’s love for God and God’s love and care for him.
Memory Verse:
“The Lord said to Noah: come into the Ark” (Genesis 7:1)
References:
Genesis 6, 7
Introduction:
Review the previous lesson and verse with the students.
Prepare the following visual aids for this lesson
A model of a ship made of wood, paper or cloth, or a picture of a ship.
Pictures or models of different animals.
A picture of a raven and a dove or a model of them.
Then ask the children the following questions:
What happens when heavy rain falls?
What happens when water falls for a long time?
Is it possible for ships to sink in the rain? Why?
Give them an idea about rain and what happens if it continues to fall heavily and for a long
time.
Give the children an idea about the animals, which the Lord created. (Revision of the previous
lesson).
Lesson Outlines:
You can remind the children of God’s love for man. You can ask them, “What did the Lord do for
Adam?”. Although the Lord loves man, we see that people do bad things again and again. Describe
people who sin and how they always call each other and one another bad names. They never pray.
They lied and sward. But Noah was a good man. He loved God and did all he can do to make God
happy. He obeyed God and followed Him. God loved Noah and He advised him to build up a huge
ship, which is closed all around and the rain can not enter it. This ship was called the Ark. What was
the name of the ship?…. Explain what an ark is and tell them that it is the name of a very big ship (So
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