Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
that the child can understand the meaning of the word “Ark” since it is new to them and it is difficult
for them to imagine it.
God told Noah to tell the people to change the bad things they are doing. Noah tried to teach the
people how to love the Lord but they laughed at him and rejected him.
The Lord was not pleased with those people who did not walk in his ways and who were very bad.
Noah prayed to the Lord and the Lord said to him, “Noah, I am not pleased with those people so I
will make the sky send huge amounts of water. Rain will fall heavily and all the people of the earth
and all the animals will be drowned. For this reason, make yourself a big ship of three decks with
windows and when you finish making it, I will tell you what to do. Noah told the people that the Lord
would drown them with rain but they did not take his words seriously. Noah gathered many pieces of
wood and with the help of his sons built up the ark.
People wondered... they laughed at him because he was making a ship in the street. When he had
made the ship, he prayed to the Lord. He and his sons prayed to the Lord. The Lord said to him,
“Noah, get into the ark and take your family with you. Take into the ark with you a male and a female
of every kind of animal and every kind of bird... sheep... donkeys... etc”. So, Noah did as God told
him and started getting all the animals in the ark. So, let us see which animals went into the
ark…….show them the pictures of the animals you prepared and ask them which animal was that.
Then ask them if they can think of any more animals that were with Noah in the ark…….
In this way the ark was full of animals. Noah and his wife, and his sons and their wives, went into
the ark to escape the flood and the Lord shut the door behind Noah. People were watching and
laughing at the ship that was in the street. Next lesson we will see what happened after they all went
into the ark.
Conclusion:
The Lord saved Noah and kept him safe and Noah thanked the Lord who saved him. The Lord
also saved all the animals, birds and plants inside the ark because it was all His creation and it was all
good.
Applications:
Make an ark at home and bring it to the class next week.
Color picture of the animals in the Ark…
Start memorizing the first third of the Lord’s prayer
OCTOBER 31