Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
Week 2 - The Child David the Shepherd
Objective:
God’s care for David and David’s love for God
David expressed his love to Godthrough his prayers and his psalms
Memory Verse:
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1)
References:
The Life of David - Translated by Archpriest Marcos David
1 Samuel 17:34-36)
Introduction:
Review the previous lesson and memory verse with the students
Prepare visual aids to include a picture of David, the sheep FuFu, a lion and a bear.
Who went to the zoo before?
Have you seen a lion? How does it look like? What sound do they make?
Have you seen a bear? What color was it?
Who is stronger a lion or a sheep?
Who is stronger a bear or a sheep?
Lesson Outlines:
The child David and his love for prayer: He cared for his father’s sheep. He loved those sheep and
sang to them with the flute... and the sheep gathered around him. He had a staff not to strike the sheep
but to protect them. He cared for all.
A little sheep went out. Its name was Fufu. A lion and a bear took Fufu. David asked about Fufu
but Fufu was absent...it was not among the sheep. He asked the sheep to pray for Fufu. David
searched for it on the mountains… he prayed: O Lord guard Fufu.
78 THE GREAT FAST