Ezra

 

Credit:  https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/ezra/

Introduction:

In our story today, Ezra tears up his clothes. (Let kids tear up some raggedy clothes you brought for this.  You need to cut the clothes so that they will tear easier.)

Ezra also pulled out his hair from his head and beard!!  We're not going to do that, but let's see WHY Ezra would have done these things.

 

Story Song:

I selected and printed seven pictures from  the third set of Ezra pictures that would go with  the text and song I wrote for this story.  I printed the text and glued it to the appropriate pictures I had used.  (You have creative commons permission to use this file, but not to publish it for profit.)

Songs Used:

There are Yes People 

 One God Song

Ezra, Ezra

He knew the truth.

He knew that there is one God.

  

Additional Resources:

There aren't many resources  available in print, on aps, videos, or Youtube about Ezra that are age appropriate for preschool. So --

• I will introduce Jonah also in order to discuss that Jonah was a "No" person and Ezra was a "yes" person.  Also the Israelites had been "No" people too in the Ezra story.
• Will also introduce John 14:15 (NIV) as memory verse. 
  Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commands."

Fruit of the Spirit LOVE bag--full of things we love.

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Vocabulary:

• beard - Show one of the pictures of Ezra and ask a student to point to his beard.
• love - memory verse, what love looks like, Fruit of the Spirit LOVE bag (above)
  
• scroll -- 
• compare to contemporary bible appearance
• Give out small scrolls with John 14:15 memory verse on it
• Practice saying John 14:15 in class using an 8.5 x 11" "scroll"
  

 

 *I made a set of these bags and filled them with small things to illustrate the Fruit of the Spirit.  (Of course the search for additional items is ongoing.) The first set with lots of goodies in the bags were lost in our church fire.  This is the replacement set.   Eventually I will have more items in each bag.  For example, I "need" a mommy, daddy, pets, etc.  The search is fun.  Really, how many people do you know who are looking for little objects to go in Fruit of the Spirit bags?  Maybe you will be too.  With that in mind, I am including a picture of the bags I have now.