Asking and Answering Questions
Identify and ask 'who' and 'what' questions about a story
Understand basic story comprehension
Practice listening skills
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)Learning to ask questions helps children understand stories and grow in wisdom
Gather children in a circle. Introduce the concept of asking questions about stories. Use a stuffed animal 'helper' to demonstrate asking 'who' and 'what' questions.
Explain that 'who' questions help us know about characters, and 'what' questions help us understand what happens in a story.
Children create question cards with 'who' and 'what' questions about a simple Bible story.
Simpler: Teacher helps write questions
Challenge: Children write their own questions independently
Review what we learned about asking questions
Dear Jesus, help us learn to understand stories and Your Word better. Amen.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about 'where' and 'when' questions!
“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”
— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Use a flashlight to 'highlight' the memory verse
This lesson introduces basic comprehension skills through question-asking
Children may find it challenging to formulate questions independently
Ability to ask simple 'who' and 'what' questions about a story
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