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Free sample weekWeek 7: Blessed Are Ye
Jesus teaches what His disciples are like: blessed, salty and full of light. Five family lessons with parent scripts, plus work for every child K–8.
Memory verse
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”Matthew 5:16
Supplies for the week
- A flashlight and a medium bowl
- Table salt, a cucumber, two small plates and a paper towel
- Colored pencils or crayons
- The printed pages for this week (or this week’s pages in your Student Workbook)
Your children
Names stay on this device. They add check-offs to each child’s work.
Monday · Scripture
Up the Mountain: The Beatitudes
Prep: 5 min. Open the Beatitudes Sketch Notes interactive story. Print the map and the copywork pages.
Open5 min · Religion
SayJesus has been healing people all over Galilee, and crowds are following Him everywhere. Today He climbs a hillside, sits down the way teachers did in His day, and begins to teach.
AskIf you could sit on that hillside, what would you want to hear Jesus say?
Read together15 min · Religion
SayRead Matthew 5:1–12 aloud. Little ones hold up one finger each time they hear the word “Blessed.” (There are nine.)
ShowThe Beatitudes Sketch Notes interactive story
AskEach blessing starts with a need and ends with a promise. Which promise would you most like to receive?
Map it10 min · Geography
SayFind the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes on the map. The Church’s Bible Photographs call it “the traditional site of the Mount of Beatitudes,” where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount. Scripture says only “he went up into a mountain” (Matthew 5:1).
ShowBible Photographs no. 23: Sea of Galilee and the Mount of Beatitudes
AskWhy might a hillside be a good place to teach a big crowd?
Memory verse5 min · Language Arts
SayIntroduce Matthew 5:16. Say it three times: whisper, normal, then with a flashlight.
Tell it back10 min · Language Arts
SayAsk one child to tell the story back in their own words. Others add one detail each. Write down a sentence or two from the youngest.
AskWhat did Jesus say about people who make peace?
Open5 min · Religion
ReadJesus has been healing people all over Galilee, and crowds are following Him everywhere. Today He climbs a hillside, sits down the way teachers did in His day, and begins to teach.
WriteIf you could sit on that hillside, what would you want to hear Jesus say? Write one or two sentences.
Read it yourself15 min · Religion
DoRead Matthew 5:1–12. Make a tally mark on your paper every time you read the word “Blessed.”
DoThen open The Beatitudes Sketch Notes interactive story and go through it.
WriteEach blessing starts with a need and ends with a promise. Which promise would you most like to receive? Write it down and say why.
Check yourselfCount your tally marks first, then tap.
There are nine “Blessed”s in Matthew 5:3–11.
Map it10 min · Geography
DoOpen the big map. Find the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
DoLook at Bible Photographs no. 23: Sea of Galilee and the Mount of Beatitudes. The Church calls it “the traditional site.” Scripture says only “he went up into a mountain” (Matthew 5:1).
WriteWhy might a hillside be a good place to teach a big crowd? Give two reasons.
Memory verse5 min · Language Arts
DoRead Matthew 5:16. Say it three times: in a whisper, in your normal voice, then holding a flashlight. Then cover it and try it from memory.
Tell it back10 min · Language Arts
WriteTell today’s story in your own words in five sentences. Or record it as a voice memo for your parent.
WriteWhat did Jesus say about people who make peace?
Check yourselfTap after you write your answer.
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9).
For your parent tonight · 5 minutes
Show this to your mom or dad at dinner or bedtime. They ask, you answer.
- How many times did Jesus say “Blessed”? Which promise did you pick?
- Show me the Mount of Beatitudes on the map.
- Say Matthew 5:16 for me from memory.
- Read me (or play me) your retelling.
Helper script for Little Learners (K–2)For any grown-up or an older brother or sister · about 20 min
- Read. Read Matthew 5:1–12 out loud. Your learner holds up one finger every time they hear “Blessed.” (There are nine.)
- Show. Go through The Beatitudes Sketch Notes interactive story together.
- Point. Open the big map and let them find the Sea of Galilee and the Mount of Beatitudes.
- Say it together. Matthew 5:16, three times: whisper, normal voice, then with a flashlight.
- Their work. Help them start the Little Learners tracing and drawing under “Each child’s work.”
Older brothers and sisters: you’re the teacher today. Go slowly, and let them do the pointing.
Tuesday · History & Geography
Life in Galilee When Jesus Taught
Prep: 2 min. Have the map page and colored pencils out.
Read together15 min · History
SayRead “Life in Galilee” aloud. Pause after each paragraph and let a child point to the place on the map.
The reading is right below. Under each paragraph, tap a place name to see it on the map.
Read aloud: Life in Galilee
Galilee was the green, hilly land in the north of Israel, wrapped around a freshwater lake about 13 miles long called the Sea of Galilee. Most families farmed, fished, or worked as builders and craftsmen. Fishing boats went out at night, and in the morning fishermen sorted their catch and mended their nets on the shore.
Galilee was part of the Roman Empire, but Rome let a local ruler govern it. When Jesus taught, that ruler was Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great. He governed Galilee and Perea for Rome from 4 B.C. to A.D. 39. Antipas built a new city on the lake’s western shore and named it Tiberias, after the Roman emperor Tiberius.
Jesus grew up in Nazareth, a small village in the hills. When He began His ministry He made Capernaum, a fishing town on the north shore, His home base (Matthew 4:13). From there He walked to towns and villages all around the lake, teaching in synagogues on the Sabbath and healing the sick (Matthew 4:23). By the time of the Sermon on the Mount, people were coming from Galilee, Jerusalem, Judea and beyond the Jordan to hear Him (Matthew 4:25).
People in Galilee spoke Aramaic at home. Many also knew some Greek, the language of trade across the Roman world, and they heard the scriptures read in Hebrew in the synagogue.
Map it15 min · Geography
SayTrace Jesus’ walk from Nazareth to Capernaum with a finger. It is about 20 miles in a straight line, and longer on the winding hill roads: one or two days on foot.
AskHow long would it take our family to walk 20 miles? What would we need to carry?
Compare10 min · History
SayMake two columns on a whiteboard or paper: “Galilee then” and “Our town now.” Fill in work, food, travel, language and church.
AskWhat one thing about Galilee would you most like to see for yourself?
Go deeper: Galilee thenOptional · for ages 11 and up, or anyone curious · 20–40 min
Fish and salt
Fishing was Galilee’s big business. At Magdala, on the western shore, archaeologists uncovered a harbor, a marketplace with 28 shops and about 300 fishing weights. The town’s Greek name, Taricheae, comes from the word for salted fish. The Greek geographer Strabo wrote that there “the lake supplies excellent fish for pickling.” Salted fish from Galilee was sold as far away as Rome. Thursday’s salt experiment shows why salting worked.
Source: Biblical Archaeology Society
A boat from Jesus’ time
In 1986, during a drought, two brothers from Kibbutz Ginosar spotted an ancient boat in the mud on the lake’s northwest shore. It is 27 feet long and 7.5 feet wide, was rowed by four rowers, and dates to about 50 B.C.–A.D. 50. Fishing boats like it carried Peter, Andrew, James and John. It is now in a museum at Ginosar.
Source: Sea of Galilee Boat overview
Houses and roofs
Capernaum’s houses were built of rough black basalt stones without mortar, around shared courtyards. Roofs were wooden beams covered with thatch and mud, the kind of roof four friends opened to lower a man to Jesus (Mark 2:4). About 1,500 people lived there.
Source: Capernaum overview
A synagogue from Jesus’ day
In 2009, a required dig before building at Magdala found a synagogue from the time of the Second Temple. Inside was a carved stone with a seven-branched menorah, the oldest known carving of the menorah in a Jewish setting. Matthew 4:23 says Jesus taught “in their synagogues” across Galilee.
Source: Magdala Project journal · Migdal Synagogue overview
How Galileans sounded
Galileans spoke Aramaic with an accent people noticed. In Jerusalem, a bystander told Peter, “thy speech bewrayeth thee,” meaning your accent gives you away (Matthew 26:73). A Victorian scholar, Alfred Edersheim, wrote that Galileans’ trouble saying the throat sounds of Aramaic was “a constant subject of witticism.”
Source: Edersheim, ch. 3
Read it yourself
- Ancient sourceJosephus, The Jewish War 3.3: “A Description of Galilee, Samaria, and Judea” (about A.D. 75)
- Latter-day Saint scholarshipAndrew C. Skinner, “The Life of Jesus of Nazareth: An Overview,” BYU Religious Studies Center (2019)
- Latter-day Saint scholarshipMatthew J. Grey, “Excavating an Ancient Jewish Village Near the Sea of Galilee,” BYU Religious Studies Center (2012)
- Older Christian scholarshipAlfred Edersheim, Sketches of Jewish Social Life (1876), ch. 3, “In Galilee at the Time of Our Lord.” Public domain
- Archaeology“The Fishy Secret to Ancient Magdala’s Economic Growth,” Biblical Archaeology Society
- Novel for ages 11+Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow (Newbery Medal, 1962), a story set in Galilee in Jesus’ time. Check your library
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Greek corner · Matthew 4:23
The New Testament was written in Greek. Here are three words from this week’s verse, “Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel.”
- ΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · gah-lee-LIE-ah
- Galilee. From the Hebrew galil, “circle” or “district.” Matthew 4:15 quotes Isaiah 9:1: “Galilee of the Gentiles.”
- συναγωγήsynagōgē · soon-ah-go-GAY
- A gathering together: syn (“together”) + agō (“to bring”). English: synagogue.
- εὐαγγέλιονeuangelion · yoo-ang-GEL-ee-on
- Good news. English “gospel” comes from Old English gōdspel, “good news,” and “evangelist” comes straight from the Greek.
Try it: syn- means “together.” Find two more English words that start with syn- or sym- and explain what is “together” in each.
Open Matthew 4 in the verse-by-verse reader for more Greek words →
Connect5 min · Religion
SayJesus said, “A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid” (Matthew 5:14). Look at the map’s hills. At night, a hilltop town’s lamps could be seen for miles.
AskHow can our family be like a city on a hill?
Read it yourself15 min · History
DoRead “Life in Galilee” below. After each paragraph, tap a place name and find it on the map.
WriteWrite one fact from each paragraph on your paper. That’s four facts.
Read it yourself: Life in Galilee
Galilee was the green, hilly land in the north of Israel, wrapped around a freshwater lake about 13 miles long called the Sea of Galilee. Most families farmed, fished, or worked as builders and craftsmen. Fishing boats went out at night, and in the morning fishermen sorted their catch and mended their nets on the shore.
Galilee was part of the Roman Empire, but Rome let a local ruler govern it. When Jesus taught, that ruler was Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great. He governed Galilee and Perea for Rome from 4 B.C. to A.D. 39. Antipas built a new city on the lake’s western shore and named it Tiberias, after the Roman emperor Tiberius.
Jesus grew up in Nazareth, a small village in the hills. When He began His ministry He made Capernaum, a fishing town on the north shore, His home base (Matthew 4:13). From there He walked to towns and villages all around the lake, teaching in synagogues on the Sabbath and healing the sick (Matthew 4:23). By the time of the Sermon on the Mount, people were coming from Galilee, Jerusalem, Judea and beyond the Jordan to hear Him (Matthew 4:25).
People in Galilee spoke Aramaic at home. Many also knew some Greek, the language of trade across the Roman world, and they heard the scriptures read in Hebrew in the synagogue.
Check yourselfAnswer on your paper first, then tap to see the answers.
- Who ruled Galilee for Rome when Jesus taught? Herod Antipas
- Which town was Jesus’ home base? Capernaum (Matthew 4:13)
- What language did families speak at home? Aramaic
Map it15 min · Geography
DoOpen the big map. With your finger, trace Jesus’ walk from Nazareth to Capernaum. It is about 20 miles in a straight line, and longer on the winding hill roads.
QuizOn the Galilee map with this lesson, tap “Quiz me: hide the names.” Point to all 7 places and say each name out loud. Turn the names back on to check.
WriteMost people walk about 3 miles an hour. How many hours of walking is 20 miles? What would you carry for a two-day walk?
Check yourselfTap after you write your answer.
20 ÷ 3 is about 6 ½ to 7 hours of walking, not counting rests, hills or a night’s sleep. That’s why the trip took one or two days on foot. Good things to carry: water, bread or dried fish, a cloak for the night, sandals that won’t give out.
Compare10 min · History
DoFold a paper in half. Write “Galilee then” on one side and “My town now” on the other.
WriteFill in one line for each: work, food, travel, language and church. Use the reading for the “then” side.
WriteFinish this sentence: “The one thing in Galilee I’d most like to see for myself is ____ because ____.”
Connect5 min · Religion
DoRead Matthew 5:14: “A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” Look at the hills on the map. At night, a hilltop town’s lamps could be seen for miles.
Write“One way I can be like a city on a hill this week is ____.”
For your parent tonight · 5 minutes
Show this to your mom or dad at dinner or bedtime. They ask, you answer.
- Show me Nazareth and Capernaum on the map. How far apart are they?
- Who ruled Galilee when Jesus taught?
- Read me your “Galilee then / My town now” chart.
- How are you going to be like a city on a hill this week?
Helper script for Little Learners (K–2)For any grown-up or an older brother or sister · about 20 min
- Read. Read the first and third paragraphs of “Life in Galilee” out loud. After each one, let your learner tap a place name and find it on the map.
- Ask. “What jobs did people do in Galilee?” (Fishing, farming, building.) “What would you like to do there?”
- Trace. Open the big map together. Help them trace Jesus’ walk from Nazareth to Capernaum with a finger.
- Say it together. “A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid” (Matthew 5:14). Say it three times: whisper, normal voice, big voice.
- Their work. Help them start the Little Learners map coloring under “Each child’s work.”
Older brothers and sisters: you’re the teacher today. Go slowly, and let them do the pointing.
Wednesday · Literature & Art
Read-Aloud and Picture Study
Prep: 5 min. Open the read-aloud chapter. Have the painting on a screen or printed.
Read-aloud20 min · Literature
SayRead chapter 29, “Jesus on the Mountain,” from Hurlbut’s Life of Christ for Young and Old. Children may draw quietly while they listen.
AskWhat did you picture most clearly while I read?
Luke’s version10 min · Religion
SayRead Luke 6:17 and 6:20–26. Luke says Jesus “stood in the plain” and gives four blessings and four warnings (“woe unto you”). Then compare Matthew 5:1–12, where Jesus goes up a mountain and gives the Beatitudes.
AskWhy might two Gospel writers remember the same teachings in slightly different ways?
Picture study20 min · Art
SayShow Carl Bloch’s The Sermon on the Mount. Everyone looks silently for two minutes. Then hide it and take turns telling everything you remember. Show it again and look for what you missed.
AskWhere is the light coming from? Who is listening closely, and who looks unsure? Why did the artist put Jesus up on a rock?
About the artist10 min · Art
SayRead the short note about Carl Bloch. Find Denmark on a world map or globe, or search for it in Google Maps or Google Earth.
Read it yourself20 min · Literature
DoRead chapter 29, “Jesus on the Mountain,” from Hurlbut’s Life of Christ for Young and Old.
Explorers: this book is from 1915 and uses some old words. Read the first half if the whole chapter is too long, or read it with an older brother or sister.
WriteDraw the scene you pictured most clearly, and write one sentence under it.
Luke’s version10 min · Religion
DoRead Luke 6:17 and Luke 6:20–26. Then look back at Matthew 5:1–12.
WriteMake two columns, “Matthew” and “Luke.” For each one, write where Jesus is and how many blessings He gives. Does either one have warnings?
WriteWhy might two Gospel writers remember the same teachings in slightly different ways?
Check yourselfFill in your columns first.
Matthew: Jesus goes up a mountain and gives the Beatitudes, with nine “Blessed”s and no warnings. Luke: Jesus “stood in the plain” and gives four blessings and four warnings (“woe unto you”).
Picture study20 min · Art
DoFind Carl Bloch’s The Sermon on the Mount with this lesson. Tap “Start 2-minute look” and look silently until the timer hides the painting.
WriteWithout peeking, write or say out loud everything you remember. Then tap “Show the painting” and look for what you missed.
WriteWhere is the light coming from? Who is listening closely, and who looks unsure? Why did the artist put Jesus up on a rock?
About the artist10 min · Art
DoRead the short note about Carl Bloch under the painting. Then find Denmark.
WriteWrite three facts about Carl Bloch and his painting.
Check yourselfTap after you write your facts.
Any three: he was Danish; he lived from 1834 to 1890; he painted scenes from the life of Jesus Christ for the chapel at Frederiksborg Palace; this one was painted in 1877 on copper, which keeps colors smooth and bright.
For your parent tonight · 5 minutes
Show this to your mom or dad at dinner or bedtime. They ask, you answer.
- Tell me what happened in chapter 29, and show me your drawing.
- Where was Jesus in Matthew’s account, and where in Luke’s?
- Without looking: what do you remember about the painting?
- Show me Denmark on a map.
Helper script for Little Learners (K–2)For any grown-up or an older brother or sister · about 25 min
- Read. Read chapter 29 out loud, or just the first half. Your learner can draw quietly while they listen.
- Look. Tap “Start 2-minute look” on the painting. When it hides, ask them to tell you everything they remember. Then show it again.
- Ask. “Who is your favorite person in the painting? Why did they come to listen?”
- Find it. Find Denmark on the map together.
- Their work. Help them start the Little Learners drawing under “Each child’s work.”
Older brothers and sisters: you’re the teacher today. Go slowly, and let them do the pointing.
Thursday · Hymn & Science
Salt and Light
Prep: 10 min. Slice a cucumber. Set out salt, two plates, a paper towel, a flashlight and a bowl.
Read together10 min · Religion
SayRead Matthew 5:13–16. A “candle” in the King James Bible was a small clay oil lamp. A “bushel” was a basket used to measure grain, and a “candlestick” was the lamp stand.
ShowSalt and Light Sketch Notes interactive story
AskWhy would no one light a lamp and then cover it with a basket?
Experiment 1: salt keeps food20 min · Science
SayPut cucumber slices on two plates. Sprinkle salt on one plate only. Wait 15 minutes (sing the hymn while you wait), then press a paper towel on each. The salted slices are wet: salt pulls water out of food. Germs that spoil food need water, so salting fish kept it from spoiling. Fishing towns on the Sea of Galilee salted fish to sell.
AskJesus called His disciples “the salt of the earth.” What good things do disciples help keep in the world?
Experiment 2: light under a bowl10 min · Science
SayDarken the room. Turn on a flashlight and cover it with a bowl. Then set it on a high shelf, pointing up. Which way lights the whole room?
AskWhat is one way you can let your light shine this week?
Hymn study15 min · Music
SayRead the story behind “Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy.” Sing or listen to verse 1 and the refrain. Talk about who keeps the great light and who keeps the “lower lights.”
Why salt can lose its flavor10 min · Science
SayPure salt can’t lose its saltiness. But much of the salt people used then was scraped from salty land and the Dead Sea shore, mixed with other minerals. If damp weather washed the real salt out, what was left looked like salt but had no taste.
AskWhat could make a disciple lose their “flavor”? How do we keep it?
Read it yourself10 min · Religion
DoRead Matthew 5:13–16. In the King James Bible, a “candle” was a small clay oil lamp, a “bushel” was a basket used to measure grain, and a “candlestick” was the lamp stand.
DoThen open the Salt and Light Sketch Notes interactive story.
WriteWhy would no one light a lamp and then cover it with a basket?
Experiment 1: salt keeps food20 min · Science
Grown-up neededSlicing. Use cucumber slices a grown-up cut for you, or tear lettuce leaves into pieces with your hands.
DoPut the slices (or lettuce) on two plates. Sprinkle salt on one plate only. Wait 15 minutes; listen to the hymn in step 4 while you wait. Then press a paper towel on each plate.
WriteDraw both plates. What happened? Which paper towel got wetter?
Check yourselfWrite what you saw first.
The salted plate is wetter: salt pulls water out of food. Germs that spoil food need water, so salting fish kept it from spoiling. Fishing towns on the Sea of Galilee salted fish to sell.
WriteJesus called His disciples “the salt of the earth.” What good things do disciples help keep in the world?
Experiment 2: light under a bowl10 min · Science
DoClose the curtains. Turn on a flashlight and cover it with a bowl. Then set it on a high shelf, pointing up.
WriteWhich way lit the whole room? What is one way you can let your light shine this week?
Hymn study15 min · Music
DoRead the story of “Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy” with this lesson, then listen to verse 1 and the refrain.
WriteWho keeps the great light? Who keeps the “lower lights”? Sing the refrain once on your own.
Why salt can lose its flavor10 min · Science
ReadPure salt can’t lose its saltiness. But much of the salt people used then was scraped from salty land and the Dead Sea shore, mixed with other minerals. If damp weather washed the real salt out, what was left looked like salt but had no taste.
WriteWhat could make a disciple lose their “flavor”? How do we keep it?
For your parent tonight · 5 minutes
Show this to your mom or dad at dinner or bedtime. They ask, you answer.
- Show me your drawing of the two plates. What did salt do?
- Why did fishermen in Galilee salt their fish?
- Which way did the flashlight light the room best? What does that teach?
- Sing me the refrain of hymn 335.
Helper script for Little Learners (K–2)For any grown-up or an older brother or sister · about 30 min
- Read. Read Matthew 5:13–16 out loud and go through the Salt and Light Sketch Notes interactive story together.
- Experiment. Grown-ups slice the cucumber; older siblings use lettuce. Salt one plate, wait 15 minutes, then press a paper towel on each. Let your learner feel which one is wet.
- Light. Cover a flashlight with a bowl, then lift it high. Ask: “Which way helps everyone see?”
- Sing. Listen to the refrain of hymn 335 together.
- Their work. Help them start the Little Learners drawing under “Each child’s work.”
Older brothers and sisters: you’re the teacher today. You handle the salt; let them do the sprinkling and the looking.
Friday · Review & Play
Family Showdown and Weekly Check
Prep: 2 min. Open Family Showdown, Week 7, on the TV or a laptop.
Family Showdown20 min · Religion
SayPlay this week’s Family Showdown. Little ones, kids and teens each get questions at their level for the same points.
Weekly check15 min · Language Arts
SayEach child does their weekly check. Read the Little Learners questions aloud and let them answer out loud. Answer keys are in the printable.
Light of the world10 min · Religion
SayTurn off the lights. Pass a flashlight around. Whoever holds it names one good thing they saw someone in the family do this week, then shines the light on that person.
AskWhich Beatitude would you like to work on next week, and how?
Save the week5 min · Records
SayPick one page from each child for the portfolio and snap a photo. Check off the week.
Family Showdown on your own20 min · Religion
DoPlay this week’s Family Showdown by yourself at your own level. Play twice and try to beat your first score.
WriteWrite down your best score and one question you missed.
Weekly check15 min · Language Arts
DoFind your level’s weekly check below these steps and answer every question on paper. No looking back at the lessons, and don’t open the answer key.
WriteWhen you’re done, put your answers in your folder for your parent.
Light of the world10 min · Religion
WriteThink of each person in your family. For each one, write one good thing you saw them do this week.
DoTonight, turn off the lights, hold a flashlight, and read your list out loud, shining the light on each person as you go.
WriteWhich Beatitude would you like to work on next week, and how?
Save the week5 min · Records
DoPick your best page from this week and put it in your folder. Your parent will photograph it for your portfolio and check off the week.
For your parent tonight · 5 minutes
Tonight, 5–10 minutes, for the parent:
- Check the weekly check with the answer key on this page.
- Hear the “Light of the world” list, with the lights off.
- Look at the page your child picked for the portfolio, and take a photo.
- Ask: which Beatitude will you work on next week?
Helper script for Little Learners (K–2)For any grown-up or an older brother or sister · about 20 min
- Play. Play Family Showdown, Week 7, together. Your learner answers the Little Learners questions.
- Check. Read the five Little Learners weekly-check questions out loud and let them answer out loud. Don’t open the answer key; write their answers for the parent.
- Light. Pass a flashlight and take turns naming one good thing someone in the family did this week.
- Save it. Let them pick their favorite page of the week for the folder.
Older brothers and sisters: you’re the teacher today. Go slowly, and let them do the pointing.
Weekly check
Little Learners · K–2
- Where did Jesus go to teach the people?
- Finish it: “Blessed are the ______, for they shall be called the children of God.”
- Jesus said, “Ye are the ______ of the world.”
- What does salt do to food?
- Show me one way you can let your light shine.
Answer key
- Up a mountain (a hillside).
- Peacemakers.
- Light.
- Adds flavor and keeps it from spoiling.
- Any kind act they can name or act out.
Explorers · 3–5
- Which lake were Capernaum, Magdala and Tiberias beside?
- Who ruled Galilee for Rome when Jesus taught?
- Write three Beatitudes with their promises.
- What was a “bushel” in Matthew 5:15?
- What happened to the salted cucumber, and why did fishermen use salt?
- Write Matthew 5:16 from memory.
Answer key
- The Sea of Galilee.
- Herod Antipas.
- Any three from Matthew 5:3–10.
- A basket used to measure grain.
- It got wet: salt pulled the water out. Salt kept fish from spoiling.
- “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Scholars · 6–8
- Explain the need-and-promise pattern of the Beatitudes with two examples.
- Name two ways Luke’s sermon (Luke 6:17, 20–26) differs from Matthew’s (Matthew 5:1–12).
- Why was the city of Tiberias given that name?
- Explain how ancient salt could “lose his savour” when pure salt cannot.
- Short response: What would a “salty” disciple do at school or home this week? (5–7 sentences)
Answer key
- Each verse names a need or quality and a promise, e.g. mourn → comforted; merciful → obtain mercy.
- Luke: Jesus stands on a plain (Luke 6:17) and gives four blessings plus four woes (Luke 6:20–26), so it is shorter. Matthew: Jesus goes up a mountain (Matthew 5:1) and gives the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3–11), with no woes.
- Herod Antipas named it for the Roman emperor Tiberius.
- Salt was mixed with other minerals; moisture could wash out the real salt, leaving tasteless residue.
- Look for a clear idea, a scripture connection and a specific action.
This week’s record
Try the record keeper: it fills in as you finish each day.The printable week
Parent scripts for all five days, maps, copywork, the picture-study card, the hymn page, science sheets, weekly checks with answer keys and a record page. Letter size.
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