Teaching Tip #20There is a well known saying, "you remember 10% of what you hear, 20% of what you see, but 90% of what you do." Whether the numbers are accurate or not, the point is keep kids engaged and active or they will forget it by lunch. If there's a message to be learned, have them either figure it out themselves or at least personally verbalize it.
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Props: -*Pictures of cows, goats, and rams, cut unevenly in half. -Fire (something orange) Activity: Explain that when Hashem promised Avraham Israel, they couldn’t shake hands on it, or even sign a document. So instead, Avraham cut up these animals and laid them out on the ground with the two halves facing each other. Then, Hashem sent a fire to walk between them. Drop all the half-pictures on the floor, and challenge the group to match each half with its pair. You may want to time them and see how fast they can get it down to. Then, have everyone watch while the fire passes through the middle. |
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Walking to the Promised Land |
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Props: -Blindfold -Something to represent Israel (a flag, a map) Activity: Blindfold Avraham. Explain to the group that Avraham had to trust in Hashem to lead him to Israel, because Avraham didn’t know where it was. Have the group lead Avraham to Israel. Discussion: Ask Avraham if he trusted the group. Discuss how that would have been different if Hashem was the one leading him.
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