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Primary Sabbath School Curriculum is published by Bible Advocate Press, P. O. Box 33677, Denver, Colorado 80233. Orders can be submitted to this address,

or call 303-452-7973, or e-mail [email protected].

Copyright © 2018, General Conference of the

Church of God (Seventh Day).

IndexThis Index page is provided so you can easily determine

which Teacher’s Guide pages should be printed out for each week’s lesson.

Lesson Title Print Pages Teacher’s Guide Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7

1 Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13

2 Judas Pinpointed as a Traitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17

3 The Lord’s Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-20

4 Agony in the Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-24

5 The Arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-28

6 The Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-32

7 Denials of Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-36

8 Torture, Golgotha and Jesus’ Death . . . . . . . . . . 37-40

9 Miracles Accompanying Jesus’ Death. . . . . . . . . 41-44

10 Burial and Watch at the Tomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-48

11 Jesus’ Resurrection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-53

12 Appearance to the Disciples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-57

13 Jesus Goes Back to Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-61

Teacher’s Guide - Overview

Year 1, Spring Quarter

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Primary

Sabbath School Curriculum

Primary Sabbath School CurriculumTeacher’s Guide - Overview Year 1, Spring Quarter

IntroductionWelcome to the winter quarter of the Primary Sabbath School

Lessons for first, second, and third graders. “The Last Days of Jesus” is our theme for this quarter. These lessons are designed in a simple format that is convenient for experienced teachers and also helps new teachers enjoy and succeed in their responsibilities.

In this first part, some basic information is repeated each quarter for the benefit of churches that may just be starting to use these lessons, and also for newly appointed teachers in churches that have already been using these lessons.

This curriculum consists of the following: A Teacher’s Overview that provides basic information and a scope and sequence for the quarter, weekly Teacher’s Guides, Student Handouts, and Resource Pages. The weekly Teacher’s Guide offers a sequence of activities for conducting the class and includes the Bible story, memory verse, opening activity, lesson application, and closing activities. Ideas for making the Bible Story interactive and engaging to your students are included with each lesson.

A Student Handout that contains a list of all the lessons and memory verses that will be covered during the quarter is supplied to give to students and their parents at the beginning of the quarter. Weekly Student Handouts are also included that contain the key point, memory verse, and some art work related to the lesson. The art work can be done at home or in the class, if time permits. The Resource Sheets contain items teachers can copy for use with certain lessons. They are often used during the Bible Story portion of the lesson or during various Opening and/or Closing Activities.

As the teacher, you should become familiar with the Bible Story and the storytelling method employed for that lesson. It is best not to read the comments and questions about each story from the Teacher’s Guide during class. Instead, use your own words to explain the scripture passages and ask questions that you feel will best meet your students’ needs. At the beginning of the story, open your Bible to the passage in scripture that the story comes from and encourage your students to do the same. As you prepare to teach the lesson, make sure to apply the key point to your own life. As you seek to humbly serve others (lesson 1), practice praying when facing temptations (lesson 4), and share the good news about Jesus with others (lesson 13), you will show by your own example the lessons you are seeking to teach your students, and your life will be an inspiration to them. Pray for God to make this a reality for you.

Primary Sabbath School Curriculum is published by Bible Advocate Press, P. O. Box 33677, Denver, Colorado 80233. Orders can be

submitted to this address, or call 303-452-7973,

or e-mail [email protected]. Copyright © 2018,

General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day).

The Last Days of Jesus

Preparation time includes making copies of the Student Handouts and certain items in the Resource Pages. You may also want to create your own list of materials needed for each particular class.

This Curriculum Meets the Needs of Your Students This curriculum encourages the character development of the Primary age group (grades 1, 2, and 3 – approximately ages six through eight).

Children at this age… These Lessons…

Have lots of energy and enjoy doing things with their hands. They tend to be more attentive if they have an opportunity for hands-on learn-ing.

Are designed to keep the students’ attention by making the Bible stories interactive and by engag-ing all the students’ senses.

Think in terms of good and bad (younger students), while older students think in terms of right and wrong and are beginning to develop values. They are beginning to see things from another child’s point of view, but are still very self-centered.

Seek to teach the students concepts that are simple, yet profound. These lessons teach them not only about God, but about how knowing Him can and will affect their lives, changing their values and perspectives.

Are eager to please and want to be accepted and liked. Students have a strong desire to perform well and do things “right.” They desire praise and approval.

Include many activities for the students to partic-ipate in and be successful at. There are also many opportunities for the teacher to ask for student responses and to praise them for their answers and participation.

Enjoy organized games and group activities that involve teamwork. Rules are important to them.

Include many group activities and games so the students can engage in teamwork and fun social interaction.

Have speaking and listening vocabularies that are doubling. Their problem-solving abilities are also increasing. However, they still think in very literal terms. Hence, they make conclusions about God in concrete terms.

Are designed to teach your students concepts and ideas that will be new to even those who are already familiar with these Bible stories. They will be involved in problem-solving activities and will personally experience “traveling to Jerusalem,” “eating the Lord’s Supper,” etc.

Suggestions for the TeacherAsk students to bring their Bibles each Sabbath so they can use them in class. Also keep extra Bibles on

hand for visitors. We recommend that teachers and students use the New King James Version because it is written in today’s English language. (By comparison, the New King James Version is at the eighth-grade level while the King James Version is at the twelfth-grade level.) The Early Reader’s Bible, an NKJV edition available online and at some Christian bookstores, is an excellent Bible for this age group. It has outstanding support resources.

Consider rewarding the students for memorizing their Memory Verse each week. Not only can a Student Handout containing all the Memory Verses be given to your students and their parents at the beginning of the quarter, but each week a Student Handout can also be given to the students that contains their Memory Verse

for that week. We have also included Memory Verse games at the end of the Teacher’s Resource pages that you can use with any Memory Verse.

Acquire a copy of the Initial Teacher Training Manual published and available from Bible Advocate Press. While this manual is very helpful for training new teachers, it is also a good resource for experienced teachers, who should frequently review and seek to improve their teaching practices. It includes a list of helpful books and resource web sites. We recommend that you also have on hand the 328-page Gospel Light’s Teacher Training Smart Pages for additional support, available online from amazon.com.

About This QuarterTheme for this Quarter: “The Last Days of Jesus.” These lessons take the students from Jesus’ last supper

with His disciples, to His agony in Gethsemane and His betrayal by Judas, to His crucifixion, and finally, to His resurrection. Students will see how amazing God’s love is as seen through Jesus Christ His Son and will be given opportunities to respond to that love through praise, obedience, witnessing and service.

Goals for the Quarter: The students will learn . . . that humility and service to others are important to God; that Jesus knew the hearts of His disciples just as He knows our hearts today; that Jesus told His followers to eat bread together as a way to remember His death; that prayer helps us to overcome temptations and gives us strength to handle difficult situations; that Jesus is in control of everything, even when life seems out of control; that Jesus’ death gives us power to overcome anything; that we can rejoice because Jesus is alive; that faith is believing something even when you cannot see it; that Jesus gave us the job of telling others about Him.

The Focus for the Lessons: To help the students experience some of the events leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection and to understand how the disciples played an important role in everything that happened. The students will recreate what happened in the Garden of Gethsemane using stand-up characters, will participate in the Lord’s Supper, and will make a passport to go on a plane ride to Jerusalem. They will also use a map to experience Jesus’ trial and become a detective to solve the mystery of Jesus’ resurrection.

Having the students make The Last Days of Jesus booklet keeps all the things they have made in one place as a visual reminder of what they have learned during the quarter. They can then share with their parents and others the stories and lessons they have learned through the book they created. It is our prayer that during this quarter the students will come to understand the great sacrifice Jesus made in our behalf and will come to know and love Him as their own personal Savior.

Parts of the Class SessionLesson Preparation and Materials Needed: A list is provided of materials that should be prepared before class. However, many of the lessons provide optional Closing Activities that you can choose from. You will want to create your own list of materials needed, based upon the Closing Activities you choose to do with each lesson.

Each class session can be divided into four basic parts:

Part 1. Greet the children individually as they come to class. Say something positive about them. Focus on their talents or personality rather than on material things such as what they are wearing. Have some activities planned and ready prior to each class session for students who arrive early. The training manuals mentioned offer some good suggestions.

Begin class with prayer. Give the students the opportunity to lead in prayer after making prayer requests and expressing thanks and praise for things God has done.

Sing songs if your class enjoys singing. Songs that go along with the theme of the lesson have been provided with each lesson.

Part 2. The Lesson Review gives you the opportunity to see how well your students learned and understood the lesson from the previous week. You can also use this time to have your students recite the Memory Verse from the week before.

Use the Opening Activity provided to prepare your students for the Bible Story. The Opening Activities have been carefully chosen to pique your students’ curiosity and get them ready for the main part of the lesson.

The Bible Story has been designed to bring the Bible to life for your students. Students will interact with the Bible characters, respond to cues in the story, and re-live the stories as they re-enact various Bible scenes. This quarter we are focusing on really getting your students into God’s Word. Encourage your students to read from their own Bibles the scriptures presented. The comments and questions about each scripture reading are not meant to be read, but put into your own words and modified as you see best. Before beginning each story, open your Bible to the passage in scripture where the story is found.

Part 3. Discuss the application of the lesson. Help the students see how the lesson applies to their own lives. Share with them how it has applied to your life. You might also want to sing a song that goes along with the lesson at this point.

Do one or more of the Closing Activities to reinforce the lesson. These activities are designed to be fun, engaging, and to involve several of your students’ senses, which will make the lessons more memorable. Choose the activities you feel would best suit the needs of your particular class.

Part 4. Before the class session ends, discuss this week’s Student Handout with the students. Encourage them to share what they learned with their parents and to do the artwork on the handout sometime during the week. Review the memory verse and encourage them to learn it by next week. End in prayer.

Lesson Title Memory Verse

Scripture References

Key Point Storytelling Idea Activities

1 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet

Matthew 20:28 John 13:1-17 Humility and service to others are impor-tant to God.

The teacher pretends to wash the students' feet as they read the story from the Bible.

Students play a Memory Verse card game, color a foot and a basin, and put them in "The Last Days of Jesus" booklet.

2 Judas Pinpointed as a Traitor

James 4:7 NASB Matthew 26:14-16, 20-25; Mark 14:17-21; Luke 22:14, 21-23; John 13:21-30

Jesus knew the hearts of His disciples just as He knows our hearts today.

The teacher uses a Stop and Start story to excite the students' interest and tempt the students with cookies.

Students write down things that are in our hearts and cover that heart with a red heart to “hide” those things.

3 The Lord's Supper

Luke 22:19b Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:15-20

Jesus told His fol-lowers to eat bread together as a way to remember His death and what He had done for them.

Students will recreate that special meal, eat-ing bread and drinking grape juice.

Students color bread and cup pictures and put them in the booklet; they also color "The Last Supper" picture.

4 Agony in the Garden

Luke 22:46 Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46

Prayer helps us to overcome tempta-tion and gives us the strength to handle difficult situations.

The teacher uses stand-up characters to make the story come alive; students pretend to fall asleep like the disciples.

Students color and cut out their own stand-up charac-ters to tell the Gethsemane story to others.

5 The Arrest Romans 5:8 Matthew 26:46-56; Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:1-11

Jesus is in control of everything, even when life seems out of control.

Students will look up texts to find out what happened to Jesus in the garden.

Students color pictures of a sword, ear, Judas and a sol-dier; students play "Pin the Ear on Malchus."

6 The Trial 1 Samuel 16:7b NIV

Matthew 27:11-26; Luke 22:63-71; 23:1-21; John 18:12-14, 19-24

Jesus wants our love for Him to be real instead of us pretend-ing to love Him.

Students will travel from Annas' house to Caia-phas' house, to Pilate and to Herod as they follow Jesus during His trial.

Students partake of cup-cakes and try to guess which ones are "hypocrite" cup-cakes.

7 Denials of Peter

Matthew 10:32 Matthew 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:54-62;John 18:15-18

Jesus wants us not to be afraid to tell others about Him.

Students count the number of times Peter denies Jesus.

Students perform a Reader's Theatre script on Peter's denials and make a rooster craft.

8 Torture, Golgotha and Jesus' Death

Romans 3:23 Matthew 27:27-50; Mark 15:16-37; Luke 23:26-47; John 19:17-37

Everyone has sinned. Students will see pic-tures and objects relat-ed to Jesus' crucifixion during the Bible story.

Students will make a 3-flap craft showing scenes from the crucifixion.

9 Miracles Ac-companying Jesus' Death

John 10:10b Matthew 27:45-54; Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:28-37

Jesus’ death gives us power to overcome anything.

Students will re-enact the miracles that took place when Jesus died.

Students will play a game, matching events of the cru-cifixion with pictures.

10 Burial and Watch at the Tomb

Deuteronomy 6:5 Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:31-42

We love and worship Jesus because He died so the sins of mankind would be forgiven.

Students will look up texts to find out who buried Jesus' body and to learn how and where He was buried.

Students will make a “Jesus' Tomb” craft.

11 Jesus' Resurrection

Matthew 28:7a Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-10; John 20:1-14

Rejoice because Jesus is alive!!!

Students will act as "detectives" answer-ing: who, how, what, where and why as they dig through clues about Jesus' resurrection.

Students will add cutouts to “Jesus' Tomb” and "res-urrect" Jesus with a string. They will also watch as "sins are taken away," play "Roll the Stone Away" game, and make “Resurrection Cook-ies.”

12 Appearance to the Disciples

Hebrews 11:1 NIV Mark 16:9-14; Luke 24:13-45; John 20:19-29

Faith is believing something even when you cannot see it.

Students will look up texts to determine what enabled the disciples, including Thomas, to believe that Jesus was alive.

Students will play a game called "I Doubt It," take a "Trust Walk," and color a picture of Thomas and Jesus.

13 Jesus Goes Back to Heaven

Matthew 28:19 Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:6-11

All of Jesus’ followers have the job of telling others about Him.

Students will look up texts and see pictures that explain the Great Commission.

Students will make a "Jesus Lives" craft, talk about mis-sionaries all over the world using a globe, and do a review worksheet.

Key Point: Humility and service to others are important to God.

Scripture Reference: John 13:1-17

Memory Verse: “Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28).

Materials Needed: • Map with the town of Bethany on it (from Teacher’s Resources)

• Sandal• Basin• Towel• Three paper sacks• Marker or pen• The Last Days of Jesus booklet pages (from Teacher’s Resources)• Construction paper• Paper cutter (optional)• Scissors • Stapler• Glue• Crayons or markers• Kleenex or small pieces of fabric• Materials for the Memory Verse game, if you decide to do it

Lesson Preparation: • Review the entire lesson plan. Determine if you will do the Memory Verse game.

• Make copies of the Quarter Overview Student Handout and the Weekly Student Handout to pass out at the end of the class period.

• Make enough copies of the student pages (from Teacher’s Resources) so each student can have a set.

• Make the Last Days of Jesus student booklets. Directions are at the end of the lesson.

• Write the key point and memory verse on the board or on a piece of paper.

• Put a sandal in one sack, a basin in another sack, and a towel in the last sack. Make a large question mark on each sack.

• Prepare for the Memory Verse game, if you decide to do it.

Primary Sabbath School CurriculumTeacher’s Guide - Weekly Year 1, Spring Quarter, Lesson 1

Primary Sabbath School Curriculum is published by Bible Advocate Press, P. O. Box 33677, Denver, Colorado 80233. Orders can be

submitted to this address, or call 303-452-7973,

or e-mail [email protected]. Copyright © 2018,

General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day).

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

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A PrayerLord, help me to be a

servant today. Help me to bless and lift up all those around me. Thank You for coming to serve me. May I be like You today.

Greeting: Welcome the students. Explain that you want to help them get in the habit of bringing their Bibles to church and learning their memory verses. That is why each week everyone

will earn a point for bringing his Bible, a point for saying the memory verse, and a point for being in class. At the end of the quarter, everyone will receive a prize for earning a particular number of points. (If you know some students won’t be able to reach that final goal, then have the rewards in increments so everyone will receive something. Adapt this to fit your situation.)

Prayer and Praise: God listens. Have you ever felt that you were too young or insignificant for God’s attention, or that God is only interested in grown-ups? Jesus loves you and wants you to talk to Him about everything. What are some things you would like to talk to God about now?

Sing a song that goes with today’s lesson. Some ideas are:

Make Me a Servant – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rznoe3zKxM

Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU8MAQKSbEI

Humble Me – http://childrensongs.blogspot.com/2007/10/humble-me.html

Lesson Review: Last week we learned that one of Jesus’ own disciples was going to betray Him. Who was going to betray Jesus? (Let the students answer.) Yes, Judas was. Did Jesus know that Judas was going to betray Him? (Let the students answer.) Yes, He did. Did Jesus kick Judas out of His group of disciples? (no) Did Jesus come to save everyone, including Judas? (yes) Do you think Jesus would have forgiven Judas, if he had repented? (Let the students respond.) What was our memory verse from last week? (“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9) Let’s say it together.

Opening Activity: (Put the three sacks in front of the students. Have the children first guess

what might be inside each one. Then, allow them, one at a time, to reach into the first sack and feel around without saying what they think is in it. Tell them that after everyone has had a chance to feel inside the bag, on the count of three, everyone can say what they think it is. Continue with the other two bags.) I bet you are wondering what a sandal, a basin and a towel have to do with our Bible story and the key point, which is that humility and service to others are so important to God. (Point to the key point on the board and say the memory verse.) Continue listening to find out the answer.

The Custom of the Day:Jesus and His friends, the disciples, had just come from a little town. The

town was called Bethany. (Show where it is on a map.) They had probably walked. Remember, there were no cars and no bikes then. They had walked on those sandy, dirty roads. Back in those days, the roads weren’t like our roads. They weren’t paved with cement or tar like ours – nice and clean and smooth. Instead, people had to walk in the dirt and sand. In those days, people didn’t wear shoes like most of ours, either. They wore sandals. You know, sandals don’t cover your feet very well. (Hold up the sandal.) So, a person who was wearing sandals would Page 2

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rznoe3zKxM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU8MAQKSbEI

http://childrensongs.blogspot.com/2007/10/humble-me.html

get dirty feet. A dirty foot doesn’t feel too good either!If you lived when Jesus was here on earth, and a guest came to your house,

you would tell your servant, “Wash my guest’s feet.” And the servant would get some water and a basin. (Show the basin.) Washing your visitor’s feet would be a kind thing to do. It would be good manners.

I bet it felt so good to that visitor when the servant washed his sore, dirty feet, especially if the person had been walking a long way, like Jesus and His disciples had been doing. All that sounds kind of strange and funny to us, but when Jesus was here on earth, that’s what people did.

Bible Story:The Lord Jesus knew that His time on earth was ending. And out of

love He taught His disciples one last lesson on humility. Open your Bibles to John 13:2-5. Who would like to read it?

◊ Option 1: Have the students bring their chairs and sit in a circle. As they read the verses, the teacher pretends to wash each of the students’ feet by putting their shoe into the basin and drying it with the towel.

◊ Option 2: If there is time at the end of the story, the students can pretend to wash each other’s feet.

Jesus showed humility by doing the task that no one wanted to do. He washed the disciples’ feet. This was a dirty job, usually performed by the lowest ranking person in the room. Was Jesus the lowest ranking person? (Let the students answer.) He was their Lord and Teacher. He knew that He would soon be at the Father’s side in heaven. Did He think it was too lowly a task for Him to do? (Let the students answer.)

It would be as if a very important person came to your house, like the President, and then he began to wash your dishes or clean your toilet. Does washing dirty feet sound like a job that you would want to do? (Let the students respond.)

Let’s read John 13:6-8. Peter recognized that Jesus is Lord and that He shouldn’t lower Himself to do this kind of work.

Who will read verses 9-11? When Jesus said, “Not all of you are clean,” He was referring to Judas. Jesus knew Judas was going to betray Him. However, even though Jesus knew Judas would leave the table to betray Him, Jesus still washed his feet. Jesus put Himself in a position of servitude to His own betrayer. Isn’t that amazing?

Have you ever been betrayed or hurt by someone who you thought was your friend? How did you respond? (Let the students answer.) It’s hard to be kind to someone who has hurt us.

Jesus had some further instructions for the disciples. Let’s read John 13:12-17. Humility and service to others are important to God.

Our memory verse is: “Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28). I’m going to read some examples and I want you to tell me how a person could serve in each situation. (After going over these examples, ask the class to come up with some reasons that might prevent kids from serving in these situations.)

1. There is a new student at school and he/she is by him/herself at recess.

2. Your neighbor’s lawn is covered with leaves.

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Storytelling TipTell the story in your

own words. Try NOT to read the story from the lesson to your children. If you need to, write down some notes for yourself to help you remember key points and key scriptures. Practice telling the story ahead of time.

4. You notice the dishwasher needs to be unloaded, but it’s not your turn.

5. Your mom is trying to make dinner and your younger brother is in the kitchen bothering her.

Application/Closing Activity:Pass out The Last Days of Jesus booklets. Have your students cut out

the label Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet and glue it on the first pocket. Let them color and cut out the foot and basin to put inside the pocket along with a piece of fabric or a Kleenex to represent the towel. As they are coloring, recite the memory verse several times. Keep the booklets at church for next week. More detailed instructions about The Last Days of Jesus booklets are at the end of this lesson.

Closing Prayer: Thank Jesus for coming to serve us even though He is a king. Ask Him to help us serve others.

Closing Activity Option:

Memory Verse Game

Materials:• Notecards• Pen

Preparation:Write each word from the memory verse on a separate notecard. Make

another set of verse cards. Put the numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. on the back of the second set of cards.

Directions:1. Shuffle the non-numbered memory verse cards and place them face down

in the form of a square with the class sitting in a semi-circle. 2. Tape the numbered cards to the board or to a wall, or put them in a pocket

chart, if you have one.3. After saying the verse several times, let a student turn a card over from the

square and try to guess where that word goes by asking for a number. If he is incorrect, he must return the card back to the same place. If he is correct, he keeps the card, and it is another person’s turn.

4. The next person can turn over the same card, if the first person guessed that card incorrectly and he knows where it goes, or he can turn over another card. If he is correct, he keeps the card and it is another person’s turn.

5. Play continues until all cards have been removed.

The Last Days of Jesus Booklet Instructions:This quarter we will be doing something that may be a little different than

what you are used to. Each child will need a copy of The Last Days of Jesus booklet which will be made by the teacher ahead of time. Each week the students will put what they have worked on into their booklets to share with their parents at the end of the quarter.

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Note Explain to your

students that they will be working on this booklet, The Last Days of Jesus, all quarter long. Each week they will add items to it that go along with the lesson that week. At the end of the quarter they will share their books with their parents and/or the congregation.

Getting the parents involved and making them aware of what is happening in the classroom, as well as how much their child is learning, is important. That is why at the end of the quarter there will be a parent/child celebration. This celebration could include: reciting some of the memory verses, singing a song, performing the reader’s theatre script, etc., before sharing their booklets with their parents. Another idea is to have some cookies available, perhaps some the students have decorated specifically for their parents.

Parents love seeing pictures of their children. Throughout the quarter you can include pictures of them making the activities or acting out the various stories to include in their booklets. If sporadic attendance is a problem, send home pictures to parents of what the class is doing, even if their child is not in the pictures. We want to show our parents the value of Sabbath School and that we are not babysitting their children, but teaching them the Word of God.

If you wanted to decorate the classroom for the celebration, here’s an idea. Create an empty tomb mural on your door. Cut out dark brown or gray paper to cover your door. Around the sides of the door, add more brown or gray paper to create the illusion of a large stone. Use a wide black marker or some craft paint to create an open door in the stone. This will remind children of the stone being rolled away from the tomb of Jesus.

Since the children won’t be bringing home their papers and crafts each week, you could send a note to the parents that explains the booklets and the parent/child celebration.

If you decide not to do the parent/child celebration, the class can still perform in front of the church and have their booklets on display for the congregation to see. Making The Last Days of Jesus Booklets (make 1 per child)

Materials:• 13 pieces of construction paper per child• Scissors or paper cutter• Stapler• Glue

Directions per booklet:1. Cut 5 pieces of construction paper into thirds (4 inches wide) for pockets.

You will actually only need 13 pockets per child, so you will have 2 extra which you can use for the pockets of other children’s booklets.

2. Staple a pocket on the bottom (front and back) of 7 of the other pieces of paper by stapling around the sides and bottom, leaving the top open to put things into. The 7th page should only have a pocket on the front. The page without any pockets will be the cover.

3. Then staple all the pages together on the left side.4. Cut out the cover and glue it on the front of the booklet.

(See the pictures on the next page.)

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Spring Primary Lesson OverviewDear Parents and Students,

We thought you might appreciate having an overview of this quarter’s Sabbath School lessons. Below you will find the title of each week’s lesson, the scripture references, memory verse, and key point. You might want to put this up on your refrigerator or some other prominent location so you will see this list frequently. Use it to practice the memory verse for the week, to review the Bible story taught, and to reinforce the key lesson point learned.

Lesson Title Memory Verse Scripture References

Key Point

1 Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

“Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28

John 13:1-17 Humility and service to others are im-portant to God.

2 Judas Pinpointed as a Traitor

Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7 NASB

Matthew 26:14-16, 20-25; Mark 14:17-21; Luke 22:14, 21-23; John 13:21-30

Jesus knew the hearts of His disciples just as He knows our hearts today.

3 The Lord’s Supper “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Luke 22:19b

Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:15-20

Jesus told His followers to eat bread to-gether as a way to remember His death and what He had done for them.

4 Agony in the Garden Then He said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.” Luke 22:46

Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46

Prayer helps us to overcome temptation and gives us the strength to handle dif-ficult situations.

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5 The Arrest But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

Matthew 26:46-56; Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:1-11

Jesus is in control of everything, even when life seems out of control.

6 The Trial “Man looks at the outward appear-ance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b NIV

Matthew 27:11-26; Luke 22:63-71; 23:1-21; John 18:12-14, 19-24

Jesus wants our love for Him to be real instead of us pretending to love Him.

7 Denials of Peter “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:32


Jesus wants us not to be afraid to tell others about Him.

8 Torture, Golgotha and Jesus' Death

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23


Everyone has sinned.

9 Miracles Accompa-nying Jesus’ Death

“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10b


Jesus’ death gives us power to overcome anything.

10 Burial and Watch at the Tomb

“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30a

Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:31-42

We love and worship Jesus because He died so the sins of mankind would be forgiven.

11 Jesus’ Resurrection “And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead.” Matthew 28:7a


Rejoice because Jesus is alive!!!

12 Appearance to the Disciples

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 NIV

Mark 16:9-14; Luke 24:13-45; John 20:19-29

Faith is believing something even when you cannot see it.

13 Jesus Goes Back to Heaven

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19

Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:6-11

All of Jesus’ followers have the job of tell-ing others about Him.

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Today I learned that: Humility and service to others are important to God.

“Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28

Primary Sabbath School Curriculum is published by Bible Advocate Press, P. O. Box 33677, Denver, Colorado 80233. Orders can be submitted to this address, or call 303-452-7973, or e-mail [email protected]. © Copyright 2018 by General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day).

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