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Noah: Learning to Listen
Retell one action Noah took and practice following a helpful instruction.
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Story retelling · Based on Scripture
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Short story · Ages 3–5
Noah listened to Yahuah. He built an ark. His family and animals went inside. Later, Noah waited. When it was time, they came out.
Full story · Ages 6–12
The earth was filled with violence. Yahuah told Noah to build an ark and gave him instructions for its rooms and size. Genesis 6:11-16 (KJV)
Noah was told to bring his family, living creatures, and food into the ark. Noah did what Yahuah commanded. Genesis 6:18-22 (KJV)
After the flood, Noah sent out birds. A dove later returned with an olive leaf. Noah waited, and when Yahuah told him to leave, his family and the animals came out. Genesis 8:6-19 (KJV)
Word to know: An ark is the large vessel Noah was told to build.
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Family activity · Our application of the story
Listening includes paying attention and asking when you do not understand. With a trusted grown-up, try a small task one step at a time. Waiting can be hard; take a breath and ask for help.
Ages 3–5 · Little Learners
Listen and do
- Ask your grown-up to give one instruction: touch your head, clap once, or point to the door.
- Try two instructions in order. Take turns being the speaker.
- Draw an animal that could fit in your pretend ark. This drawing is imagination, not a picture of the actual ark.
Talk together: What helps you remember an instruction?
Ages 6–8 · Young Explorers
Put the story in order
- Write these events on paper: leave the ark; build the ark; gather food.
- Number them in the story's order, then check Genesis 6:14-22 (KJV) and Genesis 8:15-19 (KJV).
- Build a pretend ark with blocks on a dry table. Explain that its shape is your design.
Talk together: What did the olive leaf help Noah know?
Ages 9–12 · Scripture Discoverers
Instructions and evidence
- List two instructions in Genesis 6:14-22 (KJV) and match them to Noah's response.
- Compare Genesis 8:11 (KJV) with Genesis 8:15-18 (KJV). Explain why seeing a leaf and leaving the ark are different events.
- Write a three-step plan for a useful household task and try it with an adult.
Talk together: Why should we avoid saying that every animal came in only one pair?
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Parent & teacher guide
Learning goal: Retell one action Noah took and practice following a helpful instruction.
Before you start: The flood includes death and judgment. This younger retelling focuses on instructions and care without graphic details. Acknowledge hard questions honestly; rain today is not a sign that a child is being punished. Listening never means keeping unsafe secrets or obeying a person who is harming a child. Use dry, supervised play.
A simple rhythm: Read the selected story, explain the new word, do one activity, and ask one question. Use the quiz only if it helps; youngest children can answer aloud or skip it.
Activity answers & discussion
Ages 3–5: Listening, repeating it, asking for help, or doing one step at a time are useful answers.
Ages 6–8: The waters had gone down (Genesis 8:11 (KJV)). Event order: build, gather food, leave.
Ages 9–12: Genesis 7:2-3 (KJV) distinguishes clean animals and birds from other animals. Read that passage with an adult before making a universal claim.
Quiz answer key
- An ark. Yahuah gave Noah instructions for an ark. Genesis 6:14 (KJV)
- An olive leaf. The leaf helped Noah know the waters had decreased. Genesis 8:11 (KJV)
- After Yahuah told Noah to come out. The instruction to leave comes before their departure. Genesis 8:15-18 (KJV)
During the week: Practice one familiar household task together, with time to ask questions.
Story and activities: original educational retellings and applications. Source text: King James Version via Bible Gateway. Quotations preserve the translation's words; retellings use Yahuah. Artwork depicts an imagined learning setting, not a historical reconstruction.
Children’s Kingdom · Activity sheet
Noah: Learning to Listen
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Ages 3–5: Listen and do
- Ask your grown-up to give one instruction: touch your head, clap once, or point to the door.
- Try two instructions in order. Take turns being the speaker.
- Draw an animal that could fit in your pretend ark. This drawing is imagination, not a picture of the actual ark.
What helps you remember an instruction?
Ages 6–8: Put the story in order
- Write these events on paper: leave the ark; build the ark; gather food.
- Number them in the story's order, then check Genesis 6:14-22 (KJV) and Genesis 8:15-19 (KJV).
- Build a pretend ark with blocks on a dry table. Explain that its shape is your design.
What did the olive leaf help Noah know?
Ages 9–12: Instructions and evidence
- List two instructions in Genesis 6:14-22 (KJV) and match them to Noah's response.
- Compare Genesis 8:11 (KJV) with Genesis 8:15-18 (KJV). Explain why seeing a leaf and leaving the ark are different events.
- Write a three-step plan for a useful household task and try it with an adult.
Why should we avoid saying that every animal came in only one pair?
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