Children’s Kingdom · Children of Israel

This guide contains all three age groups. Choose the activities that fit your child.

Children’s Kingdom · Activity sheet

Joseph and His Brothers

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Ages 3–5: Practice kind words

  1. Use two toys to act out taking a turn with a shared toy.
  2. Practice: May I have a turn? and I am sorry I grabbed it.
  3. Draw someone who helps you. Tell them one thing you appreciate.
Draw your idea here.

Who can help if someone keeps hurting you?

Ages 6–8: A repair plan

  1. Imagine you knocked over someone's block tower.
  2. Say what happened, apologize, and offer to help rebuild it.
  3. Draw three boxes: what happened, kind words, helpful action. Fill each one.
Draw your idea here.

How did Joseph's kindness include more than words?

Ages 9–12: Kindness and boundaries

  1. Read Genesis 50:15-21 (KJV). Find one sentence acknowledging harm and one showing care.
  2. Write a response to this situation: a classmate repeatedly takes your things.
  3. Include a calm boundary, help from an adult, and a choice not to retaliate.
Draw your idea here.

Does Joseph say that the harm his brothers intended was good?

One thing I can practice:

Grown-ups may write a child's spoken answer. There is no score for this activity.

Parent & teacher guide

Learning goal: Describe how Joseph helped his family and practice a kind response with safe boundaries.

Before you start: Joseph appears here as a person in the biblical story, not as a thirteenth tribe entry. Explain favoritism without blaming Joseph for being mistreated. Do not demand hugs, instant trust, or reconciliation with an unsafe person. Forgiveness and protection can be discussed together; children may pass on sharing personal experiences.

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: A trusted caregiver or teacher. A child should not be asked to solve repeated harm alone.

Ages 6–8: He promised food and care for the family and their children (Genesis 50:21 (KJV)).

Ages 9–12: No. He identifies their intention as evil while describing Yahuah's good purpose (Genesis 50:20 (KJV)). Good outcomes do not excuse harm.

Quiz answer key

  1. Food. Joseph offered to nourish his family during the famine. Genesis 45:11 (KJV)
  2. Kindly. The passage says he comforted them and spoke kindly. Genesis 50:21 (KJV)
  3. No. Joseph directly acknowledged their harmful intention. Genesis 50:20 (KJV)

During the week: As a family, practice a sincere apology followed by one concrete repair.

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.