Expanded instructional edition | Grade 1 | Week 8 of 36
Read the actual cited Scripture aloud. This is a family-led Scripture guide, not an accredited full Grade 1 program.
Objectives and teaching rhythm
Locate the passage, retell its central idea, explain one word, answer from the text, and create an accurate written or illustrated response. Read aloud 5 minutes, discuss 5–8, practice 5–10, review 5.
Day 36: The first month
Read: Exodus 12:1-6. Focus: Yahuah gives Israel instructions about the month and selecting a lamb.
Model: Read the verses in short sections, identify the people and actions, and reread the line supporting the main idea.
Vocabulary: Choose one important word from the reading. Say it, explain it with the passage, and use it in a sentence.
Question: What animal is selected in this passage? Teacher guidance: Expected answer: A lamb, or a kid from the goats, according to the household instructions (Exodus 12:3–5). Ask the learner to point to the supporting verse.
Guided activity: Draw a calendar with the first month marked. Read Exodus 12:1–6 and name one instruction given for the Passover lamb.
Student response: Draw and label an accurate detail; write or dictate a complete sentence and identify its supporting verse.
Exit check: Name one accurate fact and find its supporting verse.
Day 37: A night to remember
Read: Exodus 12:7-14. Focus: The passage gives the original Passover instructions to Israel in Egypt and calls it a memorial.
Model: Read the verses in short sections, identify the people and actions, and reread the line supporting the main idea.
Vocabulary: Choose one important word from the reading. Say it, explain it with the passage, and use it in a sentence.
Question: What does verse 14 call this day? Teacher guidance: Expected answer: A memorial (Exodus 12:14). Ask the learner to point to the supporting verse.
Guided activity: Draw a doorway and a family inside. Read Exodus 12:7–13 and explain the sign described in the passage, without reenacting it.
Student response: Draw and label an accurate detail; write or dictate a complete sentence and identify its supporting verse.
Exit check: Name one accurate fact and find its supporting verse.
Day 38: Remember the instruction
Read: Exodus 12:21-28. Focus: Moses instructs the elders and describes how children may ask about the service.
Model: Read the verses in short sections, identify the people and actions, and reread the line supporting the main idea.
Vocabulary: Choose one important word from the reading. Say it, explain it with the passage, and use it in a sentence.
Question: Who asks about the meaning of the service? Teacher guidance: Expected answer: The children ask, ‘What mean ye by this service?’ (Exodus 12:26). Ask the learner to point to the supporting verse.
Guided activity: Make a four-card sequence for the Passover instructions. Read Exodus 12:21–28 and identify what Moses told the elders to do and how the children were to be answered.
Student response: Draw and label an accurate detail; write or dictate a complete sentence and identify its supporting verse.
Exit check: Name one accurate fact and find its supporting verse.
Day 39: Leaving Egypt
Read: Exodus 12:29-42. Focus: Israel departs from Egypt after the events described in the passage.
Model: Read the verses in short sections, identify the people and actions, and reread the line supporting the main idea.
Vocabulary: Choose one important word from the reading. Say it, explain it with the passage, and use it in a sentence.
Question: From which land did Israel depart? Teacher guidance: Expected answer: Egypt (Exodus 12:41–42). Ask the learner to point to the supporting verse.
Guided activity: Draw families traveling with bundles. Read Exodus 12:29–42 and retell what happened when Israel departed Egypt.
Student response: Draw and label an accurate detail; write or dictate a complete sentence and identify its supporting verse.
Exit check: Name one accurate fact and find its supporting verse.
Day 40: Tell the children
Read: Exodus 13:3-10. Focus: Moses tells the people to remember the day they came out of Egypt and explain it to their children.
Model: Read the verses in short sections, identify the people and actions, and reread the line supporting the main idea.
Vocabulary: Choose one important word from the reading. Say it, explain it with the passage, and use it in a sentence.
Question: What were parents to tell their children? Teacher guidance: Expected answer: That Yahuah brought Israel out of Egypt by strength of hand (Exodus 13:8–9). Ask the learner to point to the supporting verse.
Guided activity: Draw an adult speaking to a child. Read Exodus 13:3–10 and explain what Moses instructed Israel to remember and tell their children.
Student response: Draw and label an accurate detail; write or dictate a complete sentence and identify its supporting verse.
Exit check: Name one accurate fact and find its supporting verse.
Weekly assessment
Identify a person or group, retell an event or command, explain a word, find a supporting verse, and draw or write an accurate detail. Score one point per skill. Reteach weak skills and allow oral or dictated responses.