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Grade 1 Scripture Study | Weeks 9–12 | Teacher Guide and Answer Key
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Suggested daily routine: read the cited KJV verses together, name speaker and audience, retell one event, discuss a word from the passage, and complete the matching workbook. Accept text-supported equivalent answers. These Scripture lessons are not presented as proof of Alabama academic standards alignment.
Week 9: Crossing the sea and learning to trust
Day 41: Israel leaves Egypt
Reading: Exodus 13:17-22. Model answer: A pillar of cloud (Exodus 13:21). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 42: At the sea
Reading: Exodus 14:1-12. Model answer: Pharaoh and his army (Exodus 14:5-10). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 43: Stand and see
Reading: Exodus 14:13-18. Model answer: Fear (Exodus 14:13). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 44: Through the sea
Reading: Exodus 14:19-29. Model answer: On dry ground with waters divided (Exodus 14:21-22). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 45: Remember deliverance
Reading: Exodus 14:30-31; 15:1-2. Model answer: They sang to Yahuah (Exodus 15:1). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Week 9 assessment key and rubric: 1 point each for a correct person/group, accurate retelling, relevant supporting verse, reasonable word explanation, and accurate labeled detail. Score 4–5: ready to advance. Score 0–3: reteach with a different passage from the week and reassess. Open-ended answers vary; accept responses supported by the cited verses.
Week 10: Provision in the wilderness
Day 46: Bitter water
Reading: Exodus 15:22-27. Model answer: It was bitter (Exodus 15:23). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 47: Food in the wilderness
Reading: Exodus 16:1-8. Model answer: Bread from heaven (Exodus 16:4). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 48: Gathering manna
Reading: Exodus 16:13-21. Model answer: In the morning (Exodus 16:21). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 49: The seventh day
Reading: Exodus 16:22-30. Model answer: The seventh day (Exodus 16:23-30). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 50: Water from the rock
Reading: Exodus 17:1-7. Model answer: Water (Exodus 17:1-3). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Week 10 assessment key and rubric: 1 point each for a correct person/group, accurate retelling, relevant supporting verse, reasonable word explanation, and accurate labeled detail. Score 4–5: ready to advance. Score 0–3: reteach with a different passage from the week and reassess. Open-ended answers vary; accept responses supported by the cited verses.
Week 11: The covenant at Sinai
Day 51: Arriving at Sinai
Reading: Exodus 19:1-6. Model answer: Before Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:2). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 52: Preparing to hear
Reading: Exodus 19:7-15. Model answer: Moses (Exodus 19:7). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 53: At the mountain
Reading: Exodus 19:16-25. Model answer: Thunder, lightning, thick cloud or trumpet sound (Exodus 19:16). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 54: Words of instruction
Reading: Exodus 20:1-11. Model answer: The seventh day (Exodus 20:8-11). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 55: Neighbor and family
Reading: Exodus 20:12-17. Model answer: Honor father and mother, do not steal, do not bear false witness, etc. (Exodus 20:12-17). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Week 11 assessment key and rubric: 1 point each for a correct person/group, accurate retelling, relevant supporting verse, reasonable word explanation, and accurate labeled detail. Score 4–5: ready to advance. Score 0–3: reteach with a different passage from the week and reassess. Open-ended answers vary; accept responses supported by the cited verses.
Week 12: The spies and the people’s response
Day 56: Sent to see the land
Reading: Numbers 13:1-20. Model answer: The land of Canaan (Numbers 13:2,17). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 57: Fruit from the land
Reading: Numbers 13:21-27. Model answer: Fruit, including a cluster of grapes (Numbers 13:23). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 58: Different reports
Reading: Numbers 13:28-33. Model answer: Caleb (Numbers 13:30). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 59: The people complain
Reading: Numbers 14:1-10. Model answer: Joshua or Caleb (Numbers 14:6-9). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Day 60: Consequences and remembrance
Reading: Numbers 14:11-25. Model answer: Moses (Numbers 14:13-19). Check: Can the child state one accurate detail and find the passage? Prompt for evidence without supplying the answer during assessment.
Week 12 assessment key and rubric: 1 point each for a correct person/group, accurate retelling, relevant supporting verse, reasonable word explanation, and accurate labeled detail. Score 4–5: ready to advance. Score 0–3: reteach with a different passage from the week and reassess. Open-ended answers vary; accept responses supported by the cited verses.