Kindergarten Scripture Study: Chapter 4 | Genesis 2-3: Work, Instruction and Choices
Separate teacher guide for Chapter 4. Teach from the student text, model the first example and allow independent practice. Record progress and learner names privately.
Lesson 1: Genesis 2:1-3: The Seventh Day
Lesson guidance
Read Genesis 2:1-3 in full with a parent or teacher. The passage describes the completion of creation and the seventh day. Identify the words used for blessing, sanctifying, and resting. Do not substitute a later custom for the passage’s actual wording.
Answer key
- 1. Which chapter is read? Answer: Genesis 2
- 2. Which day is described? Answer: seventh
- 3. What did Elohim do on that day? Answer: rested from His work
- 4. What did He do to the seventh day? Answer: blessed and sanctified it
- 5. What book contains these verses? Answer: Genesis
- 6. Why read the words in context? Answer: to avoid adding unsupported claims
Review: six core questions daily. Accept sensible equivalent oral explanations or drawings. Reteach any missed skill and reassess independently.
Lesson 2: Genesis 2:4-15: The Garden and Work
Lesson guidance
Read Genesis 2:4-15. The passage describes a garden and the man placed there to dress and keep it. Observe what the passage says about work and responsibility. Speak carefully about the garden’s details rather than adding imagined events.
Answer key
- 1. What place is described? Answer: garden in Eden
- 2. Who placed the man there? Answer: Yahuah Elohim
- 3. Name one responsibility in verse 15. Answer: dress and keep the garden
- 4. Which chapter tells this? Answer: Genesis 2
- 5. Does the passage name every plant on earth? Answer: no
- 6. What is one way to care for a garden safely? Answer: water or care for plants with supervision
Review: six core questions daily. Accept sensible equivalent oral explanations or drawings. Reteach any missed skill and reassess independently.
Lesson 3: Genesis 2:16-25: Instruction and Family
Lesson guidance
Read Genesis 2:16-25. Identify the instruction given to the man and what the passage says about the woman. A young learner can observe who speaks and who receives a command. Discuss human relationships respectfully and do not add details the verses do not state.
Answer key
- 1. Who gives the instruction? Answer: Yahuah Elohim
- 2. Who receives the command? Answer: the man
- 3. Name the chapter. Answer: Genesis 2
- 4. Does the passage include a warning? Answer: yes
- 5. Who is formed later in this passage? Answer: the woman
- 6. Why should we use the verse for our answer? Answer: to ground the answer in Scripture
Review: six core questions daily. Accept sensible equivalent oral explanations or drawings. Reteach any missed skill and reassess independently.
Lesson 4: Genesis 3:1-13: The Question and the Choice
Lesson guidance
Read Genesis 3:1-13 with age-appropriate guidance. Identify what the serpent says and how the man and woman respond. Distinguish quotations from the story and a student’s own conclusions. The adult should avoid sensational details.
Answer key
- 1. Which creature speaks in the account? Answer: serpent
- 2. Who answers the serpent? Answer: the woman
- 3. What chapter is read? Answer: Genesis 3
- 4. Do the people make a choice? Answer: yes
- 5. What do they do after hearing Yahuah? Answer: hide themselves
- 6. Why is it important to distinguish words spoken from guesses? Answer: so we do not change the account
Review: six core questions daily. Accept sensible equivalent oral explanations or drawings. Reteach any missed skill and reassess independently.
Lesson 5: Genesis 3:14-24: Consequences and Care
Lesson guidance
Read Genesis 3:14-24 in full, pausing for age-appropriate explanation. The passage names consequences and describes the departure from the garden. Describe what happened according to Scripture, then discuss the importance of listening and responsibility as an application.
Answer key
- 1. Which chapter concludes this passage? Answer: Genesis 3
- 2. Are consequences described? Answer: yes
- 3. What place do they leave? Answer: the garden
- 4. Who gives the statements of consequence? Answer: Yahuah Elohim
- 5. Does the passage mention clothing? Answer: yes
- 6. Give one lesson about following sound instruction. Answer: A careful age-appropriate response about listening and responsibility
Review: six core questions daily. Accept sensible equivalent oral explanations or drawings. Reteach any missed skill and reassess independently.
Chapter 4 Wrap-up
There are 30 core questions across five days. Use the final day as an independent chapter check and identify skills to revisit.