Jesus
Lessons about Jesus for kids
Jesus grew up in an ordinary village and taught with ordinary things: bread, salt, lamps and nets. Start here to teach kids who Jesus is through the world he lived in.
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Jesus object lessons
John 6:1-14, 35
Bread of Life Object Lesson: Five Barley Loaves
Jesus can do great things with the little we give him, and he is the bread that satisfies forever.
10 minutes
Matthew 5:13-16
Salt and Light Object Lesson for Kids
Jesus's followers make the world better, like salt, and show God's goodness, like light, through the way they live.
10 minutes
Matthew 13:31-32; Matthew 17:20
Mustard Seed Object Lesson on Faith
Faith doesn't have to start big. When we trust God with a little faith, he grows it.
10 minutes
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Food in Bible times
What Did Jesus Eat? Food in Jesus's Day
What did Jesus eat? Bread, lentils, figs, olive oil and fish, with meat only at feasts. A sourced guide to food in Jesus's day for teachers and families.
Work in Bible times
Fishing on the Sea of Galilee in Jesus's Time
How did Peter, Andrew, James and John fish? Night fishing, trammel nets, a real 2,000-year-old boat and the fish-salting town of Magdala, explained for kids.