First Day School

All God's creatures and the land of Canaan

2006-10-29T10:47:00.000-08:00

Is a hermit crab a fish or a reptile? We got to see Evan, Andrew, and Dana's pets-- 2 goldfish, 3 or 4 hermit crabs and one lizard.

For Moses, there was a sad ending since he never got to see Canaan which he had spent most of his life trying to get to. The Israelites lost their faith in Moses 12 times so God said only the following generation would arrive.

We are going to raise money to buy a sheep for an impoverished family through Heifer International. One sheep costs $120. If raise enough, we'll also buy a chicken or honeybees. On December 5th, we'll pick up trash in Warminster for which our supporters will pledge any amount. The boys and girls had other great ideas such as taking a can around at Halloween and putting out a lemonade or apple cider stand.

Acitivty: Tracing hands for Christmas ornament project

The ten commandments

2006-10-25T09:40:00.000-07:00

Once the people got across the Red Sea, they still had some challenging times. Next they ran out of food. God brought them manna from heaven. Then Moses went up Mount Sinai and brought back the 10 commandments.

1. Worship only one God, the God that brought the people out of Egypt 2. Honor your mother and father 3. Do not worship false idols 4. No swearing or using the Lord's name in vain. 5. No lying 6. No stealing 7. No murder 8. No adultery 9. Don't be jealous -- or want what the neighbor has 10. Sunday -- or Sabbath -- is the holy day

Lindsey brought her beautiful, soft chinchilla bunny rabbit which they just adopted from the SPCA.

Activity: We tried to make a campfire, but it was too damp.

Quiet as a turtle

2006-10-25T09:35:00.000-07:00

October 15
Tracy brought in her turtle, named Christmas, who was surprisingly active, crawling all over the place. We learned how we can be like turtles when we're feeling troubled by spending quiet time, like in worship during meeting.
Activity: We made turtles out of clay.

The power of water

2006-10-13T12:49:00.000-07:00

Moses returned to Egypt and asked the Pharoah to let his people go. The Pharoah refused because they had a good thing going with all those slaves. So God sent 8 plagues -- frogs, gnats, flies, boils, water turned to blood, cattle died, hail, and locusts. Finally, the Hebrew people left but in a hurry, in case the Egyptians changed their minds. In such haste, they took their unleavened bread (Matza).

The people wandered around the wilderness on their way to Israel. At one point, they were cornered with no way out. Ahead was the Strait of Aquaba, to the other were Egyptian warriors, and on the other, steep cliffs. Moses held his staff over the waters and they parted. Everyone got through but the Egyptians drowned.
Activity: Pictionary

The burning bush

2006-10-13T12:34:00.000-07:00

September 24
Students of the week are above
Continuing the story: Moses, was out shepherding the sheep, when he saw a bush with fire coming out of it but wasn't burning up. Intrigued, he went closer. He heard the voice of God who told him to go back to Egypt and save the Hebrew people. Moses tried to argue with God. He knew it wouldn't be easy convincing 600,000 people to escape Egypt. God gave him some persuasive powers like turning a shepherd's staff into a snake. So Moses realized that arguing with God wasn't a great idea and decided to do as he was told.
Activity: scavenger hunt

When a good man does a bad thing

2006-10-13T12:15:00.000-07:00

September 17
Here's the story: Moses, after spending his childhood with his Hebrew family, left when he was a teenager to be raised as a prince. In his heart, he was still Hebrew. One day, Moses lost his temper and killed an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating a Hebrew slave. He fled to Median and became a shepherd.

Activity: Clay

The first day of First Day School

2006-10-13T12:06:00.000-07:00

September 10.
The Bible story starts with Moses, the prophet who is revered by Christians, Jews and Muslims. He was a Hebrew born in Egypt when Hebrews were hated by Egyptians, especially the king, a.k.a., Pharoah, who decided all Hebrew baby boys would be killed. But Moses' mother put baby Moses in the basket by the Nile river. Pharoah's daughter discovered him.and decided to take him home as her own. Moses' sister suggested that she find a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby. Thus, Moses was raised by his own family until he was a teenager.

We made our names in Fruit Loops.