
Children's Bible Lesson Support for Jesus Miracle of Feeding the 5,000
Children, from pre-school up through about 5th grade have very little actual concept of what 5,000 of anything really is. They may know a million is a very big number, but most likely never saw a million of anything. They may have seen, but not known by count, 5,000 of anything. The concept of feeding 5,000 men (plus women and children) with 2 small fish and 5 loaves of bread may impact adult imagination, but the magnitude of the miracle may not as easily be grasped by children. This step-by-step activity will help understand how great the miracle of feeding of the 5,000 men (plus women and children) was.
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Jesus Feeds the 5,000 One of - Jesus' Miracles, |
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![]() ![]() Loaves and fishes coloring page |
This is a 2 part activity. The first part is a simple, but realistic coloring sheet with 2 small fish and 5 loaves to color. The loaves and fishes color page is easy enough for young children; interesting enough for older children. The second part of the miracle activity utilizes a lot of wall space either in your classroom or in a common hall! This bread and fish coloring page CAN BE USED ALONE to support the feeding of the 5000. To create an interesting LEARNING activity in understanding HOW BIG the miracle was, continue with the 5000 people! |
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Grades: Preschool 4 through 5th grade | ||||||||
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New Testament Bible stories to color and do - Jesus Miracles Activity | ||||||||
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Matthew 14: 13-21, Mark 5: 30-44, Luke 9: 10-17 | ||||||||
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Print enough copies of the loaves and fishes for your class. If you prefer to print only 1 copy of the heads and then copy them on a copy machine, that will work just fine too. |
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1. Color the loaves and fishes page (the answer ay be 5,000 men; 5,000 men plus women and children, or generally accepted is just 5,000 people.) |
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1. Have the children look at the coloring page while you 2. Hold up ONE of the people pages (there are 250 people on a page)
Younger children can guess. 3. Take out the other 19 pages of people. Let smaller children help you put them on the wall and tell them how many you have up. Give the pages to older children as a team (under supervision) to put on the wall, and establish how many there are altogether as each new page goes up, (second page is 500, third is 750, and so on) and they can even put the total number so far at the bottom of the page. (One long row of 20 pages is best, but whatever works in your space if fine) 4. Put one picture of the loaves and fish above all of people. 5.
What is a miracle? A Miracle is something extraordinary that happens that cannot be explained by physical laws or nature. God and Jesus have the power to make miracles happen, and they can give some of that power to special people, like the Apostles. This activity can be adapted for Jesus feeding the 4,000 found in Mark 8: 1-10 |