The Ten Commandments (Commandments 1–5)

Kids and Sunday School Resources

Projects and Activities

• Commandment Review
• Create a pneumonic to memorize the order of the Ten Commandments
• Design a Ten Commandment Game
• Fun Memory Activity to Learn the Commandments - by Sally S. Johnston
• Making Hand Puppets to Teach the Ten Commandments - by Genelle Austin-Lett
• Posters of Commandments 1-5
• Teaching the Ten Commandments - by Barry Huff
• The Ten Commandments - The Making of the Covenant - by Mary Jane Chaignot
• Turn the Commandments into Questions - by M.P. Foerster
• Write the Commandments as Beatitudes

Fun and Games

• Break the Code - 1st Commandment - Break animal/letter code to discover the commandment that tells us to obey.
• Break the Code - Moses - Solve the math problems to reveal God's message to Moses
• Coloring Page - Moses and the Ten Commandments
• Daniel in the Lions' Den - Read the story of Daniel in the Lions' Den and find your way through the lion's mane
• Find the Missing Commandments - Find the commandments and then color the picture
• Hidden Word Commandments - Circle words from the ten commandments
• Match the Numbers of the Commandments with each Law of God - A fun way for children to learn the order of the commandments
• Nebuchadnezzar's Giant Statue - Read the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and find your way through the crowd to the three hebrew boys
• Photo Album Diary - Circle the pictures in the photo album that follow the ten commandments
• The Ten Commandments - Fill in the blanks to complete the ten commandments then circle the answers in the puzzle.
• The Ten Commandments - Unscramble the ten commandments
• Ten Commandments Crossword - Read the clues and complete the crossword
• Ten Commandments Fill-in-the-Blanks - Fill in the missing word or words to complete each commandment
• Ten Commandments in Your Own Words - Write the ten commandments in your own words
• Unscramble the Commandments - Shep and Lily - Help Shep and Lily unscramble the Ten Commandments
• What Did Moses Find on the Mountain? - Find the letters to discover what Moses found on the mountain top
• What Do the Commandments Mean? - Match the rule for life with the right commandment
• What's Wrong with These Scenes? - What Ten Commandments are the actors breaking in each scene

Read a Story

The Ten Commandments Overview

• God Gave Moses' Rules (preschool children)
• God's Rules (younger children)
• God's Ten Commandments (younger children)
• God Gives the Ten Commandments (older children/teens)
• The Mountain That Smoked and the Words That Were Spoken from It (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Second Commandment (Ex. 20:4)
Read: Daniel 3:1-30 Fiery Furnace

• A Very Hot Fire (younger children)
• What the King Saw in the Fiery Furnace (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

First Commandment (Ex. 20:3)
Read: Daniel 6:1-28 Daniel and the Lion's Den

• Daniel and the Lions (younger children)
• Daniel and the Lions Rhyming (younger children)
• Daniel (older children/teens)
• Daniel in the Lions' Den (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Third Commandment (Ex. 20:7)
Read: Ex. 3:1-18 The Burning Bush

• The Burning Bush (younger children)
• The Burning Bush (younger children)
• The Voice from the Burning Bush (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Fourth Commandment (Ex. 20:8)
Read: Joshua 5:13-6:27 Jericho

• A Wall Falls Down (younger children)
• Walls of Jericho Fell Down (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Fifth Commandment (Ex. 20:12)
Read: Luke 2:42-52

• Lost (younger children)
• Jesus at the Temple (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Listen to a Story

• Daniel in the Lions' Den - (told by Caryl Waller Krueger)
• Daniel in the Lions' Den - (told by four-year-old Katie)
• King Nebuchadnezzar Tells the Story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego - (told by Chris Eddington)
• The Three Hebrew Boys and the Fiery Furnace - (told by five-year-old Jacob)