Women in the Bible

Sunday School Projects & Activities

• Delilah Facts for 9-13 Year Olds - Explore fun facts about Delilah written specifically for 9-13 year old children.
• Interview a Woman from the Bible - Either the teacher pupils or both come dressed up as a woman from the Bible. Ask someone to be the reporter; this person will interview you by asking questions about your life.
• Miriam Facts for 3-8 Year Olds - Explore fun facts about Miriam written specifically for 3-8 year old children.
• Miriam Facts for 9-13 Year Olds - Explore fun facts about Miriam written specifically for 9-13 year old children.
• Name some mothers in the Bible
• Tamar Facts for 3-8 Year Olds - Explore fun facts about Tamar written specifically for 3-8 year old children.
• Tamar Facts for 9-13 Year Olds - Explore fun facts about Tamar written specifically for 9-13 year old children.
• A Video Story of Esther - Three 11-year-old girls wrote a script of a modern day reporter interviewing Esther and her husband, the King. They gathered information from the book of Esther, the Apocrypha version of Esther that includes her prayers, and other resource books on Esther and the customs in those days of King Ahasuerus, her husband.

Fun & Games

• The Baby in a Basket - Read the story about Moses mother putting him in a basket to keep him safe and then find your way through the maze
• Coloring Page - Rahab Hiding the Spies
• Coloring Page - Women at the Tomb
• Do You Know - Circle the mom of Jesus,siblings found in Genesis, and the dad of Isaac.
• Find the Difference, Queen Esther Saves Her People - Queen Esther talks to the king. Find what is different in the two pictures
• Find the Difference, Rahab - Compare two pictures of Rahab hiding the spies
• Find the Difference: Esther - Esther is being crowned queen how many differences can you find between the two pictures
• Finish the Picture - Ruth - Complete the missing items of Ruth gleaning in the field
• Hannah Gives Her Child to God - Read the story of Hannah and Samuel and then find your way through the maze
• Help Ruth Glean - Trace the path of the poor and of Ruth gathering food in the maze
• Mary and Martha - Write the first letter of each item to discover an important message
• Mary Anoints Jesus' Feet - Solve the puzzle to decipher Isaiah 52:7
• Mary Listens - What's Missing - Find the missing items in the picture of Mary listening to Jesus
• Match Mother and Child (Older Children) - Match moms and their children
• Match Mother and Child (Younger Children) - Match moms and their children
• More Women in the Bible - Unscramble the letters in the pictures to identify women in the Bible
• Old Testament Mothers and Children - Children click and drag the children to their mother
• Queen Esther's Palace - Color the picture of Esther's bedroom to match the description from chapter 1:6
• Rahab Helps Joshua's Spies - Help the two Israelites get to safety by completing the rope maze
• Rahab Word Search - Find hidden words from the story of Ruth
• Ruth Word Search - Circle words from the story of Ruth
• Spot the Difference - Find ten differences between the two pictures of Boaz marrying Ruth
• Two Sisters (Mary and Martha) - A puzzle that identifies Mary and Martha
• Unscramble Women in the Bible - Unscramble the names to discover different women in the Bible
• What I Learned from Joanna - Questions about Joanna
• What I Learned from Mary Magdalene - Questions about Mary Magdalene
• What I Learned from Mary, Jesus' Mother - Questions about Mary, Jesus' Mother
• What I Learned from Susanna - Questions about Susanna
• What is Esther's Other Name - Answer questions and fill in the letters to discover Esther's other name
• Who Hid the Spies? - Find five hidden letters in the picture to uncover who hid the spies
• Women in the Bible - Look at each picture and unscramble the names of different women in the Bible
• Word Search (Mothers in the Bible) - Search the star to find names of mothers in the Bible
• Word Search (Women of the Old Testament) - Circle the women names and see if you can tell their story
• Zelophehad's Five Daughters - Use the key to discover the names of Zelophad's daughters

Read a Story

Joanna

• Did You Know this about Joanna (younger children)
• What I Learned from Joanna (Companion Exercise to Did You Know - Joanna)

Mary Madalene

• Did You Know this about Mary Magdalene (younger children)
• What I Learned from Mary Magdalene (Companion Exercise to Did You Know - Mary Magdalene)

Salome

• Did You Know this about Salome (younger children)
• What I Learned from Salome, Mary's Sister (Companion Exercise to Did You Know - Salome, Mary's Sister)

Susanna

• Did You Know this about Susanna (younger children)
• What I Learned from Susanna (Companion Exercise to Did You Know - Susanna)

Women Disciples

• Women Disciples (younger children)

Rahab
Joshua 6

• A Wall Falls Down (younger children)
• The Story of a Scarlet Cord (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Esther
Read Esther 1-10

• Esther Saves the Day (younger children)
• The Beautiful Girl Who Became a Queen (older children/teens)
• How Queen Esther Saved the Lives of Her People (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Hannah Prays for a Son
Read I Samuel 1:1-3:18

• A Special Prayer (younger children)
• The Little Boy Whose Mother Lent Him to the Lord (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Deborah
Read Judges

• Story of Deborah (younger children)
• Deborah Leads Israel (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Mary and Martha
Read Luke 10

• At Mary and Martha's Home (younger children)
• Listening (younger children)
• Conversations at Martha's and Mary's (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

The Angel Talking to Mary
Read Luke 1:26-38

• An Angel Brings Good News (preschool children)
• The Angel's Secret (younger children)
• Did You Know this about Mary (younger children)
• Mary and the Angel (younger children)
• The Angel Visits Mary (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions
• What I Learned from Mary (Companion Exercise to Did You Know - Mary)

Zelophad's Daughters and Women's Rights
Read Numbers 27:1-11

• Zelophad's Daughters (younger children)
• Discussion Questions

Ruth
Read Ruth 1-4

• Naomi and Ruth (younger children)
• Ruth (younger children)
• Boaz Marries Ruth (older children/teens)
• How Ruth Gleaned in the Field of Boaz (older children/teens)
• Ruth Gleans in Boaz' Fields (older children/teens)
• Ruth Goes with Naomi (older children/teens)
• Ruth Goes with Naomi (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Listen to a Story

• Esther - (told by Mary Jane Chaignot)
• Hannah and Samuel - (told by Margaret P. Foerster)

Holy Land Tours

• Magdala - Jesus' sermon on the mount and the home of Mary Magdalene
• Megiddo - People visit judges at the gates of the city, Boaz and Ruth, Absalom (David's son)
• Moab - Moses and the Children of Israel, Balaam and his donkey and the angel, Herod's sons, John the Baptist is imprisoned, Ruth and Naomi