Remember: The Bible tells us baby Moses was kept safe in a basket on the river.
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A grown-up reads each question aloud. Listen to the little story first.
The basket on the riverA mother wove a basket from reeds. She put her baby in it, and it floated on the river. His sister Miriam watched.
1
What did the mother make the basket from?
🧱Bricks🌾Reeds📄Paper
2
🧺Did she paint the basket with sticky tar?
YesNo
3
Where did the mother put the basket?
⛰️On a hill🌳In a tree🌊On the river
4
Who watched over the baby from the reeds?
👧Miriam, his sister🤴The king🐑A sheep
5
Who found the basket by the river?
👧Miriam👸The king's daughter🐑A shepherd
What happened
6
Number the story in order.
🌾 The mother picked reeds
🧺 She wove the basket
👸 The king's daughter found the baby
🌊 The basket floated on the river
7
Join each person to what they did.
1👩 the mother
2👧 Miriam
3👸 the king's daughter
Afound the baby
Bwatched from the reeds
Cmade the basket
8
Miriam ran home. Who did she bring back for the baby?
🧑A stranger👩His own mother🤴The king
9
🌊Does the name Moses mean pulled out of the water?
YesNo
10
👀Did Miriam leave and not watch the basket?
YesNo
11
Draw the basket floating on the river.
12
Trace it.
basket
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Answer key · Set A
Baby Moses
1Reeds She picked tall green reeds by the river and wove them into a basket.
2Yes Yes. The tar kept the water out, so it was like a tiny boat.
3On the river She set the basket on the water, among the reeds.
4Miriam, his sister Miriam, the baby's big sister, hid in the reeds to watch over him.
5The king's daughter The king's daughter came down to the river and found the baby.
61, 2, 4, 3
71-C, 2-B, 3-A
8His own mother Miriam found the baby's own mother, and she nursed the baby.
9Yes Yes. The king's daughter named him Moses, a name that means pulled out of the water.
10No No. Miriam hid in the reeds to watch over her baby brother.
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