🍞five small loaves🐟two little fish🌿soft green grass🧺twelve baskets
A small lunch, shared.
The big ideaThe Bible tells us a small lunch, shared with thanks, was enough for all.
How it works
The Bible tells us about a day when a huge crowd came to Jesus on a grassy hillside. The afternoon went by, and the people were hungry, far from home, with no shop nearby.
Philip said they did not have enough money. Andrew found a boy with a little basket of lunch, five small loaves of barley bread and two little fish.
Jesus asked everyone to sit down on the grass. He took the loaves and fish, said thank you to God for the food, and broke the bread. His friends passed it along.
There was enough for every single person. The friends picked up every piece and filled twelve baskets with the food that was left over. The boy had shared his lunch.
The story in a row.
Example 1: Count the lunch
Set out five paper loaves and two paper fish.
Count the loaves, then count the fish.
Andrew said it was not much for so many, but the boy shared it all.
Example 2: Say thank you first
Before a snack, stop and say thank you for the food.
Jesus looked up and said thank you to God for the food.
Then pass the snack round, as the friends passed the bread.
Example 3: Pick up every piece
After the snack, pick up every crumb together.
The friends picked up every piece, so that nothing is lost.
Nothing was thrown away, and nobody went home hungry.
Words to know
barley bread
Plain bread that many families ate in those days.
crowd
A lot of people together in one place.
leftovers
The food that is left after everyone has eaten.
share
To give some of what you have to someone else.
Watch out
The boy had five small loaves and two little fish.
Philip said there was not enough money. Andrew found the boy.
Nobody went home hungry, and nothing was thrown away.
In those days there were no buses or cars. People walked from town to town.
Try it
What did the boy have?
Who found the boy?
What was said before the food was shared?
How many baskets of leftovers were filled?
Answers: 1. Five small loaves and two little fish · 2. Andrew · 3. Thank you · 4. Twelve
Try at homeWith a grown-up, share a snack with someone today, and say thank you for the food first.
For grown-upsShare a snack together and say thank you first. Let your child pass it round and pick up every crumb, as the friends did.
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