Ages 4+ · Bible Stories · Beginnings
Noah and the big boat
🚢a big boat🐑two by two🌧️rain🕊️a dove🌈a rainbow
Noah's story.The big ideaThe Bible tells us God kept Noah safe and gave a rainbow as a promise.
How it works
The Bible tells us about Noah, who loved God. God told Noah to build a very big boat, an ark, with a roof, a door and many rooms.
Noah's family helped. The animals came in two by two, and then the door was shut.
Rain came, and the boat floated. Later a dove came back with a green leaf.
When everyone came out, God put a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his promise.
Example 1: Two by two
- Line up toy animals in pairs.
- Count each pair, one and two.
- The animals came to the boat two by two, even the giraffes and the bunnies.
Example 2: A dove with a leaf
- Noah sent out a raven, and then a dove.
- The dove found nowhere to land, so it flew back.
- Later it came back with a green leaf, and Noah knew the water was going down.
Example 3: A rainbow as a sign
- Look for a rainbow, or draw one together.
- God put a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his promise.
- A rainbow can remind us that God keeps his promises.
Words to know
- ark
- Noah's very big boat, with a roof, a door and many rooms.
- dove
- A bird Noah sent out to look for dry ground.
- promise
- Saying you will do something, and then doing it.
- rainbow
- Colors in the sky. God put one there as a sign of his promise.
Watch out
- The animals came two by two, not one by one.
- Noah sent out birds to look for dry ground.
- The rainbow came last, after the boat.
Try it
- What did Noah build?
- How did the animals come to the boat?
- What did the dove bring back?
- What did God put in the sky as a sign?
Answers: 1. A very big boat, an ark · 2. Two by two · 3. A green leaf · 4. A rainbow
Try at homeWith a grown-up, draw a rainbow and say thank you to God.
For grown-upsAct it out with toy animals: pairs walk in, the rain pours, the dove flies back. Then ask your child to tell you what came first.