Sunday School Pages – Zacchaeus and Jesus

Mary Kate | | Comments (0)

The story of Zacchaeus in the Bible is a good lesson for your 6-8 year olds and their sense of identity and self-esteem. Use these Sunday school pages to encourage their participation in the activities.

Bible Story:
Tell the story of Zacchaeus climbing the tree to see Jesus (Luke 19: 1-10). You can use a children’s bible to tell the story. If you do not have a children’s bible, you can tell the story in a way that children of this age can understand.

Discussion:
Talk about how Zacchaeus looked hard for Jesus and got very close to him. Discuss some ways that we can look for God in our own lives.

Activity:
Draw a large tree on butcher paper. Let the children tape precut leaves to it. Then let them try to put a precut Zacchaeus on it like Pin the Tail on the Donkey to see who can get Zacchaeus on a branch.

Activity:
Give the children figs to taste. Explain that Zacchaeus climbed a fig-sycamore tree to see Jesus.

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