Third Grade Stories from the Old Testament
These rich and ancient stories are full of interesting characters and events that hold a place within our cultures. The wisdom and moral lessons conveyed through the Old Testament stories provide wonderful imaginations from which to create meaningful main lessons, whether those are in Language Arts or Math main lesson blocks.
These stories are told in the same spirit in which stories from other cultural traditions are told, with no intention to convert or change anyone's religious or spiritual beliefs or practices. Like the Norse Myths that are told in fourth grade, and the stories of many ancient cultures of the fifth grade curriculum, the Old Testament stories are a wonderful collection of cultural wisdom to be experienced and appreciated, whether or not one's beliefs are part of any Judeo-Christian system.
Example Curriculum
- 1. Let There Be Light (1:01)
- 2. The Heavens (0:44)
- 3. Dry Land and Plants (1:09)
- 4. Heavenly Lights (0:51)
- 5. Living Waters, Living Skies (1:08)
- 6. Creatures of the Land (1:18)
- 7. Adam (1:35)
- 8. Eve (2:17)
- 9. A Day of Rest (1:31)
- 10. Temptation (5:31)
- 11. Forbidden Fruit (4:50)
- 12. Cain and Abel (8:02)
- 13. Build an Ark (6:33)
- 14. The Great Flood (8:38)
- 15. A New Land (4:58)
- 16. The Tower (3:44)
- 17. Abram and Lot (3:11)
- 18. Peaceful Departure (4:39)
- 19. Abram Rescues Lot (4:37)
- 20. Abram's Belief (3:06)
- 21. The Handmaid, Hagar (3:45)
- 22. Ishmael (5:34)
- 23. Hard to Believe (2:52)
- 24. You Did Laugh (5:18)
- 25. Ten Good People (6:47)
- 26. A Terrible Welcome (5:54)
- 27. Leave the City Now! (5:09)
- 28. A Very Simple Life (4:10)
- 29. Alone? (5:56)
- 30. A Separate Nation (1:57)
- 31. Sacrifice Your Child (6:20)
- 32. God Will Provide (2:16)
- 33. A Wife for Isaac (5:25)
- 34. Rebekah Accepts (7:32)
- 35. Esau and Jacob (6:22)
- 36. The Birthright (4:09)
- 37. Disguised (4:56)
- 38. The Elder Shall Serve the Younger (2:56)
- 39. An Oath of Vengeance (4:06)
- 40. Jacob's Ladder (6:20)
- 41. Jacob at the Well (3:15)
- 42. Laban's Trickery (3:56)
- 43. The Younger Daughter (3:04)
- 44. Rachel's Sadness (1:56)
- 45. More Sons of Jacob (1:54)
- 46. Joseph, At Last! (2:41)
- 47. Spotted and Speckled (3:29)
- 48. The Better Herdsman (1:25)
- 49. Missing Idols (7:56)
- 50. Accused (2:49)
- 51. Not Feeling Well (1:58)
- 52. Laban's Anger Cools (0:53)
- 53. Final Parting (1:38)
- 54. Preparing for Esau (5:15)
- 55. To Wrestle an Angel (4:35)
- 56. Brothers (6:21)
- 57. Dreams (4:47)
- 58. Into a Pit (2:36)
- 59. Sold into Slavery (4:34)
- 60. Faithful Servant (6:38)
- 61. Interpreter of Dreams (7:52)
- 62. Cows and Corn (11:33)
- 63. Feast and Famine (5:19)
- 64. A Harsh Welcome (3:05)
- 65. Spies and Thieves! (5:42)
- 66. Twelve All Together (6:27)
- 67. I am Joseph (8:42)
- 68. Happy in Goshen (3:47)
- 69. Slaves in Egypt (4:46)
- 70. Moses in the Rushes (4:39)
- 71. A Foot in Both Worlds (4:16)
- 72. The House of Jethro (4:54)
- 73. The Burning Bush (5:21)
- 74. Moses and Aaron Reunited (4:13)
- 75. Let My People Go (3:51)
- 76. Snakes and Blood (2:56)
- 77. Frogs, Lice, and Flies (3:52)
- 78. Disease and Sores (2:20)
- 79. Storms, Locust, and Darkness (3:50)
- 80. The Final Plague (2:51)
- 81. Go! (4:28)
- 82. Pharaoh's Pursuit (4:19)
- 83. Parting the Red Sea (4:04)
- 84. Wandering the Wilderness (3:13)
- 85. Quail and Manna (3:33)
- 86. Thirst! (3:00)
- 87. Moses and Joshua (4:12)
- 88. Commandments (4:17)
- 89. Give Us an Idol! (3:45)
- 90. Dust to Dust (2:30)
- 91. Pillar of Smoke and Fire (5:01)
- 92. Manna and Quail (3:32)
- 93. Spies into Canaan (4:19)
- 94. Fearful Hearts (4:38)
- 95. Back into the Wilderness (4:45)
- 96. Courageous Joshua (3:01)
- 97. Rahab's Aid (5:27)
- 98. The Walls of Jericho (4:40)
- 99. Hidden in the Hills (2:54)
- 100. The Angel and Gideon (2:56)
- 101. A New Altar (7:25)
- 102. Signs for Gideon (3:18)
- 103. Too Many (4:31)
- 104. Your Hand Shall Be Strengthened (4:09)
- 105. Confusion in the Night (4:37)
- 106. Samson's Covenant (4:12)
- 107. Stronger Than the Lion (2:29)
- 108. Hatred for the Philistines (2:19)
- 109. Bound! (3:11)
- 110. The Jawbone of a Donkey (3:38)
- 111. Trapped in Gaza (3:58)
- 112. Delilah's Three Attempts (7:54)
- 113. Betrayal (3:43)
- 114. As Weak as Any Man (3:52)
- 115. Samson's Final Deed (4:48)
- 116. Naomi Leaves Her Homeland (4:20)
- 117. Joining the Reapers (5:08)
- 118. Love is Kindled (2:57)
- 119. It is Settled (2:43)
- 120. The Lineage of David (1:50)
- 121. An Answered Prayer (5:23)
- 122. Speak, Lord (6:10)
- 123. Defeated (4:19)
- 124. Restored (4:23)
- 125. Give Us a King! (3:55)
- 126. Troubled King (4:24)
- 127. A Son of Jesse (3:53)
- 128. Is There Another? (4:02)
- 129. Soothing Music (3:04)
- 130. The Psalms of David (3:09)
- 131. The Giant Philistine (4:59)
- 132. I Will Fight Goliath (4:54)
- 133. Shepherd-Warrior (5:51)
- 134. A Single Stone (4:56)
- 135. Saul's Jealousy (4:13)
- 136. Traps for David (3:13)
- 137. No Mercy (4:07)
- 138. Life as a Fugitive (4:26)
- 139. Saul Spared Again (3:21)
- 140. End of the Troubled House (2:17)
- 141. King David (2:10)
- 142. Wind in the Mulberries (3:55)
- 143. Bathsheba (4:36)
- 144. Absolom's Ambition (3:14)
- 145. Caught in the Trees (5:02)
- 146. Mourning for a Son (3:25)
- 147. Solomon's Wish (5:35)
- 148. Wisdom (5:02)
- 149. Revered by Nations (2:28)
- 150. Cedars of Lebanon (2:18)
- 151. Ark of the Covenant (3:51)
- 152. The Queen of Sheba (5:45)
- 153. Many Wives, Many Gods (3:38)
- 154. Consequences (6:50)
- 155. A Foolish Prince (6:59)
- 156. Torn Apart (2:42)
- 157. Divided People (3:30)
- 158. Ahab and Jezebel (2:26)
- 159. Elijah the Prophet (3:51)
- 160. Revived (2:22)
- 161. Two Bullocks (7:15)
- 162. One Small Cloud (4:20)
- 163. A Still, Small Voice (4:45)
- 164. Elijah's Prophecy (5:39)
- 165. Beside the River Jordan (3:21)
- 166. Naaman's Maid (4:13)
- 167. Washed Seven Times (3:45)
- 168. Jonah Turns from God (4:18)
- 169. Swallowed by the Beast (2:38)
- 170. The Gourd and the People (4:41)
- 171. By the Waters of Babylon (4:26)
- 172. Daniel Interprets the Dream (4:34)
- 173. Four in the Fiery Furnace (6:07)
- 174. The Writing on the Wall (2:30)
- 175. Found Wanting (2:48)
- 176. The King's Decree (4:57)
- 177. The Lion's Den (3:24)
- 178. Rebuilding the City (4:32)
- 179. Nehemiah (6:32)
- 180. The Promise of a King to Come (1:47)
Stories to Enrich Third Grade Main Lessons
These rich and ancient stories are full of interesting characters and events that hold a place within our cultures. The wisdom and moral lessons conveyed through the Old Testament stories provide wonderful imaginations from which to create meaningful main lessons, whether those are in Language Arts or Math main lesson blocks.
These stories are told in the same spirit in which stories from other cultural traditions are told, with no intention to convert or change anyone's religious or spiritual beliefs or practices. Like the Norse Myths that are told in fourth grade, and the stories of many ancient cultures of the fifth grade curriculum, the Old Testament stories are a wonderful collection of cultural wisdom to be experienced and appreciated, whether or not one's beliefs are part of any Judeo-Christian system.
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