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Ecclesiastes 11 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Cast Your Bread on the Waters

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolSow Your Seed

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenSow

SEED → picture 4BREAD → picture 3SHARE → picture 1LIGHT → picture 2

Grade 1Sow and Share

Cast your bread on the waters. → picture 5Give a portion to seven, even to eight. → picture 1He who observes the wind won't sow. → picture 4In the morning sow your seed. → picture 2Truly the light is sweet. → picture 3

Order:

1. Cast your bread on the waters2. Give a portion to seven3. In the morning sow your seed4. Truly the light is sweet

Grade 2Share and Sow

  1. What should we cast on the waters? Our bread (circle)
  2. What does it mean? We should be generous and share.
  3. Who knows what will happen? God (circle)
  4. When should we sow our seed? In the morning (circle)
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Grade 3Be Generous

  1. How many should you give a portion to? Seven, yes, even to eight
  2. Who won't sow? He who observes the wind
  3. What should you not withhold in the evening? Your hand
  4. What is a pleasant thing for the eyes? To see the sun
1: Cast your bread on the waters2: Give a portion to seven3: In the morning sow your seed4: Truly the light is sweet
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Grade 4Generous and Diligent

  1. When shall you find your bread? After many days
  2. Why should we be generous now? We cannot know the future.
  3. Who won't reap? He who regards the clouds
  4. What don't you know about your seed? Which will prosper
  5. What will God bring young people into? Judgment

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Sowing in Uncertainty

  1. Why is generosity wise? The future is unknown.
  2. What does waiting for perfect conditions mean? Never acting
  3. Whose work don't you know? The work of God who does all
  4. What go together? Joy and accountability
  5. What will he who sows bountifully do? Reap bountifully
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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