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Joel 1 · Preschool

Cry to God

Name Date

Color the people praying and the locust!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh.”

Joel 1:14 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When trouble came, Joel told everyone to pray to God together. Let's pray to God when things are hard.

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Joel 1 · Kindergarten

Pray Together

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LOCUST
PRAY
VINE
FIG
Tell your children about it, and have your children tell their children, and their children, another generation.

Joel 1:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LOCUST
PRAY
VINE
FIG

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a field of wheat growing again.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we cry to You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What bugs came?
  • What did they eat?

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Joel 1 · Grade 1

When the Locusts Came

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LOCUST
GRAIN
FAST
PRAY
Tell your children about it, and have your children tell their children, and their children, another generation.

Joel 1:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Locusts ate the plants.
The fig trees were bare.
The grain was gone.
The animals groaned.
The people cried to God.

Draw a field of wheat growing again.

Memory Verse

“Tell your children about it, and have your children tell their children, and their children, another generation.”

Joel 1:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we cry to You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can we do when trouble comes?
  • How can you pray today?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Joel 1 · Grade 2

Bugs Ate the Plants

Name Date

Read the Story

Lots and lots of bugs called locusts came. They ate the grapes, the figs, and the grain. The trees were bare. The animals had no grass.

Joel said to tell the children about it. He told everyone to come to God's house. He told them to cry to God. When trouble comes, we can pray to God.

Memory Verse

“Tell your children about it, and have your children tell their children, and their children, another generation.”

Joel 1:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What bugs came?

    The childrenCry to GodLocusts

  2. What did they eat?

  3. Who should they tell?

    The childrenLocustsCry to God

  4. What did Joel tell everyone to do?

    LocustsCry to GodThe children

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

AUVINEIWLPBLMYTIHREAVORCLEULUOMCHKAJDIVTTUKTHEMPRIESTSRCTREESTVSBARLEYSBWFIGHPHGA
  • PRIESTS
  • LOCUST
  • BARLEY
  • ELDERS
  • WHEAT
  • VINE
  • TREE
  • FIG

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we cry to You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who should hear about it?
  • How can you trust God when things go wrong?

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Joel 1 · Grade 3

Tell Your Children

Name Date

Read the Story

A great locust swarm came on the land. What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. Wave after wave of bugs ate everything.

The vine has dried up, and the fig tree withered. The grain was gone. How the animals groan! They had no pasture.

Joel said, Tell your children about it. Then he called everyone together. Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. They were to go to the house of Yahweh and cry to Yahweh.

Memory Verse

“Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh.”

Joel 1:14 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What ate everything?

  2. What happened to the fig tree?

  3. Why did the animals groan?

  4. Where should the people go?

The Land Mourns

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

KBVATVINEFIGNRJOPOPABARLEYCPRIESTSFOELAUWHEATYLOCUSTCFNLUMFTREEIUBPCGWIDBELDERSWI
  • PRIESTS
  • LOCUST
  • BARLEY
  • ELDERS
  • WHEAT
  • VINE
  • TREE
  • FIG

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we cry to You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Joel told families to tell their children what happened. What could your family tell you about God?
  • What should they do there?

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Joel 1 · Grade 4

Sanctify a Fast

Name Date

Read and Think

Joel describes a disaster: What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. One wave after another stripped the land. Joel asked, Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

The land mourns, for the grain is destroyed. The vine has dried up, and the fig tree withered. Even joy has withered away from the sons of men. The animals of the field pant to you, for the water brooks have dried up.

Joel's answer was to turn to God. Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh. Joel warned that the day of Yahweh is at hand, a day of God's judgment. Joel himself prayed: Yahweh, I cry to you.

Show What You Know

  1. What happened after the swarming locust?

  2. What withered away from the sons of men?

  3. Why did the animals pant?

  4. What should the people do at the house of Yahweh?

  5. What did Joel pray?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

vineelderslocust
  1. Joel describes a disaster: What the swarming has left, the great locust has eaten.
  2. The has dried up, and the fig tree withered.
  3. Gather the and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh.

Think About It

  1. Joel told the people to tell their children what happened. Why is it important to pass on what God has done to the next generation?

  2. When disaster came, Joel called people to pray together. How can your family or church pray together in hard times?

Memory Verse

“Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh.”

Joel 1:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we cry to You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The fields were ruined and the people mourned. How can you turn to God when you lose something?
  • What is the day of Yahweh?

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Joel 1 · Grade 5

Cry to Yahweh

Name Date

Read and Think

Joel 1 opens with a disaster no one had seen before. Hear this, you elders, and listen, all you inhabitants of the land! Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Tell your children about it, and have your children tell their children, and their children, another generation. Joel wanted the lesson remembered for generations.

Joel describes the plague in waves: What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten. He compares the swarm to an invading nation: For a nation has come up on my land, strong, and without number. The field is laid waste. Even the offerings at the temple stopped, because there was no grain or wine. Joy has withered away from the sons of men.

Joel calls for repentance: Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh. He warns, Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is at hand. The day of Yahweh means a day when God acts in judgment. Joel leads by example: Yahweh, I cry to you.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Joel want remembered?

  2. What waves of insects does Joel name?

  3. Why did the temple offerings stop?

  4. What does the day of Yahweh mean?

  5. How did Joel lead by example?

Crossword

321

Across

  1. for the wheat and for the ____
  2. What the swarming ____ has left

Down

  1. Hear this, you ____

Think About It

  1. Joel compared the locusts to an invading army. How can a hard time become a reason to return to God?

  2. Joel told the elders and everyone to gather and cry to Yahweh. Why does God call people to pray together and not only alone?

Memory Verse

“Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh.”

Joel 1:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing us when we cry to You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What would it show about your heart if your comforts were suddenly gone?
  • When can your family talk to God together?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.