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Joel 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Locusts Came

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.

PreschoolCry to God

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

KindergartenPray Together

LOCUST → picture 3PRAY → picture 1VINE → picture 4FIG → picture 2

Grade 1When the Locusts Came

Locusts ate the plants. → picture 4The fig trees were bare. → picture 3The grain was gone. → picture 1The animals groaned. → picture 5The people cried to God. → picture 2

Grade 2Bugs Ate the Plants

  1. What bugs came? Locusts (circle)
  2. What did they eat? The grapes, the figs, and the grain
  3. Who should they tell? The children (circle)
  4. What did Joel tell everyone to do? Cry to God (circle)
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Grade 3Tell Your Children

  1. What ate everything? A great locust swarm
  2. What happened to the fig tree? It withered.
  3. Why did the animals groan? They had no pasture.
  4. Where should the people go? The house of Yahweh
1: What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten.2: He has laid my vine waste, and stripped my fig tree.3: Put on sackcloth and mourn, you priests!4: Yahweh, I cry to you, for the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the field.
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Grade 4Sanctify a Fast

  1. What happened after the swarming locust? The great locust ate what was left.
  2. What withered away from the sons of men? Joy
  3. Why did the animals pant? The water brooks had dried up.
  4. What should the people do at the house of Yahweh? Cry to Yahweh
  5. What did Joel pray? Yahweh, I cry to you.

Word bank: 1. locust; 2. vine; 3. elders

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

Grade 5Cry to Yahweh

  1. What did Joel want remembered? The lesson, for generations
  2. What waves of insects does Joel name? The swarming locust, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar
  3. Why did the temple offerings stop? There was no grain or wine.
  4. What does the day of Yahweh mean? A day when God acts in judgment
  5. How did Joel lead by example? He prayed, Yahweh, I cry to you.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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