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John 6 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Bread of Life

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.

PreschoolJesus Is the Bread of Life

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

KindergartenThe Bread of Life

BREAD → picture 2FISH → picture 4BOY → picture 1BOAT → picture 3

Grade 1The Bread of Life

A boy's lunch → picture 2Five thousand fed → picture 1Jesus walks on water → picture 4Bread from heaven → picture 5Words of eternal life → picture 3

Order:

1. A boy's lunch2. Five thousand fed3. Jesus walks on water4. Bread from heaven5. Words of eternal life

Grade 2A Boy Shares His Lunch

  1. What did the boy have? Five small loaves of bread and two fish
  2. What did Jesus do before giving out the food? He thanked God. (circle)
  3. How many baskets were left over? Twelve (circle)
  4. Where did Jesus walk that night? On the water (circle)
  5. What did Jesus say He is? The bread of life (circle)
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Grade 3I Am the Bread of Life

  1. Who found the boy with the lunch? Andrew
  2. How many men were fed? About five thousand
  3. What did Jesus say when the disciples were afraid? It is I. Don't be afraid.
  4. What bread did God give in the wilderness? Manna
  5. What did Peter say Jesus has? The words of eternal life
1: A boy's lunch2: Five thousand fed3: Jesus walks on water4: Bread from heaven5: Words of eternal life

Grade 4Bread from Heaven

  1. How did Jesus test Philip? He asked Philip where they could buy bread.
  2. Why did Jesus go away alone after the feeding? The people wanted to make Him king by force.
  3. What kind of food did Jesus tell the crowd to work for? Food that lasts to eternal life
  4. What did Jesus promise to those who come to Him and believe? They will never be hungry or thirsty.

Word bank: 1. bread; 2. fish; 3. five; 4. sea; 5. life

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

Grade 5Lord, to Whom Would We Go?

  1. How does the feeding of the five thousand echo Israel's story? As God fed Israel manna in the wilderness through Moses, Jesus fed the multitude.
  2. Why did Jesus not let the people make Him king? He would not be the kind of king they wanted.
  3. What do the words It is I connect to? I am, the name God used for Himself
  4. How is Jesus like bread? As bread gives life to the body, Jesus gives eternal life to all who come to Him and believe.
  5. What did Jesus mean by giving His flesh for the life of the world? He was pointing to His death on the cross.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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