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Leviticus 11 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Clean and Unclean Animals

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.

PreschoolBe Holy

sheepfishbirdcowlocust

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

KindergartenGod Made Them

COW → picture 4FISH → picture 3BIRD → picture 1SHEEP → picture 2

Grade 1Set Apart for God

A cow has a split hoof. → picture 5A fish with fins and scales. → picture 1Some birds were not for food. → picture 4They could eat locusts. → picture 2A sheep chews the cud. → picture 3

Order:

1. Split hoof and chews cud2. Fins and scales3. Some birds4. Be holy, for I am holy

Grade 2God's Food Rules

  1. Which land animals could they eat? Animals with a split hoof that chew the cud
  2. Name an animal like that. A cow or a sheep
  3. Which fish could they eat? Fish with fins and scales
  4. What bug could they eat? Locusts (circle)
  5. What did God say? Be holy, for I am holy.
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Grade 3Clean and Unclean

  1. What two things did a land animal need to be clean? It had to part the hoof and chew the cud.
  2. Name an animal that was unclean. The camel, the hare, or the pig
  3. Which water creatures could they eat? Anything with fins and scales
  4. Which insects could they eat? Locusts and grasshoppers
  5. What reason did God give for the rules? You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
1: Split hoof and chews cud2: Fins and scales3: Some birds4: Be holy, for I am holy
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Grade 4Be Holy, for I Am Holy

  1. Which land animals were clean? Those with a split hoof that chew the cud
  2. How long was a person unclean after touching a carcass? Until the evening
  3. What did the rules remind Israel? Every part of life belonged to God.
  4. Who declared all foods clean? Jesus

Word bank: 1. clean; 2. hoof; 3. fins; 4. God; 5. holy

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

Grade 5Holiness in Everyday Life

  1. What three tests made a land animal clean? It parts the hoof, is cloven-footed, and chews the cud.
  2. Name two forbidden birds. Eagles, vultures, or owls
  3. Which insects were allowed? Locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers
  4. What reason does the chapter itself give for these laws? God's holiness: be holy, for I am holy
  5. What did Jesus declare in Mark 7? All foods clean
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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