The Daily RootedHome StoriesGradesChurchesWhat's NewAbout
Bible:
Answer key (separate)‹ Back to chapter 13

Prints on letter paper in black and white. No answers are printed on the student sheet.

Matthew 13 · Grade 4

Hearing With Good Hearts

Name Date

Read and Think

In Matthew 13 Jesus teaches in parables, everyday stories that carry heavenly truth. The first is the parable of the sower. Seed falls on four kinds of ground: the hard path, where birds snatch it; rocky ground, where it springs up but withers in the sun; thorny ground, where weeds choke it; and good soil, where it produces thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much.

Jesus explains the story. The seed is the word of the Kingdom. The evil one snatches it from hard hearts. Some receive it with joy but fall away when trouble comes. Others let worries and the love of riches choke it out. But the one who hears the word and understands it bears much fruit.

Jesus also tells parables about weeds among the wheat, a mustard seed, yeast, a hidden treasure, a pearl of great price, and a dragnet. At the end of the age, God will separate the righteous from the wicked. Until then, His Kingdom grows quietly, and it is worth giving everything to have.

Show What You Know

  1. Name the four kinds of ground in the parable of the sower.

  2. What chokes the seed among the thorns?

  3. What does the good soil produce?

  4. What do the treasure and the pearl teach about God's Kingdom?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godseedwordpearlparable
  1. The first is the of the sower.
  2. The is the word of the Kingdom.
  3. But the one who hears the and understands it bears much fruit.
  4. Jesus also tells parables about weeds among the wheat, a mustard seed, yeast, a hidden treasure, a of great price, and a dragnet.
  5. At the end of the age, will separate the righteous from the wicked.

Think About It

  1. Which kind of soil best describes your heart right now? What helps a heart become good soil?

  2. Why do you think Jesus taught using stories about farming, bread and fishing?

Memory Verse

What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”

Matthew 13:23 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What things can choke out God's Word in our lives, like thorns?
  • What helps God's Word grow in your heart?

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.