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Nehemiah 3 · Preschool

Everyone Helps

Name Date

Color the people building the wall together. Everyone helped!

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

Bible Verse

“Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.”

Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Lots of people worked on the wall. Each one built a part near his own house. We can all help in God's family.

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Nehemiah 3 · Kindergarten

We Work Together

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

WALL
GATE
HELP
WORK
Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.

Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

WALL
GATE
HELP
HOME

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your family helping at church.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for letting me help. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do you help at home?
  • What can you build with friends?

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Nehemiah 3 · Grade 1

Many Hands

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

BUILT
GATE
WALL
HOUSE
Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.

Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The priests built the sheep gate.
Each group built a part of the wall.
Some built next to their own house.
A man built with his daughters.
Many people worked together.

Everyone Helps

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

everyone across from his own house

the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs

they built the sheep gate

he and his daughters

Draw your family helping at church.

Memory Verse

“Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.”

Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for letting me help. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who started building the wall?
  • Where did many people build?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Nehemiah 3 · Grade 2

Everyone Builds

Name Date

Read the Story

The wall of the city was broken. So the people got to work. The priests built a gate.

Each group took a part. Some built near their own homes. Men from other towns came to help. A man and his girls built too.

Some big men would not help. But lots of people did. They built the wall one part at a time. God's work is for all of us.

Memory Verse

“Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.”

Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What was broken?

  2. What did the priests build?

    His girlsA gateNear their own homes

  3. Where did some people build?

    The wall of the cityA gateNear their own homes

  4. Who built with a man?

    His girlsNear their own homesA gate

  5. How did they build the wall?

Word Search

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

KSBVPJTWVPHYHBNRGEREEFRBEYGIEAUFYPIYEPBMIHAUYSGUWSOIOYTAIAHURIASTLLBSEHDFETLHEDAS
  • REPAIRED
  • PRIESTS
  • SHEEP
  • BUILT
  • HOUSE
  • GATE
  • FISH
  • WALL

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for letting me help. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What kinds of people helped?
  • How can everyone in your family help with a job?

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Nehemiah 3 · Grade 3

Building Side by Side

Name Date

Read the Story

Nehemiah 3 is a list of builders. Eliashib the high priest and the priests went first. They built the sheep gate and set up its doors. Then the next group built beside them, and the next beside them.

All kinds of people worked. There were goldsmiths and perfume makers. There were rulers and Levites. Men came from towns like Jericho and Tekoa. Shallum worked with his daughters. Many people fixed the part of the wall across from their own houses.

Not everyone helped. The nobles of Tekoa would not work. But the men of Tekoa fixed two parts of the wall! Each person did a part, and together they built the whole wall.

Memory Verse

“Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.”

Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who started the work?

  2. What gate did the priests build?

  3. Name two kinds of workers in the list.

  4. Where did many people build?

  5. Who would not help?

Everyone Helps

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

PRIESTSABMMRWOHMBARGEFUOINLDUPJEUWFSYGATBSAGHYTIFUELAEPVRIIALTETPESLWPEPOLDHTAAHJ
  • REPAIRED
  • PRIESTS
  • SHEEP
  • BUILT
  • HOUSE
  • GATE
  • FISH
  • WALL

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for letting me help. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help near your own home?
  • How can doing your small part help a big job get done?

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Nehemiah 3 · Grade 4

Every Name Matters

Name Date

Read and Think

Nehemiah 3 can look like a long list of names. But it shows how God's people rebuilt the wall. Eliashib the high priest led the way. He and the priests built the sheep gate and set it apart to God.

The builders came from every part of life. Goldsmiths and perfume makers did hard work with stone. Rulers of districts picked up tools. Shallum built with his daughters. Men came from towns like Jericho, Tekoa, and Gibeon. Many repaired the part of the wall across from their own homes.

One sad note shows up. The nobles of the Tekoites did not put their necks to the work. Yet the common men of Tekoa repaired two sections. God saw and recorded each worker. The wall rose because many people each did a part.

Show What You Know

  1. Who built the sheep gate?

  2. Name two unusual builders in the list.

  3. Where did many people choose to build?

  4. Who refused to work?

  5. How many sections did the men of Tekoa repair?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godrepairedbuiltgatewall
  1. He and the priests built the sheep and set it apart to God.
  2. Shallum with his daughters.
  3. Many the part of the wall across from their own homes.
  4. saw and recorded each worker.
  5. The rose because many people each did a part.

Think About It

  1. God wrote down the names of the people who worked. How does it encourage you that God sees the work you do for Him?

  2. Many built near their own homes. What part of God's work is right next to you, at home or in your church?

Memory Verse

“Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.”

Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for letting me help. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does this list show about God's people?
  • How did the leaders set an example?

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Nehemiah 3 · Grade 5

The Body at Work

Name Date

Read and Think

Nehemiah 3 reads like a construction roster, and that is its point. The chapter moves around the wall, gate by gate, naming who built each section. It begins with Eliashib the high priest, who with the priests built and sanctified the sheep gate. Spiritual leaders went first.

The list is remarkable for its variety. Goldsmiths and perfumers, men used to fine work, hauled stone. Rulers of half-districts labored beside common men. Shallum repaired with his daughters. Men came from Jericho, Tekoa, Gibeon, and Mizpah. Many repaired the portion across from their own houses, guarding what they loved most.

Not everyone joined. The nobles of the Tekoites did not put their necks to the Lord's work. Yet the ordinary Tekoites repaired a second section. Scripture remembers both. In the New Testament, Paul says the church is one body with many members (1 Corinthians 12:12). Nehemiah's wall is a picture of that truth.

Show What You Know

  1. Who built the first section named?

  2. What shows the variety of the builders?

  3. What portion did many people repair?

  4. What did the nobles of the Tekoites fail to do?

  5. What New Testament picture fits this chapter?

Crossword

34251

Across

  1. Fixed up.
  2. A gate named after something from the sea.
  3. they built the ____ gate

Down

  1. Eliashib and his brothers were these.
  2. everyone across from his own ____

Think About It

  1. Scripture records both those who worked and those who refused. What does that teach about how God values faithfulness?

  2. Paul says each member of the body is needed. What part do you think God has given you in your church right now?

Memory Verse

“Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.”

Nehemiah 3:28 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for letting me help. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How is the church like the builders of the wall?
  • Where can you help in God's work this week?
  • 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.