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Nehemiah 3 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Everyone Builds a Part

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.

PreschoolEveryone Helps

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

KindergartenWe Work Together

WALL → picture 4GATE → picture 3HELP → picture 1HOME → picture 2

Grade 1Many Hands

The priests built the sheep gate. → picture 5Each group built a part of the wall. → picture 1Some built next to their own house. → picture 4A man built with his daughters. → picture 2Many people worked together. → picture 3

Order:

1. they built the sheep gate2. he and his daughters3. everyone across from his own house4. the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs

Grade 2Everyone Builds

  1. What was broken? The wall of the city
  2. What did the priests build? A gate (circle)
  3. Where did some people build? Near their own homes (circle)
  4. Who built with a man? His girls (circle)
  5. How did they build the wall? One part at a time
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Grade 3Building Side by Side

  1. Who started the work? Eliashib the high priest and the priests
  2. What gate did the priests build? The sheep gate
  3. Name two kinds of workers in the list. Goldsmiths, perfume makers, rulers, or Levites
  4. Where did many people build? Across from their own houses
  5. Who would not help? The nobles of Tekoa
1: they built the sheep gate2: he and his daughters3: everyone across from his own house4: the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs
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Grade 4Every Name Matters

  1. Who built the sheep gate? Eliashib the high priest and the priests
  2. Name two unusual builders in the list. Goldsmiths, perfume makers, rulers, or Shallum's daughters
  3. Where did many people choose to build? Across from their own homes
  4. Who refused to work? The nobles of the Tekoites
  5. How many sections did the men of Tekoa repair? Two

Word bank: 1. gate; 2. built; 3. repaired; 4. God; 5. wall

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

Grade 5The Body at Work

  1. Who built the first section named? Eliashib the high priest and the priests
  2. What shows the variety of the builders? Goldsmiths, perfumers, rulers, daughters, and men from many towns
  3. What portion did many people repair? The section across from their own houses
  4. What did the nobles of the Tekoites fail to do? Put their necks to the Lord's work
  5. What New Testament picture fits this chapter? The church as one body with many members
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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