The Daily RootedHome StoriesGradesChurchesWhat's NewAbout
Bible:
Answer key (separate)‹ Back to chapter 17

Every grade prints starting on a new page. No answers are included.

Numbers 17 · Preschool

The Rod That Bloomed

Name Date

Color the flowers and almonds on Aaron's stick! God made it bloom.

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

Bible Verse

“On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.”

Numbers 17:8 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Show a dry stick and say: God made a dry stick grow flowers overnight! God can do amazing things.

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.

Numbers 17 · Kindergarten

God Chose Aaron

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

ROD
BUD
FLOWER
ALMOND
Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.

Numbers 17:7 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ROD
FLOWER
TENT
MORNING

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw Aaron's rod with flowers.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your power. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Have you ever seen a plant grow?
  • What grew on Aaron's stick?

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.

Numbers 17 · Grade 1

A Stick That Grew

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

TWELVE
ROD
BLOOM
AARON
Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.

Numbers 17:7 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Twelve sticks were brought.
They were put in the tent.
The next morning came.
Aaron's stick bloomed.
God chose Aaron.

The Budding Rod

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

Placed before the covenant

Names written on them

Twelve rods

Blossoms and almonds

Draw Aaron's rod with flowers.

Memory Verse

“Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.”

Numbers 17:7 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your power. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Whose rod grew?
  • What do you like to grow or plant?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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.

Numbers 17 · Grade 2

Aaron's Stick Blooms

Name Date

Read the Story

The people kept grumbling. They did not like that God chose Aaron to be the priest. God had a plan to show them.

God told twelve leaders to bring a stick. Each stick had a name on it. Aaron's name was on one. Moses put all the sticks in the tent, near the ark.

The next day Moses came back. Aaron's stick had buds, flowers, and ripe almonds! The other sticks were still dry. God showed that He chose Aaron.

Memory Verse

“On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.”

Numbers 17:8 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did the people keep doing?

    GrumblingThat He chose AaronAaron's

  2. How many sticks were brought?

    TwelveGrumblingThat He chose Aaron

  3. Whose name was on one stick?

    That He chose AaronGrumblingAaron's

  4. What grew on Aaron's stick?

  5. What did God show?

    That He chose AaronGrumblingTwelve

Word Search

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

DWALMONDRDLBRODETDMAALUDYOKPTAAOWGKMINWIRSWERKBAENOSNGVTUMLINOPJLEDEVCWMPVTOYIEAU
  • BLOSSOM
  • ALMOND
  • TWELVE
  • AARON
  • TOKEN
  • NAME
  • ROD
  • BUD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your power. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did God make the stick bloom?
  • Why can only God bring life from something dead?

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.

Numbers 17 · Grade 3

Sprouted, Budded, Blossomed

Name Date

Read the Story

After Korah's rebellion, God wanted to stop the murmuring for good. He told Moses to take a rod from the prince of each tribe, twelve in all, and write each man's name on his rod. Aaron's name was written on Levi's rod.

Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony. God said, The rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud.

On the next day, Aaron's rod had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds! Moses showed all the rods to the people. God told Moses to put Aaron's rod back before the covenant as a sign, so that the complaining would end.

Memory Verse

“On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.”

Numbers 17:8 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why did God give this sign?

  2. How many rods were there?

  3. Where were the rods laid up?

  4. What four things happened to Aaron's rod?

  5. Why was Aaron's rod put back?

The Budding Rod

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

TVBINHOUBWBVLEAHRUEYWCOSMODLPTOCSYEAVUYERRSSWEFAARONOSRENONDCNMTOKENRYPBALMONDVYI
  • BLOSSOM
  • ALMOND
  • TWELVE
  • AARON
  • TOKEN
  • NAME
  • ROD
  • BUD

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your power. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you say to God when you feel upset?
  • What could you keep at home to remember what God did?

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.

Numbers 17 · Grade 4

A Dead Stick Comes Alive

Name Date

Read and Think

The people still questioned whether God had chosen Aaron. So God gave a test that no person could fake. Each tribal leader brought a rod, a dry wooden staff, with his name written on it. Aaron's name was on the rod for Levi.

Moses placed the twelve rods in the Tent of the Testimony before the covenant. God promised that the rod of the man He chose would bud. The next morning, Aaron's rod had not only budded but blossomed and produced ripe almonds, all overnight.

God told Moses to keep Aaron's rod before the covenant as a sign against rebellion. Hebrews 9:4 later mentions Aaron's rod that budded as kept in the ark. God settled the question by giving life to something dead. Only God can do that.

Show What You Know

  1. Why was this a test no person could fake?

  2. Whose name was on Levi's rod?

  3. What appeared on Aaron's rod?

  4. What does Hebrews 9:4 mention?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

budrodAarontwelveGod
  1. The people still questioned whether God had chosen .
  2. So gave a test that no person could fake.
  3. Each tribal leader brought a , a dry wooden staff, with his name written on it.
  4. Moses placed the rods in the Tent of the Testimony before the covenant.
  5. God promised that the rod of the man He chose would .

Think About It

  1. How does God show He is in charge in your life?

  2. What is something that seemed dead or hopeless that God could bring to life?

Memory Verse

“On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.”

Numbers 17:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your power. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did this sign show God's patience?
  • Some Christians see the budding rod as a picture of new life. What might it remind us of?

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.

Numbers 17 · Grade 5

Life from a Dead Staff

Name Date

Read and Think

Korah's rebellion had ended in judgment, yet the people still murmured. God chose a gracious sign to end the dispute without more deaths. He said, It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel cease from me. Each prince brought a rod with his name, and Aaron's name was written on Levi's rod.

Moses laid the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony. On the next day, Moses went in; and behold, Aaron's rod had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. A dry stick had gone through a whole season of growth in a single night. Moses brought out the rods, and each leader took his own back, unchanged.

God told Moses to put Aaron's rod back before the covenant to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion. The people cried, Behold, we perish! They feared coming near the tabernacle, and chapter 18 answers that fear. Hebrews 9:4 lists Aaron's rod that budded among the things in the ark. Many believers see in a dead staff bursting into life a reminder of God's power to bring life from death, fully shown when He raised Jesus, our great High Priest.

Show What You Know

  1. Why was this sign gracious?

  2. What happened to Aaron's rod in one night?

  3. What was the rod kept for?

  4. How did the people react?

  5. Where does Hebrews 9:4 say the rod was kept?

Crossword

542613

Across

  1. Aaron's name was on ____'s rod.
  2. Number of rods.
  3. Aaron's rod sprouted and ____.

Down

  1. Moses went in on the ____ day.
  2. The rod was kept as a ____.
  3. Fruit on Aaron's rod.

Think About It

  1. God answered grumbling with a sign of life. How does that show His patience?

  2. What does it mean to you that God can bring life out of death?

Memory Verse

“On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.”

Numbers 17:8 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your power. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did one budding rod end the grumbling?
  • What helps you remember the times God has answered you?
  • 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.