Psalms 78 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Tell the Next Generation

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.

PreschoolTell the Children

mannapeoplesheep

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

KindergartenDo Not Forget

FAMILY → picture 4MANNA → picture 3WATER → picture 2CLOUD → picture 1

Grade 1God's Great Deeds

Tell the children. → picture 3He split the sea. → picture 5He led them with a cloud. → picture 2He rained down manna. → picture 4He chose David to be their shepherd. → picture 1

Order:

1. Telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh2. In the daytime he also led them with a cloud3. He brought streams also out of the rock4. He rained down manna on them to eat

Grade 2Tell the Children

Who will we tell about God? The children (circle)
What did God split? The sea (circle)
What led the people at night? A fire (circle)
Where did water come from? A rock (circle)
Who did God choose to be shepherd? David (circle)

Grade 3Don't Forget God's Deeds

Who will Asaph not hide God's deeds from? The children
Why should children hear these things? So they set their hope in God
What did God rain down for food? Manna
How did God treat the people when they forgot? He was merciful and forgave.
Where did God take David from? The sheepfolds

1: Telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh2: In the daytime he also led them with a cloud3: He brought streams also out of the rock4: He rained down manna on them to eat

Grade 4A History Lesson in a Song

How does Matthew connect this psalm to Jesus? Jesus spoke in parables to fulfill verse 2 (Matthew 13:35).
What is the goal of telling this history? That each generation would set its hope in God
What did the people keep doing again and again? Forgetting and testing God
How did David shepherd the people? With integrity of heart and skillful hands

Word bank: 1. parable; 2. children; 3. God; 4. cloud; 5. David

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

Grade 5Lest We Forget

What span of history does the psalm retell? From the exodus to King David
What question showed the people's lack of trust? Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
What did God remember about the people? That they were but flesh, a wind that passes away
What does the psalm teach about remembering? Remembering God's works guards against forgetting God himself.

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