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Zechariah 8 · Preschool

Children Playing

Name Date

Color the boys and girls playing in the street. God brings joy!

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

Bible Verse

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

Zechariah 8:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God promised his city would be full of children playing. God loves to see children happy and safe!

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Zechariah 8 · Kindergarten

Happy Streets

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

PLAY
BOYS
GIRLS
JOY
The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

Zechariah 8:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

PLAY
BOYS
GIRLS
JOY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw children playing in the city.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy you give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you make playtime happy and fair for everyone?
  • What will the city be called?

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Zechariah 8 · Grade 1

The City of Truth

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

TRUTH
PLAYING
STRONG
SEEK
The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

Zechariah 8:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The City of Truth.
Old people sit in the streets.
Children play in the streets.
Let your hands be strong.
Many peoples seek Yahweh.

The City of Truth

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

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets

Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem

I have returned to Zion

We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you

Draw children playing in the city.

Memory Verse

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

Zechariah 8:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy you give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be honest with your friends?
  • Who is with us?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Zechariah 8 · Grade 2

A Happy City

Name Date

Read the Story

God said, I have returned to Zion. He said Jerusalem would be called the City of Truth. Old men and old women would sit in the streets.

Boys and girls will play in the streets! God said, Don't be afraid. Be strong. Tell each other the truth. People from many lands will come. They will say they want to go with God's people. God is with you!

Memory Verse

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

Zechariah 8:5 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What will the city be called?

    Boys and girlsThe City of TruthThe truth

  2. Who will sit in the streets?

  3. Who will play in the streets?

    The truthBoys and girlsThe City of Truth

  4. What should we tell each other?

    Old men and old womenThe truthBoys and girls

  5. Who will come from many lands?

    PeopleThe truthThe City of Truth

Word Search

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

SPSOBOYSPYNLTTRUTHSGEARPPEBNTIIYOFCNKPRRGINDRJKEELHNGWGYOAESBGPCOUFCTPOSAITIUESMR
  • NEIGHBOR
  • STREETS
  • PLAYING
  • STRONG
  • TRUTH
  • GIRLS
  • PEACE
  • BOYS

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy you give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What makes a home or town a happy, safe place?
  • How can you be a good neighbor this week?

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Zechariah 8 · Grade 3

Full of Boys and Girls

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Read the Story

Yahweh says, I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth. Old men and old women will again sit in the streets with staffs in their hands.

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing. God says, behold, I will save my people. He says, they will be my people, and I will be their God. He also says, don't be afraid. Let your hands be strong.

God told them, speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Many peoples will come to seek Yahweh. Ten men will take hold of a Jew's robe and say, we will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

Memory Verse

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

Zechariah 8:5 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What shall Jerusalem be called?

  2. What will old people hold?

  3. What will fill the streets?

  4. What should every man speak to his neighbor?

  5. What will the ten men say?

The City of Truth

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

STRONGVPLFTRUTHBUCPCHAGIRLSPPEACEYVTHNEIGHBORDJCRWPVKSSTREETSJCIAPLAYINGASGVGBOYS
  • NEIGHBOR
  • STREETS
  • PLAYING
  • STRONG
  • TRUTH
  • GIRLS
  • PEACE
  • BOYS

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy you give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does God say about being afraid?
  • How can you be a blessing?

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Zechariah 8 · Grade 4

Don't Be Afraid; Let Your Hands Be Strong

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Read and Think

Zechariah 8 is full of promises. Yahweh says, I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth. Old men and old women will sit in the streets, and the streets will be full of boys and girls playing. A safe city has room for the very old and the very young.

God says, Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country. He says, they will be my people, and I will be their God. As they had been a curse among the nations, now God will save them, and they shall be a blessing. God says, don't be afraid. Let your hands be strong.

God gives simple instructions: speak every man the truth with his neighbor, and love truth and peace. Sad fasts would become cheerful feasts. Many peoples will come to seek Yahweh. Ten men from all languages will take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, we will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the picture of old people and children show about the city?

  2. What would God's people become instead of a curse?

  3. What should every man speak with his neighbor?

  4. Why do the ten men want to go with God's people?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodpeaceTruthstreetsstrong
  1. Jerusalem shall be called the City of .
  2. Old men and old women will sit in the , and the streets will be full of boys and girls playing.
  3. says, Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country.
  4. Let your hands be .
  5. God gives simple instructions: speak every man the truth with his neighbor, and love truth and .

Think About It

  1. God's people would become a blessing. How can you be a blessing to others this week?

  2. People wanted to follow because they heard God was with his people. How can your life show others that God is with you?

Memory Verse

It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”

Zechariah 8:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy you give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you make someone smile this week?
  • When have you seen joy spread from one person to many?

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Zechariah 8 · Grade 5

We Have Heard That God Is with You

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Read and Think

Zechariah 8 is a chain of ten promises, each beginning with Yahweh of Armies says. God declares, I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of Yahweh of Armies, the Holy Mountain. The picture of renewal is gentle: old men and old women sit in the streets with staffs, and the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing. If this seems marvelous to the remnant, God asks, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?

God promises to gather his people from the east and the west, and says, they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. He says, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don't be afraid. Let your hands be strong. God reminds them that just as he once brought judgment, now he has thought to do good to Jerusalem.

God's people must respond with changed lives: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates. Mourning fasts would become joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts. Finally, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh. Ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, we will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you. God's blessing on his people would draw the whole world toward him.

Show What You Know

  1. What does God's question in verse 6 show?

  2. What covenant words does verse 8 repeat?

  3. How would God's people change among the nations?

  4. What draws the ten men to God's people?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Let your hands be ____.
  2. Execute the judgment of truth and ____ in your gates.
  3. Speak every man the ____ with his neighbor.

Down

  1. Speak every man the truth with his ____.
  2. Old men and old women will again dwell in the ____ of Jerusalem.

Think About It

  1. God promised streets full of children playing. What does this show about the kind of world God wants?

  2. Other nations were drawn to God because they saw he was with his people. How can your church show others that God is with you?

Memory Verse

It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”

Zechariah 8:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the joy you give. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What helps you feel joy at church?
  • Who could you invite to church or to family worship?
  • 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.