Deliverance from Egypt

E is for Egypt.  This is a lot of scripture to get a 5 year old to sit and listen to but he has seen movies and read stories and I did not feel like the importance of the story had really unfolded for him.  I opted to read it and pause for illustrations while discussing the plagues.  I do feel like there was a better understanding of the story after this lesson.  Until today, the most he understood from the story was Moses' staff turning into a snake.

We began recapping why the Isrealites were in Egypt, recalling the story of Joseph and stating that Joseph had since died and he and God's wonders were forgotten in Egypt.  Asher understood the evil of Pharoah by his order to kill all the male Hebrew babies and the desperation of the cries of the people to God. 

With the dry erase board on the right, Moses and Aron are approaching Pharoah as commanded by God.  You can point back to this image after each plague.  We went through each of the plagues on the chalk board taking time to discuss the awful effects those things would have on a people.  Back on the right is the deliverance by God being led by a pillar of a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night and reaching the Red Sea where the waters were parted and the Isrealites went through ending the story with the waves crashing down on all of Pharoah's army.

May not be the best illustrations but something about me drawing them and drawing them quickly kept him sitting and interested.