A Companion to the

YEA Bible Heroes Series

Beginner Book One
Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which
the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land
whither ye go to possess it. . . And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children,
and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way,
and when thou liest down, and when thou riseth up (Deuteronomy 6:1, 7).

What could be more important than teaching children the way of God and anchoring them to
Jesus Christ? As the Scripture above shows, once a week is not nearly enough. Youth Educational
Adventures (YEA) offers an ongoing series of lesson books for five age groups between the ages
of three and 20 to be used at home or in Sabbath School. Each book has an easy-to-use Teachers
Guide available to show you step-by-step how to make each lesson come alive and reach the
minds and hearts of those you teach. For your child(ren) to benefit to the fullest, we recommend
that you order these books to use along with the daily activities that follow:

The purpose or objective of this daily outline for Beginners is:

To provide short activities which capitalize on young childrens limited attention span.
To use a phonics-based approach as an aid to comprehension and retention of the YEA
lessons.
To make the current YEA curriculum more easily adaptable to the unique needs of:
1. Homeschooling parents who need a daily lesson/activity.
2. Parents who wish to extend or enrich the lesson on a daily basis.
3. Sabbath School Teachers who would benefit from a supplementary activity.

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 suggested outline
for daily
activities

Day One: Read the lesson in the YEA book. Introduce the memory verse to the child. Have the
child repeat the memory verse two times. Then read the Daily Devotional from a youth or modern
translation of the Bible.

Day Two: Review the memory verse by saying it and having the child repeat it. Do this a couple
of times. Then show the child the letter for the lesson. Example: Say: This is a B. It says buh, B, B,
baby. B, B, born, B, B, Bethlehem. Go through all of the B words having the child repeat after you.
Then read the Daily Devotional.

Day Three: Review the letter and the words, having the child repeat them after you. Review the
memory verse. Do the activity in the YEA Students book. Read the Daily Devotional.

Day Four: Have the child color the bubble letter for the lessson (see pages 7-16). Review the
memory verse. Read the Daily Devotional.

Day Five: Review the memory verse. Then read the sentence to the child. Help the child find and
circle the letter of the lesson in the sentence. Read the Daily Devotional.

Day Six: Review the memory verse. Sing the song from the lesson in the Kids Classics Collection.
Read the Daily Devotional.

Phonics note: Add other words to the list as you think of them, but be careful to add words that
truly begin with the sound. For example, when doing the letter G, the words will be good, God,
going, garden. These all have the G sound. Do not add words that start with G but make the J
sound such as giant. Likewise, when doing the letter C, the words will be come, color, catch, coat.
These all have the K sound. Do not add words that start with C, but make the S sound. Most
phonics curriculums introduce this idea a little later. Mixing these beginning sounds can confuse a
little one and sabotage the phonics work you are doing.

Sentence note: The sentence for the beginners activity on Day 5 is to be read to the child. Many
children this age are non-readers. But they are beginning to acquire the ability to identify letters.
The teacher or parent should read the sentence and help the child find the letter in the sentence.
The goal is letter discrimination, not actual reading of the sentence.

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 daily activities
(see pages 7-16
for bubble
letters
to color)

Lesson One: Do Right!

Song: O Be Careful Little Eyes is on page 39 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: C (Note: Use [k] sounds, not [s] or [ch] sounds.)
Words: careful, commandments, covered, cream, camped, climbed, cloud, color
Sentence:

GOD COVERED THE MOUNTAIN WITH

A THICK CLOUD WHEN HE WROTE THE
TEN COMMANDMENTS.
Lesson Two: God is #1
Song: Praise Him, Praise Him is on page 76 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: W
Words: won, worship, world, we, want
Sentence:

GOD ALWAYS WANTS THE WORLD TO

WORSHIP HIM.

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Lesson Three: Whats In A Name?
Song: Jesus Loves Me is on page 6 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: N
Words: name, now, nothing, night, never, no
Sentence:

PRAY AT NIGHT USING GODS NAME.

Lesson Four: The Sabbath Day
Song: Praise Him, Praise Him is on page 76 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: H
Words: He, holy, him, how, honor, happy
Sentence:

GOD IS HAPPY WHEN WE KEEP THE

SABBATH DAY HOLY.
Lesson Five: Honor Father And Mother
Song: Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam is on page 21 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: T
Words: Timothy, tell, told, teachers, taught
Sentence:

TIMOTHY TOLD PAUL THAT HE HAD

TWO GOOD TEACHERS THAT TAUGHT
HIM.
Lesson Six: Do Not Murder
Song: This Is My Commandment is on page 4 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: K
Words: kill, king, kingdom
Sentence:

KING SAUL WANTED TO KILL DAVID.

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Lesson Seven: Honor Marriage
Song: This Is My Commandment is on page 4 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: M
Words: marriage, music, minister, most, made, man, make, miracle, maze
Sentence:

GODS FIRST MIRACLE WAS AT A

MARRIAGE WHERE THE BRIDE AND
GROOM MADE A PROMISE TO GOD.
Lesson Eight: Do Not Steal
Song: O Be Careful Little Eyes is on page 39 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: ST (Note: Teach this blend as a unit. Color the ST bubble letters as a unit.)
Words: steal, store, stacked, stealing, stay, stand
Sentence:

HE THOUGHT HE COULD STEAL FROM

THE STORES FRUIT STAND.
Lesson Nine: Be Honest
Song: O Be Careful Little Eyes is on page 39 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: L
Words: lie, lipstick, lid, later, look, little, like, let
Sentence:

BRENDA LIED AND TOLD HER MOMMY

SHE DIDNT TAKE THE LID OFF OF HER
LIPSTICK.

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Lesson Ten: Do Not Envy
Song: God Is So Good is on page 89 of Kids Classics Collection.
Letter: GR (Note: Teach this blend as a unit.)
Words: greedy, grew, grapes, granddaddy
Sentence:

NABOTH GREW GRAPES IN A GARDEN

NEAR THE PALACE.

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Lesson 1 Letter

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Lesson 2 Letter

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Lesson 3 Letter

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Lesson 4 Letter

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Lesson 5 Letter

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Lesson 6 Letter

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Lesson 7 Letter

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Lesson 8 Letters

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Lesson 9 Letter

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