coloring page Ages 2–4
Color the picture. Listen and tell.
Memory verse: 1 Samuel 3:9 (KJV)
Free Sunday School lesson · Ages 2–12
Hannah Prays and Samuel Listens
1 Samuel 1:1-28; 1 Samuel 3:1-21 (KJV)
This free Sunday School lesson teaches 1 Samuel 1 and 3, where Hannah asks God for a son and gives him back, and where the boy Samuel learns to answer when God calls him. It is written for ages 2 to 12. Each age group gets six printable activities.
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Sunday School lesson
This lesson at a glance
- Bible passage
- 1 Samuel 1:1-28; 1 Samuel 3:1-21
- Ages
- 2 to 12, in four age groups
- What is included
- Six activity sheets for each age group and one Teacher Notes and Answer Keys guide
- Memory verse
- 1 Samuel 3:9 (KJV)
- Format
- US Letter PDFs, print-ready, black and white
- Access
- Open to everyone. Free to print and copy for your class
What children learn
Children learn that Hannah prayed and God heard, and Samuel's answer, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
The printables in this lesson
Each age group has six different activities, chosen for what a child of that age can do. Read any one on screen before you print it.
Ages 2–4 All ages 2–4 resources
sequencing activity Ages 2–4
Cut the pictures. Put the first event first. Tell.
Adult help with scissors and glue.
early learner activity Ages 2–4
Color. Draw inside. Fold and tell.
Adult help with folding and scissors.
Ages 5–6 All ages 5–6 resources
early learner activity Ages 5–6
Look carefully. Find. Tell. Explain.
Memory verse: 1 Samuel 3:9 (KJV)
sequencing activity Ages 5–6
Read together. Write 1-3. Cut and retell.
Adult help with scissors.
Scripture memory activity Ages 5–6
Read together. Fill one word. Cut the bookmarks.
Memory verse: 1 Samuel 3:9 (KJV)
Adult help with scissors.
early learner activity Ages 5–6
Cut. Find the pairs. Explain each Bible picture.
Adult help with scissors.
Ages 7–9 All ages 7–9 resources
Scripture memory activity Ages 7–9
Read. Recall the missing words. Locate the verse.
Memory verse: 1 Samuel 3:9 (KJV)
Adult help with scissors.
Bible study worksheet Ages 7–9
Read the references. Record answers. Explain a connection.
comprehension worksheet Ages 7–9
Read. Look at the reminders. Explain the Bible lesson.
Ages 10–12 All ages 10–12 resources
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Read the references. Write discoveries beside the pictures.
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Find each word. Explain its meaning in this passage.
Bible study worksheet Ages 10–12
Read the Scripture. Explain and plan a practical response.
Teacher Notes & Answer Keys
One guide for all four age groups: the lesson objective, teaching guidance, a verified answer for every sheet above, the meaning of the King James words the sheets use, and preparation and safety notes. Each entry names the sheet it answers.
Before you teach it
Do not tell children that an imagined voice is automatically God's call; teach Scripture listening and trusted guidance. Samuel's prophetic message concerns Eli's house and should not become a fearful preschool exercise. Prayer art is respectful reconstruction; God is not drawn as a human figure. Pictures are visual reminders; species, clothing, exact shapes and small scene details are reconstructions unless the passage states them. Offer pointing, oral answers or a scribe. Supervise all cutting. Read the cited verses before using the activities.
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