Elijah and the Widow

Instructions

Let's learn what a drought is and how it relates to the story.

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What is drought?

For a plant to grow, it needs water, sunshine, and dirt.  If it doesn’t have any one of these things, it will probably not grow.  A drought is when there is not enough rain for the plants to grow.  Sometime a drought can last for years.  This is bad, because people grow plants for food, like potatoes, corn and tomatoes.

This story of Elijah happens during a drought, which is why everyone is so worried about where they will get food.

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Discussion Questions

Have you ever lived in a drought?  Why were you able to still find food?  How might the world have been different in Elijah's time when there were no grocery stores?

Can you name some foods that you eat that are grown in the ground?

Activity


Find a seed place it inside a wet paper towel.  Make sure to wet the paper towel once a day and check on the seed.  When the seed start to grow roots, but some soil in a jar or pot and put the seed a little bit below the soil.  Now water it each day.  When it starts get a few leaves above the soil, you will need to make sure it gets enough sunlight.