Exploring Believer's Baptism by Immersion | Hands On Lesson for Grades 2-6
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In this introductory lesson on baptism, your students will learn a new word—mikvah—the ceremonial washing performed by priests before entering God’s presence. A clean body is one thing, but only God can clean the ugliness of sin that ravages the heart. This leads beautifully into another type of water cleansing: believer’s baptism by immersion. Students learn that while the purpose of mikvah was to remove dirt and germs, the purpose of baptism is to proclaim a changed heart (by way of repentance) as the new believer asks God for forgiveness, desiring to live a new life in Christ. Through interactive activities, they’ll explore the difference between physical cleanliness and the spiritual cleansing that only God can provide through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
▶️Using Hebrews 10:22 as the key verse, this lesson helps children understand baptism as a public declaration of a transformed heart.
Activities included in this lesson:
✅ Letter Scramble – Students will unscramble six colorful water themed letter squares until they stumble upon the word MIKVAH (undoubtedly spelling some silly words along the way!)
✅ Laver – Students will see a full color picture of the Old Testament laver which was used by the priests to cleanse before they entered into service in God’s holy tabernacle.
✅ Mikvah Practice – Using buckets of water, soap and sponges, students learn the importance of a thorough cleansing as you remind them to wash their hands thoroughly ~ underneath their fingernails, between their fingers, scrubbing their palms ~ all in good fun.
✅ Sin Separation Activity – Our hearts and our minds work together to say to God and others: “No, I want to do it my way!” The Bible calls this sin and we ALL have this sin sickness problem which separates us from God. A provided worksheet visualizes this separation and a paper cross placed on the chasm shows how Jesus death and resurrection bridges that gap for us.
✅ Baptism Demonstration – After a discussion on water baptism by immersion and what it signifies (identifying with Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection) students first watch you “baptize” a doll from a standing position, then lay the doll backward until it is fully under the water (representing the death and burial) and then bring it to a standing position again (representing resurrection). Students can then take turns “baptizing” the doll repeating the words “resurrection/death/burial” at the appropriate times.
✅ Closing Activities – Verse coloring pages, interactive memory verse motions, a Bible verse scavenger hunt, and a "Head, Heart, Hands" reflection worksheet
Included in this lesson:
◾️7-page lesson plan written in clear DO/SAY/READ conversational style
◾️M-I-K-V-A-H letters
◾️Color picture of a tabernacle laver
◾️US/GOD chasm worksheet
◾️Paper cross used to bridge the separation between us and God on the chasm
◾️Memory verse page (Hebrews 10:22) to color
◾️Head (what I think), Heart (what I desire), Hands (what I do) worksheet discussion page
✔️Our goal with each lesson is to combine scholarly study in a fun, interactive way so that students not only experience the rich Biblical narrative but also to whet their appetite for more by learning how to study the Scriptures for themselves.
Save time and shop with confidence! Watch the lesson preview video here.
In this introductory lesson on baptism, your students will learn a new word—mikvah—the ceremonial washing performed by priests before entering God’s presence. A clean body is one thing, but only God can clean the ugliness of sin that ravages the heart. This leads beautifully into another type of water cleansing: believer’s baptism by immersion. Students learn that while the purpose of mikvah was to remove dirt and germs, the purpose of baptism is to proclaim a changed heart (by way of repentance) as the new believer asks God for forgiveness, desiring to live a new life in Christ. Through interactive activities, they’ll explore the difference between physical cleanliness and the spiritual cleansing that only God can provide through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
▶️Using Hebrews 10:22 as the key verse, this lesson helps children understand baptism as a public declaration of a transformed heart.
Activities included in this lesson:
✅ Letter Scramble – Students will unscramble six colorful water themed letter squares until they stumble upon the word MIKVAH (undoubtedly spelling some silly words along the way!)
✅ Laver – Students will see a full color picture of the Old Testament laver which was used by the priests to cleanse before they entered into service in God’s holy tabernacle.
✅ Mikvah Practice – Using buckets of water, soap and sponges, students learn the importance of a thorough cleansing as you remind them to wash their hands thoroughly ~ underneath their fingernails, between their fingers, scrubbing their palms ~ all in good fun.
✅ Sin Separation Activity – Our hearts and our minds work together to say to God and others: “No, I want to do it my way!” The Bible calls this sin and we ALL have this sin sickness problem which separates us from God. A provided worksheet visualizes this separation and a paper cross placed on the chasm shows how Jesus death and resurrection bridges that gap for us.
✅ Baptism Demonstration – After a discussion on water baptism by immersion and what it signifies (identifying with Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection) students first watch you “baptize” a doll from a standing position, then lay the doll backward until it is fully under the water (representing the death and burial) and then bring it to a standing position again (representing resurrection). Students can then take turns “baptizing” the doll repeating the words “resurrection/death/burial” at the appropriate times.
✅ Closing Activities – Verse coloring pages, interactive memory verse motions, a Bible verse scavenger hunt, and a "Head, Heart, Hands" reflection worksheet
Included in this lesson:
◾️7-page lesson plan written in clear DO/SAY/READ conversational style
◾️M-I-K-V-A-H letters
◾️Color picture of a tabernacle laver
◾️US/GOD chasm worksheet
◾️Paper cross used to bridge the separation between us and God on the chasm
◾️Memory verse page (Hebrews 10:22) to color
◾️Head (what I think), Heart (what I desire), Hands (what I do) worksheet discussion page
✔️Our goal with each lesson is to combine scholarly study in a fun, interactive way so that students not only experience the rich Biblical narrative but also to whet their appetite for more by learning how to study the Scriptures for themselves.
Save time and shop with confidence! Watch the lesson preview video here.
In this introductory lesson on baptism, your students will learn a new word—mikvah—the ceremonial washing performed by priests before entering God’s presence. A clean body is one thing, but only God can clean the ugliness of sin that ravages the heart. This leads beautifully into another type of water cleansing: believer’s baptism by immersion. Students learn that while the purpose of mikvah was to remove dirt and germs, the purpose of baptism is to proclaim a changed heart (by way of repentance) as the new believer asks God for forgiveness, desiring to live a new life in Christ. Through interactive activities, they’ll explore the difference between physical cleanliness and the spiritual cleansing that only God can provide through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
▶️Using Hebrews 10:22 as the key verse, this lesson helps children understand baptism as a public declaration of a transformed heart.
Activities included in this lesson:
✅ Letter Scramble – Students will unscramble six colorful water themed letter squares until they stumble upon the word MIKVAH (undoubtedly spelling some silly words along the way!)
✅ Laver – Students will see a full color picture of the Old Testament laver which was used by the priests to cleanse before they entered into service in God’s holy tabernacle.
✅ Mikvah Practice – Using buckets of water, soap and sponges, students learn the importance of a thorough cleansing as you remind them to wash their hands thoroughly ~ underneath their fingernails, between their fingers, scrubbing their palms ~ all in good fun.
✅ Sin Separation Activity – Our hearts and our minds work together to say to God and others: “No, I want to do it my way!” The Bible calls this sin and we ALL have this sin sickness problem which separates us from God. A provided worksheet visualizes this separation and a paper cross placed on the chasm shows how Jesus death and resurrection bridges that gap for us.
✅ Baptism Demonstration – After a discussion on water baptism by immersion and what it signifies (identifying with Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection) students first watch you “baptize” a doll from a standing position, then lay the doll backward until it is fully under the water (representing the death and burial) and then bring it to a standing position again (representing resurrection). Students can then take turns “baptizing” the doll repeating the words “resurrection/death/burial” at the appropriate times.
✅ Closing Activities – Verse coloring pages, interactive memory verse motions, a Bible verse scavenger hunt, and a "Head, Heart, Hands" reflection worksheet
Included in this lesson:
◾️7-page lesson plan written in clear DO/SAY/READ conversational style
◾️M-I-K-V-A-H letters
◾️Color picture of a tabernacle laver
◾️US/GOD chasm worksheet
◾️Paper cross used to bridge the separation between us and God on the chasm
◾️Memory verse page (Hebrews 10:22) to color
◾️Head (what I think), Heart (what I desire), Hands (what I do) worksheet discussion page
✔️Our goal with each lesson is to combine scholarly study in a fun, interactive way so that students not only experience the rich Biblical narrative but also to whet their appetite for more by learning how to study the Scriptures for themselves.
