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ACTIVITY PAGES for the week of January 2, 2011 Read Through the Bible in One Year! Each week, HomeTouch will provide daily Scripture readings that will take you through the Bible in one year. Use this schedule to develop a habit of reading from God’s word every day, even if you can’t always read the entire passage. Sometimes, we will suggest a Verse to Remember. Many HomeTouch readers try to memorize these verses; memorization stimulates both the mind and the heart! Daily Bible Readings (January 1 reading: Genesis 1-11) Sunday: Genesis 12-15 Monday: Genesis 16-19 Tuesday: Genesis 20-22 Wednesday: Genesis 23-26 Thursday: Genesis 27-29 Friday: Genesis 30-32 Saturday: Genesis 33-36

Find the missing words using the code below:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Verse to Remember

“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”

⎯Genesis 15:1 (NIV)

“As a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ looks after his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H S V K S V I W H X Z G G V I V W flock when _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them, so will I look after my S V R H D R G S sheep. I will _ _ _ _ _ _ them and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them. I I V H X F V K Z H G F I V will _ _ _ _ _ _ for the lost and bring back the _ _ _ _ _. H V Z I X S H G I Z B I will bind up the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and strengthen the _ _ _ _. R M Q F I V W D V Z P You are my _ _ _ _ _, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your H S V V K

God, says the Lord God.” ⎯Based on Ezekiel 34

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 9, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Genesis 37-39 Monday: Genesis 40-42 Tuesday: Genesis 43-46 Wednesday: Genesis 47-50 Thursday: Matthew 1-4 Friday: Matthew 5-7 Saturday: Psalms 1-3

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5 2 1 6 4 8 3 9 7

7 3 4 9 5 1 6 8 2

9 8 6 2 7 3 4 1 5

8 5 9 4 6 2 7 3 1

4 1 2 8 3 7 5 6 9

6 7 3 1 9 5 2 4 8

3 4 8 7 2 9 1 5 6

2 9 5 3 1 6 8 7 4

1 6 7 5 8 4 9 2 3

Verse to Remember

“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”

—Psalm 1:3 (NIV)

Sudoku is a popular puzzle that appears

in just about every major newspaper in

the country. The directions are simple:

Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank

spaces. Every row must have one of each

digit, as must every column and every

3x3 square. Try not to look at the

solution below!

S U D O K U


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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 16, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Matthew 8-11 Monday: Matthew 12-15 Tuesday: Matthew 16-19 Wednesday: Matthew 20-22 Thursday: Matthew 23-25 Friday: Matthew 26-28 Saturday: Psalms 4-6

Verse to Remember

“He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of

the living God.’” ⎯Matthew 16:15-16

Can you do this in two minutes?

Here are 10 short words, all with the letter F in them. Can you unscramble them in two minutes? That’s about 11 seconds per word. Try it! yfl tefe hsfi gofr ofx nfa rouf rokf evfi fcea

Arrange the numbers 2 through 10 in the boxes so that each column, row and long diagonal

add up to 18. One number is already given.

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Can you do this in two minutes? fly, feet or fete, fish, frog, fox, fan, four, fork, five, face.

EMPTY BOXES: Top row: 9,2,7; Middle row: 4,6,8; Bottom row: 5,10,3. © 2010 CRI, P.O. Box 36269, Canton, OH 44735. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: www.HomeTouchMinistry.com

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 23, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Job 1-4 Monday: Job 5-7 Tuesday: Job 8-10 Wednesday: Job 11-13 Thursday: Job 14-17 Friday: Job 18-20 Saturday: Psalms 7-9

UNSCRAMBLE THE MINOR PROPHETS Our readings this week take us into the Minor Prophets, so called because most of

them are short books. The list below contains all 12 of the Minor Prophets. Unscramble their names to discover their identity!

OJEL __ __ __ __ AZAEHINPH __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

MCIAH __ __ __ __ __ NJHAO __ __ __ __ __

ABKUKKAH __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ AGIAGH __ __ __ __ __ __

DHAIABO __ __ __ __ __ __ __ OASM __ __ __ __

MUNAH __ __ __ __ __ AHRIZAHCE __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

OAESH __ __ __ __ __ IHCMALA __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Unscramble the circled letters to reveal

the secret word (the first letter is provided):

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Same Letters, Different Meaning

Directions: A palindrome is a word that reads the same backward or forward, like radar, sis, Bob or racecar. But here are short expressions

with the words mixed up. Rearrange the words so that the expression is the same spelled

forward or backward.

has ham Ma a

in Madam I'm Adam Eden

What well-known

expression do you see here?

littlelittle

latelate

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 30, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Job 21-24 Monday: Job 25-27 Tuesday: Job 28-31 Wednesday: Job 32-34 Thursday: Job 35-37 Friday: Job 38-42 Saturday: Psalms 10-12

N U M B E R F U N !

Using the numbers 1-8, pair off two numbers so each pair equals 9

QUOTE FALL Directions: In the box below is a quotation and the person who said it.

The quote will “fall” into place as you choose the correct letter from each column. For example, in the first column below, the first letter of the first word will be either a T, O, I or H,

whereas the second letter of the first word might be an F, H or A. nWe’v dro ed o e w fo ou.e pp ord r y

PROBLEM: The Dalys live on a Kansas farm and have eggs for breakfast every day, even though they don’t keep any chickens. They never buy any eggs, never borrow eggs, never are given eggs, and would never steal eggs. So how do they manage?

Answer in box to the right.

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of February 6, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Exodus 1-4 Monday: Exodus 5-7 Tuesday: Exodus 8-10 Wednesday: Exodus 11-13 Thursday: Exodus 14-17 Friday: Exodus 18-20 Saturday: Psalms 13-15

Verse to Remember

“You shall have no other gods before me.”

—Exodus 20:3

CROSSWORD CLEANING! The theme of this puzzle is cleaning items.

CLUES

1 Across: Type of soap 1 Down: Apparatus to wash dishes 2. Vigorous physical effort 3. Used to clean hair 4. Used to hold debris5. An old or torn cloth6. Added to water to form cleaning solution7. To whiten 8. Can be wet or dry 9. A cleaning powder 10. Pail 11. A water tube 12. Used to wash clothes 13. Used to remove dust 14. To vigorously rub15. To brush away 16. Used to clean carpets 17. Fabric 18. Used to sweep

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of February 13, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Exodus 21-24 Monday: Exodus 25-27 Tuesday: Exodus 28-31 Wednesday: Exodus 32-34 Thursday: Exodus 35-37 Friday: Exodus 38-40 Saturday: Psalms 16-18

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CLUES FOR WORD BOX

1. One who keeps money 2. On top of 3. Casts a ballot 4. A happening 5. Takes it easy

WORD BOX The answer for each numbered clue will be the

same down and across

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LAWS OF PHYSICSIf a pebble is dropped into each of these containers, in which container

will the pebble sink to the bottom most slowly?


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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of February 20, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Romans 1-4 Monday: Romans 5-7 Tuesday: Romans 8-11 Wednesday: Romans 12-16 Thursday: Proverbs 1-4 Friday: Proverbs 5-7 Saturday: Psalms 19-21

Verse to Remember

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of

everyone who believes.”

—Romans 1:16 (NIV)

CAPITAL INVESTMENTS! The answers to the following clues have one meaning when capitalized and a different meaning when not capitalized. Find the answer and write it in the space provided. Then

unscramble the circled letters to reveal a biblical character from the Old Testament. Capitalized Non-capitalized 1. A large country in Asia porcelain tableware ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

2. Denver football player untamed horse ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

3. Slavic language to shine something ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4. A planet a silvery element ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

5. City in Iowa a couch ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __

6. Expensive car buns ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

7. Citizen of country near Pakistan a woolen blanket or shawl ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

8. Soft drink slang for illegal drug ___ ___ ___ ___

9. Language in Wales not pay as promised ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

10. Month rhythmic movement ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

11. Epic poet baseball’s biggest hit ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

12. Greek god of shepherds utensil ___ ___ ___

13. Credit card passport stamp ___ ___ ___ ___

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of February 27, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Leviticus 1-4 Monday: Leviticus 5-7 Tuesday: Leviticus 8-10 Wednesday: Leviticus 11-13 Thursday: Leviticus 14-16 Friday: Leviticus 17-19 Saturday: Psalms 22-24

Verse to Remember

“The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want.”

⎯Psalm 23:1 (KJV)


This is the time of the year when snow is melting and rain begins to fall. Find the following forms of water in the word search puzzle to

the left:

cloud reservoir dew river

fog sleet frost snow geyser spring glacier steam hail vapor humidity waterfall hydrate ice iceberg lake ocean perspiration rain artesian well mineral waters

S R E T A W L A R E N I M Y H V N N D U O L C Y E O J T E C R G O F T E E L S P I U U G W H E Q W L M W E A H T C N M X Y T G G E J N Z U F A I A T I L R I V E R A M R O R T C L F N P J K Q Y I O T P I E S E G T L M N D D S O S Y P N T R I M Z O M I T E E V E S A E A Q D K S T L A T R R R R B A A W W R Y I O I R K O D E W M D K H F S Z C L A P Y C P S I C C F L S O W X A H I L E Q E B N B U Z V V V G K D C P A Z R W T L Z E Y J I D E G R Q N R E

Think Spring!

Brain Stumpers: 1. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? 2. What can you catch but not throw? 3. What’s black and white and red all over?

Brain

Stu

mpers:

1. A towel

2. A cold 3. A new

spaper

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of March 6, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Leviticus 20-23 Monday: Leviticus 24-27 Tuesday: Mark 1-3 Wednesday: Mark 4-6 Thursday: Mark 7-10 Friday: Mark 11-13 Saturday: Psalms 25-28 A rookie zookeeper one day was preparing to place new signs on all the animal exhibits, but he tripped over something and spilled all the letters on the ground. Now he had to unscramble the letters so that he correctly identified the animals in the zoo. Can you help him?

NLOI _________________ RAFEGIF ___________________

RLUTTE _________________ GPEUNINS ___________________

KAESNS _________________ LAORP ERAB ___________________

LOW _________________ CURPOENIP ___________________

EHCTEHA _________________ HISF ___________________

GREIT _________________ BIGBON ___________________

KOMEYN _________________ RREEENID ___________________

RABE _________________ BZREA ___________________

EESTPNALH _________________ KSSRAH ___________________

PDALEOR _________________ SINCTSE ___________________

RROTPA _________________ GORSF ___________________

LKAAO _________________ LMAEC ___________________

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HomeTouch ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of March 13, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Mark 14-16 Monday: Numbers 1-3 Tuesday: Numbers 4-6 Wednesday: Numbers 7-10 Thursday: Numbers 11-14 Friday: Numbers 15-17 Saturday: Psalms 29-30

WORD SEARCH Today is the First Sunday of Lent. Find the words below that are all associated

with the Lenten journey toward the cross.

crown donkey hosanna penance Pilate sins colt crucifixion forsaken kiss prayer suffer confess death Gethsemane lots repent thorns cross denial Golgotha palms silver vigil

E N A M E S H T E G R L W Y

C L E U X B M T H B U C W B

N R I K Y P A T E T I Y X Y

A V J G A L B R E Y A R P B

N G N L I S N L A I N E D X

E W M P R V R D H B N R D F

P S O G O L G O T H A B S C

D L N R O C O N F E S S I K

O T H T C P E K W U O U N D

M N S H N P W E D R H F S K

U N F O E T K Y C S G F O E

H E C R E V L I S W Q E C M

H V H N C X S O C C J R L O

F Q E S U D S H C A A Y M C

C R U C I F I X I O N S R V

Word Picture: Jack in the box.

JACK

Word Picture What expression comes to

mind when you study this drawing?

Write your answer below.


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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of March 20, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Numbers 18-20 Monday: Numbers 21-24 Tuesday: Numbers 25-27 Wednesday: Numbers 28-30 Thursday: Numbers 31-33 Friday: Numbers 34-36 Saturday: Psalms 31-32


3 8 5 6 2

2 6

4 1 7

1 5 7 2 9

8 9 1 3 6 5

5 9 4 8 2

7 2 1

9 4 7 3

8 5

Sudoku

3 4 1 7 8 5 6 2 95 2 7 6 9 1 4 3 88 9 6 3 2 4 1 5 76 1 4 5 7 2 8 9 32 8 9 1 3 6 7 4 57 5 3 9 4 8 2 6 14 7 2 8 5 3 9 1 69 6 5 4 1 7 3 8 21 3 8 2 6 9 5 7 4

Sudoku is a popular puzzle

that appears in just about

every major newspaper in the

country. The directions are

simple: Enter digits from 1 to

9 into the blank spaces. Every

row must have one of each

digit, as must every column

and every 3x3 square. Try not

to look at the solution below!

Verse to Remember

“Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.”

—Psalm 32:1 (NIV)

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of March 27, 2011 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Deuteronomy 1-3 Monday: Deuteronomy 4-6 Tuesday: Deuteronomy 7-9 Wednesday: Deut. 10-12 Thursday: Deut. 13-16 Friday: Deuteronomy 17-19 Saturday: Deut. 20-22


MUSIC MYSTERY! Directions: Fill in the blank boxes below by choosing the correct letter from the two clues provided to spell

a famous composer’s name. Answer below.

A B C D E

1 W T E D E

2 F C R H P

3 E U A I U

4 K M B V S

5 O L J G N

4C 1E 3A 3C 2D 3E 1C 1E 5E

H

1A 3D 4E 1B 5A 5A 4D 5E 3B

Answer: Beethoven

Verse to Remember

“The LORD watches over the way of the

righteous.”

—Psalm 1:6

B I B L E C R Y P T O - F U N ! C l u e s : R = I , M = T

M Y L C L O Q Z C M Y L P Z Q N R V

M Y L H L D R F F R F D Z C G R V N Z U .For solution, see Psalm 111:10 (NIV)

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