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County Fair
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Children Ages 4-7
Almanzo Wilder is headed to the county fair with his family. He enjoys looking at the livestock with his dad, watching friends participate in the foot races, and eating a big lunch in the church hall. But most of all, he is excited about his pumpkin. Will Almanzo win a prize for the pumpkin he worked so hard to grow?
Questions Just for Fun
If you won a prize at the county fair, would you want it to be a prize for livestock, pumpkins, woolwork, pickles, or jellies?
Questions to Think Critically and Biblically
Almanzo and his family enjoyed time at the county fair. Why is it that humans enjoy time away from work, relaxing with others?
Discussion Guide - Read Genesis 2:1-3. Discuss how God finished His work in six days and rested on the seventh. God wasn’t tired. He didn’t need to rest, but He did so to set this up as a pattern for us, His image-bearers. We enjoy resting from our work and relaxing because God designed us to reflect Him in this.
Almanzo worked hard to grow his pumpkin, and he ended up winning first prize! But, even if he didn’t win first prize, he probably still would have felt proud of the pumpkin. Why is it that humans enjoy creating and caring for things?
Discussion Guide - Read Genesis 1:28. Discuss how God designed humans to fill the earth and subdue it. He designed us to care for creation and to create! We find great joy in fulfilling the purposes God created us for.
Bonus Question -
If you have taken your child through Foundation Attributes of God Curriculum, ask, “Which of God’s communicable attributes did you see Almazo reflect in this story?”
Discussion Guide - Choose an attribute from Unit 1, Lessons 1, 2, or 4. Discuss how you saw Almanzo reflect this attribute. Then play the games from that lesson to reinforce that truth about God.
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