John Prepares the Way for Jesus — Grades 1–3 Lesson (Matthew 3; John 1)

Free grades 1–3 Sunday school lesson on Matthew 3:1–17 and John 1:29–34. This reviewed 8-page PDF includes two pages of volunteer background, an age-specific teaching script and timed plan, printable cards and source sheet with answer key, an actual John 1:29 KJV memory excerpt, and a family page.

John calls people to repentance and points to the one greater than himself. The lesson covers Jesus’ baptism, the Spirit’s descent, the Father’s voice, and John’s testimony that Jesus is the Lamb of God and Son of God. It distinguishes the two Gospel accounts and the later gospel of Christ’s death and resurrection.