1. Building an Ark.

2. The story of Noah’s Ark is in the Torah.

3. In the biblical story an ark is a boat for animals and people.

4. The Torah says that God said to Noah: “Make yourself an ark of wood… Make rooms in it and paint it…”

5. It even said what size to make it.

6. 300 Cubits Long 30 Cubits High 50 Cubits Wide

7. These instructions are called a plan.

8. Did you know that God’s plan for the ark was for it to be a box?

9. All boats and houses start with a plan.

10. What do you need to think about when you design a house or a boat?

11. How to get in and out.

12. Where to sleep.

13. Where to eat.

14. Where to play or hang out.

15. How to safely get around.

16. Even where go to the bathroom!

17. Who designs houses and boats?

18. Architects!

19. Architects design houses and boats with plans for all of these things.

20. They also make them beautiful!

21. Today we will be architects!

22. Today we will design an ark!

23. We will design a place for the animals to sleep

24. We will design a place for the animals to eat

25. We will design a place for the animals to play

26. We will design a way for the animals to get up and down

27. We will even think about where the animals go to the bathroom!

28. Let’s design and build an Ark.