Whew - What a lesson! The Tower of Babel is a crazy topic, and the 5th and 6th graders latched on to some of the key concepts with a ton of enthusiasm. We had some hands on activities and a lively discussion!
We started out with a warm up activity- building our own towers! We worked together to build tall structures out of marshmallows and Popsicle sticks. 
So serious!
Then we read and discussed the story of the Tower of Babel. The kids had a lot of thoughts about whether it was fair or God-like to confuse the people by giving them different languages. I heard a lot of "That isn't the God I know!" They had a difficult time connecting a vengeful God with the loving God we hear about all the time. It definitely made them think!
Then we built and knocked down some more towers... With Jenga! They LOVED it! We got a pretty serious tower going by the end. 
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