This is a file folder activity I made many years ago. I don’t have the files to share with you but it would be fairly easy to duplicate. The most difficult thing is putting the brads in place without them sticking through to the back of the folder

This is a matching activity that reinforces what Jesus said in Matthew 5 about the way things were and the way things are now. The student wraps the string around the brad for the appropriate phrase.

Since it’s kind of hard to see and since I don’t have a pdf to share with you, I’ll give you what it says and you can recreate it yourself.

Front cover: THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW”
Turn in your Bible to Matthew 5. Find the verses that start “You have heard that it was said to those of old…” Using the string and brads, match them to the verses that start “But I say to you…”

Left side:
Heading — “You have heard that it was said to those of old…”
“You shall not murder.”
“You shall not commit adultery.”
“You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.”
“An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
“You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.”

Right side:
Heading — “But I say to you…”
“Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
“Not to resist an evil person.”
“Whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment.”
“Love your enemies.”
“Do not swear at all.”

It’s always a good idea to put the title of the activity on the tab as well — especially if you store these in a file cabinet.

If you decide to make this, here is how I put the brads on. Print the words on copy paper. Insert brads in appropriate place. Glue paper onto file folder making sure to glue around each brad with out constricting its movement. Tie the string to the brads on the left side.

One thing I learned about making activities for kids when I made this one is DO NOT GET FANCY WITH THE FONT.  I was going for a font that would look old.  Some of these kids can barely read so trying to read from a fancy font causes too many problems.