CatholicMom.com Gospel Activity Celebrating Our Catholic Faith Religious Education Lesson Plan Helpers by Laura Grace

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1 CatholicMom.com Gospel Activity Celebrating Our Catholic Faith Please note: Some of our lesson plans contain links to Christian, non-catholic resources. When preparing your lessons, we urge you to inform yourself on the teachings of the Catholic Church with respect to the Sunday gospel and readings. If you find links in any of the lesson plans that may be counter to the teachings of the Church, please notify These lessons plan helpers are designed to assist you in pulling together creative ideas and activities to supplement your lesson plan, but are not designed to be catechetical in nature. Thank you for your continued prayerful support. April 17, 2011 Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion Check out Lisa Hendey s new book, The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul, now available at The Catholic Company, Amazon.com, or a Catholic bookstore near you! For additional event details, to view upcoming events, or invite Lisa to your parish or organization visit or Lisa@catholicmom.com. Gospel - Matthew 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54 Activities catholicmom.com Click on the month. Scroll down to the date for Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, etc. sadlierreligion.com Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities loyolapress.com Background on the Gospel and activities for groups and families mssscrafts.com

2 The Last Supper, The Garden of Gethsemane, The Crucifixion (look under Jesus Final Days) with tons of resources for illustrating the story, coloring pages/activity sheets, crafts, and songs. sundayschoollessons.com Jesus Shares Supper with His Friends lesson rotation.infopop.cc 342&r= # Last Supper lesson plan with scripture, memory verse, purpose, objectives, teacher preparation before class, room set-up, supply list, presentation, craft with application, reflect, resources, etc. sundayschoolresources.com Last Supper lesson with Bible verses, discussions, activities, etc. sundayschoollessons.com Pilot Calls Jesus King lesson sundayschoolresources.com Jesus Died on the Cross lesson childrensermons.com The Cross object lesson kidsclubs4jesus.com Kiss of Betrayal Judas Just Reward Pontius Pilot Crown of Thorns Carrying the Cross Sour Wine and Gall It Is Finished -Lessons with puzzles, coloring sheet, Bible readings, questions, memory verses, key points, object lesson, drama, puppets, etc. (These files are set up and formatted so that they can be easily made into weekly booklets for your children's ministry, youth ministry, etc., with 4 sheets of legal paper and two staples).

3 The Last Supper lesson with vocabulary, discussions, questions, memory work, etc. The Garden of Gethsemane lesson with discussions, songs, crafts, games, questions, worksheets, memory work, etc. Peter Denies Christ lesson with discussions, songs, crafts, games, questions, worksheets, memory work, etc. Pilot lesson with vocabulary, discussions, questions, memory work, etc. Jesus Death lesson with vocabulary, discussions, questions, memory work, etc. Jesus is Crucified lesson with discussions, songs, crafts, games, questions, worksheets, memory work, etc. dltk-bible.com #2 The Last Supper #3 Jesus Prays #4 Jesus Dies On The Cross -Lessons that include coloring pages, take home sheet, games, songs, crafts, snacks, etc. textweek.com Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources Coloring silk.net/reled Holy Thursday clip art apples4theteacher.com

4 The Body and Blood of Christ coloring sheet littlelambsmiinistry.freeservers.com Coloring page for the Last Supper silk.net/reled Good Friday clip art apples4theteacher.com Crown of Thorns apples4theteacher.com Jesus Stumbles with Cross Crafts dltk-bible.com Last Supper keychain rotation.infopop.cc 342&r= # Chalice christianbook.com view=covers A Framed Picture- making a sparkling picture of communion will be a reminder of the special time we put aside to remember Jesus. (Bible Crafts on a Shoestring Budget: Paper Plates & Cups, page 12 & 13). *Click on Excerpt and go to pages 12 & 13 catholicicing.blogspot.com An easy craft based on the famous Leonardo da Vinci Last Supper painting

5 first-school.ws A cute rooster craft with templates available in both black & white and in color versions. Leave off the feet and the rooster can rock back and forth. christiancrafters.com Colors of Christ Cross- Neat tip at the bottom for younger students. christiancrafters.com Mosaic Cross- Easy cross necklace/magnet that all kids can make. daniellesplace.com Cross Crafts-Several posted here. Games Building My Cross (Good Friday)- During this game, children will build a cross for themselves and discover Jesus took their place. (The Encyclopedia of Bible Games, page 147). Review lesson with the following games: Baseball Divide the class into two teams. Establish in the classroom, a first base, second base, third base, and home. Determine in advance how many innings will be played. Team #1 is up at bat first and line up along the chalkboard. The first player is asked a question from the teacher, if they are correct, they advance to first base. If they are incorrect, they go to the end of the line and it counts as an out. The second batter is then asked a different question. Each correct answer allows the batter to advance one base. The game continues like baseball until there are three outs. After three outs, Team #2 has their turn at bat. Whichever team has the most runs, wins. Basketball Need: one small ball (or two balled up pieces of paper), two chairs, one trashcan. Directions: Put a trashcan against a wall. Divide the class into two teams. Have students line up in two teams behind a chair (to keep them from getting too close to basket). Ask

6 the first person in Team #1 a question. If they are correct, they get to try to make a basket. If they make a basket, their team gets a point. If they do not get a basket, their team does not receive a point. After the first player has his turn, he then goes to the end of Team #1 s line. It is now Team #2 s turn. The team with the most points wins. Pass the Rooster! (Pass the Chicken)- Introduce game: What crowed three times just like Jesus said it would? A rooster. Need: A fake rooster. Directions: In this game, nobody wants to hold the rooster -- the game's only prop! To begin the game, all students sit in a circle. Select one person to be It. That person holds the rooster. The teacher asks the person holding the rooster a Bible Question and then says, Pass the rooster!" As soon as the teacher says, "Pass the rooster," the person holding the rooster passes it to the right. Students quickly pass the rooster around the circle. If it returns to the original holder before he or she can answer the question, the holder is still It. Otherwise, the person holding the rooster when It finishes answering the question is the new It. The teacher should prepare the questions for this game in advance. (Alternate rules) An egg timer is set for any time the teacher wishes. The teacher then gives a student the rooster and asks them a Bible Question. The student must answer the question correctly. If they do not, the student must answer another question until they are correct. When the student is correct, the teacher says, Pass the rooster! and the student passes the rooster to the person on their right and that student must answer a Bible Question to be able to pass the rooster. Whoever is holding the rooster with the timer goes off is the rooster. cajestl.org Fill Your Seder Plate Board Game- Have you ever experienced a Passover Seder? For many, Seder meals are not a common part of their typical Holy Week traditions. To help children understand what was eaten during this meal, here is a game that reviews the traditional food of the Seder meal. The Catholic Toolbox Last Supper File Folder Game Puzzles

7 365 Activities for Kids- Find the cups on November 15 th. More 365 Activities for Kids (puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dot, spot the difference, etc. from November 6-21). comingtofaith.com Jesus Gives Us Himself- Use the code to color the stain glass window. biblewise.com Crown of Thorns (maze) joanyedwards.com Word Search joanyedwards.com Crossword The Last Supper- Color the shapes with letters from the word REMEMBRANCE. What did Jesus share with the disciples? (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 72). Jesus Prays in a Garden- Listen to the directions and circle the correct answer. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 74). Peter Denies Jesus- Peter denied Jesus three times. Hidden in this picture are three numbers 3 s. Can you find them? Color the picture. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 76). Crucify Him! Crucify Him!- Jesus had to go before many people before finally going to the cross. Follow this maze to see where He went. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 77). Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus- The soldiers mocked Jesus. They dressed Him like a fake king. Draw a line to the things that the soldiers put on Jesus. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 78). Simon Helps Jesus- Connect the dots to see how Simon helped Jesus. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 79). Jesus Forgives the People- Write the first letter of each object to fill in the blank in this sentence. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 80).

8 Jesus Dies on the Cross- Listen to the directions and circle the correct answer. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 81). A Friend Shares His Tomb- Look at these pictures. They tell the story of Jesus burial. Number the pictures in the correct order. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 82). The Crucifixion- Use the Braille alphabet to fill in the blanks to find out about the remarkable things that happened when Jesus died on the cross for our sins. (Red Hot Bible Puzzles by Nancy I. Sanders, page 45). Jesus True Identity- Use the code and fill in the blanks to see if Jesus ever actually told anyone that He was God s Son. (Wa-a-ay Cool Bible Puzzles by Nancy I. Sanders, page 47). Snacks dltk-kids.com Last Supper snack Lenten Hot Cross Buns- Kids Explore American s Catholic Heritage, page Hot Cross Bunshttp:// Worksheets sadlierreligion.com Grade K, Chapter 24

9 The children learn about Jesus' gift of himself at the Last Supper and our celebration of the Mass catholicmom.com Holy Thursday Worksheet- Fill in the blanks with a word from below. (Ideas for younger students given). catholicmom.com Good Friday Worksheet- Fill in the blanks with a word from below. For additional coloring and word activities related to the Catholic faith, visit Feel free to share this activity with your family or students, but please consider a donation to support CatholicMom.com and our mission of celebrating our Catholic Faith. For more information contact Lisa@catholicmom.com. Shop online at to help support our site.