Lent 2008 Volume 1, Issue 1

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1 Lent 2008 Volume 1, Issue 1 CatholicMom.com Connection Lenten Blessings! Hello CatholicMom.com Friends and Families, As we enter the season of Lent, I want to share with you my profound thanks for your prayerful support of our website. We enjoy hearing from readers around the world who are using the website and our children s activities to grow closer to Jesus! As we enter the season of Lent and Sacraments, I wanted to remind you of a few ways that you can support CatholicMom.com while purchasing books, supplies and gifts for sacraments. If you are a teacher or DRE, I hope that you will share this information with the families in your classroom. We have an Affiliate relationship with The Catholic Company, a wonderful online retailer of gifts, books, religious supplies, devotional items and more. When you purchase any item through our catholic Company store, 20% or your purchase price is donated to CatholicMom.com! This means that if you purchase a gift for your favorite First Communicant, you will also give a gift to the children of the world who use our CatholicMom.com gospel activities each week. To make purchases online through our store, please go to: Users may also call the Catholic Company at and mention that they are ordering through affiliate number 1457 to give credit to CatholicMom.com. Online purchases with Amazon.com made through the main website at also support the site. I also wanted to share with you the good news about our new Catholic Moments Podcast. The podcast is a weekly interview format show where we share the good news about the work of Catholic authors, musicians and other newsmakers who are doing great work to spread our faith. You can find the podcast at As we anticipate the season of Lent and the glory of Easter, please know that I keep all of our CatholicMom.com readers in my thoughts and prayers. I love hearing from you, so please feel free to me at lisa@catholicmom.com any time to share your stories and feedback. Lisa Hendey Founder and Editor, CatholicMom.com

2 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 which 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. Activities February 10, 2008 First Sunday of Lent Gospel Matthew 4:1-11 Temptation of Jesus catholicmom.com Scroll down to Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search ecusa.anglican.org Lesson Plans for Small Congregations webelieveweb.com e=eng&book=0 Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities Who Says? object lesson The Temptation of Christ object lesson calvarychapel.com The Transfiguration lesson with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets. sundayschoollessons.com Jesus Says No to the Devil lesson kidsclub4jesus.com Mt. of Temptation lesson with puzzles, coloring sheet, Bible readings, questions, memory verses, key points, object lesson, drama, puppets, etc. (These files are set up and

3 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). msssbible.com Temptation with tons of resources for illustrating the story, coloring pages/activity sheets, and crafts. paoc.org Jesus Faces Temptation lesson with stories and craft. textweek.com Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources homiliesby .com Activity sheets, coloring pages, puzzles, etc. Coloring mscperu.org Clip art mscperu.org Temptation of Jesus clip art Coloringbookfun.com 3 Temptation of Jesus coloring pages (devil) Crafts daniellesplace.com Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness craft. We are tempted every day. What can we make to help remind ourselves to do the right thing? dltk-bible.com

4 What Would Jesus Do mobile makingfriends.com What Would Jesus Do crafts beau.org/~vickir/crafts Witness Bracelet Craft dltk-bible.com Paper Bead Cross kaboose.com Beaded Cross Necklace- A very nice necklace for boys and girls. Be sure to make the string at least 36 inches long to fit over their heads. Craft cord can be used as well. Colors of Christ Cross- Neat tip at the bottom for younger students. kaboose.com Stain Glass Window- I make this craft in the shape of a cross by folding one sheet of black construction paper in half and tracing a cross in the center on the top sheet. I then cut the cross out of both sheets of paper for the students. We then follow the rest of the directions given here. Mosaic Cross- Easy cross necklace/magnet that all kids can make. Games Hear No Evil Resist the Devil books.google.com on+of+jesus+game&source=web&ots=td6ffzwuby&sig=busglzwwjloen1u7mryn_huwe C0

5 Temptation Obstacle Course (Satan Tempts Jesus)- A fun medium energy level game with complete directions, supply list, what to say, and post game discussion questions. This game will help your kids actively review how Satan tempted Jesus and how the angels took care of Jesus. (The Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children's Ministry by Group Publishing, page 73). On Your Guard- The Really Big Book of Bible Games, page 128. Puzzles More 365 Activities for Kids- do Jesus was Tempted by Satan spot the difference puzzle on August 18. Satan Tries to Tempt Jesus- The pictures below tell the story of Jesus in the desert. But they are all mixed up. Number them in the order that they happened. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 23). The Temptation of Jesus- Trace the lines from top to bottom to see how Jesus answered Satan. (Red Hot Bible Puzzles by Nancy I. Sanders, page 36). gardenofpraise.com The Temptation of Jesus word search efree.mb.ca Word Search wordsearchfun.com Word Search edoxy.com Crossword & Word Search Quizzes gardenofpraise.com The Temptation of Christ fill in the blanks. funtrivia.com The Temptation of Jesus Quiz. 10 multiple choice quiz that you can cut and paste and give to your students. Rap

6 dltk-bible.com Jesus Rap Skit thewestcoast.net Jesus is Tempted by Satan Snacks If you went out into the desert, what would you bring? Let s make some Trail Mix that could help us survive. snacks/sweet_trail_mix Worksheets bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools pdf Jesus is Tempted worksheets The Temptation of Jesus- Choose the word that best matches the definition. The Temptation of Jesus- Enter the correct words in the boxes based on the shape of letters.