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1 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. January 27, 2008 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel - Matthew 4: Activities catholicmom.com Scroll down to Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search webelieveweb.com e=eng&book=0 Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities Don t Sin object lesson Sin is Gross object lesson Sin Spoils object lesson Sins Revealed object lesson Old Enough to Know activity childrensministry.com Lies In God s Eyes object lesson

2 christiancrafters.com Sins and Forgiveness object lesson God s Forgiveness object lesson mssscrafts.com Forgiveness with tons of resources for illustrating faith, Bible stories, coloring pages/activity sheets, crafts, and songs. personal-development.com Make the Right Choices lesson Bible Verse Activities msssbible.com Memory Verse Craft ideas msssbible.com Patterns, suggestions, and how to create your own Bible Verse Activities Crafts Have the students make a banner saying: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Glue letters on a large piece of felt or material or even on a piece of construction paper. You can use cut out letters made out of felt, craft foam, etc. or make letters out of yarn, construction paper or even on the computer. Ideas to make banners: westerntractmission.org What Would Jesus Do Mirror makingfriends.com

3 WWJD Crafts beau.org Witness Bracelet Craft Games christiancrafters.com Scroll down to the game Repent christiancrafters.com Scroll down to the game A Clean Heart ebibleteacher.com Scroll down to Activities and under it you will find Repent Game Throw Away Your Sins Game- This is for younger students to understand that their sins are forgiven. Need: 1 trashcan, a piece of paper for each child, and 1 chair. Directions: Give each child a piece of paper. Have the children think of a recent time that they sinned, such as telling a lie about their homework, arguing with their parents, or a time they were disobedient, etc. Next, have them think of how many times they sinned during the past week. Remind them of all the things that may be considered a sin, and have them write the number down on the piece of paper. Tell the children, Let s pretend that you made your confession to the priest and you did your penance. Now your sins are forgiven. Let s throw away your sins. Put a trashcan against a wall. Have the children line up behind a chair (to keep them from getting too close to the basket). One by one, have them throw their sins into a trashcan that is a few feet away. Introduce game- How are we to treat others? Well, here are some question and let s see how well you can. Materials- Win or Lose by How You Choose by Judge Judy Sheindlin Directions- Divide the class into teams and do questions out of Win or Lose by How You Choose! Which ever teams gets the most points, wins. Or What Do I Do? (Scroll down to this game)

4 The teacher can read the situations and ask the children what they can do to show the special love Jesus says we should have. christiancrafters.com W.W.J.D.? Puzzles puzzle puzzle solution blestarewe.com Sin in the World crossword Blest Are We (Grade Level 5, Unit 4, Chapter 13) Click on Grade Level 5, then Unit 4, then Unit Activities and Answer Key, then Sin in the World Scroll below for word jumble, word search, and crossword puzzles. Answers to word jumble that is below: 1. John 2. Galilee 3. Nazareth 4. Jesus 5. Capernaum 6. Isaiah 7. preach 8. repent 9. heaven 10. kingdom

5 Matthew 4:12-17 Unscramble the following words: Name: 1. He heard that had been arrested. hojn 2. Jesus withdrew to. ieaegll 3. He left to live somewhere else. enhtraza 4. started his ministry. sujes 5. He went to live in by the sea. rmancpuae 6. who was a prophet, said this would be fulfilled. hasaii 7. To is to speak to others about God. ahrpce 8. You must and feel regret about a sin or past actions and change your ways. eternp 9. After the soul has been judged by God, it may be sent to one of three places,, purgatory, or hell. nvehae 10. Repent, for the of heaven is at hand. nimodkg

6 NAME: DATE: Matthew 4:12-17 R Y Y N R N E V A E H P Z E G C W S L M H W V F M G T E R L O Y M K B O S U S E J U B E O S D U G T J H F N J N T U P R P V A Y E G J C L B A Q L E S N R N P H V K C A E Z K U N Z R V R Q P L R O E E A O N T H A A E E O Z P L Z E R I I P A B L P Q R C I Y N Q E P U X N R S A Z P L N A R O T W K P D W I C F A M I N A P H T A L I W R O G K I N G D O M C W Y J B H L X N I S A I A H D N P R F E M J I X A D H I B H N X J O D Q H R P D H M V F J M L D CAPERNAUM GALILEE HAND HEAVEN ISAIAH JESUS JOHN KINGDOM NAPHTALI NAZARETH PREACH PROPHET REPENT ZEBULUN

7 Matthew 4:12-17 Name: ACROSS DOWN 4. The prophet who said this would be fulfilled 1. He was arrested 5. Where Jesus went to live by the sea 2. Jesus withdrew to 3. Repent, for the of heaven is at hand

8 Answers: Across 4. The prophet who said this would be fulfilled (Isaiah) 5. Where Jesus went to live by the sea (Capernaum) Down 1. He was arrested (John) 2. Jesus withdrew to (Galilee) 3. Repent, for the of heaven is at hand (kingdom)