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

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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 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. Activities January 3, 2010 Epiphany of the Lord Gospel Matthew 2:1-12 new.catholicmom.com Scroll down to Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search webelieveweb.com nguage=eng&book=0 Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities msssbible.com Three Wise Men with tons of resources for illustrating the story, coloring pages/activity sheets, crafts, and songs. ecusa.anglican.org Epiphany: January 6, 2010 (Epiphany Year C International Lesson Plan) Wise Men Still Seek Him object lesson with coloring page and maze Seeking the Savior object lesson with coloring page, group activities, puzzles, quizzes calvarychapel.com

2 The Wise Men lesson with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets. sundayschoollessons.com Wise Men Come from the East to Worship Jesus lesson kidssundayschool.com Visit of the Magi: The Birth of Christ (Lesson 4) childrensermons.com Wise Men Worship Jesus object lesson kidsclub4jesus.com Three Wise Men lesson 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). dltk-bible.com The Wise Men lesson with take home sheet, coloring pages, crafts, Bible Story/Song Time, etc. textweek.com Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources homiliesby .com Activity sheets, coloring, puzzles, etc. Coloring Wise Men Worship Jesus (Matthew 2) homiliesby .com Three Wise Men coloring pages.

3 homeschooling.about.com Three Wise Men apples4theteacher.com Wise Men apples4theteacher.com Three Wise Men first-school.ws Three Wise Men Matthew 2 christiananswers.net The Wise Men brought gifts for Jesus. Crafts crafts.kaboose.com Paddle Pop Star craft- An easy and pretty star craft made out of paddle pop sticks (popsicle sticks), paint, and glitter. crafts.kaboose.com Sparkling Stars craft- Make sparkling stars to decorate your home. crafts.kaboose.com Star of David craft- A very simple star made out of 6 popsicle sticks. Potato Stars- Paint, glitter, and a potato can help make a beautiful night sky. Even though this comes from a preschool craft book, it is appropriate for older children to do. (Preschool Christian Crafts by Linda Standke, page 53). mssscrafts.com Wise Men Paper Craft

4 Three Kings Banner- A cute and easy banner of the Three Wise Men. A sample craft from Kathy Ross' book: Crafts for Christmas, page 12 & 13. Purim Treat Holder- Cute craft to represent the Wise Men. (Crafts to make in the Winter by Kathy Ross, page 58 & 59). Three Kings Hats- Three kings made out of cone shaped party hats. (Crafts from your favorite Bible Stories by Kathy Ross, page 40 & 41). The Wise Men Visit Jesus (Story Wheel)- Bible Wheels to Make and Enjoy by Carmen Sorvillo, page 35 & 36. Games Introduce game: Who was searching for baby Jesus? Wise Men Search Need: Clothes pin to be baby Jesus. Directions: One student is picked to be a Wise Man and steps out of the classroom. Another student is picked by the teacher to hide baby Jesus somewhere in the classroom. When baby Jesus is hidden, the Wise Man comes back into the room. He is to find baby Jesus by directions from the student that hid baby Jesus. These directions are: the star is not very bright if the Wise Man is far away, brighter if somewhat nearer, getting brighter if even closer, and VERY bright if very close. When the Wise Man finds the baby Jesus, the person that hid baby Jesus is now the Wise Man. books.google.com pedia+of+bible+games+for+children%e2%80%99s+ministry#v=onepage&q=&f=f alse Finding Favor (Wise Men Find Jesus)- This game will help students identify how we pursue things that are important to us. (The Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children s Ministry, page 68 & 69). Journey to Bethlehem- The Really Big Book of Bible Games, page 141. catholicmom.com Gifts for Baby Jesus (file folder game) Puzzles

5 The Great Bible Big Fun Activity Book: From the Old and New Testaments by Toni Lind - Wise Men color by number - Follow the Dots to see what the Magi saw in the sky More 365 Activities for Kids (do any of the Wise Men puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dot, spot the difference, etc. from August 3-8). Wise Men Visit Jesus- Look at the pictures in the circles. Find the matching picture in the larger picture. Draw lines to connect the matching pictures. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 14). Maze biblewise.com _maze.pdf Wise Men maze biblewise.com pdf Wise Men Visit Jesus maze biblewise.com bjects.pdf Wise Men missing objects christiananswers.net Star (dot-to-dot) homiliesby .com Scroll down to word search, cross word, and code puzzles. Word Search silk.net Word Search

6 joanyedwards.com Word Search (it says Luke, but it is Matthew 2:1-12) Word Jumble Crossword silk.net Crossword joanyedwards.com h.pdf Crossword (it says Luke, but it is Matthew 2:1-12) Quizzes Multiple Choice Fill in the Blanks Snacks Introduce snack- How did the Wise Men find Jesus? They followed a very bright star. Gingerbread Starshttp:// Crispy Cheese Stars- Peanut Butter and Jelly Starshttp://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=40728

7 (You can also get a large star shaped cookie cutter and make star shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.) Spread peanut butter on star shaped crackers. Song kididdles.com We Three Kings Song- With lyrics and audio Text Copyright CatholicMom.com and Laura Grace 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.