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. February 19, th Sunday in Ordinary Time We re celebrating the launch of Lisa Hendey s new book A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms: 52 Companions for Your Heart, Mind, Body and Soul, available Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble or a Catholic bookstore near you! For additional information or to invite Lisa to your parish or organization visit or Lisa@catholicmom.com. Gospel - Mark 2:1-12 Activities catholicmom.com Click on the month. Scroll down to the date for Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Puzzle,, 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 Grab a Corner of the Blanket object lesson with coloring page, group activities, puzzles, quiz children.calvarychapel.com

2 Through the Roof lesson with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets. sundayschoolresources.com Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man lesson sundayschoollessons.com Jesus Heals a Man Who Can t Walk lesson childrensministry.com Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man. In this bible activity, kids will act out characters from the story and learn that Jesus wants to forgive us. childrensermons.com Fixing a Hole object lesson Down Through the Roof lesson with puzzles word-sunday.com Scroll down to Gospel: Mark 2:1-12 The Catholic Toolbox Through the Roof- 1 st grade on up lesson with: Objectives, Review, Vocabulary Words, Bible Story with questions, Activities, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Puzzles/Mazes/Worksheets, etc. textweek.com Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources Coloring itmimg.org

3 Jesus Heals a Paralytic Jesus Heals a Paralytic Crafts Grab the Corner of the Blanket group activities (crafts) lambsongs.co.nz Down Through the Roof- (Scroll down to this.) A fun interactive craft that the children reenact lowering the man through the roof. Click on Activity 1, 2, 3, 4. For directions on how to do craft click on Instructions. Stand Up and Walk- A craft that allows a hands-on experience of Jesus telling a cripple man that his sins are forgiven and the man stands up and walks. (Crafts from your favorite Bible Stories by Kathy Ross, pages 44 & 45). Games Grab the Corner of the Blanket group activities (games) books.google.com cyclopedia+of+bible+games+for+children%27s+ministry#ppa77,m1 Kneezies (Jesus Heals a Paralytic)- A fun medium energy level game with complete directions, supply list, what to say, and post game discussion questions. This game will help children know how it feels to have restricted mobility and that Jesus cares for everyone's needs. (The Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children's Ministry by Group Publishing, page 77). Numbered Needs- Jesus healed a paralyzed man when the man s friends brought him to Jesus. No matter what we need, we can depend on God to help and care for us. We re going to play a game in which we race to get something we need. (The Really Big Book of Bible Games, page 104.)

4 Towel Travel- A paralyzed man s four friends were so convinced that Jesus could help their friend get better; they carried him on a mat all the way to the house where Jesus was. (The Really Big Book of Bible Games, page 117.) The Blanket Racehttp:// The Blanket Race- Introduce game: You and I have friends who need to come to Jesus. It may not be easy, but if each of us will do our part, together we can succeed. We may meet obstacles, but we must never give up. We must hold on to our corner of the blanket and carry on until we bring them to Jesus. (Play the game as posted, but for added fun you can also have obstacles that the team has to carry the person through to get to their goal.) Puzzles songofpraise.org jpg&imageheight=700&imagewidth=699&imagetitle=down+through+the+roof&callin gpage= Online jigsaw puzzle kids-corner.info joanyedwards.com Decoder

5 Word Scramble silk.net/reled/ joanyedwards.com Quizzes Multiple Choice Fill in the blanks with word bank. 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 through the vendor inks at to help support our site.