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. January 30, th Sunday in Ordinary Time 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. Matthew 5:1-12a Gospel Activities new.catholicmom.com Click on the date. Scroll down to 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 Sermon on the Mount (look under Jesus Teachings) with tons of resources for illustrating the story, coloring pages/activity sheets, crafts, and songs. sermons4kids.com The "Bee - Attitudes" object lesson with coloring page, word search, puzzle sermons4kids.com The Happy Puppy object lesson with coloring page, group activities, puzzles, worship bulletin, etc. higherpraise.com The Beatitudes lesson with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets. sundayschoollessons.com God Redistributes Blessings and Heartaches lesson sundayschoollessons.com Jesus Counts Our Blessings For Us lesson childrensermons.com Blessed Are object lesson childrensermons.com Show Mercy object lesson newadvent.org The Eight Beatitudes jesuschristsavior.net The Eight Beatitudes of Jesus and their meanings. ainglkiss.com The Beatitudes explained for young children. silk.net/reled/

3 Resources on the Beatitudes in general and on each of the Beatitudes. rotation.infopop.cc Beatitudes lesson plans with crafts, activities, snacks, games, drama, etc. salt.claretianpubs.org Climb the ladder of the Beatitudes gardenofpraise.com The Beatitudes lesson with questions, test, word search, and crossword members.tripod.com/~roberwells/ What each Beatitude means is answered. ebibleteacher.com Sermon on the Mount: Blessed Are Those... lesson with discussions, songs, crafts, games, questions, worksheets, memory work, etc. baptist-church.suite101.com The Beatitudes and Being Blessed- Preschool Sunday School Lesson Plan Ideas game ideas, snack, and craft. medievalmind.blogspot.com A creative way to present and teach the Beatitudes to students. kirkofkildaire.org Beatitudes flyer, drama, movie, art, games, stories, bookmarks, Bible study, etc. missionarlington.org Beatitude lessons for older and younger students liguori.org Beatitude lesson The Catholic Toolbox

4 Beatitudes Lapbooks textweek.com Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources Coloring sermons4kids.com The Sermon on the Mount applesaucekids.com The Sermon on the Mount childrenstory.info Sermon on the Mount pdf Jesus Giving the Beatitudes teacherhelp.org The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-11 NIV) teacherhelp.org The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-11 KVJ) first-school.ws Matthew 5:1-12 Crafts baptist-church.suite101.com

5 Fingerprint Bee Craft- cute craft using the child s fingerprint and a print out sheet is provided dltk-kids.com Bumble Bee Crafts- several posted familycrafts.about.com Bee Craft Projects daniellesplace.com Bee Crafts first-school.ws Printable Bee Craft akidsheart.com Honey Bee Printable Craft allfreecrafts.com Free Fun Foam Door Bee Craft- Have students write their favorite Beatitude on the sign. Printable bee pattern provided. crayola.com Bee Happy Picture Frame Introduce craft: Who should we be kind to? Everyone. Let s make a craft to remind us to Love Others familycorner.com Love Bug Lady Bug- Paint the paper plates or use red and white paper plates to make this craft. On the back of the lady bug where the wings open up write Love Others. dltk-kids.com Lady Bug- Or make the lady bug with poster board or card stock. On the back of the lady bug where the wings open up write Love Others.

6 Introduce craft: How can we help others? Here is a craft to help to remind us to help others. mssscrafts.com Sharing Hands craft associatedcontent.com ml?cat=4 Chain of Kindness associatedcontent.com tml?cat=25 Cups of Kindness thebestkidsbooksite.com Loving Thoughts Group Project thebestkidsbooksite.com Send A Hug Love Notes- Cute magnet craft to put on your refrigerator to leave loving messages to the people in your family. (Christian Crafts for Christmastime by Kathy Ross, pages 54 & 55). grassroots.com Loving Others IOU cards (scroll down to this) Loving others demands respect, consideration, cooperation, care, etc. Love is about giving. Fill these chore charts out or have the students come up with their own chores to do and color. These can be given to parents or friends/family etc. to show they are serious about their respect for them, care, etc. They are to bring the chore charts back signed next week and receive a small gift as a reward for their good deeds. christianpreschoolprintables.com

7 Custom Chore Chart Generator alenkasprintables.com Editable Chore Charts dltk-cards.com Custom Chore Chart successfulfamilychores.com Chore Charts- Several chore charts to choose from for all ages. Games rainbowcastle.org Beatitude Cards Matching- To play Memory rainbowcastle.org Bee and Beehive Matching for Beatitudes Color Your Actions- (The Really Big Book of Bible Games, page 161). Kindness Toss- (The Really Big Book of Bible Games, page 231). Bucket Brigade- (The Really Big Book of Bible Games, page 70). akidsheart.com Printable Verse Cards- use the Bible verse cards for memory verses, matching games, flash cards, bulletin boards, or other lesson plans on The Beatitudes kirkofkildaire.org Beatitudes Bingo- Directions (scroll down to Application Grades 3 5: Beatitudes Bingo). For Beatitudes Bingo Questions (scroll about halfway down). kirkofkildaire.org Beatitudes Bingo Cards

8 new.catholicmom.com Random Acts of Kindness- Children identify Random Acts of Kindness as they move around the board. Puzzles sermons4kids.com Maze Blessed Are the Pure in Heart- The hearts are broken and need to be mended by love. Cut out the pieces and match them together. What do the pictures show? (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 40). People May Dislike You- Peter and John were brought before the religious leaders. Hidden in this picture are a cat, a Bible, an airplane, a ball, a pencil and a kite. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 42). sermons4kids.com Word Search christianbiblereference.org Word Search Word Search gardenofpraise.com Word Search joanyedwards.com Word Search gardenofpraise.com Word Scramble

9 blestarewe.com Unscramble the words. Use the circled letters to complete the last sentence. gardenofpraise.com Crossword joanyedwards.com Crossword Break the Code #1 with answers Break the Code #2 with answers Break the Code #3 with answers m Beatitude Reflections with answers Beatitude Equations with answers Quizzes gardenofpraise.com The Beatitudes fill in the blanks with word bank. catholicmom.com Beatitudes Matching worksheet

10 Beatitude Match with answers Beatitude fill in the blanks with answers Beatitude Match with answers Skit home.mchsi.com The Bee Attitudes 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.