Prodigal Son/Lost Son: Luke 15:11-31
Objectives: The students will be able to
- retell the story The Prodigal Son
- discuss that Jesus and God love us no matter what mistakes we have made
- discuss that Jesus and God forgive us and that we must forgive others too
- state what they should say when they do something wrong
- state what they should say when someone says I’m sorry
- discuss why the son thought tending swine was demeaning and disgraceful
Review:
Prayer, Take Home Sheet, and vocabulary from last week’s lesson and also Objects Used at Mass cards.
Vocabulary Words: (Write words on the board and discuss with class)
inheritance- property or title that has been given to you because of birthright
birthright- a basic right that somebody has or is thought to be entitled to from birth
estate- the whole of someone’s property, possessions, and capital
divided- separated into two or more parts or groups
squandered- to spend or use something wastefully and extravagant way
dissipation- overindulgence in the pursuit of physical pleasures; the squandering of resources such as money
severe- causing great discomfort and difficult to do or endure
famine- a severe shortage of food resulting in widespread hunger
dire- severe, serious, or desperate circumstances
hire- doing work for some kind of pay
tend- take care of
swine- hogs or pigs
compassion- sympathy for the suffering of others, often including a desire to help
embrace- to hug someone
Plan:
Story: "Prodigal Son/Lost Son" and ask questions from Take Home Sheet that will be sent home today.
Activities:
Introduce activities: Who always loves us when we make mistakes? Who always forgives us? Should we forgive others? What do you say when you do something wrong? What should we say when someone says they are sorry?
mssscrafts.com-The Prodigal Son (under Jesus’ Teachings) with tons of resources for illustrating the story, coloring pages/activity sheets, crafts, and songs.
webelieveweb.com- Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities.
sermons4kids.com- Three Wishes object lesson with dot-to-dot and coloring page
children.calvarychapel.com- The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) lesson with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets.
sundayschoollessons.com- A Father Welcomes a Lost Son lesson
childrensermons.com- Bad Boy (Prodigal Son) object lesson.
kidsclub4jesus.com- Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) 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).
daniellesplace.com- Lesson, crafts, games, etc.
dltk-bible.com- The Prodigal Son lesson with coloring pages, crafts, name tags, puzzles, games, and take home sheet.
textweek.com- Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources
Crafts:
newchurch.org- Prodigal Son Puppets (stick figure and paper bag puppets)
Scroll down for these crafts.
Introduce craft: What did the son do when he ran out of money? (He hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine.)
daniellesplace.com- Pig in a Basket Craft & TP Roll Pig (scroll down to these)
dltk-bible.com- Paper Bag Pig Puppet- with color or black and white template
enchantedlearning.com- Paper Bag Pig Puppet- (scroll down for this)
kisartplanet.com- Pig Mask
craftjr.com- Pig Mask
kathyross.com- Pink Plate Piggy Bank- Kathy Ross Crafts Colors by Kathy Ross, page 10 – 12.
familyfun.go.com- Piggy Bank
Pig Bank
about.com- Piggy Bank
books.google.com- Plastic Bottle Piggy Bank- The Everything Kids' Money Book by Diane Mayr, page 11.
Games:
Introduce game: Why did the son find it so demeaning and disgraceful to tend the swine? (Because it was the most menial and degrading of employment. Jews cannot eat pork and consider swine unclean.)
daniellesplace.com- Feed the Pigs & Pigs Snorting Game (scroll down to these and look under Activity)
books.google.com- Lost and Found (The Parable of the Lost Son)- As they explore the story of the prodigal son, your kids will discover God loves each of us. (The Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children’s Ministry, page 87).
The Prodigal Son Comes Home Game- A fun board game about the Prodigal Son. The object of the game is to get your markers to the banquet. (Super Bible Game Book by Linda Standke, page 95 - 106 for directions, game board markers, game board, and game cards).
ehow.com- Pig Card Game: The card game Pig is tons of fun when a lot of people play. Keep your eye on everyone else's nose in this game so you don't make a pig of yourself. For added fun have the dealer call “oink” instead of “Go” and pass a card to your left.
The Prodigal Son File Folder Game: The objective of the game is to get to the father hugging his lost son.
Snacks:
Introduce snack: What job did the son have to do when he ran out of money?
perpetualpreschoolcom- Pig Snacks
preschooleducation.com- Pig Slop, Pink Pig Sicles, Pigs in Mud, and Pigs in a Blanket (scroll down for these)
Puzzles, Mazes, Worksheets:
More 365 Activities for Kids (puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dot, spot the difference, etc.) from September 24 - 28.
sermons4kids.com- Dot-to-dot
misslink.org- Maze
maxipraise.com- Maze
maxipraise.com- Maze (harder)
misslink.org- Word Search
dltk-bible.com- Anagrams, cross words, cryptogram, word mining sheets, word search
biblewise.com- decoder
silk.net/RelEd/- Crossword
joanyedwards.com- Crossword
misslink.org- Multiple Choice
biblewise.com- Number the pictures in the correct order.
newchurch.org- Make A Prodigal Son Book
Children color and sequence pictures of the events in the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Finish the project by creating accordion books which children can then use to retell the story. (Scroll down for this.)
Homework: Prayers and Take Home Sheet (It is in MS Word and can be changed any way you like according to your student’s abilities.)
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