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Youth & Children’s Ministry
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Lent

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For each week of Lent, focus on a specific gospel passage, theme, and guiding question with your class members. Your pupils will engage in a variety of hands-on activities, discussion points, and worksheets following Jesus' experiences in the six weeks before Easter.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

religious beliefs, christianity, easter, the bible, lent, fasting

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Some worksheets may not have enough room in the spaces provided for learners to write; in these cases, have them continue their work on the back of the page

Classroom Considerations

  • The activities in this resource are faith-based; review the materials to determine if they are appropriate for your class
  • Some phrases refer to British cultural references and terminology

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  • Offers instructional points to emphasize for each gospel
  • All activity worksheets included

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  • None

Common Core

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