Tell Me Something Good... Children's Curriculum for Lent + Intergenerational Play
Tell Me Something Good... Children's Curriculum for Lent + Intergenerational Play
[This resource is one of many included in our Tell Me Something Good Lent Bundle.]
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This interactive, skit-based children’s curriculum contains 7 weeks of lessons for Lent through Easter. The lessons include a variety of ways for children (approximately ages 5–11) to explore the Tell Me Something Good sub-themes and Gospel stories, through rejoicing together in song, telling the story through skits, and engaging further with the theme through crafts, books, and games.
Inspired by the tradition of reading the passion narrative on Palm/Passion Sunday, the accompanying Lenten play tells the good news of Jesus' ministry from his first miracle in Cana to the resurrection. The Act I scenes follow our Tell Me Something Good focal texts for Lent, while the Act II scenes follow Jesus' final week, from the triumphal entry to the tomb. A final Easter Epilogue closes the play as a reminder that death does not have the last word. This play is designed for an intergenerational cast and an audience of all ages. It can be staged at any point during the season.
Curriculum and script by Rev. Anna Strickland
Download includes:
6-pg PDF introduction to the curriculum with ideas for implementation.
7 weekly PDF curriculum guides for each Sunday from the First Sunday in Lent through Easter Sunday. Each week includes:
A main idea.
A suggested opening song.
A printable scripture skit.
A memory verse (including printable posters and take-home cards).
Reflection prompts.
A prayer.
Extension activity suggestions for games, books, and creative expression to further engage the story and theme.
Any needed printable pages for extension activities.
44-pg PDF play script, including staging notes
How to use the Curriculum:
Use the curriculum as-is for your children’s Sunday School time.
Adapt the curriculum to use in children’s moments during worship or during extended time for children during or after worship.
Print the curriculum and activities to include in a Lent take-home kit for families to engage with the lessons at home during the week.
HOW TO USE THE PLAY:
Stage the full play (approximately 50 minutes) in the evening, inviting the community to attend.
Stage Act 2 of the play (approximately 25 minutes) in lieu of the scripture reading and sermon on Palm/Passion Sunday, as it follows Jesus from the triumphal entry to the tomb.
Use the monologues at the end of each scene as a secondary reading following the primary scripture reading each week.
Credit Info:
Curriculum and script by Rev. Anna Strickland | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org
