Wandering Heart Curriculum for Children & Youth for Lent–Easter
Wandering Heart Curriculum for Children & Youth for Lent–Easter
[This resource is one of many included in our Wandering Heart Bundle for Lent]
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This two-part curriculum invites children (ages 5-11) and youth (ages 12-18) to learn about Peter’s journey with Jesus (as outlined in our Wandering Heart series). The children’s curriculum includes 8 weekly lessons. Each lesson includes: a main idea, a retelling of the scripture stories with action prompts, questions for discussion, a prayer, and suggestions for games, books, and creative activities to further engage the theme. The youth curriculum also includes 8 weekly lessons with: scripture readings, questions for discussion, multimedia journaling prompts for further reflection, and a prayers.
Curriculum by Rev. Anna Strickland
Download includes:
3 page PDF introduction to the children’s curriculum with ideas for implementation.
8 weekly PDF children’s curriculum for 1st-5th Sundays in Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, and the Second Sunday of Easter. Each week includes:
A main idea.
A retelling of the scripture stories with action prompts.
Questions for discussion.
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.
4 page PDF introduction to the youth curriculum with ideas for implementation and materials list.
10 page PDF of youth curriculum for 1st-5th Sundays in Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, and the Second Sunday of Easter. Each week includes:
A scripture to read together.
Questions for discussion.
Multimedia journaling prompts for further reflection.
A prayer.
How to use the Curriculum:
Use the curriculum as-is for your children’s Sunday School time or youth group 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 Lent take-home kits for families to engage with the lessons at home during the week.
Adapt the youth curriculum for adults of all ages.
Credit Info:
Curriculum by Rev. Anna Strickland | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org
OPTIONAL (Custom notebooks):
Order custom “Wandering Heart” notebooks for your youth (printed to order; available separately). The youth curriculum involves multimedia journaling, so you might provide custom notebooks for youth to continue their journaling throughout (and beyond) the Lenten season.
Order this custom notebook inspired by the Wandering Heart theme. The cover includes the phrase, “Bind my wandering heart to thee” (the lyric from “Come Thou Fount” which inspired our theme title) and the heart icon from the Wandering Heart logo set on one of the background paintings for the series. Inside are 140 dot grid pages perfect for journaling, sketching, sermon notes, and more.
Use the notebook in your journaling and reflections for the Lenten season.
Notes: One size; the design cannot be customized. Cover designed by Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman featuring a painting by Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity.
