This Parable of the Sower Lesson includes cute teaching ideas, activities, and Bible crafts perfect for a kids Sunday school lesson.
So you shared the Gospel and the person didn't listen. Jesus gave us a story to help with this feeling in the Parable of the Sower, and the kids and I talked it over the other day for what it means for us.
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Our continuing Exploration through the Life of Jesus Has brought us to the time when Jesus is Teaching in Parables. The Parable we are learning about is the Parable of the four soils. We added NEW CARDS to our DO You Know? Wall. My Expectation is for the KIDDOS to be able to answer each of these by the end of the lesson. Our VISUAL Aid for this lesson was fun to make. I have a dear friend, who gave me this wooden box with the four compartments, several years ago. I believe it used to hold children's puzzles. I used clay to make the "WAYSIDE." I used pebbles for the "STONY" ground. I used sand and dirt with a mixture of wooden skewers (cut to small pieces) for the "THORNY" ground. For the "GOOD GROUND" I used potting soil. We used sunflower seeds for our seeds. And my FARMER goes with a DOLLHOUSE set. I added a bird, I purchased at Dollar Tree, to the "WAYSIDE." I added the SUN and scorched plant to the "STONY" ground. I added a bit of strange greenery to the "THORNY" ground. I added sunflowers to the "GOOD GROUND." The KIDDOS were in LOVE with this VISUAL!!!! They loved seeing all the grounds and items that went with the grounds!! It was a great touch and see VISUAL!!!!! We also added a secondary VISUAL to our white board. Each of the pictures show the different types of soils. The bottom sign is our definition for Parable. The KIDDOS need to understand that a PARABLE is and EARTHLY STORY with a HEAVENLY MEANING. We had three new words to add to our WORD WALL. I chose SOIL, SOWER & PARABLE. Those are important words for the KIDDOS to understand for this lesson to make more sense to them. We Added a NEW Card to our GOD'S AWESOME PLAN FOR MAN Timeline!! This is the SONG we learned with this lesson. This song is a little longer than most, but the KIDDOS all learned it and sang it very well!! The song can be heard by clicking the following link. The SOWER song by Ronda Duvall Our MEMORY VERSE was Mark 4:20! To hear the MEMORY VERSE song click on this link. Memory Verse Song Mark 4:20 The Kiddo's TAKE-HOME project was a fun one!! I premade all the little trays of the various soils...the project is made from cardstock...I printed the back picture on the cardstock, before assembling. The KIDDOS added each SOIL, SEEDS and the LABELS to their project. There is double sided foam tape on the back of each of the the soil trays and glue dots on the back of soil labels. The little trays came from the very bottom of Gerber Baby Food Containers. I just cut them down to make them very shallow. The WAYSIDE, is air dried clay, I shaped it in the bottom of one of the baby food containers. By premaking most of the activity it did not take very long to assemble them during Bible Class....I NEVER want our craft/activity to take up a lot of Bible Class time. This KIDDOS loved the weeks REVIEW Game!! The KIDDOS answered a question from the lesson for the opportunity to toss the bean bag.....then the KIDDOS had to tell me what SOIL they landed on and WHAT happened in that SOIL. It was a wonderful way to review all four soils and the outcome of the seeds that fell upon those soils. As you know, the second week of the LESSON is when we REVIEW. It gives me opportunity to correct any misunderstandings. It also, gives opportunities for the KIDDOS who missed class the first week to "CATCH UP." This is the Week we SAY our MEMORY VERSE from MEMORY and We do an ACTIVITY we add to our EXPLORER JOURNAL. This LESSON'S EXPLORER JOURNAL ACTIVITY was a fun one...the KIDDOS added stickers and glued on seeds to this activity. I make the stickers from clipart using a sticker maker machine. The KIDDOS always LOVE stickers and anything they get to glue. We used sunflower seed for our seeds...they are easy for little hands to pick up and glue. I am thoroughly enjoying teaching through the Life of Christ. The KIDDOS are learning so much about JESUS our LORD. Blessings, Ronda
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Free printable Bible lesson for children on the Parable of the Sower (sometimes called the Parable of the Soils). Includes games, worksheets, craft, coloring and more.
Our continuing Exploration through the Life of Jesus Has brought us to the time when Jesus is Teaching in Parables. The Parable...
VERSES: Luke 8:4-15 MEMORY VERSE: Luke 8:11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God." BOOK TO REMEMBER: 1 Peter. Write "1 Peter" on small slips of paper for the students to take home and memorize. PRAYER: Pray that we treat and think about everyone just the same. SPECIAL SONG: Jesus Taught By Parable And Miracle (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog. Click on orange circle to hear tune.) VISUAL AID: Large Activity (see below). LESSON POINTS: The people came out of their cities and gathered together to hear what Jesus had to say. Jesus told them a parable or a story with a spiritual lesson. Jesus told them that a sower or farmer went out into the field and sowed seed. They did not have tractors or trucks or 'planting' machines back then because they had not been invented yet. So a man would go out into his field with a sack over his shoulder and, putting a little of the seed in his hand, would spread the seed on the ground. This was called 'sowing' or planting. Let's try it ourselves right now. Let's pretend we have our sack on our shoulder and then we spread the seed over the ground with our hand out like this. (Demonstrate). But there was a small problem: Not all of the seed went where it was supposed to go which was in the good, rich soil. When the sower spread his seed out on the ground, some of the seed fell by the wayside where it was walked on and the birds came and ate it. Some of the seed fell on top of the rocks where there was just a little bit of dirt. The seed grew very quickly, but because there was not enough moisture or water, the seed withered and died. Some of the seed fell in the thorns and bushes. The thorns grew quickly and choked out the good seed. But there was good seed that fell on the good ground. It grew up and produced fruit one hundred times over what the sower had planted! This was the good ground, the place where the sower or farmer wanted his seed to grow. Jesus told the people, "He that has ears, let him hear." Who didn't have ears to hear Jesus' parable? Everyone had ears! Jesus meant that the people should listen to the story, but His disciples were confused. They asked Him, "What does this parable mean?" Jesus then explained patiently. He said that, when He spoke in parables, that His disciples would know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but other people would not understand what he was talking about except telling the people stories. Then, Jesus said that the 'seed' in the parable was the Word of God. The seed that fell by the wayside were the people who heard the Word, but then the devil came and took the Word out of their hearts, so that the people did not believe and were not saved. The seed that was on the rock were the ones that heard the Word of God, received the Word with joy and enthusiasm, but they did not have any roots and when temptations came, they fell away. The seed that fell among the thorns were those who heard the Word of God, and went out into the world, but were choked out by the cares, riches and pleasures of life, and did not produce any perfect fruit. But, Jesus said, that the seed that fell on the good ground or on the good and honest heart, heard the word, kept it, and, with patience, produced much fruit. Jesus taught the people by parables, by miracles, by command, and by many other ways. He even teaches us today every time we read the Bible! We need to read the Bible every day. We can read it in the morning, or when we come home from school, or before we go to bed or all of those times. It doesn't matter when we read. We only need to make sure that we are reading! "Older Student" Tips: Every time we read this parable, we need to remember that the 'seed' is the Word of God and the parable will make sense to us just like it did to Jesus' disciples. There will always be seed to sow, and there will always be soils that will receive the seed, but sometimes it just doesn't seem like there are very many sowers or farmers to sow the seed. If we tell others what we know about God and Bible, we will be planting the seed, too, then there will be more sowers planting the God's Word in the hearts of others. God will be pleased. ACTIVITY: The Parable Of The Sower Materials needed: small lunch sack, 2" x 6" light brown strip, 5" x 5" dark brown square, light brown scrap paper, 3" x 5" dark brown rectangle, scrap light green paper, 3" x 5 light brown construction paper, .5" x 4" dark brown scrap paper, 2" x 3" dark green paper, 2" x 2" dark green paper, Bible sticker, marker, scissors, tape, glue. Hand out small lunch sack. This is the sower's sack. Draw dark lines on small sack (see picture). Write "Parable of the Sower" and "Luke 8:9-15" on the bottom of the lunch sack. Cut on lines of sack. Open sack. Tape top to make handle. Hand out 2" x 6" light brown strip. This is the wayside. Write "Wayside" on the light brown strip. Draw little seeds on the wayside. Hand out 5" x 5" dark brown square. This is the bird. Draw and cut out a small circle (for the head), an oval (for the body), feathers, and legs) Assemble bird. Glue bird. Hand out 3" x 5" dark brown rectangle. This is the rock. Round edges of rectangle. Draw top of rock. Write "Rock" on the rock. Hand out light green scrap. Cut like grass. Glue pale grass on top of rock. This is the withered seed. Hand out 3" x 5" light brown paper. This is the 'thorns.' Fold paper in half. Fold in half again. Unfold once. Draw zig-zagged line on the top of the folded paper. Cut zig-zag out, but do not cut the folds on each end. This is what keeps the thorns together. Fold like a triangle and secure with tape. Write "Thorns" on the inside bottom of the thorns. Glue leftover light green triangles from the Rock's grass to the bottom of the thorns. This is the withered seed. Hand out .5" x 4" dark brown paper. This is the good soil. Cut a small wiggle at the top of the dark brown paper to resemble a furrow. Hand out 2" x 3" dark green paper. This is the good seed that produced much fruit. Fold dark green paper in half. Cut dark green paper like grass. Glue to top of good soil. Write "Good Soil" on dark brown paper. Hand out 2" x 2" dark green paper. Cut into a circle. This is the good seed. Apply Bible sticker to the bottom of the green seed. Write "The seed is the" on the green seed. Place all soils inside the sower's sack to take home.
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Lent Using Tagxedo, children were asked to make a picture and words reflecting their thoughts about Lent: To try it out follow this link: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html Project Compassion Fund Raiser - Ping Pong Game "Wise Words" boxes Children were asked to get some quotes from the Bible, their parents, their friends or influential people and make a box of treasures, where they could keep their 'Wise Words'. Here are a few pictures: People who followed their informed conscience: MASS We looked at the parts of the Mass and used the resource "Together at One Altar" Children made a poster in groups to summarise their understanding. Then they were tested on their knowledge individually. Pentecost Dove Kite We studied The Parable of the Sower. The children appeared to connect very deeply with this parable and they showed diverse understandings, which enriched us all. We shared and modified our ideas as we discussed alternative meanings. Some children came to some common understandings about the parable: The parable could be about how we take the Word of God into our hearts, grow in love, and share it with others, to build God's kingdom. To help children to engage with this, we have had discussions, videos, Bible readings and individual reflection time. As well as this, we have been doing artwork, drama presentations (Godly Play) and computer activities: Pivot 3, Glogster, videos and posters using Word, etc. This gives you an idea of some of the questions and activities we covered. Here are a few examples of their presentations: Pivot 3 is a program where students can move a stick figure and create animations. It is very simple to use. This is a video that William did using PIVOT 3. It shows the Sower planting the seeds on the path, but the birds come and take it away. Then the Sower plants the seeds in the rocky ground, but the plants have shallow roots and can't withstand the heat of the sun. They wither and die. After that, the Sower plants the seeds in the ground but the thorns choke the plants and they die. Finally, the Sower plants the seeds in the good soil. The plants thrive and produce a good crop ready for harvest. The sower harvests the crop and rejoices at his bountiful supply. This was a video by Ethan. It depicts the same Parable as above. At the end the Sower has a sleep. Perhaps his work is done. This is a video that Madison did, explaining her understanding of the Parable of the Sower. She asks some very interesting questions at the end. She used stop motion apps on her iPad to film it, and iMovie. Abby and Emily did a poster and used cups with soil and characters to represent the stages. They read it out to the class. With our buddies, we made plants that grow in good soil. We wrote things we can do to spread God's love to others - eg) Look after others when they are hurt or upset. Pray for others, etc. The following pictures are the examples of Artwork depicting the Parable of the Sower. During Holy Week we have been reflecting on the life of Jesus and how he suffered and died for us. On Tuesday, we walked around the oval, viewing the Stations of the Cross. Children read from a script, and we said a prayer after each station. We also viewed a video about the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. We also talked about the Last Supper and held a liturgy in our classroom. In Religion lessons this term, we have learnt about ways to connect with our spirituality. We have explored how to do this through the use of mandalas. The students made mandalas on MS Word and found a quote that 'spoke' to them. Some children made up their own. Here are some photos of a few. 2012 In Term 3 we learnt about St Joseph and how he was a man of faith, love and action. Here are some paintings the children did. This Term in Religion, we have looked at the parable of 'The Good Samaritan.' We discussed who Jesus was talking about when he asked us to 'love our neighbour.' We talked about how Jesus challenged the order of society by showing that the Priest and Levite (respected people) walked away from the injured man, but the Samaritan helped the injured man. The children made the characters from the story, and acted it out with a group using a method called 'Godly Play.' We filmed their acting of the story. Then they made the characters for their Year R/1 buddies. Let me know if you would like to see their video when you have your interview! Here is a picture of one group's characters. Last Term in Religion, we focused on our Spiritual, Emotional and Physical Well-being. We are responsible for our own well-being and also have a responsibility to care for others. Children were asked to create something to represent how they care for their own spiritual, emotional and physical well-being. Here are a couple of examples of their work. Some of our Christmas Crafts from 2011!
The Parable of the Sower I took a regular sized poster board and put in the good soil, weeds, the path and the rocks. As you can see, the good soil gets 10 points, the others subtract points, and if the beans fall off the poster board, there are no points added. Divide into teams or as individuals and play the game. Have the kids toss the beans onto the board and add up the points. Put the board up against the door or a wall. It's really hard to get the seed onto the board otherwise. This way it can bounce off the wall and fall onto the board.
So you shared the Gospel and the person didn't listen. Jesus gave us a story to help with this feeling in the Parable of the Sower, and the kids and I talked it over the other day for what it means for us.
his Bible study is perfect for teens who want to learn more about the Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13. It includes study pages, games, and worksheets that are perfect for home or church.
Colouring and activity sheet for digging deeper into the Parable of the Sower
Here's another really good song thanks to Jeanne Dickson! Thank you to Jeanne for letting me use your songs to create and share these flipcharts. This has the standard one-page black and white song and color flipchart. Click here to download. The Newsletter Foldable can be used as a review handout, sent in the mail or in an email, especially for those unable to be in class. The same lesson is included for the teacher. This is the inside with the lesson and pictures. On the outside, Jeanne adds notes and assorted items. She might add a Bible verse, memory verse, a Bible song or two, a picture to color, a reward reminder and/or notes about class and hello to students. You could add a puzzle, maze, worksheet, whatever you prefer. Click here to download. Click here to see an assortment of posters and more. Click here to see the lesson and printables.
Teach your kids about the Parable of the Sower with this hands-on lapbook and Parable of the Sower Bible lesson for children.
This week’s sermon was on the Parable of the Sower, Mark 4:1-20. I loved the challenge of telling this parable in four frames to try to get the gist of the parable. Our pastor did a great job preac…
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Free printable Bible lesson for children on the Parable of the Sower (sometimes called the Parable of the Soils). Includes games, worksheets, craft, coloring and more.
Bible Craft: The Parable of the Sower Teaching Kit. This kit includes: a game die, a story telling wheel, and 2-sided flashcards. All 3 components are included in black and white (for your students to decorate) and in color (for immediate results). Telling the story in different ways is a fun way to reinforce a powerful concept explained in this parable: intentionally preparing your heart to hear God’s word will allow it to take root and grow! If you like this product you might want to look at some of my other products: • Paul and Silas in Jail Triorama • Philip and the Ethiopian Triorama • The Empty Tomb Triorama • Peter Heals a Lame Man Triorama • Triorama 4-Pack • Nativity Scene Triorama • Moses Parts the Red Sea Triorama • Noah’s Ark Triorama Click on the ★ above to follow my store! Be among the first to hear about my new products and freebies! And don’t forget to come back and leave a comment! Earn credit toward new purchases, and help me create new products that you will like! If you are happy with what you see, you might want to browse my store. Just click HERE! Cheers! Elizabeth McCarter
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VERSES: Luke 8:4-15 MEMORY VERSE: Luke 8:11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God." BOOK TO REMEMBER: 1 Peter. Write "1 Peter" on small slips of paper for the students to take home and memorize. PRAYER: Pray that we treat and think about everyone just the same. SPECIAL SONG: Jesus Taught By Parable And Miracle (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog. Click on orange circle to hear tune.) VISUAL AID: Large Activity (see below). LESSON POINTS: The people came out of their cities and gathered together to hear what Jesus had to say. Jesus told them a parable or a story with a spiritual lesson. Jesus told them that a sower or farmer went out into the field and sowed seed. They did not have tractors or trucks or 'planting' machines back then because they had not been invented yet. So a man would go out into his field with a sack over his shoulder and, putting a little of the seed in his hand, would spread the seed on the ground. This was called 'sowing' or planting. Let's try it ourselves right now. Let's pretend we have our sack on our shoulder and then we spread the seed over the ground with our hand out like this. (Demonstrate). But there was a small problem: Not all of the seed went where it was supposed to go which was in the good, rich soil. When the sower spread his seed out on the ground, some of the seed fell by the wayside where it was walked on and the birds came and ate it. Some of the seed fell on top of the rocks where there was just a little bit of dirt. The seed grew very quickly, but because there was not enough moisture or water, the seed withered and died. Some of the seed fell in the thorns and bushes. The thorns grew quickly and choked out the good seed. But there was good seed that fell on the good ground. It grew up and produced fruit one hundred times over what the sower had planted! This was the good ground, the place where the sower or farmer wanted his seed to grow. Jesus told the people, "He that has ears, let him hear." Who didn't have ears to hear Jesus' parable? Everyone had ears! Jesus meant that the people should listen to the story, but His disciples were confused. They asked Him, "What does this parable mean?" Jesus then explained patiently. He said that, when He spoke in parables, that His disciples would know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but other people would not understand what he was talking about except telling the people stories. Then, Jesus said that the 'seed' in the parable was the Word of God. The seed that fell by the wayside were the people who heard the Word, but then the devil came and took the Word out of their hearts, so that the people did not believe and were not saved. The seed that was on the rock were the ones that heard the Word of God, received the Word with joy and enthusiasm, but they did not have any roots and when temptations came, they fell away. The seed that fell among the thorns were those who heard the Word of God, and went out into the world, but were choked out by the cares, riches and pleasures of life, and did not produce any perfect fruit. But, Jesus said, that the seed that fell on the good ground or on the good and honest heart, heard the word, kept it, and, with patience, produced much fruit. Jesus taught the people by parables, by miracles, by command, and by many other ways. He even teaches us today every time we read the Bible! We need to read the Bible every day. We can read it in the morning, or when we come home from school, or before we go to bed or all of those times. It doesn't matter when we read. We only need to make sure that we are reading! "Older Student" Tips: Every time we read this parable, we need to remember that the 'seed' is the Word of God and the parable will make sense to us just like it did to Jesus' disciples. There will always be seed to sow, and there will always be soils that will receive the seed, but sometimes it just doesn't seem like there are very many sowers or farmers to sow the seed. If we tell others what we know about God and Bible, we will be planting the seed, too, then there will be more sowers planting the God's Word in the hearts of others. God will be pleased. ACTIVITY: The Parable Of The Sower Materials needed: small lunch sack, 2" x 6" light brown strip, 5" x 5" dark brown square, light brown scrap paper, 3" x 5" dark brown rectangle, scrap light green paper, 3" x 5 light brown construction paper, .5" x 4" dark brown scrap paper, 2" x 3" dark green paper, 2" x 2" dark green paper, Bible sticker, marker, scissors, tape, glue. Hand out small lunch sack. This is the sower's sack. Draw dark lines on small sack (see picture). Write "Parable of the Sower" and "Luke 8:9-15" on the bottom of the lunch sack. Cut on lines of sack. Open sack. Tape top to make handle. Hand out 2" x 6" light brown strip. This is the wayside. Write "Wayside" on the light brown strip. Draw little seeds on the wayside. Hand out 5" x 5" dark brown square. This is the bird. Draw and cut out a small circle (for the head), an oval (for the body), feathers, and legs) Assemble bird. Glue bird. Hand out 3" x 5" dark brown rectangle. This is the rock. Round edges of rectangle. Draw top of rock. Write "Rock" on the rock. Hand out light green scrap. Cut like grass. Glue pale grass on top of rock. This is the withered seed. Hand out 3" x 5" light brown paper. This is the 'thorns.' Fold paper in half. Fold in half again. Unfold once. Draw zig-zagged line on the top of the folded paper. Cut zig-zag out, but do not cut the folds on each end. This is what keeps the thorns together. Fold like a triangle and secure with tape. Write "Thorns" on the inside bottom of the thorns. Glue leftover light green triangles from the Rock's grass to the bottom of the thorns. This is the withered seed. Hand out .5" x 4" dark brown paper. This is the good soil. Cut a small wiggle at the top of the dark brown paper to resemble a furrow. Hand out 2" x 3" dark green paper. This is the good seed that produced much fruit. Fold dark green paper in half. Cut dark green paper like grass. Glue to top of good soil. Write "Good Soil" on dark brown paper. Hand out 2" x 2" dark green paper. Cut into a circle. This is the good seed. Apply Bible sticker to the bottom of the green seed. Write "The seed is the" on the green seed. Place all soils inside the sower's sack to take home.
