Jesus (Parables)

Kids and Sunday School Resources

Projects and Activities

• Act Out the Parable of the Talents
• Activities on the Prodigal Son
• Create a Comparison Grid of Jesus Parables - (directions)
• Create a Grid for all the Kingdom Parables - (directions)
• Create a Grid of Your Ten Favorite Parables - (directions)
• Friendship Lessons (Good Samaritan) - Read the article on True Friendship and discuss the questions
• How the Prodigal Son Affected a Ten-Year-Old Girl - Read her story
• Jesus Parables on Note Cards - (directions)
• Modern Day Parables Game - Have students tell parables in modern language until others can identify it
• Parable of the Sower - Have students scatter seeds (parking lot, rocks, etc.) and then plant seeds in soil in a special pot. The next Sunday, compare what happened to different seeds.
• Role Playing In Depth - Help students write skits to act out the helpful concepts in Jesus' parables
• The Spoiled Princess - A Retelling of the Prodigal Son for kindergarten girls
• Story Telling Time - Have students read the "Lost Parables"and decide who to cast in their own movie version of these stories.

Fun and Games

• A 'Good' Scramble - Read the parable of the good samaritan and then unscramble words from the story.
• 10 Bridesmaids - Read Jesus' parable of the 10 bridesmaids and mark each statement as true or false.
• Alive and Found - Read the story of the prodigal son. Then trace the quote from the story.
• All About Forgiveness - Read Jesus' parable of the two debtors and cross out words not related to forgiveness.
• All About the Talents - Read Jesus' parable of the talents and answer the questions.
• Break the Code - Kingdom Heaven - What does Jesus compare to the kingdom of heaven
• Break the Code - Pearls - Discover the Jesus message about the kingdom of heaven
• Color the Wheat - A color by number picture of wheat
• Coloring Page - Bringing Home the Lost Sheep
• Coloring Page - I Am the True Vine
• Coloring Page - Parable of the Lost Sheep
• Coloring Page - Parable of the Sower and the Seed
• Coloring Page - The Good Samaritan Caring for the Injured Man
• Coloring Page - The Unforgiving Servant
• Coloring Page - The Unforgiving Servant
• The Commandment - Use the key to decode Jesus' commandment to his disciples.
• Forgiveness - Read the story of the prodigal son. Then answer questions about a time when you forgave someone.
• Forgiveness Fill In - Read Jesus' parable of the two debtors. Then use words from the word bank to fill in the parable.
• The Good Samaritan (Color by Number) - Color the various squares to find out who Jesus tells us to love in his parable of the Good Samaritan.
• The Good Samaritan (Crossword) - Fit words from the story of the Good Samaritan into the puzzle
• Good Samaritan Maze - Help the Good Samaritan bring the man in need of help to the city
• The Hand Healing (True or False?) - Read the story of Jesus healing the man with the withered hand and mark the statements as true or false.
• Harvest Time: Wheat or Tare? - Read Jesus' parable of the Tares and Wheat then color the wheat stalks with good message and leave the bad message stalks white.
• Help the Shepherd - A fun color by number of the lost sheep from Jesus' parable.
• Hidden Word - Kingdom of Heaven Parables - Discover the hidden words from the parables
• Leaven Bread Parable - Cut out the pictures and put them in the correct order to make bread
• The Lost Coin - Find the lost coin in a pile of money
• The Lost Sheep - Find the right home for the lost sheep
• The Lost Sheep - Help the shepherd find his sheep hidden in the picture
• The Lost Sheep (Maze) - Help the shepherd bring the sheep home
• Mote & Beam - To find out what a mote and beam are, write the first letter of each picture in the line above it.
• Neighbors - Read the story of the Good Samaritan and circle the qualities of a good neighbor
• Obedience is Important - Read Jesus' parable of the two sons and then number the cards in the correct order
• Parable Jumble - Unscramble the words from Jesus' parable of the talents.
• Parable of Hidden Talents - Read Jesus' parable of the talents. What are YOUR talents? Write down your talents and describe how you share them with others.
• Parable of the Rich Man & Lazarus - Read Jesus' parable about the rich man and Lazarus. Then decide if the statements below are true or false.
• The Parable of the Talents - Read the parable and place the green words from the story into the crossword puzzle
• The Parable of the Two Sons - Use the dial to decipher Jesus message in the parable of prodigal son and older brother
• The Prodigal Son - Read the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32 and then place the pictures in order
• The Prodigal Son's Journey - Go through the maze and order the different stops on the prodigal son's journey.
• Qualities of Bread - Write down 5 qualities you want in your life, 5 qualities you want to grow and expand in your lives, and 5 things that will result from growing these qualities
• Rags to Riches - Draw a line between the prodigal son and the clothes his father gives him
• The Sheep & the Goats - Use the highlighted words from the Bible verses and place them in the crossword. Then answer the question 'why is it important to help those in need?'
• Sheep Search (Older Children) - A more challenging tile game where children help the shepherd find his lost sheep.
• Sheep Search (Younger Children) - Flip the animal tiles to help the shepherd find his sheep.
• Some Grape Qualities - Read Jesus' parable of the true vine. On the grapes, write qualities we express as God's children.
• The Sower - Look up different Bible verses and explain the meaning of the four seeds
• The Story About the Farmer - Read Jesus parable about the farmer planting seeds then complete the maze
• A Story Jesus Told - Dot-to-dot puzzle about the houses built on sand and rock
• Tabitha - True or False? - Read the story of Tabitha and mark each statement as true or false.
• Tares and Wheat Comic - Illustrate the verses from Jesus' parable of the tares and wheat in the boxes below.
• Ten Virgins - Put words from the parable of the ten virgins into the puzzle
• The Thief at Night (Younger Children) - Use the key to discover the moral to Jesus' parable.
• A Thief in the Night (Older Children) - Use the key to discover the moral to Jesus' parable of the thief at night.
• The True Vine - Read Jesus' parable of the true vine. Then unscramble the letters to see how Jesus describes the trunk, the branches, and the gardener.
• Two Houses: A House Built on the Rock and A House Built on the Sand - Write the qualities houses built on the sand and the rock
• The Unforgiving Servant - Complete a crossword puzzle about the unforgiving servant
• The Watchful Servants - Read Jesus' parable of the watchful servants in Luke 12: 35-38 and then answer the questions.
• What Color is the Wheat? - A color by number picture of wheat
• What Did the Servant Need to Learn? - Write the first letter of each animal to find the answer
• What's in Your Eye? - Word Search puzzle featuring words from Jesus' parable the mote and the beam.
• Wheat & Tares - Read Jesus parable of the Tares and Wheat. List the wheat and tares from your life on the lines below.
• Which Parable Is It? (Older Children) - Match the pictures with the parable
• Which Parable Is It? (Younger Children) - Match the pictures with the parable
• Word Search (Parables) - Circle words from Jesus' parables in this fun word search puzzle

Read a Story

Parable of the Watchful Servants
Luke 12:35-38

• Watchful Servants (older children/teens)

Parable of the Thief at Night
Luke 12:39-40

• The Thief at Night (younger children)

Parable - The Vine and the Branches
Read John 15: 1-6

• Parable of the Vine and Branches (younger children)

The Good Samaritan
Read Luke 10:25-37

• A Man Who Cared (preschool children)
• The Good Samaritan (younger children)
• The Good Man (older children/teens)
• The Good Samaritan (older children/teens)
• Good Samaritan (older children/teens)
• The Good Shepherd (older children/teens)
• The Good Shepherd and the Good Samaritan (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Parable of the Lost Son
Read Luke 15: 11-32

• A Boy Comes Home (younger children)
• The Story of the Lost Son (younger children)
• Prodigal (older children/teens)
• The Prodigal Son (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Parable of the Lost Coin
Read Luke 15: 8-10

• The Story of the Lost Coin (younger children)
• Lost Parables (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Parable of the Lost Sheep
Read Luke 15:3- 7

• The Story of the Lost Sheep (younger children)
• The Story of the Lost Sheep (younger children)
• Lost Parables (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Parable of the Sower
Read Matt 13: 1-23

• The Farmer's Seeds (younger children)
• Sower and the Seed (older children/teens)
• The Story of the Sower (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Parable of the Tares and the Wheat
Read Matt 13: 24-30

• Weeds Mixed In (younger children)
• Tares and Wheat (older children/teens)

Parable of the Mustard Seed
Read Matt 13: 31-32

• A Tiny Seed and a Big Tree (younger children)
• Stories About the Kingdom of Heaven (older children/teens)
• Story-Sermons by the Sea (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Parable of the Leaven
Read Matt 13: 33

• Leaven (younger children)
• Parable of the Leaven (older children/teens)

Parables of the Treasure and Pearl
Read Matt 13: 44-46

• The Treasure and the Pearl (younger children)
• Story-Sermons by the Sea (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Read Matt 18:21-35

• The Unforgiving Servant (younger children)
• Some Stories that Jesus Told by the Sea (older children/teens)
• The Unforgiving Servant (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Ten Virgins
Read Matt 25:1-13

• The Parables on the Mount of Olives (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

The Talents
Read Matt 25:14-30

• Parable of the Talents (younger children)
• Discussion Questions

The Two Sons
Read Matt 28:28-32

• Obedience is Important (younger children)
• Two Sons (older children/teens)

Parable of the Mote and Beam
Read Matt 7: 3-5

• What's in Your Eye? (younger children)
• Mote and Beam (older children/teens)

Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders
Read Matt 7:24-27

• Two Houses (older children/teens)
• Discussion Questions

Parable - Let Your Light Shine
Read Matthew 5:16

• Don't Hide Your Light (younger children)
• Let Your Light Shine (older children/teens)

Listen to a Story

• The Good Samaritan - (told by Cliff Foerster Jr.)
• The Good Samaritan - (told by four-year-old Katie)
• The Lost Sheep - (told by five-year-old Jacob)
• The Prodigal Son - (told by five-year-old Jacob)
• The Sower and the Seed - (told by four-year-old Katie)

Holy Land Tours

• Jericho to Jerusalem - Jesus is tempted in the wilderness, parable of the good Samaritan, the story of Jesus' birth, judges holding court at city gates, Abraham and Isaac sacrifice