Help your students in first, second and third grade learn all about what the Bible has to say about FORGIVENESS in these interactive and fun character education lessons for elementary students. These are perfect for classrooms, Sunday school, and children's church and have been designed to be taught in five 40-minute blocks.

These Forgiveness Bible Lessons packet contains:

• Teaching Guides: a detailed overview, class-by-class suggested pacing guide, instructions for every lesson and activity
• Watercolor Posters: 7 full-page Forgiveness watercolor posters of NIV Bible verses and key definitions.
• Bible Exploration: a teacher-led sword drill activity and a worksheet to allow students the chance to hunt through their bibles for verses about forgiving others and being forgiven.
• Story: explore the parable of The Prodigal Son and discover God's heart for forgiveness. (includes follow-up activities and small group questions)
• Role Play: 6 role-play cards to help students think critically about age-appropriate situations that may require forgiveness - a great activity for active students!
• Journals: Two journal prompts about forgiveness and options for journalling paper
• 2 Teacher-Led Lessons, "What is Sin" and "I've Sinned. Now What." - These lessons are designed to help teachers guide students through a deeper understanding of the forgiveness of our own sins through Jesus.
• Coloring: Two coloring pages with Bible verses found in this unit. These can be used for early finishers or as a take-home activity to help explain this character trait to parents and caregivers.
• Bulletin Board Display: A reflective group lesson that can be assembled into a display for a bulletin board.

This unit also includes Digital, Google Slides, student pages that can be easily uploaded into Google Classroom for at-home learning or paperless practice. The following pages have been made digital:

• Introduction pages ('What is Forgiveness?")
• Bible Exploration (sword drill cards and Bible verse hunt)
• Story question cards
• Role Play cards
• Journal
• What Is Sin, student page
• I've Sinned, Now What, student page
• Asking for Forgiveness, student page

This is part of a larger Bible Based Character Education Curriculum. All 7 units (Kindness & Empathy, Courage, Contentment, Honesty, Perseverance, Self-Control and Forgiveness) can be purchased together in a discounted bundle.

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