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Prayer-Before-Meals Puzzle

Activity Objective:

To let the children share their knowledge of the Prayer Before Meals

Lesson Outcome:

The children will be able to recite the Prayer Before Meals from memory

Materials

6" x 4" index cards
Timer
Prayer Before Meals: Bless us, O Lord, and these your gifts which we are about to receive from your goodness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Directions:

Break the Prayer Before Meals into six or eight phrases.
Write each phrase on an index card (one set for each group).
Break the group into smaller groups.
Give each group a set of the phrases.
Start the timer.
The children in each group are to put the phrases in the correct order.
When their cards are in order, the children should begin to recite the prayer as a group.
The activity ends when the first group correctly recites the prayer.

Learning Styles:

Word Smart

Approximate Time:

10 minutes

Hints:

Have the index cards printed out before the session.
If you have a poster of the prayer on display, you might want to take it down during this session.

Sensitivities:

Make sure as you assign teams that each group has a mix of children with varying abilities, including a leader.