The Parable of the Lost (Prodigal) Son

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1 The Parable of the Lost (Prodigal) Son 50mins lesson Learning Aims: To know the story of the Lost (prodigal) son To be able to identify the four stages of reconciliation in the Parable of the Lost Son Starter (10mins) - have you heard of a story of a missing person? - why do you think people go missing? - how do their relatives react and feel? - what happens if they see them again? Introduce students to the story: about a boy who went missing because he decided to: he got his father to give him his inheritance, and then disappeared, to spend it all. Activity 1 (10mins) Drawing Dictation Read Lk 15:11-32 Could be read as a class Or as a drawing dictation: students make quick stick drawings as they hear the story read, or use key words - explain that to ask for one s inheritance from his family, was effectively to say that it was as if they were truly dead to you and you were cutting yourself off from them for ever. - explain that pigs were taboo unclean animals for jews, and for a jewish boy to work as a swineherd and share their food, was the absolute pit of living. Activity 2 (20mins) Word Jigsaw Hand out key words of the passage (Resource: Lost Son Jigsaw), which have been cut up and placed in an envelope (or get the kids to do the cutting up) Ask the students to arrange the words in order of the story

2 Ask the students to write out the story in their own words, using the key words they have placed as cues. (Only allow students to refer to the bible to check the order of events, or compare with your drawing dictation ) Feedback the correct order of words/ ask the students to compare and read out some of their stories. Plenary (10mins) Hand out a small strip of paper to each student. You have this written on the whiteboard, or read it out to them: You meet the Lost Son as you are walking through the countryside. He asks you for some bread, and you offer to share your lunch with him. He explains his situation to you. He s ready to commit suicide. He doesn t have the courage to go back to his Father. You have a small piece of paper with you and a pencil. Without saying anything, you open up the paper and start writing: what do you write?

3 Parable of the Lost Son Jigsaw Cut out these word strips and match them up in order of the story. decided to non-one gave him anything embraced and kissed him elder son in the field work as a paid servant orders a big feast starving apologise for the hurt celebrate because father saw him coming younger son was lost and is found go back to his father a man give me my inheritance ring, sandals and best robe thought about his father wild living father reassured him angry and resentful all I have is yours severe famine in that country ran out job as a swineherd spent all he had was dead and is alive again with me always left for a distant country regretted what he had done two sons

4 embraced and kissed him starving younger son give me my inheritance father reassured him ran out with me always elder son in the field apologise for the hurt was lost and is found ring, sandals and best robe angry and resentful job as a swineherd left for a distant country

5 Answers to Lost Son Jigsaw (Luke 15:11-32) 1. A man 2. two sons 3. younger son 4. give me my inheritance 5. left for a distant country 7. wild living 9. job as a swineherd 11. no one gave him anything 13. regretted what he had done 15. go back to his father 17. work as a paid servant for his father 19. ran out 21. a ring, sandals and the best robe 23. elder son in the field 25. Father reassured him 27. All I have is yours 29. Your brother was dead, and is alive again; 6. spent all he had 8. severe famine in that country 10. starving 12. thought about his father 14. decided to 16. apologise for the hurt 18. father saw him coming 20. embraced and kissed him 22. gave orders for a big feast 24. angry and resentful 26. With me always 28. celebrate because 30. Was lost, and is found.