Teaching Children About Lent and Fasting

In the Catholic church, Ash Wednesday kicks off the penitential season of Lent. During Lent, we fast, pray and give alms to the needy, to prepare our hearts for Easter Sunday. Whether you're Catholic or not, there's a lot to be learned from these disciplines, especially for children. Here are tips to teach children about Lenten fasting. This Q-and-A guide will also help non-Catholic children understand what their Catholic classmates are doing and why.  Teaching Children About Lent and Fasting

Lenten and Ash Wednesday Almsgiving Activities

Lenten and Easter Activity: Fasting, Almsgiving, Prayer
Use this lenten almsgiving service project to practice spiritual exercises of fasting and alms-giving. Focus on Social Justice, World Church, missions and prayer. Lesson plans include social studies and math extensions; multiplication, division, counting, sorting, grouping and story problems. Great education for all children. Use for CCD, religious education, classroom service project, homeschool, scout troop, 4H group and more!
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Lenten and Ash Wednesday Almsgiving Activities

Lenten and Easter Activity: Fasting, Almsgiving, Prayer
Use this lenten almsgiving service project to practice spiritual exercises of fasting and alms-giving. Focus on Social Justice, World Church, missions and prayer. Lesson plans include social studies and math extensions; multiplication, division, counting, sorting, grouping and story problems. Great education for all children. Use for CCD, religious education, classroom service project, homeschool, scout troop, 4H group and more!
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