Back

Lutheran Church Year Worksheets and Board Game

Materials:

click on a tab below to view the instructions for each activity

Lutheran Church Year Work Sheets:

Step 1:

Print out your copies of the worksheets by clicking on the button below. Make sure that you turn off the double sided setting for the copies that you plan to use for the game.

Step 2:

Color in your calendar as shown below for each season of the church year.

Step 3:

Fill out the guided notes on the second worksheet and fill out the chart with a picture that correlates to each season.

Church Year Game Set-Up:

Step 1:

Print out the template for the church year game linked in the button below. Once again, make sure you turn off the double sided setting in your printing settings.

Step 2:

Glue the worksheets from the previous activity onto either side of a file folder.

Step 3:

Color the columns of the game template with the color that is labeled at the top of the page.

Step 4:

Cut along the solid black lines, and sort the rectangles by color.

Step 5:

One the other side of your file folder, make a patternized path using the colored rectangles. Once you have created the path for your game board, glue them down. Make sure to put the start and end circles on your board as well.

Step 6:

Next, we will make the spinner. Start by cutting out the spinner pieces and gluing them onto a piece of cardstock.

Step 7:

Cut out the spinner pieces one last time.

Step 8:

Poke a hole in the center of the spinner and insert a brad into the hole. Leave a gap between the brad and the spinner when you push down the sides of the brad.

Step 9:

Attach a paperclip to the brad in the center of the spinner.

Step 10:

Put a piece of double sided tape in the center of the paperclip.

Step 11:

Place the arrow on top of the tape, as shown below.

You're All Set!

Click on the third tab underneath the materials list to learn how to play the church year board game.

Instructions:

How to Play the Game:

To begin, each player will choose a character and place it at the start spot on the game board. Players will take turns spinning the spinner on their turn. The number that the spinner lands on is equal to the number of spaces the character should be moved. Players should say aloud the season of the church year that corresponds with the color they landed on. If a player lands on a black space, they can spin again. My class decided to make a bridge using the black squares as well. The first person to make it to the end spot wins.