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Prodigal Son printables

Free to print and copy for your class. Each sheet prints on one page of US Letter paper in black and white. The answer key is on the last page.

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Activity sheet

The prodigal son Luke 15:11–32

Find the words

The words go across and down. Check off each word you find.

AOSSONNPSETYEAEYRKIHRIPONBHZTGTTUAIDLHHUSMIWRTAGRSHRINGTSLDOAKEUFRYPSEBUTHOMELIWTERTZNMGOFOUNDSECNOSBAFATHERSCTTIKBROTHER
  • BROTHER
  • FATHER
  • FOUND
  • HOME
  • LOST
  • PARTY
  • PIGS
  • RING
  • ROBE
  • SANDALS
  • SON

Help the son find the road home.

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Activity sheet

The prodigal son Luke 15:11–32

Crossword

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Across

  1. 1. The father threw a big ___.
  2. 3. Shoes for the son’s feet.
  3. 4. The older ___ was angry.
  4. 7. He was lost and is ___.
  5. 8. The father gave his son the best ___.

Down

  1. 1. The younger son fed these animals.
  2. 2. He ran to meet his son.
  3. 5. The father put a ___ on his son’s hand.
  4. 6. The son walked back ___.

Word bank: BROTHERFATHERFOUNDHOMEPARTYPIGSRINGROBESANDALS

Can you remember?

Circle the right answer.

  1. 1. How many sons did the father have?

    • ATwo
    • BOne
    • CThree
    • DTen
  2. 2. What job did the younger son get?

    • ACatching fish
    • BBuilding houses
    • CFeeding pigs
    • DBaking bread
  3. 3. What did the father give his son?

    • AA bike
    • BA pet pig
    • CA new house
    • DA robe, a ring, and sandals
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Memory verse

The prodigal son Luke 15:11–32

He was lost and is found.

Luke 15:24

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The father runs to meet his son

The prodigal son Luke 15:11–32

The father saw his son far away and ran to hug him. Color the father, the son, and the road home.

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Take-home note

The prodigal son Luke 15:11–32

Today in Sunday school

Today your child heard a story Jesus told about a father and two sons (Luke 15:11–32). The younger son wasted his money far away, and he came home hungry and sorry. His father ran to meet him and threw a party. The older brother was angry, and the father went out to him too. Jesus told this story to show that God is like that father: full of love and glad when we come home.

Talk about it

  • What was your favorite part of the story?
  • How do you think the son felt when his father ran to him?
  • When is it hard to say “I’m sorry”? When is it hard to forgive?

Try this at home

Read the story together in Luke 15:11–32. When someone in your family comes home this week, give them a big welcome-home hug, just like the father did.

Pray together

Dear God, thank you for loving us like the father in Jesus’s story. Help us forgive each other and welcome each other home. Amen.

Memory verse

“He was lost and is found.” (Luke 15:24)

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Answer key

The prodigal son Luke 15:11–32

Find the words

AOSSONNPSETYEAEYRKIHRIPONBHZTGTTUAIDLHHUSMIWRTAGRSHRINGTSLDOAKEUFRYPSEBUTHOMELIWTERTZNMGOFOUNDSECNOSBAFATHERSCTTIKBROTHER

Maze

StartFinish

Crossword

1PARTY3SANDALS4B5ROTHER7FOUND8ROBEIG2FTHRIG6HM

Can you remember?

  1. Two
  2. Feeding pigs
  3. A robe, a ring, and sandals
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