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Help children understand the parables of Jesus with this “What Is a Parable?” worksheet and coloring page. Seven illustrated sections explain how Jesus used everyday stories to teach truths about God, followed by a matching activity and a personal reflection prompt.
Use this printable Bible lesson to introduce parables before exploring individual stories. Children can read, color, match, and connect Jesus’ teachings to choices they make today.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
• US Letter PDF: 8.5 × 11 inches
• A4 PDF: 210 × 297 mm
• The same one-page worksheet in both paper sizes
• Seven numbered, illustrated teaching sections
• A Parable of the Sower example with the reference Luke 8:4–15
• Three-pair matching activity
• A writing line for applying Jesus’ lesson
• Black-and-white artwork with open spaces for coloring
SEVEN SIMPLE TEACHING SECTIONS
1. The Meaning
Learn what a parable is in a Christian context.
2. Two Levels
Understand the everyday story and the spiritual lesson.
3. Why Jesus Used Them
Discover how familiar stories encouraged people to think about God’s kingdom.
4. What They Teach
Explore love, mercy, forgiveness, and loving others.
5. Understand a Parable
Read the whole story, notice the audience, find the main lesson, and look for Jesus’ explanation.
6. Live It Today
Connect the lesson to forgiving, helping, sharing, and listening to God’s word.
7. The Sower
Explore seeds, different kinds of soil, and a heart ready to hear God’s word.
READ, COLOR, MATCH & REFLECT
Children can color Jesus, an open Bible, children sharing, and a farmer scattering seeds. The matching exercise connects seeds, good soil, and growing a crop with their meanings. The final writing prompt encourages one practical way to live Jesus’ lesson today.
GREAT FOR
• Sunday school lessons
• Catholic CCD and faith formation
• Christian homeschool Bible study
• Children’s church and ministry
• Religion class
• Vacation Bible School
• Family Bible time
• Introducing New Testament parables
HOW TO USE
Choose the PDF that matches your paper size. Print, read the sections together, color the illustrations, and complete the activities. Select “Fit to printable area” if your printer needs extra space around the border.
CONTINUE LEARNING
Explore another story Jesus told with the Parable of the Two Sons worksheet:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4561214131/parable-of-the-two-sons-kids-worksheet
Build your collection with the Catholic Kids Mega Bundle, featuring 60 printable pages of Bible coloring, worksheets, prayer activities, and placemats:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4532902291/catholic-kids-mega-bundle-60-printable
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