The Work of Imagination Children's Mini Curriculum

The Work of Imagination Children’s Mini Curriculum is a flexible Lent–Easter resource for children’s ministry, adaptable to traditional Sunday school, one-room classrooms, or intergenerational settings.

Theme Overview

Lent invites us to slow down, ask honest questions, and notice where love and justice are needed in the world. The Work of Imagination helps children explore this season as a sacred journey—learning to wonder, listen, and imagine alongside Jesus as he moves through wilderness, shared meals, and courageous love.

Rooted in prophetic imagination, this Lent–Easter series encourages children to see themselves as part of God’s unfolding story of mercy and hope. Through story, play, and creativity, children practice imagining a world made whole and discover that faith is something we live out together through compassion, courage, and care.

Weekly Themes:

• Week One: Rooted Resistance (Jesus In the Wildness)
  Matthew 4:1–11
• Week Two: Disruptive Blessings (Sermon on the Plain)
  Luke 6:17–36
• Week Three: Holy Confrontation (Jesus and the Canaanite Woman)
  Matthew 15:21–28
• Week Four: Accountable Leadership (Jesus the Good Shepherd)
  John 10:1–18
• Week Five: True Allegiance (Paying Imperial Tax to Caesar)
  Mark 12:13–17
• Palm Sunday: Sacred Protest (Jesus' Triumphal Entry)
  Matthew 21:1–17
• Easter: Fulfilling Imagination (Mary's Announcement of the Resurrection)
  John 20:1–18

Description

Seven lessons for Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter Sunday. Each session includes:

• Weekly scripture text, based on our theme, The Work of Imagination
• Bible Story Booklet: a child-friendly paraphrase of the scripture with colorable illustrations
• Bible Story Cards: Full-color illustrations of the Bible Story Booklet
• Bible Storytelling Videos: available to download or stream
• Discussion Questions: imagining and wondering open-ended questions
• Look It Up: highlighting a moment in history, an interesting fact, or a person who made an impact that connects with the theme
• Activity: diverse range of activities to engage the scripture through building and design, environmental care, social justice, self-care and compassion, social-emotional learning, science, technology, and art
• Prayer: closing prayer
• For preschoolers: Invitation to Play
• Coloring Page: coloring page connected to weekly scripture

Looking for youth curriculum? Check out our The Work of Imagination Youth & Intergenerational Curriculum.

What I Get

PDF Download

• PDF curriculum with seven sessions (Sundays in Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter Sunday)
• Leader’s Intro Guide
• Links to Bible Storytelling Videos