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Two Tiny Coins
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Before you start
Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
- count the widow’s two coins, and tell many coins from two
- say, in your own words, why Jesus called her two tiny coins the biggest gift
- name one thing you could give to God or to others: a thing, some time or a kindness
Why this matters Even a tiny gift is big to Jesus when we give with all our heart.
Materials
- A big handful of coins and two pennies, kept apart
- A bowl or basket to be the Temple treasury
- The Show your class page (page 3), projected or printed
- Crayons, including brown, and the differentiated handouts
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Many coins, two coins 4 min
Sit in a circle with the bowl in the middle. Drop the big handful of coins in, one noisy handful at a time. Then, quietly, drop in the two pennies. Ask: “Who gave more?” Most children will point to the big handful. Say: “Jesus watched people doing just this. And he said something surprising.”
Ready
25:00
Questions to ask the children
- How many coins can you see? Let’s count them together.
- Are these coins big or tiny?
- The rich people gave lots of coins. Why did Jesus say the widow gave the most?
- What could you give to God, or to someone who needs it?