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Twelve short activities

Learn by doing

Breathe a verse, plan your Sunday, learn the church words and the Bible, and pray in your own words. Each one is built from what is on this site, takes a few minutes, and stops whenever you like.

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  • No timer, no scoreNothing counts you, and nothing runs out.
  • One step at a timeOne question or one step on the screen.
  • “Show me”, any timeA wrong tap is never a dead end.
  • Quiet unless you askSound only when you press Read aloud.

Try one here

A church word in plain words. Which word is it? Take as long as you like.

Open Word match

Which word means this?

God’s love that you don’t have to earn.

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Settle your mind

For an anxious minute or a heavy evening. Slow, quiet, and nothing to get right.

Guided breathing Breathe a verse One short line of Scripture, half as you breathe in, half as you breathe out. One, two or four slow minutes. Words only if you prefer no motion. 1 to 4 min Teens and adults Breathe one Reflection Lay it down Write what you're carrying and set it under Jesus' words, “Come to me, all you that are weary.” Keep it until tomorrow, make it a prayer, or let it go. 2 min Teens and adults Lay it down

Get ready for Sunday

Know what will happen before you walk in, part by part.

Visual planner My Sunday plan Build a one-page plan for going to church: arriving, the loud parts, the peace, communion, leaving. Every line says what you can do. Print it and bring it. 5 min Any age Make my plan Sorting Put the Sunday in order Four parts of a Lutheran service, mixed up. Move them into order, then open each to see what happens. 3 min Ages 7 and up Put it in order

Learn the faith

The church words, Luther’s questions and the colours of the year, one at a time.

Matching Word match A church word in plain words. Which word is it? Three choices, no timer, and you can always see the answer. 2 min or 20 Ages 10 and up Match some words Matching Colours of the year Match each season of the church year to its colour, then find the one we're in now. 3 min Ages 5 and up Match the colours Question and answer What does this mean? Luther's question game: a line of the Lord's Prayer or a commandment, your guess in your own words, then his short answer from the Small Catechism. 2 min a line Ages 8 and up Play it his way Grouping puzzle Four by four Sixteen church and Bible words hide four groups of four. Pick four that belong together. Nothing counts your tries, and you can ask for a group any time. 5 min Ages 12 and up Find the groups Word puzzle Five letters Find the five-letter church or Bible word. Each guess shows, in words, which letters are right. Guess as many times as you like. 3 min Ages 10 and up Find the word

Know the Bible

Who said what, and verses to carry with you, learned one word at a time.

Quotes Who said it? A line from the Bible or from Luther. Who said it? Then see when they said it, and why. 2 min or 20 Ages 10 and up Guess who Memory verse Fill the gap Learn a verse by heart. Say it, hide a word, say it again, until you can say it without looking. 3 min a verse Any age Learn a verse

Pray in your own words

Pick the lines you like, add your own, and keep the prayer.

Prayer builder Build a prayer Pick a few lines, add your own words, and make a prayer that is yours. Read it aloud, or print it for the fridge. 5 min Ages 4 and up Build one

More to do across the family

Bible-story games, Luther puzzles and calm tools live on our sister sites. Each link says where it opens.

FablePixels

Bible-story games, ages 4 to 12

Luther's World

Puzzles and lessons, ages 10 and up

When you need to settle first

For a hard day, before anything else

Bigger letters, more space and night mode are under Aa at the top of every page.