Free Printable Lent Reading Log, Certificate and Calendar Set

About these lent printables handouts

Lent is a period of 40 days observed in preparation for Easter, with fasting, prayer and almsgiving. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday. Schools often use it for service projects, reading challenges and quiet routines.

This set has six files that share one design language: a simple cross, a geometric rosette and a palm branch. Every file is drawn from shapes and type only, so the set shows symbols and patterns and no people or figures. The reading log has twenty ruled rows with date, title, minutes or pages, and a column for a grown-up's initials. The certificate is a landscape page with a patterned border. The calendar page is a blank six-week grid with day names and empty date boxes, so you write in the dates yourself. The bookmark sheet holds eight cut-apart bookmarks with tassel holes, and the writing page and reward chart round out the set.

Churches count and keep Lent in different ways, so the pages carry no readings or rules. The design is drawn with plain line art in the style accent color; a purple or violet look comes only from choosing a style with that accent. Print in black and white if you prefer a spare look.

The reading log, certificate, bookmarks and reward chart carry no logo or web address, so a student or family can keep them. The calendar page and writing page keep a small footer. Use the reading log for a Lenten reading challenge, the reward chart for a weekly service goal, and the border page for reflections, letters or drawings.

How to use them

1. Choose the file you need: reading log, certificate, calendar page, bookmark set, border page or reward chart.
2. Open the fill-in boxes and type the details that stay the same for the class, such as the school, teacher, month or the heading.
3. Pick a color style. Black and white saves ink; the colored styles suit card stock.
4. Print on letter paper at actual size, or save as a PDF. Use card stock for bookmarks and certificates.
5. Fill in names by hand or on screen, and keep a spare copy of each page for new students.

Classroom tips

• Keep the reward chart for acts of service rather than prizes: each space is one kind deed the class names together.
• Use the calendar page to plan a week-by-week class project.
• Print the bookmarks on card stock, cut on the lines, and punch the small circle at the top for a tassel or ribbon.
• Keep two blank certificates in a folder so there is always one ready for a quiet moment of recognition.

Notes on this page

• Lent colors and practices differ among communities; the pages use the style accent color only.
• Reviewed copy is welcome: use the Report a correction link if anything on this page should change for your community.

Where the facts come from

• Encyclopaedia Britannica: Lent observed for 40 days in preparation for Easter; begins on Ash Wednesday in Western churches; fasting, prayer and almsgiving

Last reviewed 2026-10-03. Handout Hero designs are original and made for this site. They are general reference material; check your own school, district or tradition where it matters.