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april's at home lesson
We missed most of you for our March session, so if you have not already done the following, please do this before our April in person session:
- Review The Ten Commandments
- Review The Apostle's Creed (if you can memorize it, great! But don't worry if you can't -- I can't)
- In preparation for the Resurrection of Jesus, do worksheet page 56
- Read chapter 14 to help answer the questions on page 56
- What are you doing during Lent to bring yourself closer to God?
- What are the events at the end of Lent?
- Read chapter 19 and answer questions on pages 75, 76, 77, and 78.
- Outline the life of Jesus from conception through the resurrection.
Trivia/Riddles:- Noah doesn't trust what kind of animal?
- Who do mice pray their wishes to?
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march's at home lesson
- Review The Ten Commandments
- Review The Apostle's Creed (if you can memorize it, great! But don't worry if you can't -- I can't)
- In preparation for the Resurrection of Jesus, do worksheet page 56
- Read chapter 14 to help answer the questions on page 56
- What are you doing during Lent to bring yourself closer to God?
- What are the events at the end of Lent?
- Read chapter 19 and answer questions on pages 75, 76, 77, and 78.
- Outline the life of Jesus from conception through the resurrection.
Trivia/Riddles:- Noah doesn't trust what kind of animal?
- Who do mice pray their wishes to?
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January's regular lesson & Supplementary lesson
January supplementary lesson:
- As always, pray "The Creed" to get started. If there are parts that you don't understand, make a note and bring it up in class.
- Briefly go over plans for January. Finish work pages that perhaps you didn't get to finish (see below).
- Move on to chapters 9 & 10. Read both chapters.
- Make yourselves familiar with two words: prophet and covenant
- Activity book: Do page 36, but write the Commandments out in your own words (example: 1st Commandment tells us to not worship false gods. There is only one true God.)
- Also do activities on pages 35, 37, 39, 40, 42.
- Trivia/riddles:
- What has a face (head) and also a tail, but no body?
- What sharks might you find in heaven?
- Pray a prayer of thanksgiving to end the session.
EDITED 1/12/2022:- We will be canceling this weekend's in-person Faith Formation session for Pre-K - Grade 5. We have asked that the Pre-K - Grade 5 catechists prepare an alternate at home lesson to replace the in-person session. Since the original January at-home lesson just went out this week, we intend to send out the "replacement" lesson at the end of next week so that the catechists have enough time to prepare the lesson. In the meantime, you can work on the lesson below if you have not already done so.
- Start each session with Apostle's Creed and one other prayer of your choice.
- Read chaptesrs 7 & 8 and use the chapters to answer the questions on pages 27, 28, and 29 for Chapter 7 and pages 31, 32, and 33 for chapter 8.
- Other questions to answer:- Who did God choose to lead his people?
- How did God keep the Pharoah's army from catching the Israelites?
- What is one thing you learned from reading thse two chapers?
- Trivia/Riddle: How many ANIMALS did Moses bring on the ark?
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december' s lessonStart with reciting "The Apostles Creed".
Before we move into chapter 5 and spend some time talking about Adv
ent:
- Look up the definition of Advent
- List some ways you can prepare for Jesus' coming, both spiritually and secularly (worldly)
Read chapters 5 & 6.- Note the vocabulary that is emphasized in each chapter.
- For chapter 5, do pages 19 adn 20 in the activity book.
- For chapter 6, do pages 23, 24, and 26 in the activity book.
- In your own words, explain the main take-aways from chaptesr 5 & 6. How might the messages contained in these chapters affect your life?
End each session by saying "The Apostles Creed" and one other prayer of your choosing (you can even make up your own prayer).
Trivia Question: Where do we see the donkey in the story of Jesus' life?
DECEMBER SERVICE PROJECT FOR PRE-K - GRADE 5:
Warm Feet, Warm Heart! If possible, we'd love the kids to participate in a service project this month. We are asking that
they purchase ONE pair of adult socks (Just one, please. Not a pack.), wrap the socks themselves (even the littles should try to do this on their own), and attach a note to the gift that includes the following: a Christmas greeting, whether they are women's or men's socks (or unisex), and their first name only.
These socks will be donated to local facilities/shelters that serve the homeless or less fortunate in our communities.
To take it a step further and to allow the kiddos to feel like they are "owning" this service project, you may want to have the kiddos do a chore to make the money that they use to purchase the pair of socks.
The wrapped socks can be brought to our next in-person session and placed in a basket at the front of church.
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november's lessonChapters 2 & 3
(To those who missed the first lesson, read over chapter 1, concentrating on the Apostles Creed on page 12. This preayer is the center of our learning this year.)
Open with saying the Apostles Creed and any other prayer you'd like. You can even make up your own. (Three types of prayer are: "thanksgiving", "petition" [asking God for something], and "praise".)
Read chapter 2. The trinity is tough, so don't worry if you find it hard to understand.
In the activity book:- do the best you can with the crossword on page 5.
- do the word search on page 8
Read and discuss chapter 3.
Finish with saying the Apostles Creed.
*Do the best you can. If you get stuck, move on. There are no grades, but I would appreciate your best effort.. I look forward to seeing you on November 14, 2021. ~Mr. Wegman
November at-home activity for ALL grade levels: We are hoping to spread some Thanksgiving cheer around our community and would love for you to help us with that. Before our November 14th in-person gathering, please create a Thanksgiving card that can be shared with someone that may need a little extra cheer this season. The design and cheerful/thankful message can be any you choose, but for safety's sake, we ask that the kids only sign their FIRST name inside the card. Bring the card(s) with you to our November 14th gathering and we will send them on to parishioners and/or community members on our prayer list, in living facilities, in the hospital, etc. Thank you for your help with this project! :)
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October's Lesson
Chapter 1: "I Believe"
Start with the prayer on page 12.
Parents: After reading the Apostles Creed, discuss with your child. Ask what they know about the terms "faith" and what it means to "believe in something".
Then begin reading chapter 1, starting on page 11.
Parents: After each paragraph, discuss the important aspects from that paragraph with your child. You can underline as you go. An example discussion may look like this: Paragraph 1 talks about different types of beliefs centered around childhood stories, etc. (I personally loved the engine story when I was younger.) The importance of paragraph 1, I think, is that it sets us up for paragraph 2 so we can see there are different types of faith and beliefs -- some more important than others.
Continue this process with the following paragraphs. Take your time. Gauge your child's ability to process the information and "chunk" the material if needed (cover it over several days, etc.). No specific number of paragraphs need to be finished (but be sure not to read past chapter 1). Instead of focusing on the amount of material you need to cover, know that understanding is key.
When you finish, pray the Apostles Creed again.