What will you do in your classroom or home? (Class #8)

This is what I plan on doing with my first grade CCD class:


Review & Introduce-

• Review - Sign of the Cross, Grace Before Meals, Glory Be

• Review- Moses in the Desert Take Home Sheet

• Review- People at Mass using People at Church Cards

• Review- Liturgical Objects at Mass (pew, stoup, altar, chalice, ciborium, Body of Christ, Blood of Christ, tabernacle, bells) using Liturgical Objects Used at Mass Cards

• Introduce- new objects using cards (lectern, ambo, Lectionary, missal)



Celebrating the Mass Lesson-

Celebrating the Mass Lesson- Liturgy of the Word Sequence

There is a specific order to the readings done at Mass. The people sit and the Lector stands at the ambo and reads the first reading from the Lectionary. The Lector can either be a man or woman. Sometimes teens are Lectors. The first reading is from the Old Testament (except during the Easter Season) which was written before Jesus was born and relates to the Gospel Reading of the day.

To indicate the end of the reading, the Lector says: “The Word of the Lord.”

All reply: “Thanks be to God.”


Next, we sing or say a response to a prayer from the book of Psalms which is also from the Old Testament. Then the Lector reads the second reading. The second reading is from the New Testament which is about Jesus.


To indicate the end of the reading, the Lector says: “The Word of the Lord.”

All reply: “Thanks be to God.”


This is followed by the Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) which is usually sung. We stand during the Gospel Acclamation. During the Lenten season the Alleluia is not sung or said. As we stand and sing the priest carries the Book of the Gospels to the ambo. After the Alleluia we continue to stand for the Gospel.

*Then ask students questions from the lesson.



Celebrating the Mass Activity-




Liturgy of the Word Sequence Card Game- For 2 to 4 players print out on card stock at least 2 copies of each page (for more players print more copies). Shuffle cards and the Dealer deals out 4 cards to each player. Dealer puts cards down in the middle of the table, turns over the top card, and places it beside the deck. From the cards in his hand the Dealer must place the next card in the sequence of the Liturgy of the Word on top of the card facing up. If he does not have the proper card, he must draw a card from the deck. Play moves clockwise. If the deck runs out, play moves to the next player clockwise and game continues. The first player to run out of cards wins.



Lesson Plan-

Moses and the Laws of God and go over vocabulary words with students. Read story: “Moses and the Laws of God” The Usborne Children's Bible by Heather Amery and ask questions from Take Home Sheet that will be sent home today. Note: When I read the story to the students I usually sit in the chair in the corner by the board and have the students sit on the floor in front of me. After the students have answered the questions about the story, I have them go back to their seats to continue with what is on the lesson plan (activity, craft, game, puzzles/worksheets, etc.).



Movie-

“The Prince of Egypt” (Disney)- (30 min. from plagues to end)



Mini Book-

Ten Commandments coloring booklet- (This book is in MS Word and can be changed to anything you want. Just click on the area you want to change and type in what you want.)

Have students read the mini book out loud in class by taking turns (each read a page) and take home to read to their parents. Students can also color mini book.



Game- Introduce game: What mountain did Moses climb?



Climb Mount Sinai- (file folder game)



Puzzles & Worksheets- While students are doing puzzles/worksheets, etc. they may say a prayer. Students are asked to recite 5 prayers by the end of the year. A “We Know Our Prayers” chart is on the bulletin board. If the student can recite the prayer correctly, write the date on the chart, and they get to pick a prize from the prize bag.

Mountain Climbing Moses- Hidden Pictures: Explore Hidden Treasures in God’s Word PK - K by Linda Standke, page 9



Homework- Give each student a Moses and the Laws of God Take Home Sheet for their parents to go over with them to review what we have done in class. Parents need to help their child fill this out and bring back to class the following week. Students that complete their homework and bring it back to class will be able to play Homeworkopoly. Each Sunday the students make a mini story book and/or story wheel in class. Students need to read these to their parents (or the parents read to them) the mini book and/or story wheel for homework.



What will you do in your classroom or home? Please comment so I can add the link to your blog to this post. We would love to see what you do!