What are you doing in your classroom or home? I think it would be great to see what others are doing to exchange some ideas. I am constantly looking for new activities to do and I know others are too.
This is what I plan on doing with my first grade CCD class:
Review-
• Review - Sign of the Cross, Grace Before Meals, Glory Be
• Review- Last week’s 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, lectern, ambo, Lectionary, missal) using Liturgical Objects Used at Mass Cards.
• Introduce- new object using card (Book of the Gospels)
• Review- Liturgical Objects at Mass (only objects done thus far) by playing Memory using cards.
Thanksgiving-
Introduce activity/craft- What holiday is coming up in November? Thanksgiving. What doesyour family do for Thanksgiving? What do you eat at Thanksgiving? Why do we have Thanksgiving? Discuss. We have Thanksgiving to say thank you to God for all the things he gives us. Ask the students what they are thankful for. Let’s make something that shows what we are thankful for. After students make crafts say: Thank you God for . . . and have each student show their craft and say what they are thankful for.
parents.com- This pumpkin pie may look good enough to eat, but it's actually an interactive spinner that reveals things your child is thankful for.
*Change wording on craft to “Thank you God for”. Students may choose to draw what they are thankful for instead of writing.
Celebrating the Mass Lesson-
The Gospel
Gospel means “good news” (write this on the board) and the reading is taken from the New Testament. What is the New Testament about? (It is about how Jesus lived, taught, and how God loves us. It also is about the spread of Christianity around the world.) During the Gospel we stand and listen to the priest read from the Book of the Gospels.
The Priest stands at the ambo and says: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: A reading from the holy Gospel according to N.
*At the same time, the priest makes the Sign of the Cross on the book and on his forehead, lips, and breast. The people make a fist with their right hand and with our thumb we make a small Sign of the Cross on our forehead, on our lips and over our heart and silently pray, “God be in my mind, on my lips, and in my heart.” (Have the students do this and practice.)
People: Glory to you, O Lord.
Then the priest reads the Gospel.
At the end of the Gospel the Priest, says: The Gospel of the Lord.
All reply: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Then he kisses the book, saying quietly: Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away.
Then follows the homily, which is to be preached by a priest or deacon. During the homily the people sit. This is when the priest shares special thoughts and ideas with us to help us connect the gospel to our own life experiences.
After the homily a brief period of silence is observed.
*Then ask students questions from the lesson.
Celebrating the Mass Activities-
Stand Up, Sit Down Game- Have the students stand in front of their chairs with plenty of room in front of them. Say to the students: Let’s review what you should do during the Liturgy of the Word Sequence. When I say a part of the Liturgy of the Word, you must stand or sit like you would do in Mass.
And
Lesson 11: Preparing for the Gospel- Children Discover the Mass by Mary Doefler Dall
An inventive way to help children learn to make the Sign of the Cross on our forehead, on our lips and over our heart and silently pray, “God be in my mind, on my lips, and in my heart.” (Craft/Activity directions and template on pages 59 – 60).
Lesson Plan-
Advent and go over vocabulary words with students. Follow lesson plan and discuss Advent with the class.
Craft- Introduce craft: What is an Advent wreath? It reminds us that we are waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior, Jesus.
catholicmom.com- Advent Wreath Craft (Do not cut out a hole in the center of the paper plate so you can glue a white construction paper candle in the middle.)
Mini Book-
The activity below is free; however it can only to be used for classroom and personal use. It may not be published on any websites or other electronic media, or distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. Reproduction or retransmission of this, in whole or in part, in any manner, is not permitted. * All graphics/images/clipart etc. used on this activity are not my own and are from various internet sources.
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 do you know about Advent? Let’s find out.
Advent Wreath- (file folder game) Place 2 small baskets or boxes on the table to put cards in. Put the cards in one basket (the other basket will be for discards). Give each player a copy of the “Advent Wreath Coloring Sheet”. Place your markers on START. Roll the die and move that many spaces. Follow the directions on the space you land on. If the player lands on a “?”, they draw a card and they can color one of their candles on their Advent Wreath Coloring Sheet the correct color. If they do not need that color on their wreath, they do nothing. If a player lands on a space with the leaves, they may color some of the greenery on their wreath. When a player has completely colored their Advent Wreath Coloring Sheet correctly, he/she is the winner. Play continues until all players have colored their sheets.
Lesson Plan-
Mary and the Angel and go over vocabulary words with students. Read story: “Mary and the Angel” The Usborne Children's Bible by Heather Amery and ask questions from Mary and the Angel Take Home Sheet. 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.).
Craft- Introduce craft: Who told Mary that she was going to have a baby and he was going to be the son of God? (The angel Gabriel.)
books.google.com- Crafts from Your Favorite Bible Stories by Kathy Ross, pages 16 & 17
Jacob’s Ladder
Just make the angel that is in this craft using cupcake liners and construction paper. You can also make the angel into a magnet by putting sticky-backed magnets on the back of the angel.
*To make it easier for young children just have them fold one white cupcake liner in half (like pictured above) and attach with glue.
Prior to class I cut out the little head. It is so small that my first graders have a hard time cutting it out. I also use a paper plate to show the students how to fold the cupcake liners.
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.
Advent- (word search)
Homework- Give each student a Advent 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!
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