This Sunday, we will
facilitate our first 3rd Grade Faith Formation lesson. The theme of
the lesson is “God’s Beautiful World”. This is a preview of the lesson.
God’s Beautiful World
We'll encourage our parents and children to bless themselves with the holy water as they enter
the classroom to sign in. There will be an activity sheet for the children to
work on once they have found their place to sit.
We will begin with a prayer, get to know each other, and set some classroom rules. Some of
those basics are:
i. Raise
hand to speak
1. Only
1 person speaking at a time
ii. Hands
and feet to ourselves
iii. Respect
others and property
iv. Please
pay attention at all times
v. Mistakes
are okay
1. It’s
always best to try and make a mistake than not to try
a. NEVER
laugh at anyone else’s mistakes
2. Sometimes,
we will have tests at the end of class or for homework
a. Do not be afraid of the word “test”
i. These
are to help remember what we learn
vi. If
you do not understand something, please raise your hand before we move on to
the next topic
We will also allow the children to set additional
appropriate rules.
We'll discover that we can learn about others by
observing things that they have made; by the time and effort and love put into
their work. We can also learn more about God by observing His creation.
Everything that humans “create” are made from things that God has already
created. Only God can create something out of nothing.
We’ll look at both of the creation accounts in the Bible
(Genesis 1: 1-23 and Genesis 2: 4-24) and discuss how both accounts show the
beauty of God’s creation, with the second account emphasizing that people are
God’s greatest and most cherished creation.
Next, we’ll learn that a responsibility is a duty or job
that you are trusted to do; we are responsible to take care of God’s creation.
Beauty and diversity are important parts of creation; humans are special and
deserve respect because they are created in God’s image.
Time permitting, we
will have our first written review, and close with a prayer.
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