Ages 8-10 Epistles,Feasts, Sacraments Overview
EPISTLES, FEASTS, AND SACRAMENTS
AGES 8-10
This sample schedule is provided for the benefit of Church School directors. Feel free to fill in your own dates and teachers!
Teachers:
Schedule of Classes:
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Date |
Lesson/Activity |
Elevation of the Cross
THE ELEVATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
Objectives:
- Students should be able to identify each character in the icon, telling the story.
- Students should know the Troparion of the Holy Cross and “Before Thy Cross”.
- Students should know that the date of the feast is September 14.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
Nativity of the Theotokos
Objectives:
- Students should recognize the characters in the icon and tell its story.
- Students should know that we celebrate this feast on September 8.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
Romans: Doing Good
ROMANS 7:19
Scripture verse: “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.”
Objectives:
Romans: The Branches
ROMANS 11:17-18
Scripture verse: “And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches.”
Objectives:
- Students should understand the metaphor of the olive tree.
- Students should understand the relationship between Judaism and Christianity.
Possible Lesson Plan:
1 Corinthians: Christ Crucified
I CORINTHIANS 2:2
Scripture verse: “For I am determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse and know that Jesus was crucified for our sins.
- Students should know that the cross is an important symbol of Christianity and why.
Background on the book:
1 Corinthians: Members of the Body
I CORINTHIANS 12:14
Scripture verse: “For in fact the body is not one member, but many.”
Objectives:
- Students should be able to recite the verse and understand the analogy of the Church to the human body.
- Students should begin to see their own gifts and function in the body.
Possible Lesson Plan:
- Open with prayer.
2 Corinthians: Cheerful Giver
II CORINTHIANS 9:7
Scripture verse: “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the last part of the verse and understand its context.
- Students should personally fill out a pledge card with their promise to God.
Background on the book:
Galatians: Sowing and Reaping
GALATIANS 6:7
Scripture verse: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the verse and understand the parable of the sower.
- Students should understand the concept of “relative morality” and its application today.
Background on the book:
Ephesians: The Fullness of God
EPHESIANS 3:18-19
Scripture verse: “that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Objectives:
- Students should memorize the last half of the verse and understand its content and context.
- Students should reconsider how much Christ fills their lives and reconsider their priorities.