Sermon on the Mount
Sermon on Mount
Home Activities (Note that this lesson should fall right around Christmas time):
Sermon on the Mount
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Objectives:
Children should know that the Sermon on the Mount is full of teachings of Jesus.- Children should know that Jesus is the light of the world.
- Children should memorize the first Beatitude.
Walking on Water and Calming the Storm
Walking on Water/ Calming of Storm
Home Activities (Note this lesson should occur right near Theophany):
Walking on Water and Calming the Storm
WALKING ON WATER AND CALMING OF STORM
Objectives:
- Children should be able to tell the story of the two miracles in their own words.
- Children should be able to identify Peter as the disciple who walked on water.
Possible Lesson Plan:
Feeding the 5000
Feeding of 5000
- Collect food for the needy and bring to Church School.
- Learn Grace Before Meals – music included.
- Try a new food; explain how it grows and is prepared.
- Have a lunch of bread and fish, tasty?
- Bake bread or Prosphora together.
- When shopping, talk about the different types of food.
- Read the story at bedtime each night.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, Give us this day our daily bread. Amen.
Feeding the 5000
FEEDING THE 5000
Objectives:
- Children should identify this as a miracle of Jesus.
- Children should know the little boy shared 5 loaves and 2 fishes.
- Children should know that Jesus fed 5000 people after blessing the food.
Transfiguration
Transfiguration
Home Activities:
- Place the icon of the feast in a prominent place in the home.
- Make a fruit basket and deliver to a shut-in.
- Read the story at bedtime each night.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, you who were transfigured on the Mount Tabor, save us who sing to you. Alleluia. Amen.
Transfiguration Crossword Puzzle
Transfiguration
TRANSFIGURATION
Objectives:
Good Samaritan
Good Samaritan
Home Activities:
- Reread the story with your child. Talk about ways we can be helpers.
- Visit a homeless shelter or orphanage
- Coloring page and puzzle.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, Make me a helper everywhere I go. Amen.
GOOD SAMARITAN MATCHING GAME
Tested Jesus Innkeeper
Good Samaritan
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Objectives:
- Children should be able to identify this story as a parable of Jesus.
- Children should be able to tell the story in their own words.
- Children should have an understanding of what makes a good neighbor.
Possible Lesson Plan: