OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - October 21

GRADE ONE

·                 Students will hear the story of God’s creation of man.

·                 Students will learn how Adam and Eve lost their place in the garden; they will hear a story, watch a video and read the text.

·                 Children will recognize the term “Original Sin” as referring to the first sin committed.

·                 Children will understand that we no longer live in the Garden because our first parents sinned.

·                 Students will make their Story of Salvation Booklets . (Book Without Words)

HOMEWORK:  Read the Book without Words to your parents.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

·       Children will learn Jesus’ two Great Commandments.

·       Children will explore ways to love God (based on first three commandments):

·       We can pray.

·       We can say God’s Name with love.

·       We can celebrate the Lord’s Day – Sunday – by going to Mass.

HOMEWORK:  Finish the worksheet on prayer.  Practice the Our Father and the Hail Mary, if you do not know these prayers.  Practice with the  Five Finger Prayer card.

GRADE THREE

·                 Students will learn that man had to wait many years for the coming of the Savior.

·                 Students will recognize Abraham as a person who had faith in God and obeyed Him.

·                 Students would be able to retell the story of Abraham and how he passed the test of faith.

·                 Students will recognize the word Sacrifice as a gift given to God out of love.

HOMEWORK:  Do the worksheet about Abraham with someone at home.  Watch for “tests” this week – see if you can pass them!

GRADE FOUR

·       Students will review Actual Sin, Original Sin, sins of Thought, Word and Deed and sins of Omission and Commission.

·       Students will understand that some sins can completely destroy our relationship with God.  These are called mortal sins.

·       Students will know that mortal sins have 1) serious matter, 2) full knowledge and 3) full consent.

·       Students will understand that venial sins damage our relationship with God.  

HOMEWORK:  Have a parent read the Mortal Sin and Venial Sin sections of the text with you at home.  Show them how well you know the Catechism Questions and Vocabulary!  Work to memorize the “I Confess” prayer from Mass if you do not already know it.   For fun, do an illustration of the Sanctuary Lamp story.

GRADE FIVE

·       Students will review the Creation story from Genesis

·       An opportunity will be provided for students to discuss God, Satan, Original Sin and Adam and Eve. 

·       Students will be presented with a simple definition of Original Sin

·       Students will recognize that we can learn by listening to those who know more than we do, or we can learn the “hard way” like Adam and Eve did

HOMEWORK   Read chapters 5 and 6.  Discuss the final question on the worksheet with someone at home, and write an answer of a few sentences.