Second Class Grow in Love Term 3
Theme / Lesson / Learning Objective / Faith Formation Goals / Story/Poem / Scripture / Song / Prayer
8. We Can Live as Jesus Asked / 1: ‘I am with you always’ / Understanding:
·  Sequence events in the life of Jesus, including his death, Resurrection and Ascension
·  Wonder at how the disciples may have felt as they watched Jesus ascend into heaven
·  Recall Jesus’ promise to his followers to be with them always
Communicating and Participating:
·  Discuss and retell Jesus’ promises to the disciples in their own words, according to their own ability
·  Engage in an echo pantomime in order to reflect prayerfully on these promises / That the children would also:
·  Become aware that Jesus’ promise to be with his disciples extends to them / Jesus’ Promises to His Friends / Jesus Appears to His Disciples
(Mt 28:20 and Jn 14:16-17) / The Rosary (Second Glorious Mystery, the Ascension)
8. We Can Live as Jesus Asked / 2: ‘I will send a helper’ / Understanding:
·  Consider why the Holy Spirit gave the disciples the gift of being able to speak in different languages
·  Identify wind and fire as symbols of the Holy Spirit
·  Wonder about the effect of the Holy Spirit on their own lives
Communicating and Participating:
·  Discuss and retell the story of the first Pentecost in their own words, according to their own ability
·  Sing and perform movement to the song ‘The Spirit of God is upon us’
·  Engage in a meditation on the first Pentecost / That the children would also:
·  Become aware of the activity of the Holy Spirit in their lives / Pentecost / The Coming of the Holy Spirit
(Acts 2: 1-8, 12) / The Spirit of God is Upon Us
(including prayer movement)
Quiet and Still / Prayerful Meditation
Prayer to the Holy Spirit.
8. We Can Live as Jesus Asked / 3: Go and share the Good News’ / Understanding:
·  Define ‘disciple’ and ‘Christian’
·  Wonder about how Jesus’ last words apply to them
·  Consider the ways in which they can act as disciples in what they say and what they do
Communicating and Participating:
·  Discuss the work of the Society of Missionary Children
·  Participate in making a class collage depicting the ways in which disciples today can bring the Good News of God’s love to the world
·  Participate in a prayer service on the theme, We can live as Jesus asked / That the children would also:
·  Desire to share the Gospel of Jesus with others
·  Identify a role for themselves in their Church community / The Coming of the Holy Spirit
(Acts 2:1-13). / This is the Day
The Spirit of God is Upon Us / Response:
Come Holy Spirit, come.
Prayer Service
Theme / Lesson / Learning Objective / Faith Formation Goals / Story/Poem / Scripture / Song / Prayer
9. Creation / 1: God created us / Understanding:
·  Engage in an interactive quiz based on the Creation story from the book of Genesis, recalling the things God made
·  Reflect on a range of individual gifts
·  Identify the gifts God has given to them
Communicating and Participating:
·  Discuss and retell Genesis 1:27-31 in their own words, according to their own ability
·  Write or draw about their own gifts and talents to contribute to a class ‘Our Gifts’ Paper Chain / That the children would also:
·  Appreciate that their gifts and talents have been given to them by God
·  Respect their bodies and the bodies of others because they were created by God / God Created People / Gn 1:27-31 / Gifts from God / Glory Be
Prayerful Meditation
9. Creation / 2: God wants us to be happy / Understanding:
·  Wonder about how God wants the world to be
·  Consider how they can play a part in making the world as God wants it to be
Communicating and Participating:
·  Discuss and retell the story of Adam and Eve in their own words, according to their own ability
·  Participate in a prayer service on the theme of Creation / That the children would also:
·  Begin to recognise their own role in making the world as God wants it to be (bringing about God’s kingdom) / Adam and Eve
Poem:
Adam and Eve / The Story of Creation
(Gn 2:8, 3:1-3, 5-6, 11-13, 23) / Gifts from God / Response:
Lord, graciously hear us.
Prayer Service (with prayerful meditation.)
Seasonal Lesson / 5: Inter-Religious Lesson / Understanding:
Identify their own religious identity, and the religious identity of the children in the story
Identify the mosque and synagogue as the places of worship of Muslims and Jews, respectively
Identify other faith communities in their locality
Communicating and Participating:
Discuss, at a basic level, the physical similarities and differences between the church, the mosque and the synagogue
Wonder about why people go to places of worship to pray
Participate in a prayer service on the theme of inter-religious understanding
10. Grow in Love / 1.’As I have loved you’ / Understanding:
·  Empathise with each of the sisters in the story, ‘The Twin Sisters’
·  Explore how Jesus’ way of love is not always the easiest way
·  Apply Jesus’ teaching to various scenarios
Communicating and Participating:
·  Chat about a joyful person that they know, and explain how they feel when they are with that person
Discuss and evaluate the actions of the various characters in the story in relation to Jesus’ message of inclusion / That the children would also:
·  Begin to realise that following Christ isn’t always easy because God’s love is a radical kind of love / The Twin Sisters
Part I
Part II / The Great Commandment
(Mt 22:34-40) / Quiet and Still / Prayerful Meditation
Theme / Lesson / Learning Objective / Faith Formation Goals / Story/Poem / Scripture / Song / Prayer
10. Grow in Love / 2:Growing in love / Understanding:
·  Reinforce their learning from Grow In Love Second Class
·  Identify, through images in a slideshow, aspects of Christian faith, morality, liturgy, prayer and the Word of God that they have learned throughout the year
·  Reflect on their favourite thing they have learned this year
Communicating and Participating:
·  Play a loop card game together to illustrate their learning throughout the year
·  Participate in the end of year prayer service / That the children would also:
·  Desire to participate in liturgy as a form of celebration and thanksgiving / Revise all Scripture from Grow in Love this year. / Revise all songs. / Response: Thank you God for all that we have learned.
End of Year Prayer Service
Prayerful Meditation