catechist Preparation: Just for Schools
Five-Day Classroom Session Planner Session 5
Celebrating Ordinary Time
Session Theme: Ordinary Time is time to grow in the love of Jesus Christ through the sacraments.
Day 1: Engage
60 minutes
Open
Activity 1
Activity 2
Celebrating Ordinary Time
Seasonal Symbols
Liturgical Calendars
page 27
page 27
Time: 25
Time: 5 minutes
Small-Group Project Optional
If you wish to have children complete the small-group project on page S-27B, have small groups begin now. Allow time on days 1 to 5 for children to work.
Materials: computer, calendar-creator program, art supplies, writing supplies, stapler In advance, use a calendar-creator program to make a year’s worth of monthly pages for each child. Assist children in labeling their calendar to show the beginning and end of each season for the current year. Have children decorate a cover and then staple the pages together to create their own liturgical calendar.
Time: 30 minutes
Day 2: Explore
60 minutes
Open
Activity 1
Activity 2
We Grow with the Sacraments During Ordinary Time
Session 5 BLM
Sacrament Quiz
pages 28
page T-305
Time: 15 minutes
Time: 15 minutes
Materials: reference books on sacraments, writing supplies In advance gather reference materials about the sacraments. Have children work with a partner to write three questions related to the sacraments’ signs and symbols, and when, where, and how they are administered. Collect the questions. Then organize the class into two groups and use the questions to play a sacrament quiz game.
Time: 30 minutes
Day 3: Reflect
60 minutes
Open
Activity 1
Activity 2
Mass During Ordinary Time
Service: Letters to Role Models
Church Walk
page 29
page 29
Time: 15 minutes
Time: 15 minutes
Materials: paper, clipboards, writing supplies Give pairs of children a clipboard and paper. Explain that sacramentals are objects that remind us of Jesus and help us connect with him in our daily lives. Take children to church. Allow time for partners to search for sacramentals. Invite children to keep a list of those they find. Then meet together to compare notes.
Time: 30 minutes
S-27A
www.findinggod.com
i_FG_TE_G5U1S5ABsch.indd
~ pg 1 ~
PDF Signoff: Production _______
LoyolaPress.
Design _______
Editorial _______
8/25/11 11:31 AM