SCOPE and SEQUENCE the Following Scope and Sequence Chart Summarizes What Is Provided in Your Signs of Grace: You Are Loved Curriculum

Introduction

SCOPE and SEQUENCE The following Scope and Sequence Chart summarizes what is provided in your Signs of Grace: You Are Loved curriculum. This shows the order and the objectives of the eight sessions of teaching along with Scripture and Catechism of the Catholic Church references.

Session Objectives Key Words References

Session 1 Key Focus: • Moses Exodus 12:14–28 Preparing the • God saves his people Israel by • Plagues Catechism of the Way for Christ delivering them from slavery • Sacrifice Catholic Church, through the Passover event and by 1334 feeding them with manna in the • Unleavened bread desert . • Passover • Passover is one of the most • Israel important sacrifices for the Jewish • Manna people, and God wanted them to • Seder Meal remember this saving event every year . • Sacrifice is offering something to God in atonement for sin or in thanksgiving for God’s great gifts . Jesus offered himself as a sacrifice so that our sins could be forgiven . • The most important way we offer sacrifice to God is by attending Mass where we can unite our lives to Jesus’s sacrifice on the Cross . • Today, every Catholic church has a Tabernacle where the Eucharist is reserved for prayer and adoration outside of Mass . Jesus is truly present in the Tabernacle .

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Session 2 Key Focus: • Mass Luke 22:14–20 The Last Supper • Christ can do anything, even • Instituted Catechism of the change bread and wine into his • Memorial Catholic Church, Body and Blood . 1323, 1333, • Paschal Mystery • The miracle of changing water into 1335–1342, wine at the Wedding at Cana shows • Covenant 1373–1377 that Jesus is the Son of God and • Transubstantiation points forward to the Eucharist . • Real Presence • At the Last Supper, Jesus institutes • Words of the Sacrament of the Eucharist . Consecration • Jesus tells the Apostles to celebrate the Eucharist in memory of him . It is continued in the Church today at the Mass . • Just as the Passover was one of the most important events in the Old Covenant, the Eucharist is the source and summit of our li\ves as Catholics in the New Covenant . • Real Presence means that the entire Person of the risen Jesus Christ is really present in the Eucharist— Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity . • When the priest says the words of Consecration, “This is my Body,” and “This is the chalice of my Blood,” the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ . • Transubstantiation means that the bread and wine really change into Jesus’s Body and Blood .

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 15 2/20/18 3:58 PM Introduction

Session Objectives Key Words References

Session 3 Key Focus: • Crucified John 19:28– The Death and • Jesus’s Death, Resurrection, and • Sabbath 20:10 Resurrection Ascension into Heaven opened the • Salvation Catechism of the of Jesus gates of Heaven for the salvation of Catholic Church, • Resurrection all God’s children . 1324–1326, • Ascension • The Resurrection is Jesus’s rising 1343–1345, from the dead on the third day after • Pentecost 1370–1372, his Death on the Cross . • Body of Christ 1389, 1402– • The Ascension is when Jesus • Witnesses 1405 returned to the Father in Heaven, • Chrism forty days after his Resurrection . • Sanctifying Grace • Pentecost is when the Holy Spirit • Actual Grace descended on Mary and the Apostles, fifty days after his Resurrection—ten days after Jesus ascended into Heaven . Pentecost is the birthday of the Church . • Grace is Jesus’s life in our souls . Sanctifying Grace is the gift of God’s own divine life in us that makes us holy . Actual Grace is God’s gift to help us in each moment to love God and make the right choices . • We are the Body of Christ and continue the mission of Jesus to be witnesses of his love wherever we go . The Eucharist strengthens us for this mission .

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Session 4 Key Focus: • Miracle John 6:1–59 The Sacrament • The Real Presence is the teaching • Heaven Catechism of the of the Eucharist that Jesus is really and fully • Bread of Life Catholic Church, present—Body, Blood, Soul, and Discourse 1322–1344, Divinity—in the Eucharist . 1391–1405 • Host • The Eucharist is the source and summit of our Catholic Faith . • Tabernacle • Genuflect • Jesus unites himself with us and gives us grace when we receive the • Venial Sins Sacrament of the Eucharist worthily . • Spiritual Communion • Jesus says that his Body is true food • Eucharist and his Blood is true drink that will • Lord’s Supper give us eternal life . He is the true • Holy Sacrifice Bread from Heaven . • The Most Blessed • Every tiny piece of the Host and Sacrament every drop of the Precious Blood is • Holy Communion Jesus—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity . The Eucharist that we receive is the risen Body and Blood of Christ . • The Eucharist is so important in our Faith that we call it by many names, such as Eucharist (which means thanksgiving), The Most Blessed Sacrament, the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, and Holy Sacrifice .

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 17 2/20/18 3:58 PM Introduction

Session Objectives Key Words References

Session 5 Key Focus: • State of Grace 1 Corinthians Receiving Holy • Jesus is truly present in the • Mortal Sin 10:14–17 Communion Eucharist Body, Blood, Soul, and — • Reverence Catechism of the Divinity . He is present in every drop Catholic Church, • Eucharistic Fast of the Precious Blood and in every 1378–1388, piece of the Host . • Consecrated 1390–1398 • Receiving the Eucharist at Mass is so • Monstrance important that we should do some • Adoration special things to prepare our bodies and our souls . • We prepare our bodies to hunger for Jesus by fasting from food and drink for one hour before receiving Holy Communion . We prepare our souls by going to Confession if we have committed a mortal sin so we can receive Jesus in the state of grace . • We can receive the Host on the tongue or in the hand, where we have made our hands like a throne for Jesus . We must always show proper reverence when receiving Christ . • We receive special graces when we receive the Eucharist: we have a very special union with Christ and his Church, our baptismal graces are increased and renewed, our venial sins are forgiven, and we grow in love of God and of others .

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Session 6 Key Focus: • Liturgy 1 Corinthians The Liturgy of • The Liturgy of the Mass is our public • Liturgy of 11:23–29 the Mass worship and participation in the the Mass Catechism of the work of God . • Liturgy of the Word Catholic Church, • The Last Supper and the sacrifice of 1328–1332, • Liturgy of the Jesus on the Cross are made present Eucharist 1346–1347, in the Liturgy of the Mass . 1356–1369 • Lord’s Day • The Mass is celebrated on Sunday because that is the day Jesus was • Holy Days of raised from the dead . As Christians Obligation we have the gift and obligation to attend Mass every Sunday . • At Mass we participate in the one sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, and we partake of the Body and Blood of Christ, which nourishes our souls . • Each Mass is a participation in the heavenly liturgy, where we are actually worshipping with all the angels and saints in Heaven .

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 19 2/20/18 3:58 PM Introduction

Session Objectives Key Words References

Session 7 Key Focus: • Introductory Rites Luke 24:13–27 The Liturgy of • The Mass is one act of worship with • Entrance Antiphon Catechism of the the Word two parts: the Liturgy of the Word • Sign of the Cross Catholic Church, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist . 1348–1349 • Penitential Act • The first part of the Mass is called • Gloria the Liturgy of the Word, in which we hear readings from Holy Scripture . • Collect • After the readings, we pray the • Liturgy of the Word Creed, which is a statement of • First Reading everything we believe as Catholics • Responsorial Psalm and is our response of faith to the • Second Reading Word of God . • Epistles • The entire Liturgy of the Word • Alleluia shows God’s loving plan of salvation and prepares our hearts for the • Gospel Liturgy of the Eucharist . • Homily • Creed/Profession of Faith • Prayer of the Faithful

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Session 8 Key Focus: • Liturgy of the Luke 24:28–35 The Liturgy of • The Mass is one act of worship with Eucharist Catechism of the the Eucharist two parts: the Liturgy of the Word • Presentation of the Catholic Church, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist . Gifts 1350–1355 • The second part of the Mass is • Preparation of the called the Liturgy of the Eucharist, Altar in which Jesus becomes present to • Prayer over the us, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity . Offerings • Jesus’s sacrifice on the Cross is • Eucharistic Prayer made present to us, and we also offer our lives as a living sacrifice • Preface to God . • Sanctus • When we receive Holy Communion, • Epiclesis we are united with Jesus in a very • Institution Narrative special way . • Communion Rite • The Mass sends us forth to spread • Words of the Gospel by the witness of our Consecration lives . • Mystery of Faith or Memorial Acclamation • Chalice • Paten • Doxology • Great Amen • Lamb of God • Holy Communion • Prayer after Communion • Concluding Rite • In persona Christi Capitis

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 21 2/20/18 3:58 PM Session 1 Preparing the Way for Christ

At a Glance — Session Overview

Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Connect God Saves His People To encourage students to think • Stickers Activity Place stickers on a coloring about what they already know • Student Activity (as students sheet showing Moses talking about Moses, Pharaoh, and the Book arrive) to Pharaoh . Israelites . • Crayons

Let’s Pray Read the Opening Prayer and To relate to the idea of annual • Student Guide and Introduction to the session . celebrations . Introduction (5 minutes)

Let’s Watch God Is with Us (3:05 min .) To understand that God planned to • A device to (10 minutes) Watch a video teaching give himself to us in the Eucharist show the video about the Eucharist, and from the very beginning . segment discuss .

Let’s Read The Feast of Passover To learn what the Bible says about • Student Guide • Moses God’s Word (Exodus 12:14–28) how God saved his people and told • Plagues (10 –15 Have someone read aloud them to remember and celebrate it • Sacrifice minutes) this passage summary, and every year . then discuss the questions in • Unleavened the Teacher Guide . bread • Passover

Let’s Learn Jesus Is the True Sacrifice To better understand how God • Student Guide • Manna About Our Read this section together, saved his people, was present on • Israel Faith and then discuss the their journey, and required • Seder Meal (10–20 questions in the a sacrifice . minutes) Teacher Guide .

Did You The Passover Seder Meal An explanation of the Seder meal Know? Additional information and how God saved his Chosen (as time for the student to read . People . permits)

Let’s Do Jesus Is the New To compare Jesus’s sacrifice of the • Student Guide Activities Passover Lamb! lamb in the Passover story . • Pencils (10–20 Read the story of Passover minutes) and fill in the blanks from the Word Bank according to the pictures . Who Am I? To better understand how God was Read the clues and choose present with his people in Egypt and the correct answer . in the desert .

Let’s Recall Discuss questions to make To help students remember the main • Student Guide and Reflect connections with what the points from the session and to go (5–10 minutes) students have learned . over key points from the session .

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Story of Saint Catherine of Siena To show how God is present in the • Student Guide a Saint Read a brief story about lives of the saints . (5–10 minutes) a saint and discuss the questions .

Let’s Pray Practice the Memory Verse To encourage students to ponder • Student Guide (5 minutes) together, and then close God’s Word in their hearts . in prayer .

Let’s Read Buried Treasure To connect the lesson to modern life . • Student Guide a Story Read a modern story that (as time follows the theme of allows, or remembering past events, take-home) and then discuss, using questions from the Teacher Guide .

Student Preparing the World To help students remember key • Student Activity Take-Home for Christ points from the lesson and connect Book Page: Let’s Answer the clues to complete what they’ve learned to their own Live It! the crossword puzzle . lives . The Presence of God Reflect on how God is present in our lives and draw a Tabernacle from your church .

Family Parents can read and To equip parents with tools • Student Activity Take-Home discuss the Scriptures with for family faith building and Book Page their children, pray together, involvement with the lesson . and set up a family altar .

If-You- Go Down, Moses! Song To reinforce the lesson objectives to • Song Lyrics Have-Time Learn a traditional Jewish meet a variety of learning styles . See page 43 Activities Passover song . Moses Parts the • Moses Waters game Supplies Play a Follow-the-Leader type See page 43 of game . Mini-Passover or Seder meal • Seder Meal Sample a version of a tradi- Script tional Seder Meal See pages 43–44 Flash Cards • Flash Cards Memorize key terms . See pages 191–194 Also in Student Activity Book

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 29 2/20/18 3:58 PM Session 2 The Last Supper

At a Glance — Session Overview

Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Connect Jesus Institutes the Mass To get students thinking about what • Stickers Activity Place stickers on a coloring they know about the Last Supper . • Student Activity (as students sheet showing the Last Book arrive) Supper . • Crayons

Let’s Pray Read the Opening Prayer and To relate to the idea of nourishing • Student Guide and Introduction to the session . our bodies with food . Introduction (5 minutes)

Let’s Watch Be His Friend (3:23 min .) To help students understand that at • A device to (5–10 min- Watch a video teaching about the Last Supper, Jesus gave himself show the video utes) Jesus in the Eucharist, and to us as food for our souls . segment discuss .

Let’s Read The Last Supper To learn what the Bible says about • Student Guide • Mass God’s Word (Luke 22:14–20) how the Eucharist was instituted at • Instituted (10–15 Have someone read aloud this the Last Supper . minutes) passage summary, and then discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Learn Jesus Institutes the To better understand how Jesus’s • Student Guide • Memorial About Our Sacrament of the Eucharist miracles and the events of the • Paschal Faith Read this section together, Paschal Mystery relate to Holy Mystery (10–20 and then discuss the questions Communion . • Covenant minutes) in the Teacher Guide .

Did You Transubstantiation An explanation of how the bread and • Transub- Know? wine are changed into Jesus’s Body stantiation At the Last Supper (as time and Blood . • Real Presence permits) Additional information for the An explanation of how Jesus institut- • Words of student to read . ed the Sacraments of Eucharist and Consecration Holy Orders at the Last Supper .

Let’s Do Jesus Is Really Present To remind students that the bread • Student Guide Activities Complete a Dot-to-Dot and wine actually become Jesus’s • Pencils (10–25 activity and use the code to Body and Blood . minutes) complete the sentence .

The Last Supper To help the students remember key Fill in the blanks with the points from the lesson . correct answers .

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Story of Saint Clare of Assisi To show how the lives of the saints • Student Guide a Saint Read a brief story about lead us to God and teach us about (5–10 minutes) a saint and discuss our Faith . the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Pray Practice the Memory Verse To encourage students to ponder • Student Guide (5 minutes) together, and then close God’s Word in their hearts . in prayer .

Let’s Read Boxes To connect the lesson to modern life . • Student Guide a Story Read a modern story that (as time follows the themes of the Last allows, or Supper, and then discuss, take-home) using the questions provided .

Student Jesus Gives Us the To connect the priest’s actions with • Student Activity Take-Home Priesthood Jesus’s instructions to the Apostles . Book Page: Let’s Write a Thank You note to Live It! the priest . Bread from Heaven To encourage the students to Reflect on how the reflect on how the Eucharist Eucharist helps our soul, nourishes their souls . and draw a picture .

Family Parents can read and discuss To equip parents with tools • Student Activity Take-Home the Scripture with their for family faith building and Book Page children, pray together, and involvement with the lesson . make unleavened bread .

If-You- First Communion Banners To reinforce the lesson objectives to • Banners Have-Time Begin to create banners to meet a variety of learning styles . See page 61 Activities hang in the church during their First Communion, or to take home .

Unleavened Bread • Bread Recipe Make bread that doesn’t rise . See page 61

Song for First Communion Mass • Song Lyrics Begin to learn Pange Lingua . See page 62

Flash Cards • Flash Cards Memorize key terms . See pages 195–198

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 47 2/20/18 3:59 PM Session 3 The Death and Resurrection of Jesus

At a Glance — Session Overview

Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Connect Jesus Opened the Gates To get students thinking about • Stickers Activity of Heaven Jesus welcoming them into • Student Activity (as students Cut and fold the picture and Heaven . Book arrive) place the stickers to see Jesus • Crayons welcoming us to Heaven . • Scissors

Let’s Pray Read the opening prayer and To introduce the idea of how • Student Guide and Introduction to the session . Jesus’s Death gives us eternal life . Introduction (5 minutes)

Let’s Watch Jesus Gave You Everything To help students understand • A device to (10 minutes) (3:51 min ). that Jesus’s Death and show the video Watch a video teaching about Resurrection is his greatest act of segment Jesus’s great love for us, and love . discuss .

Let’s Read The Death and Resurrection To learn what the Bible says about • Student Guide • Crucified God’s Word of Jesus (John 19:28—20:10) how Jesus died and rose again . • Sabbath (10–15 Have someone read aloud minutes) this passage summary, and then discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Learn Called to Be Witnesses To better understand the • Student Guide • Salvation About Our Read this section salvation story . • Resurrection Faith together, and then discuss • Ascension (10–20 minutes) the questions in the Teacher Guide . • Pentecost • Body of Christ • Witnesses

Did You Jesus is the Lamb of God • Chrism Know? • Sanctifying (as time Source and Summit To give additional detail on how Grace permits) the Eucharist is the source and • Actual Grace The Holy Spirit summit of the Catholic life . Additional information How the Holy Spirit gives us his for the student to read . gifts and grace .

Let’s Do Jesus Came to Earth To understand how Jesus’s life • Student Guide Activities Have students put the events shows he was sent to save us . • Pencils (10–25 minutes) of Jesus’s life in order . A-Maze-ing Faith To encourage attending Mass to Have students complete the be strengthened by the Eucharist . maze to help the family get to Mass .

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Story of Venerable Antonietta Meo To show how God is present in the • Student Guide a Saint Read a brief story about a lives of the saints . (5–10 minutes) saint and discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Pray Practice the Memory Verse To encourage students to ponder • Student Guide (5 minutes) together, and then close God’s Word in their hearts . in prayer .

Let’s Read Trading Places To connect the lesson to modern life . • Student Guide a Story Read a modern story that (as time follows the themes of God’s allows, or covenant laws, and then take-home) discuss, using questions from the Teacher Guide .

Student Jesus Saves Us To help students remember key • Student Activity Take-Home Unscramble the words to points from the lesson and connect Book Page: Let’s answer the clues about how what they’ve learned to their own Live It! Jesus saves us . lives .

The Greatest Gift Draw a picture of your family at Mass .

Family Parents can read and discuss Reminder to have students bring • Student Activity Take-Home the Scriptures with their shoe boxes next week . Book Page children, pray together, and To equip parents with tools • Ask students to talk about the lesson content . for family faith building and bring shoe involvement with the lesson . boxes next week .

If-You- First Communion Banner To reinforce the lesson objectives to • Banners Have-Time (Cont.) The Cross and the meet a variety of learning styles . See page 79 Activities Wooden Dowel Continue working on their banners . Acrostic Poem: Eucharist • Poem Consider words related to the See page 79 salvation story . Song for First • Song Lyrics Communion Mass See page 80 Continue to learn Pange Lingua . Flash Cards • Flash Cards Memorize key terms . See pages 199–204

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 65 2/20/18 3:59 PM Session 4 The Sacrament of the Eucharist

At a Glance — Session Overview

Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Connect Jesus Is the Bread of Life! To get students thinking about • Sticker sheet Activity Place stickers on a coloring what they might already know about • Student Activity (as students sheet showing Jesus feeding Jesus’s miracle of multiplying the Book arrive) the 5,000 . loaves and fishes . • Crayons

Let’s Pray Read the Opening Prayer and To begin thinking about how the • Student Guide and Introduction to the session . Eucharist unites us to Jesus . Introduction (5 minutes)

Let’s Watch The Most Special Meal To see that the Eucharist is the most • A device to (10 minutes) (4:11 min ). special meal that we can have show the video Watch a video that explains because we receive Jesus himself . segment how Jesus unites himself to us in the Eucharist, and discuss .

Let’s Read Jesus Is the Bread of Life To learn what Jesus said about the • Student Guide • Miracle God’s Word Have someone read aloud this Eucharist in the Bread of Life • Heaven (5–10 minutes) passage summary, and then Discourse . discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Learn The Real Presence of To better understand that Jesus is • Student Guide • Bread of Life About Our Christ in the Eucharist really present in the Eucharist . Discourse Faith Read this section together, • Host (10–20 and then discuss the • Tabernacle minutes) questions in the Teacher Guide . • Genuflect • Venial Sins • Spiritual Communion • Eucharist

Did You What Do We Call It? To show how the Eucharist is known • Lord’s Supper Know? Additional information for the by many different names . • Holy Sacrifice (as time student to read . • The Most permits) Blessed Sacrament • Holy Communion

Let’s Do Eucharist Mosaic To better understand that Jesus is • Student Guide Activities Complete the color-by- really present in the Eucharist . • Crayons (10–25 number to see what happens • Pencils minutes) in the miracle of the Eucharist . Source and Summit To help the students know all the A Word Search for other words that can be used other than names for Eucharist . Eucharist .

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Story of Saint Tarcisius To show how God is present in the • Student Guide a Saint Read a brief story about a lives of the saints . (5–10 minutes) saint and discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Pray Practice the Memory Verse To encourage students to ponder • Student Guide (5 minutes) together, and then close God’s Word in their hearts . in prayer .

Let’s Read How Small Is God? To connect the lesson to modern life . • Student Guide a Story Read a modern story that (as time follows the theme of God allows, or coming to us in disguise, and take-home) then discuss, using questions from the Teacher Guide .

Student The Sacrament of the To help students remember key • Student Activity Take-Home Eucharist points from the lesson and connect Book Page: Let’s Fill in the blanks with the what they’ve learned to their own Live It! names of the Eucharist. lives .

We Are Thankful for the Eucharist! Write a Thank You letter to Jesus for all his gifts .

Family Parents can read and discuss To equip parents with tools for • Student Activity Take-Home the Scriptures with their family faith building and involvement Book Page children, pray together, and with the lesson . visit the Blessed Sacrament as a family .

If-You- First Communion Banner To reinforce the lesson objectives to • Banner Have-Time (Cont.)—Monstrance meet a variety of learning styles . See page 97 Activities Continue working on their banners . Make Your Own Tabernacle • Tabernacle Create their own place to store See page 97 items for prayer . Song for First • Song Lyrics Communion Mass See page 98 Continue to learn Pange Lingua . Loaves and Fishes Snack • Snack Talk about Jesus’s miracles as See page 98 they eat a snack . Flash Cards • Flash Cards Memorize key terms . See pages 205–212

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 83 2/20/18 3:59 PM Session 5 Receiving Holy Communion

At a Glance — Session Overview

Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Connect Saint Paul Writes about To get students thinking about • Sticker Sheets Activity the Eucharist Saint Paul teaching about the • Student Activity (as students Place stickers on a coloring Eucharist . Book arrive) sheet showing Saint Paul • Crayons writing to the Corinthians .

Let’s Pray Read the Opening Prayer and To relate to the idea of • Student Guide and Introduction to the session . making special preparations Introduction for special days . (5 minutes)

Let’s Watch Jesus Is Really Present Help students prepare to receive • A device to (10 minutes) (3:30 min ). Jesus in the Mass . show the video Watch a video teaching about segment . the gift of the Eucharist, and discuss .

Let’s Read Saint Paul Writes about To learn what Saint Paul • Student Guide God’s Word the Eucharist (1 Corinthians taught the church in Corinth about (10–15 10:14–17) the Eucharist . minutes) Have someone read aloud this passage summary, and then discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Learn Preparing for To better understand why it is • Student Guide • State of Grace About Our Holy Communion important to prepare for Holy • Mortal sin Faith Read this section together, Communion, and how to prepare . • Reverence (10–20 and then discuss the questions Also to understand the graces we minutes) in the Teacher Guide . receive through Communion . • Eucharistic Fast

Did You What is a Host? An explanation about the Host . • Consecrated Know? • Monstrance (as time Adoration of the Blessed To explain what Adoration of the • Adoration permits) Sacrament Blessed Sacrament is all about . Additional information for the student to read .

Let’s Do God’s Special Gift To review the things we should do to • Student Guide Activities Follow the path and choose prepare to receive the Eucharist . • Colored pencils, (10–25 what steps you should follow pens, or fine tip minutes) when preparing to receive markers the Eucharist .

Graces Tic-Tac-Toe To review the graces we receive Mark the graces we receive when we receive the Eucharist . from the Eucharist in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe .

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Story of Saint Anthony of Padua To show how God is present in the • Student Guide a Saint Read a brief story about lives of the saints . (5–10 minutes) a saint, and discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Pray Practice the Memory Verse To encourage students to ponder • Student Guide (5 minutes) together, and then close God’s Word in their hearts . in prayer .

Let’s Read Ducks To connect the lesson to modern life . • Student Guide a Story Read a modern story (as time that follows the theme of allows, or something appearing different take-home) on the outside than what it really is on the inside, and then discuss using questions from the Teacher Guide .

Student Preparing to Receive To help students remember key • Student Activity Take-Home Answer the True/False points from the lesson and connect Book Page: Let’s questions about preparing to what they’ve learned to their own Live It! receive Communion . lives .

Dear Jesus Write a special prayer to Jesus and draw a picture of spending time with Jesus .

Family Parents can read and discuss To equip parents with tools • Student Activity Take-Home the Scripture with their for family faith building and Book Pages children, pray together, and involvement with the lesson . go to Adoration together .

If-You- Share the Love of Jesus To reinforce the lesson objectives to • Relay Race Have-Time Relay Race meet a variety of learning styles . See page 115 Activities Run a race with balloon hearts . • Banners First Communion Banner See page 115 (Cont.) Jesus Knows My Name Continue working on banners . • Song Lyrics Song for First Communion See page 116 Mass Learn another verse of Pange • Flash Cards Lingua . See pages Flash Cards 213–216 Memorize key terms .

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 101 2/20/18 3:59 PM Session 6 The Liturgy of the Mass

At a Glance — Session Overview

Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Connect The Mass Makes To get students thinking about our • Sticker Sheet Activity Christ Present participation at Mass . • Student Activity (as students Place stickers on a coloring Book arrive) sheet showing how we • Crayons participate in Jesus’s Life, Death, and Resurrection .

Let’s Pray Read the opening prayer and To relate to the idea of the Mass • Student Guide and Introduction to the session . connecting us to something that Introduction happened in the past . (5 minutes)

Let’s Watch The Mass Is Awesome To see that in the Mass we re-enter • A device to (10 minutes) (3:43 min .) the saving events of Jesus’s life . show the video Watch a video teaching about segment Jesus in the Eucharist, and discuss .

Let’s Read The Letter of Saint Paul to To learn what Saint Paul taught • Student Guide God’s Word the Corinthians the Corinthians about the institution (10–15 (1 Corinthians 11:23–29) of the Eucharist . minutes) Have someone read aloud this passage summary, and then discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Learn The Liturgy of the Mass To better understand what the • Student Guide • Liturgy About Our Read this section together, Liturgy of the Mass is and why we • Liturgy of the Faith and then discuss the go to Mass on Sunday . Mass (10–20 questions in the • Liturgy of the minutes) Teacher Guide . Word • Liturgy of the Eucharist

Did You A Liturgy for All Time Explains how the Mass has been • Lord’s Day Know? celebrated for 2,000 years . (as time Why Do We Need to Go To explain why Catholics go to Mass • Holy Days of permits) to Mass? on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation Additional information for the Obligation . student to read .

Let’s Do Mass and the Paschal To review important events of salvation • Student Guide Activities Mystery history that we recall at the Mass . • Pencils or (10–25 Do a matching activity . crayons minutes) The Saints Teach Us To encourage students to follow About the Mass the example of the saints in loving Name the saints . Jesus in the Eucharist .

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Story of Saint Dominic Savio To show how God is present in the • Student Guide a Saint Read a brief story about lives of the saints . (5–10 minutes) a saint and discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Pray Practice the Memory Verse To encourage students to ponder • Student Guide (5 minutes) together, and then close God’s Word in their hearts . in prayer .

Let’s Read Once Upon a Time To connect the lesson to modern life . • Student Guide a Story Read a modern story that (as time follows the theme of why allows, or going to Mass is so important, take-home) and then discuss.

Student The Liturgy of the Mass To help students remember key • Student Activity Take-Home Fill in the missing words in points from the lesson and connect Book Page: Let’s statements about the Mass . what they’ve learned to their own Live It! lives . Keep Holy the Lord’s Day! Draw a picture of one way to make Sunday special .

If-You- Things-We-See-at-Mass To reinforce the lesson objectives to • Mass Stations Have-Time Stations meet a variety of learning styles . See page 133 Activities Identify items from Mass . Tour-of-the-Church • Church Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Find items in the church . Hunt See page 134 First Communion Banner (Cont.) We Worship as • Banner a Church See page 134 Continue making banners . Song for First Communion • Song Lyrics Mass See page 133 Continue to learn Pange Lingua. First Communion Practice • Communion in the Classroom Practice See page 257 Flash Cards • Flash Cards Memorize Key terms . See pages 217–220

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 119 2/20/18 3:59 PM Session 7 The Liturgy of the Word

At a Glance — Session Overview

Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Connect Jesus Opens the Scriptures To get students thinking about how • Sticker sheet Activity Place stickers on a coloring Jesus teaches us the Scriptures . • Student Activity (as students sheet to show Jesus walking Book arrive) on the road to Emmaus . • Crayons

Let’s Pray Read the opening prayer and To relate to the idea of getting to • Student Guide and introduction to the session . know God better through the Introduction Scriptures . (5 minutes)

Let’s Watch Stories Are Amazing To see how the Liturgy of the Word • A device to (10 minutes) (2:50 min ). prepares us for the Liturgy of the show the video Watch a video teaching about Eucharist . segment the Liturgy of the Word, and discuss .

Let’s Read The Road to Emmaus— To learn how the Scriptures prepare • Student Guide God’s Word Part 1 (Luke 24:13–27) us to receive Jesus . (10–15 Have someone read aloud this minutes) passage summary, and then discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Learn The Liturgy of the Word To better understand the Liturgy of • Student Guide About Our Read this section together, the Word and how it prepares us for Faith and then discuss the ques- the Liturgy of the Eucharist . (10–20 tions in the Teacher Guide . minutes)

Did You The Word of God To explain how the Bible and Jesus Know? Additional information for the himself is the Word of God . (as time student to read . permits)

Let’s Do The Liturgy of the Word To review the parts of the Liturgy of • Student Guide Activities Match the parts of the Liturgy the Word . • Colored pencils, (10–25 of the Word with the pictures . pens, or fine tip minutes) The Nicene Creed To show how the Creed is a markers Fill in the blanks to complete summary of our Faith as Catholics . the Nicene Creed .

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Story of Saint Justin Martyr To show how God is present in the • Student Guide a Saint Read a brief story about a lives of the saints . (5–10 minutes) saint and discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Pray Practice the Memory Verse To encourage students to ponder • Student Guide (5 minutes) together, and then close in God’s Word in their hearts . prayer .

Let’s Read a Love Letters To connect the lesson to modern life . • Student Guide Story Read a modern story that (5–10 minutes) follows the theme of receiving letters from someone who loves you, and then discuss using questions from the Teacher Guide .

Student God’s Love in the Liturgy To help students remember key • Student Activity Take-Home Match the parts of the Mass points from the lesson and connect Book Page: Let’s with their explanation . what they’ve learned to their own Live It! lives . Growing the Word in Our Hearts Draw a picture of how the seed of God’s Word grows into a beautiful plant when we are loving to others .

Family Parents can read and discuss To equip parents with tools for family • Student Activity Take-Home the Scripture with their faith-building and involvement with Book Page children and pray the Apostles’ the lesson . Creed with them .

If-You- First Communion Banner To reinforce the lesson objectives to • Banner Have-Time (Cont.) The Liturgy of meet a variety of learning styles . See page 151 Activities the Word Continue working on their banners .

Song for First • Song Lyrics Communion Mass See page 151 Continue to learn Pange Lingua .

First Communion Practice To walk through the steps in • First Commu- in the Classroom preparation for their First Holy nion Practice Communion . See page 152 Liturgy of the Word • Hopscotch Hopscotch Game Game Recall definitions as they play See page 152 a traditional game .

Flash Cards • Flash Cards Memorize key terms . See pages 221–228

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 137 2/20/18 4:00 PM Session 8 The Liturgy of the Eucharist

At a Glance — Session Overview

Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Connect Breaking Bread To get students thinking about how • Sticker sheet Activity Place stickers on a coloring Jesus comes to meet us in the • Student Activity (as students sheet showing Jesus breaking Eucharist . Book arrive) the bread at Emmaus . • Crayons

Let’s Pray Read the Opening Prayer and To relate to the idea of getting to • Student Guide and Introduction to the session . meet Jesus in a special way in the Introduction Eucharist . (5 minutes)

Let’s Watch The Miracle at Every Mass To visually show the students what • A device to (10 minutes) (11:00 min ). happens during the Mass . show the video Watch a step-by-step video segment explanation of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and discuss .

Let’s Read The Road to Emmaus—Part 2 To learn how Jesus reveals himself in • Student Guide God’s Word (Luke 24:28–35) the breaking of the bread . (10–15 Have someone read aloud this minutes) passage summary, and then discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Learn The Liturgy of the Eucharist To better understand the Liturgy of • Student Guide About Our Read this section together, the Eucharist and the importance of Faith and then discuss the ques- each part . (10–20 tions in the Teacher Guide . minutes)

Did You In Persona Christi Capitis To help the students understand that Know? Our Own Sacrifice the priest represents Christ . (as time Additional information for the To explain that we are all united to permits) student to read . Christ in offering his sacrifice .

Let’s Do The Liturgy of the Eucharist To review the parts of the Liturgy of • Student Guide Activities Match the parts of the Liturgy the Eucharist . • Colored pencils, (10–25 of the Eucharist with the pens, or minutes) pictures . markers

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 154 2/20/18 4:00 PM Section Activity Purpose Supplies Key Words

Story of Pope Saint Pius X To show how God is present in the • Student Guide a Saint Read a brief story about a lives of the saints . (5–10 minutes) saint and discuss the questions in the Teacher Guide .

Let’s Pray Practice the Memory Verse To encourage students to ponder • Student Guide (5 minutes) together, and then close God’s Word in their hearts . in prayer .

Let’s Read The Big Picture To connect the lesson to modern life . • Student Guide a Story Read a modern story that (as time follows the theme of God allows, or creating a beautiful picture take-home) out of our lives, and then discuss using questions from the Teacher Guide .

Student The Mass Sends Us on To help students remember key • Student Activity Take-Home a Mission points from the lesson and connect Book Page: Let’s Choose the correct word to what they have learned to their own • Pens or pencils Live It! complete the sentence . lives . • Crayons

The Love of Jesus Draw a picture of things you can do to bring the love of Jesus to others .

Family Parents can read and discuss To equip parents with tools for • Student Activity Take-Home the Scripture with their family faith building and involvement Book Page children, pray with them, and with the lesson . share memories of other family members’ First Communions .

If-You- Unscramble the Mass To reinforce the lesson objectives to • Mass Game Have-Time Work together to put the parts meet a variety of learning styles . See page 169 Activities of the Mass in order . First Communion Banner • Banners (Cont.)—The Liturgy of the See page 169 Eucharist Finish working on their banners . First Communion Practice • First in the Church Communion Walk through the steps in Practice preparation for their First See page 170 Communion . Flash Cards • Flash Cards Memorize key terms . See pages 229–238

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SOG YAL Teacher Guide mf FINAL.indd 155 2/20/18 4:00 PM