Hello,
I’m Shirley, the 2nd grade Religious Education teacher at St. Paul’s. It’s my first year teaching this program, hence, the safari: "a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation". I will be learning and exploring every bit as much as the 2nd graders will!
Even though we have had 2 classes together, I am even now still organizing my thoughts. I decided I'd keep a log of our activities so we can look back at all we've done during the year and have a centralized place for collecting the resources we use. The log may also be benefit future planning as I take away lessons learned from our endeavors.
I was a little intimidated to take on 2nd grade without benefit of prior experience. After all, it is during the course of this year that we will have the great joy of introducing the children to 2 sacraments: Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist. But then again I know I will be so blessed to be able to participate with the children and their families throughout these special events.
In addition to the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist, along the way we will also learn about the Order of Mass.
We are following the Blest Are We program, which is arranged in 5 Units:
Unit 1: We Gather As Believers
Unit 2: We Ask God’s Forgiveness
Unit 3: We Celebrate the Word of God
Unit 4: We Celebrate the Gift of the Eucharist
Unit 5: We Go in Peace
Each of these Units in turn will have a Chapter dedicated to one of the 4 “pillars” of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
· What Catholics Believe
· How Catholics Worship
· How Catholics Live
· How Catholics Pray
Each week, in preparation for the next week’s chapter, I'll post links to the Family Time pages from the Blest Are We website. These pages contain readings and activities for the children and
their families to do together in preparation for the upcoming lesson.
Then, as we cover each chapter, I’ll often supplement the Blest Are We program by posting additional activity sheets and website links that have additional interactive and printable activities.
So break out those khaki shorts, let's get the adventure started! Remember, I'm a novice at this so all advice and prayers are greatly welcomed and appreciated!
I’m Shirley, the 2nd grade Religious Education teacher at St. Paul’s. It’s my first year teaching this program, hence, the safari: "a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation". I will be learning and exploring every bit as much as the 2nd graders will!
Even though we have had 2 classes together, I am even now still organizing my thoughts. I decided I'd keep a log of our activities so we can look back at all we've done during the year and have a centralized place for collecting the resources we use. The log may also be benefit future planning as I take away lessons learned from our endeavors.
I was a little intimidated to take on 2nd grade without benefit of prior experience. After all, it is during the course of this year that we will have the great joy of introducing the children to 2 sacraments: Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist. But then again I know I will be so blessed to be able to participate with the children and their families throughout these special events.
In addition to the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist, along the way we will also learn about the Order of Mass.
We are following the Blest Are We program, which is arranged in 5 Units:
Unit 1: We Gather As Believers
Unit 2: We Ask God’s Forgiveness
Unit 3: We Celebrate the Word of God
Unit 4: We Celebrate the Gift of the Eucharist
Unit 5: We Go in Peace
Each of these Units in turn will have a Chapter dedicated to one of the 4 “pillars” of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
· What Catholics Believe
· How Catholics Worship
· How Catholics Live
· How Catholics Pray
Each week, in preparation for the next week’s chapter, I'll post links to the Family Time pages from the Blest Are We website. These pages contain readings and activities for the children and
their families to do together in preparation for the upcoming lesson.
Then, as we cover each chapter, I’ll often supplement the Blest Are We program by posting additional activity sheets and website links that have additional interactive and printable activities.
So break out those khaki shorts, let's get the adventure started! Remember, I'm a novice at this so all advice and prayers are greatly welcomed and appreciated!
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