May 13th

Wow!  Can you believe we made it to the end of the year?  And we are still distance learning???  

A most unbelievable year!

I miss you all and I hope I am able to see all of you at Father's Zoom meeting tonight.  I will pray for you over the summer and maybe I'll see you next fall at Religious Ed classes!

Here is our final lesson plan.

Now: If we were in the classroom tonight, my plan would have been to have you create a canvas of memories and positive words.  We have learned this year how our actions have a lasting impact, whether it is a "tiny lie," doubt in God (remember the Israelites could not enter the Promised Land), or following God's word, even when it feels like it makes no sense (Joshua and the walls of Jericho).   As a means of encouraging each other to remain strong, I encourage you to do one of the following: 

Option 1: Find a rock or stone for each of us, and decorate it using a meaningful verse for each person in our class.  Bring it to school next time there is a Religious Ed class, Vacation Bible School, or any time your family is near by, leaving it for me ℅ Julie Dillenberg.  (sharpies work well, but so does paint)

Option 2: Using the medium of your choice (paper, canvas, posterboard, etc), create a 5x7 picture with a meaningful bible verse to be backed by cardstock or a mini-frame, for each classmate.  Pray about the message you want to choose for each person.

Students in our class:   L    G     B     H     D    A      S    

Later:  For those wishing to finish our book, here are the readings and questions to reflect upon for the final unit.  You may wish to space it out over the summer.  

Unit 5

 

Chapter 21: Elijah and Amos Speak for the Lord

Readings:

1 Kings 18, 21; 2 Kings 2

Book of Amos

Questions:

            Before reading:

1.     What is a prophet? 

2.     Who were the primary Prophets?

Reading 1:

3.     What two sins of Ahab’s did Elijah speak out against?

Reading 2:

4.     Who was Amos?

5.     What did God ask him to do?

6.     What was the message Amos shared?

 

Answers:

1.     A prophet is a person God calls to speak His word to others.

2.     Three of the primary prophets were Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel

3.     The two sins were injustice and idolatry.

4.     Amos raised sheep.

5.     God called him to be a prophet.

6.     God expected justice and love from the Israelites. Amos called for them to eliminate inequity.

 

Chapter 22: Isaiah Proclaims the Promised Messiah

Readings:

The Book of Isaiah

Matthew 7: 21-23

Questions:

            Before reading:

1.     What? 

2.     Who?

Reading 1:

3.     What?

Reading 2:

4.     Who?

5.     What?

6.     What?

 

Answers:

1.     Answer

2.     Answer

 

Chapter 23: Prophets Proclaim God’s Everlasting Love

Readings:

2 Kings 22-25 Jeremiah 1,7 (The story of Jeremiah)

Jeremiah 18, 29-33, 38 (Jeremiah’s rejection)

Jeremiah 31:31-34 (God’s Promise)

Ezekiel 1, 18 (Ezekiel speaks to the in Exile)

Ezekiel 34, 36, 37 (Ezekiel’s vision)

 

Questions:

            Before reading:

7.     What? 

8.     Who?

Reading 1:

9.     What?

Reading 2:

10.  Who?

11.  What?

12.  What?

 

Answers:

3.     Answer

4.     Answer

 

 

Chapter 24: The Savior is Jesus, the Son of God

Readings:

Matthew 3:1-7, 11: 2-15, 14: 3-12 (John prepares for the Messiah)

Matthew 14:1-12 (John is beheaded)

Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 (the birth of John the Baptist)

Luke 1: 26-38. 39-56 (the Annunciation and Visitation)

Luke 2:1-7, 21 Jesus is born

 

Questions:

            Before reading:

13.  What? 

14.  Who?

Reading 1:

15.  What?

Reading 2:

16.  Who?

17.  What?

18.  What?

 

Answers:

5.     Answer

6.     Answer

 

 

May 6, 2020

Lesson Plan for May 6, 2020

Unit 4, Chapters 18-19

Mrs. Gagnon

For those who are motivated to finish our book (without the books – it’s definitely more difficult!), the readings will be listed at the end of this lesson and found on my blog. 

The reviews and study guides for each chapter can be found here: https://www.loyolapress.com/faith-formation/christ-our-life/christ-our-life-2016/parents-and-students/grades-1-8/grades/grade-6/

Chapter 18: The Kings of Israel

Readings:

1.    1 Samuel 1-4:7  (Samuel Hears God’s Call)

2.    1 Samuel 8  (The request for a King)

3.    1 Samuel 10-16, 2 Samuel 5  (Saul’s Reign)

History

·      Israelites were defenseless, surrounded by powerful groups that wanted to take over control of their land.

·      Samuel, through prayer, accepted that God would bless a king who was chosen to protect the people and guide them.

·      Using Oil of Chrism for anointing is a very old practice and a powerful symbol. “In the Old Testament, kings, priests, and prophets were anointed.” 

·      Anointing sets people and objects used for worship apart by anointing.

·      Using oil in rites of “Christian Initiation highlights the truth that, with the risen Lord’s power, we enter into a new kind of life – the life of the Spirit, the life of Jesus.

·      Chrism is a perfumed oil and a celebration of joy. It is a sign that the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, that we are one with Christ.

Questions to guide your reading:

1.     Before reading:

a.     consider traits a leader should possess.

b.     What was a judge in Israel?  (a leader called by God to help the Israelites conquer their enemies)

2.     Read 1 Samuel 1- 4:7. (Samuel Hears God’s Call)

a.     How was Samuel different from previous judges?

b.     What was Samuel’s answer when God called him?

c.     What did God want Samuel to tell Eli?

d.     Why is Samuel also known as a prophet?

3.     Read 1 Samuel 8 (The request for a King)

a.     Why did the people want a king?

b.     What was Samuel’s response to them?

4.    Read 1 Samuel 10-16, 2 Samuel 5 (Saul’s Reign)

a.     List Saul’s strengths and weaknesses.

5.     Faith Formation

a.     Write the word consecration. Ask your child to define consecration, then have him or her check the definition against the one in the Glossary. Tell your child that anointing is a sign of consecration.

b.     Ask: What was Samuel’s anointing of Saul a sign of? (that God had chosen him and would send his Spirit to help him rule in God’s name)

c.     Info: Every parish has several oil stocks, or containers. Each oil stock has a different kind of oil that was blessed at the Chrism Mass. The oil of the sick is used to anoint the ill. The oil of catechumens anoints candidates for Baptism and is also used in dedicating altars.

6.     The first time Christians are anointed is at Baptism. It is at Baptism that the Spirit of God comes upon us. As God’s consecrated and anointed ones, we are sent out to bring God’s message to others. During Confirmation we are sealed with God’s Spirit. The anointing at Confirmation reminds us that God is always with us.

7.     In the Anointing of the Sick, a special grace is conferred on the person who is experiencing the difficulties that come with serious illness or old age. Jesus Christ is present in a fundamental way, sharing in his victory over sin and death.

8.     When a man is ordained a priest, his hands are anointed, and he is called to lead the Christian people and offer sacrifice to God. When a priest is ordained a bishop, God’s Spirit changes his life.

Closing Song: We Are One Body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-3BO_PQbqY

 *Review of Concepts https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/lpress-craft/files/col2016-files/Christourlife2016-study-gd-g6-ch18.pdf

Answers:

Reading 1 Questions

1.     He was a spiritual leader, not military

2.     “Here I am, Lord.”

3.     Eli had failed as a father because he had not corrected his sons.

4.     He spoke for God.

Reading 2 Questions

1.     Samuel’s sons were not faithful, Samuel’s sons were not strong leaders, surrounding countries had kings as leaders

2.     Samuel’s response was to pray to God, who replied to answer the peoples’ desires.

Reading 3 Questions

1.     Saul’s Strengths: good soldier, courageous, able to unite the people

2.     Saul’s Weaknesses: moody, proud, disobedient to God

Focus for Chapter 19:

Through these readings, we learn

v how David united the tribes of Israel into one great nation.

v about Solomon’s David’s son, who built a magnificent temple during his reign. 

v appreciate Solomon’s wisdom in dealing with his people, a wisdom expressed in the proverbs attributed to him.

v Finally, that human leaders, though not perfect, deserve our respect, support and obedience.

Readings:

1 Samuel 16:1 -12. David is Anointed

2 Samuel 5-8; 11-12. King David

1 Kings 1-3. King Solomon

Psalm 51. A Clean Heart

Chapter 20: Review of Unit 4

Look over review pages from Loyola Press Unit Review

                                                                                                                           

God Leads the Chosen People

Hi everyone,

With just three weeks left, I would have been testing you all on prayers tonight.  So guess what I want your families to do?  Yup~! Test you on your prayers.  :)

With such limited time, and your books still locked away at ICS, I will be posting the bible verses and links to the stories like last week.  I know this is getting old.  We are tired of learning from home.  Parents are tired of teaching from home.  We are all struggling, so I hope tonight, you will get a small glimmer of hope that you can hold on to for the next two weeks, until we are done!

Technically, there are 2 units left in our book.  Unit 4 is God Leads the Chosen People and Unit 5 is Prophets Prepare the Lord's Way.

Here's what I propose...  to finish the book by the end of the year, or, in case you want to continue learning into the summer break, I'll break down each lesson in the unit and give you the information you need to learn the facts.  But understanding is different from the facts.  And applying the lessons that were taught back then is different from just reading them or watching them.  Still...  every bit of knowledge helps us grow and helps prepare you for what is coming next year.

Chapter 17:  The Period of Judges: When the Israelites turned from God and were attacked by enemies, God saved them through the judges.

History of the Time (information quoted from the teacher's manual)

The book of Judges was written as religious history.

The events in this book span about 200 years, starting with the death of Joshua.

The Israelites did not occupy the Promised Land all at once.  There were many tribes. joined in their devotion but each with their own problems.

In the process of changing from a nomadic people, the Israelites adopted many of the customs of their Canaanite neighbors, including their acceptance of the pagan diety Baal.  They eventually started to believe that mixing with the Canaanites and their own acts of infidelity, was responsible for their problems with invaders. Banding tribes together helped keep them safe from attackers and may have kept Israelites remain united.

"Certain men and women, impelled by the Spirit of the Lord, rose to defend Israel during times of attack.  These were the judges.  They were military heroes rather than judicial rles and their influence was within tribes. Although the exploits of the judges show that they were not always good, moral models, the message of the Book of Judges is of God's fidelity and forgiving love."

Scripture Readings: Judges 4, 5  The story of Deborah
Judges 6-8  an obedient judge, Gideon
Judges 13-16  the strongman, Samson
The Book of Ruth  Ruth's faithfulness

Deborah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GakKDNn2_YE

Gideon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U68cIMZSgvQ

Sampson:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62pSeKJU4EU&list=PLqrHj2ccYgfh4GReIYsKi7oc-z92c0v8l&index=76&t=0s

Ruth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irThVpdeSXk

Read the four stories or watch the videos.  Consider how the stories tie into the historical information I shared above from my teachers manual. 

Identify 4-5 traits or qualities that make up a hero/heroine.
Who are today's heroes/heroines?

Do these heroes demonstrate the qualities you thought of?

Now consider yourselves.  Are there qualities that you would like to develop in yourself?  Spend some time with God this week, asking Him to reveal to you the leadership qualities and hero/heroine qualities that you can develop.

Before closing, say a Hail Mary and one prayer of your choosing.

Until next week,

Mrs. Gagnon

Religious Ed April 22

Chapter 15: God's Chosen People Enter the Promised Land

Hi everyone!  Last week we thought about the choices we make in life and how they affect us.  Sometimes we don’t see the effects right away.  This week we will read about Moses not being able to enter the Promised Land (if you’ve forgotten why, it is in Deuteronomy 32.)

This week’s readings are from Deuteronomy 31-34, Joshua 1 and Joshua 3-6, 24. 

You can see a video here: https://www.gotquestions.org/Moses-promised-land.html or read the story here: https://catholiccourier.com/articles/god-shows-moses-the-promised-land 

Moses was led to the Promised Land but was not allowed to enter it.  Instead, God chose Joshua to enter the Promised Land. Below are links to two interpretations of the stories. Please watch both.

Videos: 

(Joshua 3-4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVDU4XnbolI 

(Joshua 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqhPOd0JxBs

Quick check time!  Now that you’ve watched both videos and read the bible story or passages to go with them, pull up the attached page from our books and read it. 

Then hop on over to Loyola Press and do the review activity.  See if you can answer all the questions.  If you get them all correct, congrats!  Go over to my Blog page and comment your score.  If you didn’t get them all the first time, do it again and post that score.  https://tgagnonreled.blogspot.com/

Review Activity: https://isr.loyolapress.com/col_g6_s15

Study Guide if interested: https://www.loyolapress.com/faith-formation/christ-our-life/christ-our-life-2016/parents-and-students/grades-1-8/grades/grade-6/

Religious Ed lesson April 15, 2020

Lesson Plan for April 15, 2020

6^th Grade Religious Ed.

This week we are looking at choices and decisions we make, the consequences and forgiveness necessary to receive God’s grace.  There are two distinct parts to this lesson: the choices we make and asking forgiveness.  The videos and verses below will help you understand these topics better. 

Bible readings: Numbers 21:4-9 (A Bronze Serpent)

You may either

1)    Read the bible verse and discuss it as a family OR

2)    Watch the video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JndLaj3fQyw

Read and think about this verse: 

John 3:14-15 “And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of

Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

For the second portion of our lesson, forgiveness, we are going to watch the Ascension Presents video by Fr. Mike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGghX65-9Zg

Nothing to submit this week.  See you all next Wednesday! 

Mrs. G

Rel Ed assignment March 18, 2020

Lesson Plan for Grade 6C – Mrs. Gagnon

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Terms to know this week: 

Obligations - duties we have because we have agreed to them.

Principles - truths we believe in strongly enough to act on them. They help us to decide how to act in different situations.

Conscience - the ability to judge how good or bad an act is.  Sometimes called the little voice in your head or the angel on your shoulder.

This week’s bible story and lesson comes from the book of Numbers, Chapters 13-14.  It is the story of Joshua and Caleb, Moses, and the Israelites entering the land of Canaan after traveling.  Please watch the story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2iYUPs7c-U 

Joshua and Caleb (If the link doesn’t work, search for Joshua and Caleb by Felix Foo on YouTube).  The video is 3 ½ minutes long.  

As a family, discuss what happens in the video.  If you have a family bible handy, you may read the story at Numbers 13, 14:1-38.

Then watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUTugHm2_qI.  This is the story of Moses getting water from a rock (Numbers 20:1-13). Notice the people complaining to Moses and his reaction.  Moses was angry. Moses forgot that it was God who provides, which is perhaps why he has to strike the rock twice. 

What was God’s response?  (The water flowed, but Moses, Aaron, and the Israelites were banned from the chosen land.)

We have to trust God.  We also must accept the consequences of our actions and our decisions.   The Israelites did not trust God and were punished by wandering for 40 more years.  Moses did not trust God, either, and was similarly punished. He never did enter the Promised Land. 

Matthew 5:3-12 says 

-        How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.  4 Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance.

-        Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted.

-        Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness: they shall have their fill.

-        Blessed are the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them.

-        Blessed are the pure in heart: they shall see God.

-        Blessed are the peacemakers: they shall be recognised as children of God.

-        Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

-        Blessed are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you falsely on my account.

      Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven; this is how       

      they persecuted the prophets before you.

These Beatitudes help guide us to do what is right and make wise decisions.  Our book states, ”The Beatitudes give us choices that help us learn to love God above all else.  We are free to make choices that lead us either to God or away from him.” (Christ Our Life, 2009)  There two terms to know this week 

To review, please go to quizizz.com/join?gc=095816 and play the quiz game there.  If you cannot get into it, please email me at tgagnon@ransomgradeschool.net.  Thanks!  

Have a great week and enjoy your spring break next week!

Tina Gagnon

Religious Ed Assignment for Holy Week

Dear Families,
As we approach the Easter celebration this coming weekend, everything feels a bit surreal. Father Ed stated in his video link this week that churches would be distributing palms when we are able to return to mass. If you have younger children at home, or if your tweens would like to re-enact Jesus' entry to Jerusalem, you will find a palm pattern at the link below that you can print and display or use. 

https://illstrtdm.in/PalmSunday2020  

For my puzzle loving students, there is a simple dot to dot, a wordsearch and a couple coloring pages, the last of which, I would have printed and provided for your 6th graders to color and hang at home. This week we are reviewing the events that took place during Holy Week. 

1. Go to https://bustedhalo.com/video/holy-week-in-two-minutes and watch the video. 

2. Open the pdf (below) and answer questions 1-14 

https://files.constantcontact.com/93a79b0c001/89ecc05b-5995-4200-a75b-4bbb474a7973.pdf

3. Go to https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/holyweek/general-information/an-introduction-to-the-holy-week 

4. Read the directions for Part 2 and answer questions 15-20 

5. Complete part 3. 

6. Snap a photo of the completed page and email it to Julie Dillenburg at jdillenburg@ics1.org to forward it to me. 

Note: You can work together with siblings and send one photo of each page. :) 

Wishing all of your famililes a very blessed Easter! 

Tina Gagnon