5th+Grade+Lesson+Plans

Grade: 5 Teacher: Maddie
 * Lesson plans - Arizona **
 * __Lesson Plan Day 1__**


 * Warm Up:** Learn the rules


 * Songs:** Open the Eyes of My Heart, Cast Your Burdens


 * Opening Pitch:** Being part of a team


 * Scripture:** Read the passage on page 28 (The Greatest Commandment). Discuss the reading and how it connects to daily life and the Navajo culture. See page 2 of highlighted sheet.


 * Craft:** Making pennants. **Need:** material for the pennants, markers/crayons, glue, scissors, tape


 * Saint:** St. Therese of Lisieux. Born in Alencon, France in 1873, youngest of nine. At 15 she entered the Lisieux Carmel order. She had a bold and confident trust in God. She believed in doing the simple things of life well and with extraordinary love.


 * Closing:** What did you learn today about the Greatest Commandment? What did you learn about being on a team, especially God’s team? What are some examples of how you can love yourself, God, and others? **What does the Greatest Commandment mean to you?**

Grade: 5 Teacher: Maddie
 * __Lesson Plan Day 2__**


 * Warm Up:** Review from yesterday (Greatest Commandment), talk about what we’re doing today (Creation).


 * Songs:** Awesome God, Father Abraham


 * Opening Pitch:** God’s creation


 * Scripture:** Read the passage on page 179 (???). Discuss the reading and how it connects to Navajo view of nature. God takes care of nature no matter what. He never leaves them hungry, he always provides for them. He will always provide for us as well. How can we help care for God’s creation?


 * Craft:** Megaphones. **Need:** paper cut into quarter circles, glue/tape, scissors, markers/crayons


 * Saint:** Therese loved birds, butterflies, flowers, trees, and the stars. She often wrote about “the book of nature” and its power to “raise our souls to heaven”. How can being close with nature bring us closer to God? What aspects of nature do you enjoy the most? What would you put in your “book of nature”?


 * Closing:** What did you learn about God and nature today? Are you going to use your megaphones to tell everyone about how great God is?

Grade: 5 Teacher: Maddie
 * __Lesson Plan Day 3__**


 * Warm Up:** Review from yesterday (Creation) and talk about today (Forgiveness).


 * Songs:** Jesus Loves Me, Mercy is Falling


 * Opening Pitch:** Forgiveness


 * Scripture:** Read passage on page 181 (Peter’s Denial of Jesus). Discuss the reading and how it connects to Navajo culture. Why is forgiveness important? What would it be like if there were no forgiveness? If Jesus hadn’t forgave Peter, would Peter be head of the Church? Everyone is allowed on God’s team, no matter what they do. God will always welcome them back in the end. Example: St. Paul


 * Saint:** Therese, often called Little Flower, made little sacrifices to prove her love for God. "Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love." How can you scatter “little flowers” around your life? In your house? At school? Therese saw herself as a little flower in God’s garden. She said “What matters in life is not great deeds, but great love”.


 * Closing: ** It is important to ask for forgiveness when we make a mistake, just like Peter. God will always forgive you no matter what because he loves you.

Grade: 5 Teacher: Maddie
 * __ Lesson Plan Day 4 __**


 * Warm Up: ** Review from yesterday (Forgiveness) and talk about today (Inner light)


 * Songs: ** This Little Light of Mine, Joy joy joy


 * Opening Pitch:** Salt of the earth=we make the world better because of our innate goodness


 * Scripture:** Read passage on page 183 (Simile of Salt). Discuss the reading and how the Navajo culture makes the world better. Why is it important to use our gifts and not let them “lose their taste”? How can we be a light to the world? How can we do our best to live as God wants us to live? How can each member of the team help the whole team win?


 * Saint:** Therese was an amazing person from a very young age. In fact, she died when she was 24 when she died from tuberculosis. Do you think young people can have a big impact on the world? How does God’s love and support help young people do amazing things? Therese was also canonized very quickly because she inspired so many people. Therese left behind a legacy of the “Little Way”. It is the way of doing simple things in order to serve God. What are some ways you can follow Therese’s little way?


 * Closing:** How can you be light of God’s love in the world? Remember to use your gifts.

Grade: 5 Teacher: Maddie
 * __Lesson Plan Day 5__**


 * Warm Up:** Review from yesterday (Inner Light) and talk about today (Sharing).


 * Songs:** Every Move I Make, We Are One Body


 * Opening Pitch:** Sharing, Living God’s way of life


 * Scripture:** Read passage on page 185 (Feeding the Five Thousand). Discuss the reading and how sharing relates to Navajo culture. God wants us to have love and share that love with others, just like Jesus did with the loaves and fish. How can we help others the way Jesus did? What are some examples of sharing in your life?


 * Saint:** What are some ways you can act like Therese? Do you enjoy her story/find it inspiring?


 * __Saint Skit__** __Ideas:__ Skit involving following Therese's little way. Maybe make roses with paper and pipe cleaners and perform simple deeds that show great love.