Finding God Online Resources

Our Response to God’s Gifts ® Loyola Press developed www.FindingGod.com/resources to be your online partner in faith formation. The Finding God website supports all program users – children, young people, families, and catechetical leaders – with free, accessible resources. For Children & Young People ▶ ▶ Study Guides: lesson overviews for children and young people to learn and for parents to stay informed ▶ ▶ Interactive Session Reviews: ongoing reviews to help children and young people retain knowledge ▶ ▶ Fishers of Faith Game: fun, interactive game to review session content For Families ▶ ▶ At-Home Edition: complete instructions for homeschool families, family catechesis, or for long absences ▶ ▶ Family E-Newsletters: in English and Spanish, available online for easy reading and distribution ▶ ▶ Glossaries in English and Spanish: a definition for every vocabulary word in the program ▶ ▶ Spanish Support: resources for parents whose primary language is Spanish For Catechetical Leaders ▶ ▶ Articles and resources: help Directors, Principals, Teachers, and Catechists grow in their calling ▶ ▶ Activity Finder: hundreds of activities for every grade level, grouping, and learner © All rights reserved. W1715 GRADE 3 AT-HOMEEDITION Our Response toGod’sGifts www.findinggod.com Grade3 • Unit2 • At-HomeEdition • Page1of12 UNIT2 Jesus, Our Lord and Savior Begin ▶ ▶ Say: Todaywewillbeginanewunit inwhichwewill learnmoreabout Jesus’ life. Sharea storyabouta friendwhomovedawaybutwithwhom youkept in touch.Discusshow friendsand familyare important tous. ▶ ▶ Say: In thisunit,wewill learnaboutJesus’ friendshipswith theApostles anddisciples.Wewill learnhowwecanbegood friendsand followers ofJesusandgood friends tooneanother. Introduce theSaint:Pages44–45 ▶▶ Focusyourchild’sattentionon thepicture.Say: SaintsScholasticaand Benedictwerebrotherandsister.Theywerealsobest friends. ▶ ▶ Readaloud theunit title, then the firstparagraph. Ifyouhaveother children,ask,usingoneof theirnames: Doyou thinkof_____asalso beingyour friend?Howareyou friends? If therearenootherchildren inyour family,ask: Doyouknowanyonewithabrotherorsister that is alsoa friend?What formdoes that friendship take? (have fun together, talk, respond tooneanother’sneeds)Haveyourchild readaloud the remaining threeparagraphs.Say: ScholasticaandBenedict formed communitiesofnunsandmonks,whicharecalledreligiouscommunities. Ask: Whatwas importantabout thestorm thatoccurred? (Itshowed that GodhadheardScholastica’sprayer.) ▶▶ Inviteyourchild to readaloud theBe Inspired feature.Ask: Howare guestsat themonastery tobe treated? (in theway Jesuswouldbe treated ifhevisited) Multimedia foreach lessonareaccessedbyscanning theQRcodeon theChildren’sBookpage. Ifyoudon’thaveaccess toaQRcodedigitaldevice,contactyourchild’scatechist forassistance. ONLINE RESOURCES