Pray

• See Day 1 for a longer explanation of what to do in Pray & Learn

Prayer Before Meals

• Meal Prayer

Prayers Before Bed

• Our Father

• Hail Mary

• Glory Be

  • Find these prayers here.

Intercessory Prayer - 5 mins

Take 5 mins every day with your kids and ask them “What do you want to pray for?” Ask them whom they’d like to pray for? Ask them what they’d like to tell God that they are grateful for?

Learn

Today’s Lesson - Abraham

• Watch this video – also available at the end of this page

• Play the Elementary Trivia Quiz for House Points - Leaderboard to be posted soon!

The Main Points to Teach Your Child:

• A basic understanding of the story of Abraham & Isaac

• What are the three Promises (aka Covenant) God makes with Abraham

  • Abraham will be the leader of a great nation with many descendants (aka children/heirs)

  • God gives Abram a new name - Abraham. Makes his name great!

  • God gives his blessing to all of Abraham's descendants.

• God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac. How does God reward Abraham's faithfulness and obedience.

A Note from Julie:

Dear parents,

Wow - the story of Abraham may be a rather tough lesson for us as parents to ponder...

As a follower of Christ I would like to believe I would have the courage to make the sacrifices God may ask of me, but at the same time, I pray that I would not be asked to sacrifice one of my own children. See my quick video "Pop In"

Missing all of you!

Be safe, stay healthy, God Bless!

-Julie Sheridan

Additional Resources & Activities to do at Home

• Abraham & Sarah Video

• FatherAbrahamMusicVideo

• AbrahamColoringSheet-1

• AbrahamStarsColoringSheet-1B

• AbrahamNationColoringSheet-2

• Abraham&SarahChildColoringSheet-3

• AbrahamIsaacColoringSheet-4

• AbrahamConvenantSearch-5

• AbrahamTestedWordSearch-6

• AbrahamWordSearch-7

Pray

• See Day 1 for a longer explanation of what to do in Pray & Learn

Prayer Before Meals

• Meal Prayer

Prayers Before Bed

• Our Father

• Hail Mary

• Glory Be

• Novena for an End to the Coronavirus Pandemic

  • Find full prayers here.

10 Minutes of Silent Prayer

• Petition - What do you need from God? What do you ask from him?

• Intercession - Who needs help in your life? What do you want God to do for them?

• Thanksgiving - God often answers our prayers but we forget to say thank you. What are you thankful for in your life?

• Read the Bible - Begin with the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John)

Learn

For 5th and 6th Graders, it is recommended that an adult watch this video and then re-teach the information to the 5th & 6th grader at their level. For 7th & 8th Graders, we recommend having them watch the videos themselves.

Today’s Lesson - Abraham

• Watch this video – also available at the end of this page

• Play the MS Trivia Quiz for House Points - Leaderboard to be posted soon!

The Main Points that need to be learned or taught from this lesson

• Understand the basic narrative of Abraham & Isaac

• What is a covenant (and how its different than contract)

• What is the covenant sign for Adam, Noah, & Abraham?

• How big is the covenant for Adam? Noah? Abraham?

• How does Jesus fulfill the Sacrifice of Isaac?

Pray

• See Day 1 for a longer explanation of what to do in Pray & Learn

Prayer Before Meals

• Meal Prayer

Prayers Before Bed

• Our Father

• Hail Mary

• Glory Be

• Novena for an End to the Coronavirus Pandemic

• Find a list of all these prayers here.

20 mins of Silent Prayer

For those new to prayer

• First 10 mins - Talk to God

  • During this time do three types of prayer.

  • Petition - what do you ask of God?

  • Thanksgiving - What are you thankful for?

  • Intercession - Who needs prayers?

• Second 10 mins - Listen to God

  • The primary place where God speaks is in the Bible. (It is the “Word of God.”)

  • Take time to read the Bible so as to listen to him speak into your life. We recommend beginning in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John)

For those more experienced in prayer

• Liturgy of the Hours

  • Morning Prayer

  • Evening Prayer

  • Night Prayer

• 20 Mins of Silent Meditation – Suggestions:

  • Rosary

  • Lectio Divina/Meditating on the Bible

  • Stations of the Cross

  • Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving, & Praise

  • Journaling

  • Reflecting on the Daily Readings

Learn

Today’s Lesson - Abrahama

• Watch this video – also available at the end of this page

• Play the HS Trivia Quiz for House Points - Leaderboard to be posted soon!

Pray

• See Day 1 for a longer explanation of what to do in Pray & Learn

Prayer Before Meals

• Meal Prayer

Prayers Before Bed

• Our Father

• Hail Mary

• Glory Be

• Novena for an End to the Coronavirus Pandemic

20 mins of Silent Prayer

For those new to prayer

• First 10 mins - Talk to God

  • During this time do three types of prayer.

  • Petition - what do you ask of God?

  • Thanksgiving - What are you thankful for?

  • Intercession - Who needs prayers?

• Second 10 mins - Listen to God

  • The primary place where God speaks is in the Bible. Take time to read it so as to listen to him speak into your life. We recommend beginning in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John) or sign up to receive daily mass readings from the USCCB via email.

  • After praying with them, ask yourself, “What is God trying to speak to me personally in this?” and keep a log of these conversations.

• Other Ideas to spend your 20 mins might be to:

  • Pray the Rosary

  • Stations of the Cross

  • Journaling

For those more experienced in prayer

• Liturgy of the Hours

  • Morning Prayer

  • Evening Prayer

  • Night Prayer

• 20 Mins of Silent Meditation – Suggestions:

  • Rosary

  • Lectio Divina/Meditating on the Bible

  • Stations of the Cross

  • Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving, & Praise

  • Journaling

  • Reflecting on the Daily Readings

Learn

Today’s Lesson - Abraham

Watch this video – also available at the end of this page