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8 Visit www.FindingGod.com/adaptive or call 800.621.1008 for more information.45-Minute Lesson PlannerPrayerIn this lesson, you and the child pray a short opening prayer of petition and close with a brief prayer of thanks. These prayers help the child appreciate and be aware of God%u2019s creation. What You NeedRequired%u25b6 art supplies%u25b6 magazines%u25b6 Learning Tool: Picture Cards 1%u201312%u25b6 six 3 x 5 inch note cardsYour Creative Side%u25b6 images of tools or ingredients and the things they are used to makeSTEPS APPROXIMATE TIMEAdjust timing for%u00a0child.Begin%u2022 Review the previous lesson.%u2022 Pray the opening prayer.%u2022 Begin with life experience: Draw things that God creates. 15 minutesConnectLearn about God%u2019s creation: Picture Cards 1%u201312. 20 minutesClosePicture Update, Closing Prayer, and Transition for Home 10 minutesAfter This Lesson%u25b6 If you feel that the child has a good understanding that God creates everything, move on to the Lesson Cards for the next session.LEARNING TOOL LESSON 1God Creates the WorldConcept: God is the Creator of everything. God creates the earth, the sky, and the seas. God creates animals, plants, and people.Before This Lesson%u25b6 Complete at least one Lesson Card from Session 1.%u25b6 Review the rules and procedures that you%u2019ve established for the child. See the Effective Catechist section for ideas.%u25b6 Review the lesson and gather any materials and background information needed to teach it, including information about the child and his or her family. Refer to the Catechetical Terms Glossary on pages 435%u2013444.%u25b6 If it suits the child%u2019s learning needs, prepare a visual schedule. Refer to pages 468%u2013469.LEARNING TOOL8 Hands-On Level www.findinggod.com/adaptivei_008-011_4014_CG_T1U01S01_LT.indd ~ pg 8 ~ LoyolaPress. 7/14/14 3:39 PMPDF Signoff: Production _______ Design _______ Editorial _______LESSON1Using magazines, find and cut out images of various items used to make things, such as yarn and knitting needles make a sweater; clay and a pottery wheel make a bowl; eggs, milk, flour, and oil make a cake. Discuss how things are made, or created. Alternatively, take a short nature walk and point out things that God created. Encourage the child to smell the flowers, touch the dirt, and listen to the birds.Your Creative SideOBJECTIVES%u25b6 The child identifies things God creates.%u25b6 The child recognizes the need to care for God%u2019s creation.%u25b6 The child thanks God for creation.God Creates the WorldLearning Tool: God Creates Picture Cards 1%u2013129 UNIT 1 %u2022 LEARNING TOOL LESSON 1i_008-011_4014_CG_T1U01S01_LT.indd ~ pg 9 ~ LoyolaPress. 7/14/14 3:39 PMPDF Signoff: Production _______ Design _______ Editorial _______peopleplantsanimals1 Begin %u25b6 In advance, talk with the child%u2019s parents about things from nature that the child likes or finds interesting, including any family pets. %u25b6 Briefly review the previous lesson with the child.%u25b6 To begin the lesson, pray the Sign of the Cross. With folded hands, pray the following prayer aloud, seated next to the child. Dear God, because you love us, you created the earth. Earth is our home. You also created the birds in the air, the fish in the sea, and all the animals, plants, and people on earth. Help us always see how beautiful our world is and help us care for it. Pray the Sign of the Cross again.%u25b6 Point out objects in the room and discuss who may have made or created them, such as the chairs are made in a factory and the flowers in the vase were made by God. Say: Now it%u2019s our turn to make something. We are going to make pictures. Work with the child to draw and color pictures of things in nature the child likes or find pictures in magazines of the things you discussed with the child%u2019s parents. %u25b6 Talk about each item and label each picture. 2 Connect %u25b6 Show the child an image from the Picture Glossary that represents God the Father. %u25b6 Say: God is the Creator of everything. God creates the earth, sky, and seas. God creates animals and trees and flowers. God even creates us. Let%u2019s look at some pictures of things that God creates.%u25b6 Show the child Picture Cards 1%u201312.picture and read the word on the back of the card. If Talk about each possible, open a window and point out the clouds, feel a breeze, and listen to any nature sounds, such as a bird chirping or a dog barking. %u25b6 On six separate note cards, write one of the following words: people, plants, animals, weather, landforms, and water. Hands-On Level www.findinggod.com/adaptive 10i_008-011_4014_CG_T1U01S01_LT.indd ~ pg 10 ~ LoyolaPress. 7/14/14 3:39 PMPDF Signoff: Production _______ Design _______ Editorial _______birdanimalsIf you didn%u2019t have enough time to get through the lesson, continue the next time you meet. When you complete the lesson, be sure to record the date and any notes on the child%u2019s Lesson Checklist (see pages 475%u2013477). Then move on to Session 2. Plan Ahead%u25b6 Put the note cards next to one another to serve as headings for a picture graph. Then work together to sort the Picture Cards into these categories. Before placing pictures, ask the child to choose if a picture belongs below one heading or another. After placing each picture, ask: Who made this? Encourage the child to respond either verbally or by pointing to the image of God in the Picture Glossary.%u25b6 Say: God creates all these things. He creates these things because he loves us. God wants us to enjoy and take care of all the things he creates. %u25b6 Talk about ways that you can show care for each thing God creates. 3 Close %u25b6 Say: Now let%u2019s add your favorite things to these groups. Invite the child to add the pictures from Step 1 to the appropriate categories based on your conversation about the Picture Cards. Ask: Who created these? Encourage the child to say or indicate God.%u25b6 To close the lesson, pray the Sign of the Cross. With folded hands, pray the following prayer aloud, seated next to the child: Thank you, God, for all that you have made for us. Pray the Sign of the Cross again.11 UNIT 1 %u2022 LEARNING TOOL LESSON 1i_008-011_4014_CG_T1U01S01_LT.indd ~ pg 11 ~ LoyolaPress. 7/14/14 3:39 PMPDF Signoff: Production _______ Design _______ Editorial _______Adaptive Finding God Catechist GuideAdaptive Finding God Lesson CardsHands-On Level Lessons and Learning Tool LessonsLoyola Learning Tools%u2122A CHOICE OF LEVELSThe Adaptive Finding God Program is a flexible solution for catechizing children with diverse learning needs. Because different situations call for different approaches, the Adaptive Finding God Program provides catechists with a choice of two levels of instruction: the Hands-On Level and the Adapted Grade Level. Hands-On LevelThe Hands-On Level, with its Lesson Cards and Learning Tools, is ideal for a child who benefits from catechesis in a one-on-one setting and for whom grade level identification is not important.Our Response to God%u2019s GiftsADAPTIVE PROGRAMWhat You Need to Use the Hands-On Level