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Program OverviewScripture stories off er additional opportunities to reinforce chapter content and engage children. Each chapter off ers developmentally appropriate activities that are fun and appeal to a variety of learning styles.Program Components 13CHAPTER1God Is the Giver of GiftsGod%u2019s Gifts Show His LoveGod is the GIVER OF GIFTS.God gives the gift of summer.I feel the warm sun on my backand cool blades of grass beneath my feet.And I know that GOD IS GOOD!God sends the gifts of rain, colorful flowers,trees to climb, and lakes with waves.I know the gift of the touch of a soft,furry kitten and the sight of a puppy%u2019s wagging tail. And I know that GOD IS GOOD!God gives the gift of people who love meand care for me when I fall and scrape my knee, who help me with my schoolwork, who hug me when I feel sad or lonely or scared.And I know that GOD LOVES ME!God Is the Giver of Gifts Chapter 1 3Sharing1. Discuss gifts.%u2022 What are some gifts you have received?%u2022 Did you ever receive a gift that wasn%u2019t in a gift box? What was it? Look at page 1 in your books. Here is a picture of some gifts that are not wrapped up and tied with pretty bows. What are the gifts in this picture? (a family, a bird, a church, a neighborhood)%u2022 How many of you have made something, or drawn a picture, or picked flowers as a gift for someone? %u2022 What was your gift? Why did you give these gifts? (to show my love)%u2022 God has given all of us so many gifts, more than we could ever count, out of love.2. Turn to God%u2019s Gifts Show His Love on page 3.%u2022 What is the title of the poem?(God%u2019s Gifts Show His Love)%u2022 Invite children to listen while you read aloud each verse of the poem and discuss the gifts it mentions:%u2022 (after verse 1) What gifts of God did you enjoy this summer?%u2022 (after verse 2) What things in the world are your favorite gifts?%u2022 (after verse 3) Who are some of the people who love and care for you?%u2022 Re-read aloud God%u2019s Gifts Show His Love. Have children read aloud the words in all capital letters.3. Present the box with the mirror%u00a0inside.%u2022 I want to show you another of God%u2019s wonderful gifts. You will know what this gift is when you look inside the box. Who would like to look inside and find out what the gift is? Don%u2019t tell us what you see so that it is a surprise for everyone.%u2022 Let children take turns looking inside to discover that the gift is themselves.%u2022 What happened when you looked in the box?%u2022 You saw an image, or likeness, of yourself. %u2022 The Bible tells us that we are made in the image and likeness of God. Read aloud Genesis 1:27 from the bookmarked Bible.%u2022 God made us to be like himself. Of all the wonderful creations in our world, we are the closest to and the most like God. %u2022 What can people do that the mountains, flowers, and animals God made cannot do?4. OPTION If feasible, have children scan the QR code on page 3 using a handheld, webenabled device to experience the%u00a0media.T6 Unit 1 God Gives Us Life and Loveb_5295_TEP_G2_U1.indb ~ pg 6 ~ LoyolaPress. 3/14/23 3:10 PMPDF Signoff: Production _______ Design _______ Editorial _______We Are GiftsGod the Father makes everything. He made the sun and the moon. He made plants and animals. All creation is a gift from God. God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The one God in Three Persons is called the Trinity.God made us. We are gifts too. Humans are different from the rest of creation. We are made in God%u2019s image and likeness. This means God made us to be like himself. We can think. We can choose. We can love. God created us to be with him and to be happy, now and forever.Gifts are to be given. We give ourselves to others. We give ourselves to God.God%u2019s WordI praise you, because I am wonderfully made.Psalm 139:14Word to Know Trinity The mystery of one God existing in Three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit4 Unit 1 God Gives Us Life and LoveGod%u2019s Word8. Invite a volunteer to read aloud the Scripture passage from Psalms from the God%u2019s Word feature on page 4. %u2022 We are all wonderfully made by God our Father. He loves us and cares for us. Let%u2019s take a moment now to praise and thank God for making us so wonderful!%u2022 Allow time for children to pray silently.5. Invite a volunteer to read aloud the first paragraph of We Are Giftson page 4.%u2022 Who creates all things? (God)%u2022 What is another name for God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? (Trinity) %u2022 We recognize the Trinity every time we pray the Sign of the Cross.Word to KnowInvite a volunteer to read aloud the definition of Trinity from the Word to Know feature. Children can further explore the meaning of the word in the Glossary.6. Invite a volunteer to read aloud the next paragraph.%u2022 We are precious gifts from God. God loves and cares for each one of us.%u2022 What three things can we do because we are made in the image and likeness of God?(think, choose, and love)God%u2019s Creation 7. Ask a volunteer to read aloud the third paragraph.%u2022 We can give the gift of ourselves by helping and caring for others. What are some examples of giving ourselves to others?(zip up someone%u2019s jacket; give someone a smile or a kind word; sing a song; give someone a hug) %u2022 How can we give ourselves to God? (by offering ourselves to God in prayer; by doing everything for God)Life and DignityGod Is the Giver of Gifts Chapter 1 T7b_5295_TEP_G2_U1.indb ~ pg 7 ~ LoyolaPress. 3/14/23 3:10 PMPDF Signoff: Production _______ Design _______ Editorial _______God Gives Us GiftsGod gives us a mind so that we can think. We can choose. God%u00a0also gives us the ability to love.I Can ThinkWrite one thing you learned recently. I Can LoveIn the heart, draw a picture of someone you love. Ask God to bless that person.I Can ChooseChoose the pet you like best. Circle it.God our Father, please bless .God Is the Giver of Gifts Chapter 1 5%u2022 If time allows, share with children a personal experience of God%u2019s loving care, and invite volunteers to share theirs. 11. Discuss with children how they can care for creation.%u2022 God asks us to take care of ourselves, other people, and all the things he makes and gives to us. Why do you think God wants us to look after all these things?%u2022 How can you take care of yourselves? (eating healthy foods, getting enough sleep, cleaning up after myself) How can you take care of others? (sharing , helping, using my gifts)%u2022 Do flowers have to make cloth and sew clothes? (No.) Why are flowers so beautiful? (God makes them that way.)%u2022 Why does Jesus say we don%u2019t need to worry? (because God will take care of us) Why does God care for us? (We are more precious than all the other creatures.)%u2022 How are people extraordinary?(God made us in his image and likeness. We can think, choose, and love.)No matter how you may be feeling%u2014happy, sad, excited, angry, or afraid%u2014God is always with you and will take care of you.9. Guide children to read and complete page 5.%u2022 Ask a volunteer to read aloud God Gives Us Gifts. Then invite children to do the activities I Can Think, I Can Choose, and I Can Love.%u2022 Ask volunteers to share their work.10. Tell Jesus%u2019 story about how God cares for all creatures.%u2022 Jesus wanted people to know that God our Father cares for everything he makes and that God cares for people so much more.%u2022 In the Bible, Jesus tells us about God%u2019s loving care. %u2022 Read aloud God Loves and Cares for Us.God Loves and Cares for UsLuke%u2019s Gospel tells us that one day, Jesus was teaching people about his Father. He wanted them to know that God the Father loves and cares for us more than anything else in the world. Jesus told the people to look at the birds in the sky. He said that birds don%u2019t plant seeds or store food in storehouses or barns. Yet, God our Father feeds them. Jesus said we are much more important than birds. Then Jesus pointed out the flowers that grow wild in the field. He reminded the people that flowers don%u2019t spin thread or weave cloth to make clothes. Yet not even a king has clothes as beautiful as theirs. Jesus told the people that if this is how God clothes the wild grass in the field, which is here today and gone tomorrow, he will take much more care of us. Jesus said that God%u2019s people are worth so much more than the birds and the flowers. We can trust in God and not worry anymore. (From Luke 12:24%u201329)%u2022 Do birds plant seeds or store food in barns? (No.)%u2022 Why don%u2019t birds do this? (God provides food for them in nature.)T8 Unit 1 God Gives Us Life and Loveb_5295_TEP_G2_U1.indb ~ pg 8 ~ LoyolaPress. 3/14/23 3:10 PMPDF Signoff: Production _______ Design _______ Editorial _______Teaching the ChapterInstructional text is presented alongside alarge-sized facsimile of the corresponding Student Book page.The blue instructional prompts appear in numbered order, and helpful scripting is presented in boldface.This icon signals that media is available to further extend the chapter content.Look for easy-to-use navigational graphics that quickly identify content categories in each chapter. Word to Know graphics always indicate an important vocabulary word or term. God%u2019s Word is in gold and always indicates a passage from Scripture.Word to Know God%u2019s Word