Entering the Stories of Genesis (Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel)

Joe Paprocki Intermediate Grades, Scripture

For Monday evening’s session, we will begin exploring the stories of Genesis, beginning with Creation, Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel. I’m going hi-tech for this session, showing a number of brief video clips from YouTube. Here’s the plan.

BIG IDEA: God creates something from nothing and sin has consequences.

Preliminaries (15 mins)

  • Students enter and write down prayer intentions
  • Procession to set up prayer center
  • Opening Prayer ritual

Engage (10 mins)

  • Show video clip of magician making doves “appear” (3 min)
  • Talk about how magicians create the illusion of doing something that only God can do: create something out of nothing
  • Introduce the Book of Genesis and how it begins with God creating something out of nothing.

Explore (30 min)

REFLECT (10 mins)

RESPOND (10 mins)

 

Print Friendly, PDF & EmailPrint Friendly
About Joe Paprocki 2742 Articles
Joe Paprocki, DMin, is National Consultant for Faith Formation at Loyola Press, where, in addition to his traveling/speaking responsibilities, he works on the development team for faith formation curriculum resources including Finding God: Our Response to God’s Gifts and God’s Gift: Reconciliation and Eucharist. Joe has more than 35 years of experience in ministry and has presented keynotes, presentations, and workshops in more than 100 dioceses in North America. Joe is a frequent presenter at national conferences including the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the Mid-Atlantic Congress, and the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. He is the author of numerous books, including the best seller The Catechist’s Toolbox, A Church on the Move, Under the Influence of Jesus, and Called to Be Catholic—a bilingual, foundational supplemental program that helps young people know their faith and grow in their relationship with God. Joe is also the series editor for the Effective Catechetical Leader and blogs about his experiences in faith formation at www.catechistsjourney.com.

Related Articles

No Picture
Intermediate Grades

God’s Presence – Solomon’s Temple and the Temple of the Holy Spirit

Joe Paprocki Intermediate Grades

Here is my lesson plan for this evening! Session 19 God’s Presence – Solomon’s Temple and the Temple of the Holy Spirit Big Idea: God is present to us at all times and especially in the Eucharist Preliminaries (10 mins) Collect Psalms from last week and read them anonymously as part of opening prayer. Opening procession and prayer ritual Engage (15 mins) Show clip of Mr. Magoo Christmas Carol “Alone in the World” (2:44), in […]

Print Friendly, PDF & EmailPrint Friendly
No Picture
Intermediate Grades

Mass, Parent Meeting, and All Saints/All Souls

Joe Paprocki Intermediate Grades

Last night was a busy night for us in religious education since it was our monthly mass (the last Tuesday of each month) as well as the evening that I invited parents to attend so that I could meet them and spend some time with them. I really like the idea of the kids going to Mass once per month…they are learning more about the Mass and developing more familiarity with our liturgical life. The […]

Print Friendly, PDF & EmailPrint Friendly
No Picture
Intermediate Grades

Praying and Talking About Newtown, CT

Joe Paprocki Intermediate Grades

Last evening was my first opportunity to be with my 6th graders in the wake of the tragic massacre in Newtown, CT. I came prepared to spend some quality time touching on the subject with them and praying about it. Here is what happened: As I was setting up for class, one young lady arrived early as usual to help me distribute materials. She said, without provocation, “Well, I’m very upset.” I asked her about […]

Print Friendly, PDF & EmailPrint Friendly

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*