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Ideas Posted
in 2012:
(The following 3 lesson ideas originally appeared in our
free email newsletter)
Three Great Lesson Ideas for February and March
The lectionary has three really great Bible
passages coming up that are great for KIDS, ...whether you follow
the lectionary or not. Here are my three lesson ideas for them:
1ST
IDEA:
The third Sunday in February has
the
Mark 2
story of the Man Let Down Through
the Roof, also known as "the healing of the
paralytic". And this is the FIRST YEAR EVER that we've had
a CD that fully treats this wonderful story: Faith Through the Roof.
--And in honor of the occasion,
our
Faith Through the Roof CD
is on sale for the next two weeks.
 Faith
Through the Roof CD
is a
complete Bible study in
the guise of a computer game. It teaches the entire Mark 2
story, includes questions to discuss, has a quiz, and
includes a wonderful music video at the end for reflection. In the
CD, your kids steer Peter to Capernaum (where the miracle takes
place) and helps the friends carry the paralyzed man to see Jesus.
2ND
IDEA:
The first Sunday in March the lectionary has us in
Mark 8:31 --a wonderful
MEMORY VERSE that's almost like a PUZZLE. “Whoever wants to be
my disciple must deny themselves and
take up their cross and follow
me. What
good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their
soul?".
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it,
but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
The
Lesson Idea: After reading and discussing these verses,
have the kids INPUT THEM into
Cal &
Marty's Scripture Memory Game's
VERSE EDITOR.
DO NOT do it for them! Typing verses
into the editor is part of their memorization process, and they
like to do it!
After they
create the memory verse in the Cal & Marty game, they have the
option to create a three question QUIZ that goes with the verse.
GIVE THEM the questions they are to use, but have THEM create
the possible answers. After everyone has created their memory
verse and quiz,
switch computers
so the kids can play the verse & quiz made others.
Sample Cal & Marty quiz questions:
What does it mean to "deny yourself" ?
What does it mean to "take up your cross and follow" Jesus?
What does it mean to "lose" your life?
As a follow up or alternate
activity, have the kids use
Let's Talk CD's "Talk Now" module
to do a lesson activity
I call
"HOW FEW CAN YOU DO" ...a fun challenge directed by the
teacher to have the kids REDUCE the passage to its essential
vocabulary. This is a favorite lesson activity of mine for complex
or long passages.
3RD IDEA:
February 22 is
ASH WEDNESDAY
and the lectionary reading that week uses ANOTHER great memory verse
to teach kids: "We are therefore
Christ’s
ambassadors,
as though God were making his appeal through us." (2Cor 5:20)
The Lesson Idea: Use
Cal & Marty
Scripture Memory Game CD to teach this wonderful
concept. See my notes above about having the kids use the VERSE
EDITOR. Then supply them with the following three quiz questions and
have them input their own multiple choice answers for the quiz.
Sample Cal & Marty quiz questions:
What is an ambassador?
Which of the following are ways God "makes his appeal through
us"?
Which of the following is the correct book/chapter/verse for
this passage?
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Ideas Posted in
2011: 1. HOLY WEEK VOCAB
I created a list of the names, vocab, and strange place names
found in the Holy Week stories of all four Gospel's.
This
comprehensive list should be taught through games, quizzes and
puzzles to improve student's familiarity and comprehension of these
important stories. Go to
www.sundaysoftware.com/lessons/holyweekvocab.htm and print
Neil's Holy Week Vocab Doc. It
also suggests which software programs should be used for the vocab.
2. Teach Philippians 2:5-11 ....Paul's understanding of the Cross
"...he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross..."
 I
have UPLOADED a Philippians 2:5-11 memory verse SET for
use with Cal and Marty's Scripture Memory
Game software at
http://sundaysoftware.com/luther-calvin/philippians2.htm. All
you need to do is download the text file and copy it to your Cal and
Marty directory (instructions on the webpage). It's NRSV.
Here are the verses I put in the Philippians 2:5-11 set:
- Let the same mind be in you that was
in Christ Jesus
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who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard
equality with God as something to be exploited
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but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born
in human likeness.
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And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became
obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross.
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Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name
that is above every name,
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so
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven
and on earth and under the earth,
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and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:5-11 Memory Verse Teaching Notes:
1)
There are several different interesting translations of this
verse. Probably the most important variant is found in verse 6.
NRSV uses the word "exploited" where other translations use the
word "grasped" or "held on to." Lots of discussion fodder
there! You will see that I have put some questions
about the verses in the "comments" section of each verse used in
the game.
2)
Ideally, you would have your students do the typing of the
memory verse into the Cal & Marty Scripture Memory Game verse
editor. Why? Because typing is part of the memory work. Have one
type while another reads and checks the spelling of the typist.
It should take them about 15 minutes to put this verse set in
through the editor. More if they also choose to add comments and
quiz questions to each verse.
Depending on time you have and/or the age of your students,
you might just do verses 5-9.
For younger children, you can edit/shorten the
Philippians 2:5-11 verses to something like:
Think like Jesus
Become a servant
Be obedient, even to death
Confess Jesus Christ is Lord
Even non-readers can unscramble these short verse
if you're there to pronounce the words for them.
3. The HOW FEW CAN YOU DO?
game
CONDENSING DOWN the Philippians 2:5-11
passage is a game I call "HOW FEW CAN YOU DO?"
You can use it with any long passage.
Here's how you play...
 First,
split into teams and discuss the whole passage. Go over
vocab. Explain that this is Paul writing to the churches.
Then, have the teams use Let's Talk CD's "Talk Now" module
to create a character and type in their condensed verses
--which their onscreen character will speak aloud for the
class in Rounds One and Two. (They can also do it on paper
or whiteboard, --but it's not as much fun! Let's Talk is
the software that speak aloud whatever the kids type,
www.sundaysoftware.com/lets-talk.)
Round One: Have them condense the passage IN HALF.
This will give them practice for round two. Teacher:
compare & contrast what the teams keep/eliminate.
Round Two: See who can come up with the SHORTEST
version that still makes sense and captures the essential
ideas.
Rule: they can only use words that are found in the
verses.
Lesson Conclusion:
There are two possible directions you can go to condense
this passage. One is "about Jesus", but the second is "about
us". In other words, the passage is about JESUS humbling
himself. Or, it's about US doing things to confess Jesus as
Lord. --Thinking like Jesus, serving like Jesus, being
obedient like Jesus (taking up our own cross, so to speak).
This technique works for all sorts of long passages and
stories, and gives the teacher a lot of things to talk about
with the kids.
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Teach the Sequence of Holy Week EVENTS...
If you have or want more than 20 minutes worth of software time on Holy Week subjects, you'll most likely being combining several shorter pieces from one or more programs. I call this the "string of pearls" method of using software.
 Two of the hardest things for kids to remember are the
sequence of Holy Week events and the people who populate the stories (so many of them). Some of the following choices will help your students learn these things better than others.
Sequencing the events (learning the
story framework) helps the brain organize the information better and
remember it longer. Sequencing also teaches CONTEXT. Example: You're teaching the Last Supper, but what was Jesus' frame of mind at
that event? He was getting pretty worked up, as evidenced by the Garden of Gethsemane prayers which immediately follow the supper,
--but you wouldn't know that if you don't know what comes AFTER the
Last Supper.
For older children and youth, you can use the MAP of Jesus' last two days in Jerusalem found on the Professor's shelf in
Life of Christ CD to SEQUENCE and ESTABLISH CONTEXT. I even have a handout at my website for using that map. Look for the link in my Life of Christ guide, or click the link
here to view and print my "Last Two Days"
lesson handout.
Note: In our Jesus in Space CD,
students has TWO really fun game quizzes about the sequence and
meaning of
the Last Supper.
 The little dudes don't
conceptually understand maps, but they do understand FEELINGS (context). So after using
Play & Learn Children's Bible CD
-which has several Holy Week short stories in it, I have them DRAW
MEMORY FLASH CARDS of the various events, then play a sequencing game with them
(really kind of like a picture puzzle). Those Flash Cards can include drawings of bread, cup, dinner, lamb, garden, prayer, --to help them sequence the PROPS of the events. And as you play the game... You can discuss each one, reinforce each one.
One of the ways I used to teach Last Supper to my Confirmands was to set a
PASSOVER TABLE, explain all its elements, then strip away everything =in their sight= to get the Passover meal to COMMUNION. This helped them see the connections. I've done that with young children too. It helps demystify the Table. After using the
Last Supper lesson in Life of Christ (Lesson #31)
-your students should be able to tell you what the main elements of a Passover table are, and how they related to Jesus. There are numerous websites which discuss the elements of a Passover Table. I would highly recommend creating such a table in your computer lab. [This is a perfect example of my computer lab teaching model --the software is a
component in a lesson plan, not a replacement for a lesson plan.]
The Last Supper is a surprisingly
complex story with many elements. This is why in Jesus in Space
CD's "Last Supper" on Planet Whammo we designed a "Zapping Game"
that rewards students for
SEQUENCING the events of the Last Supper.
Encourage students to use their Bibles the second time through the
zapping game.
Jesus in Space CD also has a "Whammo
Labs" game which is built around the idea of "SEDER PLATE" ..what's
on it, and what does it mean. The game's content helps connect the
dots between Seder-Passover-Last Supper-Communion.
 Ilumina
Bible DVD has numerous dramatically narrated animations of the
events of Holy Week:
- Jesus Shares
the Last Supper
- Jesus is
Placed on the Cross
- Jesus Dies
on the Cross (Mark)
- Jesus Dies
on the Cross (Luke)
- Jesus Rises
from the Dead (angels roll away the stone)
- Jesus
appears to Mary Magdalene
These match up
to Life of Christ CD's lessons 31, 33, 34,35. The animations
could be viewed after that interactive lesson in
Life of Christ CD. You could create a
worksheet with questions to answer following the viewing of one of
the animations. Learn more about Ilumina at
www.sundaysoftware.com/ilumina
Note: Ilumina's
depiction of Jesus on the cross shows him with quite a bit of blood.
Might be a bit graphically intense for younger children. Each
animation lasts about two minutes.
 Holy
Week Events found in
The Play and Learn Children's Bible
--a CD for preschoolers and non-readers
- Last Supper
- Jesus Dies on the Cross
- Some Women Visit Jesus' Tomb
- Jesus Goes Back to Heaven
Teach "Christ's 7 Last Words on the Cross"
with either
Crosswords and WordSearch CDs, or
Cal & Marty's
Scripture Memory Game CD.
1) "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." (Luke
23:34)
2) "This day you will be with me in Paradise." (Luke 23:43)
3) "Woman, behold your son." (John 19:26-27)
4) "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mark 15:34;
Matthew 27:46)
5) "I thirst." (John 19:28)
6) "It is finished." (John 19:30)
7) "Into your hands I commit my spirit." (Luke 23:46)
 The 7 Last Words teach children the
extreme
grace and
obedience of Jesus at the most profound
moment in all of history, and most difficult moments of his
life. They
are especially personal
words which further reveal the love and humanity of Christ.
This is a good lesson for that "special Sunday" or an
upcoming Wednesday Night program. It also makes for a good
special lesson for teens coming into the lab.
Older Children and teens should TYPE IN these verses to the
Crosswords/Wordsearch game or Cal & Marty verse editor. They
enjoy "programming" the game and the typing begins the
memorization process.
Early Readers can easily learn the Last 7 Words in a Word
Search or Scripture Memory Game. While they may not be able
to "read" these short verses, then can identify key words by
the SIGHT AND SHAPE of the words.
You
can also put the 7 Last Words into "new words" or "with
explanation" using Let's Talk CD
...the program which "speaks aloud" whatever the kids type
through their onscreen animated character.
Let's
Talk Lesson Example: After Bible study, the
teacher invites the kids to turn on the Lesson Builder
Module in Let's Talk and create a brief "introduction"
to one of the "last words" --typing the last words, and
explaining what they mean to the student, what they say
about Jesus, what they tell us about the cross.
Then the Lesson Builder Module invites them to add 3
quiz questions and 3 discussion questions. When they're
done, have the kids SWITCH to another computer
workstation to view each other's presentations.
Example quiz questions: In which Gospel do you
find this "last word"? Luke, John or Matthew? Who
does Jesus seem to be saying these last words to?
Example of a discussion question: What do you think
Jesus is feeling at the moment he says the words, "It is
finished". Happy? Sad? or what?
Depending on your number of computers/stations or amount
of time, you may have already created some "Last Word"
presentations in advance. For example, if you only have
3 computers and are short on time, you could pick 4 of
the Last Words and do them yourself ahead of time, and
just have the kids at the 3 computers make presentations
for the other 3 Last Words.
Or,
you could have your teens come in one week and MAKE the
7 Last Word Presentation/quizzes in Let's Talk for the
younger grades.
The Last Days of Jesus ..."through the eyes of"....
Peter, Mary, etc.
This is a familiar way to look at the Passion
story in some curricula.
But depending on
the software and age groups you have, these “through the eyes of”
topics can be a bit difficult, as most software is oriented towards
a particular story, not a person. (It’s easier to focus a drama
script or art project of your own making on such an angle, than it
is to find a piece of videotape or software that focuses just on
that.)
 Let’s
Talk CD is a good program for kids who can type/read because
they can create an onscreen animated character who SPEAKS out-loud
whatever the kids type. So for example, the kids can create a
presentation about “what Peter was thinking” during the Trial,
and “how he felt” after denying Jesus and seeing him on the
cross.
www.sundaysoftware.com/lets-talk is a very versatile CD and
particular good at EXPRESSING what a character (your student) is
thinking because the kids make the computer talk, and they love
that.
Other options:
What many of us
do in our labs is use the software that available and beef up our
lesson ‘angle’ with teacher-led questions/emphasis. Example: we’ll
cover the scope and sequence of the last days of Christ’s life
–which feature Peter—by using Life of Christ CD, which has several
Holy Week presentations in it. Then your Bible story/question of the
day/memory verse work does additional work on “what Peter did.“ For
YOUNGER kids…you can do the same by cherry picking the Cross stories
from Play and Learn Children’s Bible CD
www.sundaysoftware.com/playand.htm
 A Wall Display Idea: a "What happened where?"
wall map.
There's a map in Life of Christ CD, but you
can take any map of Jesus' last days in Jerusalem and copy it to a transparency. Then, project it on a wall (on to butcher paper, vinyl sheet cut from mattress liner, or long roll-up blind) and have the kids TRACE IT. Then use permanent markers to color in the lines and add locations. Now go do your research on the computer using any number of programs, such as, Life of Christ and Sandals Atlas. Have them discover "what happened there" and "what was probably going through Jesus'
thought and feelings at that point." Add those to your display. For a game- place numbered markers on correct locations (Last Supper location being #1)
Here's a link to the "Jesus' Last Two Days"
lesson handout I created using the map in the Life of Christ CD.
The graphic in that handout is seen here on the right in smaller version.
I took a screenshot of the graphic from the Life of Christ program,
opened it up in my paint/photoshop program, then erased the
location markers so that the kids would have to fill them in. To them,
it was kindof like a "treasure map." And it kept them on task.
Sneaky, huh?
And who is salvation for?
Awesome Bible
Stories CD answers that in its presentation of the story of
Zaccheus.
Jesus said, "Surely salvation has come to this man's house."
The
story of JONAH in our
Elijah-Jonah CD also answers this question
of "Who is Salvation for?" God saves the
wicked Ninevites over the plant-loving objections of Jonah. "I
knew you would be compassionate and forgiving" he yells at
God.
 Holy
Week in the LIFE OF CHRIST CD
Most of our customers have the
Life of Christ CD
which has MANY Holy Week story presentations in
it. We have
also created a new program to
follow-up these presentations in Life of Christ. I
first thought up Let's Talk
CD after using Life of Christ for many years
wishing I had a "dig deeper/reflection" program
that would come after we viewed a presentation
in Life of Christ CD. See some great lesson
examples of that below.
27. Mary Prepares Jesus Body for Burial
--with perfume (Matthew 26:6-13)
Mary believed Jesus when he said he would be
crucified and wanted to show she loved him.
What can you do to show your love for Jesus?
If you own
Footsteps of Jesus
CD, it has a photobubble which includes
some audio info about this story. Check
our Footsteps guide
for the location of it.
28. The Plot to Catch and Kill Jesus
(Matthew 26:1-16)
Why the Jews and Caiaphas plotted to get rid
of Jesus. Has jealousy ever made you say
something that hurt others?
29. A Grand Entry Into Jerusalem --Palm
Sunday
(Luke 19:28-46)
The prophetic prediction behind the act.
Jesus sobs over Jerusalem (and why). Do you
honor Jesus as your king? If so, how?
After
viewing this lesson in Life of Christ
CD, turn on your Let's Talk CD.
Imagine
what various people were saying that day
as Jesus rode into town. Assign
different roles/points of view to
students and have them CREATE THESE
VOICES/opinions in Let's Talk --which
animated characters will speak aloud.
Children there that day, old people,
priests, romans, soldiers, sinners. What
did they shout? What were they thinking
to themselves? What questions would they
have wanted to ask? What was Jesus
thinking? What would the STONES have
shouted, had everyone been silenced?
Footsteps
of Jesus
has a photobubble that shows the East
Gate as it appears today.
See screen shot of it below on this
page. My study
guide to Footsteps has some good
material on the legend of the Messiah at
the East or "Golden" Gate. Raphael's
Tour in Pathways has a video
about Palm Sunday in Jerusalem.
Play and Learn Children's Bible also has
it. A few years ago in my class we
viewed the three "snippets" from each of
these programs -rotating around our
computers. Then we discussed what Jesus
meant when he said "the rocks and stones
will sing." We used Kid Pix 3's ability
to speak aloud whatever the kids typed
to have them illustrate a scene of rocks
and provide "rock lyrics" ...."how
would stones praise Christ?"
It was a memorable lesson. fyi...this
Palm Sunday "entry" scene in
Jesus Christ Superstar
the movie is fantastic.
30. Disruption at the Temple (Matthew
21:12-17)
Why people needed their money changed.
People misusing the Temple. Children sang
praises. When and how do you praise the
Lord?
Use
Let's Talk CD
after this Life of Christ lesson to give
voice to the people in the crowd. What
was their reaction to Jesus? Where
would Jesus go today to "disrupt the
temple"? Create this new place in Let's
Talk's "Conversation Now" instant
messaging module --having students
create dialog between Jesus and a person
in that "place today."
31. New Meaning to the Passover Meal (Luke
22:14-23)
An excellent presentation on the history and
practice of the Passover meal and how Jesus
redefined it. Have you ever taken Communion
to remember Jesus' death?
Raphael in
Pathways Through Jerusalem
discusses the events of that evening.
Play and
Learn Children's Bible CD has a
"Last Supper" story for
non-readers/early readers.
You could
use Fall of
Jericho Quiz game CD to follow
up any of these programs on the Last
Supper.
Create a question set about YOUR
church's particular Communion Liturgy,
the words/phrases you use, what happens
when, what we do and what we don't do.
By Lent
2007 we'll have released our first CD in
a series titled "Jesus
in Space". the first will
include Lord's Supper & Foot Washing
as a full interactive animated lesson.
32. Jesus is Arrested, Tried, and Tortured
(Luke 22:47-23:45)
Jesus, the crowds, the priests, the
soldiers, and Pilate. Have you ever been
accused of something you didn't do?
Gethsemane is featured in Footsteps of
Jesus CD and both Helena's and Raphael's
Pathways Through Jerusalem CD tours.
King Herod tours the reconstruction of
Caiaphas' house (the Palatial Mansion
section) in Pathways Through
Jerusalem.
King Herod's Tour in Pathways Through
Jerusalem shows the Lithos Stratos
pavement where Jesus was scourged.
Use Let's Talk CD
as a follow-up to this lesson. Have
students create a 'speech' by the
different characters as to what they saw
and why they wanted Jesus out of the
way. Use Let's Talk to create a defense.
The "Conversation Now" module in Let's
Talk is like an "instant messaging
program" in which two antagonists can
argue about the events and reasons.
33. Jesus Goes to the Cross (Luke 23:26-49)
Explanation of cross, calvary, the sign,
meaning of some of his last words. How would
you have felt watching Jesus die?
Alive Forever and Ever
The
lesson's question "How would you have
felt...." can be answered by your
students through Let's Talk CD's ability to create
animated characters who voice student
thoughts. You can also have them build
their own lesson on this subject in
Let's Talk.
Footsteps
of Jesus
and Queen Helena' and Raphael's
tours in Pathways Through Jerusalem
both have extensive material of the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre/Calvary/Cross.
Disciple's Diary (if you own it, it's
out of print) has a lesson on the Cross
narrated by The Disciple.
34. The Burial and Resurrection (Matthew
27:57-28:15, Luke 24:1-7)
The women discover the empty tomb. How would
you have reacted?
Footsteps of Jesus
has a great photobubble of the Garden
Tomb. It also has a section titled
"Gordon's Calvary" which is good. Use
Let's Talk CD
and create your own lesson
presentation for the kids to hear
and respond to about how they would feel
seeing Jesus crucified and buried. Or
have the students create the lesson
using Let's Talk's Lesson Builder. It's
a great way to learn the story "in their
own words." In one of your spoken-aloud
discussion questions in Let's Talk
presentation, ask the kids to give voice
to places where they can see the
resurrected Christ today.
35. Resurrected Messiah Visits Friends and
Followers (Luke 24:13-44)
The road to Emmaus story. Why shouldn't the
disciples have been surprised at Jesus'
resurrection? How would you have acted?
There are two good lesson idea below in
this document for Emmaus and Doubting
Thomas.
 **Life
of Christ also has some EXCELLENT interactive
maps
tracing Jesus' location in Jerusalem during
his last two days.
Click here or the
picture at right for my "last two days"
worksheet created for classroom use with
the Jerusalem map tour found in the Practice
Book on the Professor's bookshelf. Please note,
if you also have a copy of Footsteps of Jesus,
there are several 360 degree photobubbles
showing what these locations look like.
The Last Supper lesson in Life of Christ may be
a little too obtuse for early readers to grasp.
So unless you plan to really go over the
connections mean between Passover, Seder, Last
Supper and Communion, you might want to just use
Play & Learn Children's Bible CD's Last Supper
selection.
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Many Sunday Schools also teach the Story of Esther
during Lent, because the Purim Festival before Passover
celebrates the story of Esther
Esther is covered in a BIG way in our
Awesome Bible
Stories CD. The first multimedia CD ever to do so.
Learn more.
A.B.S. has 6
important stories on 1 Great CD. Purim is the feast day celebrating the story of
Esther & Mordecai's victory over the forces of evil that
threatened to wipe out the Jews in exile. It's key verse is
spoken by Mordecai to Esther who must decide whether to risk
revealing her faith to her husband and the kingdom.
"Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just
such a time as this." This question reminds me of Peter's choice
in the courtyard. One
of the interesting traditions in Purim is the "tradition
of foolishness." It is the one time of year Jews are
encouraged to humble themselves by acting up and dressing up as
an expression of the deep joy they have in their freedom. Purim
is truly a party. This reminds me of what Paul said in First
Corinthians 18: "The cross is foolishness." and "through
the proclamation of our foolishness" God saves. In
the story of Esther, it is Haman (boo!) who builds the gallows
for Mordecai, only to be hung their himself. In
both stories, God saves.
Google Date of Purim to see when Purim is this year. It's
always precedes the festival of Passover.
 Notes About
Using Let's Talk CD
for Lent/Holy Week
stories/subjects...
As you can see
in the ideas on this page,
Let's Talk CD is
extremely handy for creating/voicing
responses to questions, putting words in
characters' mouths, and helping the kids
voice reflections. This is exactly
why I built it. I wanted a
response/reflection tool to follow up other
software with.
Imagine for
example, the
Roman
Soldiers at the Cross
trying to make sense out of what they were
seeing and hearing. Using the "Conversation
Now" module, you could have two soldiers
arguing about what they should do. One is a
"secret" Christian. Or for a more directed
approach.... YOU the TEACHER be the "Nasty
Soldier" who just wants to get this business
over with, and voice several
statements/questions to the kids seated at
their Let's Talk screens, and have them
"answer you" using the Talk Now module.
Example: "Tell me why I
shouldn't crucify this man?"
There's a new Lesson
Outline for
Doubting Thomas
over in the Let's Talk Lesson Ideas webpage
www.sundaysoftware.com/lets-talk/more-lessons.htm
In 2007 my
class studied
Peter's Denial
and used Let's Talk CD to compose "What
Peter SHOULD have said to the people in the
courtyard... instead of wimping out."
To start off, I the teacher took the role of
the PROTAGONIST. I stood in the
middle of the room and accused Peter of
being a disciple -to which the kids had to
respond through their Let's Talk onscreen
character --as if Peter had defended himself
instead of denying Jesus. "Why shouldn't I
turn you in too!"
Third graders can easily
use it, but even non-readers love using it
IF they have someone helping them type their
responses. They love hearing the computer
speak to them. Let's Talk can be use for any
subject, and has several different WAYS it
can be used, including building lessons that
speak aloud, only simulating "instant
messaging" on your computer. <>< Neil
 HOLY WEEK Content in
Pathways
Through Jerusalem -- There's a bunch of truly
NON-traditional stuff in Pathways about Holy Week,
including: Raphael's tour of Jesus' last days in
Jerusalem, Helena's Church of Holy Sepulchre Garden
of Gethsemane visited by both Raphael and Helena.
Page 30 in Pathways Guide has worksheet on Church of
Holy. Sepulchre. Raphael has map of Via Dolorosa. In
my Pathways Study Guide I note a lesson idea about
creating a "mini-Via Dolorosa" in your lab based on
the Pathways info. That may seem odd to Protestants
(like me), but in fact, the Via Dolorosa was another
device for teaching "Scope & Sequence." The Via
Dolorosa captured the Medieval imagination and
served to help illiterate populations remember the
events of Holy Week. Notes on legend of the Mount of
Olives found on page 24 of Pathways guide are worth
looking at even if you don't use Pathways.
Here's a Lent
Worksheet for using Raphael and Helena's
Tours in Pathways Through
Jerusalem CD. The worksheet comes from
lab teacher in Canada. Bring it into your
wordprocessor and add your own "reflection"
questions to it.
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I'd be happy to discuss your Lent-Holy Week Software Lesson Plans with you. Drop me some email.
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The
Festival of Purim:
(the last party before the Passover season)
OVERVIEW
of What's on this Page:
This CD was designed by us to
specifically teach two of the important stories in the Holy Week
story: Last Supper & Road to Emmaus. (It also includes the
story of Jesus' Baptism) Each of these interactive lessons
tells the story, has pop up notes, quizzes and games-on-content.
We also think you're going to be especially pleased with a VERY
COOL interactive reflection activity about "seeing Jesus." It's
part of the Road to Emmaus story in 
Pictured
right: 