Unit: 2 The Holy Trinity
3rd Grade Lesson 4: Pray Always/Safe Environment
(Come to Assembly Room 10 minutes after class start time for Safe Environment Presentation)
Catechist Preparation:
Alive in Christ book: Chapter 6: “Pray Always” pp. 107-114
Objectives:
*Describe Prayer as talking and listening to God
*Name the Lord’s prayer as the prayer Jesus taught his followers to pray to God the Father
*Discuss the importance of daily prayer
*Recall the various ways to pray: using traditional prayers and our own words, out loud or silently, at any
time
*Identify the 5 basic forms of prayer: blessing and adoration, praise, petition, intercession, thanksgiving
Catholic Faith Words: Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, blessing and adoration, praise, petition, intercession,
thanksgiving
Scripture: Psalm 5:3, Matthew 6:5-6, Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 6:6-8
Classroom Lesson:
Welcome
Chapter 5 Review p. 106
(as children arrive)
Invite
Prayer Space
Let Us Pray p. 107
God’s Word
What Do You Wonder?
Discuss the different ways to pray p. 111
Discover
Optional:
Brother Francis Video: Let’s Pray: “The Sign of the Cross”, “Let’s Pray”
Brother Francis Video: The Rosary “I Love to Pray” song
Live
Chapter 6 Activity Master: “Time for Prayer”
Song: “Open My Eyes”
People of Faith St. Gertrude the Great p. 113
Going Forth
Prayer of Petition p. 114
Materials: Green = provided by CRE / Blue = on website / Purple = Optional, catechists provide