Lesson Plan
Grade 2, Chapter 9, God Gives Us Laws
Lesson Objective: To explain that the Great Commandment and the Ten Commandments help
us to live as God’s children
Before beginning your lesson plan, please review the Overview, Catechist Background, and
Lesson Planning Guide at the beginning of the Chapter and then review the suggestions that
surround each page of the student lesson pages.
When you have decided which activities you would like to incorporate into your lesson, please
be sure to request the materials in advance from the PREP Office.
Supplies Needed:
Opening Prayer, Lesson Overview and Closing Prayer
1. Laptop computer or tablet (if using PowerPoint presentation)
2. Grade 2 Opening Prayer PowerPoint or Prayer Poster
3. Lesson removed from student texts and stapled together.
4. Supplies for each selected activity (see below).
Arrival Activity:
a. Happiness Poster. From: Active Learning for
Catholic Kids
b. Word of the Week video
Opening Prayer (Use PowerPoint or Prayer Poster):
1. Sign of the Cross
2. Our Father
3. Hail Mary
4. Act of Contrition
5. Parish and Class Intentions
6. Sign of the Cross
Lesson Overview (Use PowerPoint Presentation as
catechist covers material in the chapter or have
students follow along with printed lesson):
Slide 2
Prayer
Prayer
•• Lord,
Lord, God,
God, you
you give
give us
us life
life and
and love.
love. Your
Your laws
laws
help
us
to
know
how
to
love
you
and
help us to know how to love you and others.
others.
Shows
Shows us
us how
how to
to follow
follow you:
you:
–– In
In our
our homes
homes
–– In
In our
our parish
parish
–– In
our
neighborhood
In our neighborhood
–– In
In our
our world
world
Use with page 83 in text.
Read prayer.
Ask: What are some of the rules that you follow
every day.
Help children understand that everyone has rules to
follow.
•• The
The earth,
earth, Lord,
Lord, isis filled
filled with
with your
your love;
love; teach
teach
me
me your
your laws.
laws.
(Psalm 119:64)
(Psalm 119:64)
Jesus
Jesus Taught
Taught Us
Us the
the
Great
Great Commandment
Commandment
Great
Great Commandment
Commandment
Jesus
Jesus said,
said, “You
“You shall
shall love
love the
the Lord,
Lord,
your
your God,
God, with
with all
all your
your heart,
heart, with
with all
all
your
your soul,
soul, and
and with
with all
all your
your mind.”
mind.”
Then
he
said,
“You
shall
love
Then he said, “You shall love your
your
neighbor
as
yourself.”
neighbor as yourself.”
Slide 3
Use with page 84 in text.
•• Matthew
Matthew22:37,
22:37,39
39
The
The Ten
Ten Commandments
Commandments Help
Help Us
Us to
to
Live
Live as
as God’s
God’s Children
Children
1.
1. IIam
amthe
theLord
Lordyour
yourGod:
God: you
you shall
shall not
not have
have strange
strange Gods
Gods
before
beforeme.
me.
2.
2. You
Youshall
shallnot
nottake
takethe
thename
nameof
of the
theLord
Lord your
your God
God in
in vain.
vain.
3.
Remember
to
keep
holy
the
Lord’s
Day.
3. Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.
4.
4. Honor
Honoryour
yourfather
fatherand
and your
your mother.
mother.
5.
5. You
Youshall
shallnot
notkill.
kill.
6.
6. You
Youshall
shallnot
notcommit
commitadultery.
adultery.
7.
7. You
Youshall
shallnot
notsteal.
steal.
8.
8. You
Youshall
shallnot
notbear
bearfalse
false witness
witnessagainst
against your
your neighbor.
neighbor.
9.
9. You
Youshall
shallnot
notcovet
covet your
your neighbor’s
neighbor’swife.
wife.
10.You
10.Youshall
shallnot
notcovet
covetyour
your neighbor’s
neighbor’sgoods.
goods.
Slide 4
Use with page 85 in text
Slide 5 Use with page 86 in text.
Define respect:
Respect is how you feel about someone Having
respect for someone means you think good things
about who a person is or how he/she acts. You can
have respect for others, and you can have respect
for yourself. Respect is how you treat someone
Showing respect to someone means you act in a
way that shows you care about their feelings and
well-being. Showing respect for others include
things like not calling people mean names, treating
people with courtesy, caring enough about yourself
that you don't do things you know can hurt you.
God
God Wants
Wants Us
Us to
to Show
Show that
that We Love
Others
Others as
as We
We Love
Love Ourselves
Ourselves
Ourselves
Ourselves
Slide 6
Others
Others
Use with page 87 in text
Bathroom Break
Suggested Activities (can be done together as a class, or divide the class into 2-3 groups and
rotate children through each activity):
1. Review Activity
a. Key Words: Commandments, Great Commandment, Ten Commandments
b. Chapter 8 Test, page 90 in student text OR
c. On-line chapter review at Sadlier.com
2. Ten Commandments Memory Game
a. This activity reinforces the text of the Ten Commandments.
b. Adapted From: http://catholicblogger1.blogspot.com
c. Print two copies of the game cards, best on velum. Cut them out and fold and
either tape them together or laminate them for future use.
d. Children take turns playing the matching game.
3. Great Commandment & Moses Activity Sheet
a. The Great Commandment activity
reinforces the text of the Great
Commandment. The Moses
Activity Sheet provides information
about the original text of the Ten
Commandments as well as
providing a fun activity.
b. Great Commandment activity
adapted from:
www.ChristianPreschoolPrintables.c
om
c. Precut hearts – PREP Office has a
die cutter available
d. Students draw a line down the middle of the heart and add text on one side.
e. On the other side, students write “The Great Commandment.”
f. The Moses Activity Sheet contains a maze. If time permits, students can color
Moses and the Ten Commandments picture. Moses Activity contains objects
from: http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/pesach/maze/maze1.htm and
http://www.sundayschoolresources.com/cp1moses.htm
Closing Prayer and Dismissal (Use PowerPoint or Prayer Poster):
1. Sign of the Cross
2. Our Father
3. Hail Mary
4. Act of Contrition
5. Sign of the Cross