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Instructional Plan
Marisha Senegal-Gonzales
CUR516
Monday, February 1, 2016
Fran Fulcher

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Instructional Plan

Third Grade Education - Our Life With Jesus

Time
This course will run for eight months. It will recognize the federal holidays and any
religious holidays supported through the diocese. This course will begin in the Fall of 2016 and
conclude in the Spring of 2017.
Implementation Involvement

Facilitators of this course will have maintained successful completions of

diocesan catechism instruction courses.

Third graders or anyone who has successfully completed second grade Religious
Education courses and have made their First Holy Communion. This audience
has an inquisitive mind as it is molding and developing their faith and
distinguishing right from wrong.

The Director of Religious Education (DRE) will monitor the evaluations and
progress of each student.

Resources and Materials

New American Bible

Catechism of the Catholic Church

USCCB website

Diocesan catechism materials

EWTN /Catholic TV

Online YouTube videos:

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o Creation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBXhx0XUxI
o Liturgical Seasons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvVnqDsv07c

Scheduled Nursing Home visits Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentines

Hands on Bible Exploration

o Bible Game Include Scripture passage finding
o Bible Song Singing of the Books of the Bible

Prayer Journaling

Mass Participation

Implementation
Communicating the plan. This element is essential and will be done through the
religious education plan for the upcoming semester. It will be placed in upcoming bulletins and
on the parish website and social media sites. Building interest and commitment is one of the
most difficult tasks. Building excitement around the course is important because, this course is
the base for additional faith training. Without the basic courses the final Sacrament of Initiation:
Confirmation cannot be received. Selection of participants. Participants will be selecting from
recent candidates of First Holy Communion and Third Graders from surrounding public and
Catholic Schools.
Formative Assessments
Before completion of the required First Holy Communion course, a pre-test will be given
to each candidate on the third grade plan Our Life with Jesus. Each of the identified goals will
be covered to determine which areas are the participants strengths and weaknesses. The

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assessments will include true and false, multiple choice, essay, fill in the blank, and interactive
web Q&A. The pretest will be given with an hour completion time.
Once the test is completed and graded. The facilitator of the third grade course will be
able to tailor their teaching style to accommodate each participant. Once the participant is in the
course and learning, they will be given four tests after each covered goal to ensure each goal is
mastered. It will also determine whether or not a participant is not comprehending the materials
and if another approach with the lesson should be considered. In addition, a final test or posttest
will be given to determine their understanding of each topic.