November 30, 2011

Age Level 6

ADVENT PLACEMATS

Unit Seasonal Session

Advent (page 203)

Unit 3: All Are Welcome

God Chose Mary

Provided for you:

Advent Placemat Materials

BLM 36, 37, 38, & 66

Liturgical Year BLM (sample found

on following pages)

Additional Activities:

(Please note: All supplies for the additional

activities need to be requested in advance)

Advent Bingo

Story of Saint Juan Diego

Tissue Paper Roses

Mary Echo Pantomime

LITURGICAL YEAR / FEAST DAYS

CATHOLIC TRADITION

11/27 – First Sunday of Advent

11/30 – St. Andrew the Apostle

12/3 – St. Francis Xavier

View weekly readings:

http://www.usccb.org/nab/

Learn more about the Saints:

http://www.americancatholic.org/Features

/Saints/byname.asp

SESSION NOTES:

Please read the Advent Session on page 203 and Session 14 in your Catechist Manual and plan your

session. Please contact us with any supply requests.

I will have supplies and directions available for the Advent Placemat for all first grade classes. The

directions can be found on the following pages for preparation purposes.

Advent Bingo will be available to each class. The questions sheet for Advent Bingo is on the following

pages

We have also provided information and activities in this session on Our Lady of Guadalupe and her

appearance to St. Juan Diego, as well as a Mary Echo Pantomime in preparation for the Feast of the

Immaculate Conception. Feel free to use this material at this session

A LOOK AHEAD

12/7 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception Vigil Mass

12/15 – Christmas Celebrations

12/19 – Advent Family Faith Event – McNamee Hall

(No classes at BT)

ADVENT PLACEMATS

Materials for each placemat:

1 large white piece of construction paper

4 strips of green paper

3 purple stars

1 pink star

4 gold peel-off stars

Advent prayer

Glue sticks

Markers

A sample placemat will be in the room as a guide.

MAKE SURE ALL THE CHILDREN PUT THEIR NAMES (FIRST AND

LAST) ON THE BACK!!!!

Using glue sticks, place the stars on first and label them as shown on the

sample.

Next glue the strips connecting them.

Glue the prayer in the middle.

After everyone is finished, have an interactive conversation about the four

guide words for the weeks of Advent (Here are some conversation starters):

Week 1 – Hope ( What kinds of things should we hope and pray for?)

Week 2 – Peace (How can we model peace in our lives and world?)

Week 3 – Joy (Why is this the week of joy?)

Week – Love (God so loved the world…John 3:16)

(We suggest making sure the children finish the placemat before you

start the reflection, or else they will not get it done).

Loyola online Advent information:

http://www.loyolapress.com/liturgical-year-advent.htm

Collect all the placemats and put them back in your clip with your class

name and place the stack by the supplies. We will laminate them and get

them to the kids the first week in December.

Prayers services for Advent:

http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/child/adv-week.html

http://www.ecatholic2000.com/ezine/index.php?option=com_content&task=

view&id=64&Itemid=42

ADVENT BINGO

1. What Advent custom uses four candles and suggests a special prayer for

each of the four weeks? Advent Wreath

2. What Advent practice suggests a good work or prayer for each date in

Advent? Advent Calendar

3. What Feast day is celebrated during Advent and is also a Holy Day of

Obligation? Feast of the Immaculate Conception

4. Who is called “Wonderful” and “Counselor” Jesus

5. What title, given to Jesus, means “God is with us”? Emmanuel

6. What is another name for the Christmas Vigil? Christmas Eve

7. Who was the man who told us of Christ’s coming? John the Baptist

8. Jesus is said to be descended from whose root? Jesse

9. Which son of Jesse became king? David

10. How many points does a Star of David have? Six

11. How many weeks are in Advent? Four

12. On what day of the week does Advent begin? Sunday

13. On which Sunday of Advent does the Church Year begin? First Sunday

14. What feast marks the last Sunday of the Church Year? Christ the King

15. On what date is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrated? Dec. 8

16. What is the liturgical season the comes before Christmas? Advent

17. Traditionally, what color are three of the candles on the advent wreath?

Purple

18. Traditionally, what color is the candle for the third Sunday of Advent? Rose

19. What does the circular form of the Advent wreath tell us about God? He is

Eternal

20. Who was the father of John the Baptist? Zachariah

21. Who greeted Mary with the words, “Blesses are you among women and

blessed is the fruit of your womb”? Elizabeth

22. What prophet foretold the coming of Emmanuel? Isaiah

23. John the Baptist’s clothes were made out of what? Camel’s Hair

24. On what date is the feast of St. Nicholas? Dec. 6

25. What angelic messenger greeted Mary by saying “Do not be afraid”?

Gabriel

26. According to the angel, what is impossible to God? Nothing

27. What title was given to Jesus that meant the “Anointed One”? Messiah

28. Elizabeth and Zachary (parents of John the Baptist) were from what region?

Judah

29. Who did an angel visit in a dream saying, “Do not be afraid to take Mary as

your wife”? Joseph

30. What was the child named Jesus supposed to save his people from? Sin

31. Before Mary and Joseph lived together Mary was found with child by

whom? Holy Spirit

32. What mystery of the rosary reminds us of the story of the Angel Gabriel

announcing to Mary that she was to be the mother of Jesus? Annunciation

33. What Advent custom uses symbols of the ancestors of Jesus as decorations?

Jesse Tree