Capstone

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the history module is to teach children the rich history and traditions of the Coptic church. In this module, we will go over key figures in Christianity such as Christ and disciples, St.Mark, St.Anianus, and St.Polycarp. These Saints established the grounds of our Coptic faith and built the foundation of the Coptic Orthodox Church. They are important figures in early Christianity and we appreciate their stories and the lessons that they have left us.

INSTRUCTIONS/IDEAS

  • At the end of this module, we can do a craft to reinforce the key figures in early Christianity. Print images of Jesus and his disciples, St.Mark, St. Anianus, and St.Polycarp. Glue them on colored cardboard paper. Place a Cross and image of Christ in the center. At the top write "Our early church fathers".Have the kids color the image and review the importance of each figure.
  • Make a prayer jar of the saints we learned about in the module. Include verses from each lesson and prayers to be like those Saints.
  • Create a Kahoot game with review questions from each story.
  • Give each student a stone and have them paint their favorite saint or symbols from the stories in this module. For example, I would paint a picture of the gospel or lion from the image of St.Mark. on the stone.
  • Dress up and act as each character. Have the students guess which early church father you are Make this into a fun interactive game and review the key points behind each of these stories.
  • Dress up day for the kids Have the kids dress up as their favorite early church father from this module and have them each present to the class why this is their favorite Saint. With this lesson teach "this little light of mine" song for this song, we can reinforce that our early church fathers let their light shine by preaching, keeping the faith, praying every day, loving God, and doing good works. They are great examples for us to follow and teach us great lessons like conquering temptation, keeping a sacred life, and defeating evil through Christ. We wish to let our little light shine just like them. Jesus is the light of the world and we want to honor him. Our Coptic church has a rich and strong history and we want to keep our faith.

Teach the children "My Coptic Church Song".

Teach " What a beautiful name name" song