Third Grade Archives - Mireille Mishriky

Sunday School lesson: 4 Tips To Tame The Tongue

Lesson PlansSeptember 4, 20170Likes 0Comments

I must have learnt to speak even before learning to breathe; and I have not stopped speaking since. This made teaching a lesson about “controlling the tongue” hit close to home. One of those moments when you look towards heaven with a smile and whisper, “nicely played, God”.

Sunday School lesson about the Tower of Babel

Lesson PlansMay 29, 20170Likes 0Comments

Tower of pride! I had the blessing of teaching a Sunday School lesson about the Tower of Babel, but I must admit, I was foolish to think that this lesson would be "simple" to prepare and deliver. I figured that most of the students in my class ( grade three) must have heard this story…

Sunday School lesson about Saint Pachomios

Lesson PlansMay 15, 20170Likes 4Comments

Saint Pachomios was born to pagan parents and was a soldier in the army of the Roman Empire – not a likely candidate for the future role of founder of Communal Monasticism.

Sunday School Lesson: Most expensive hotels in the world vs. a manger

Lesson PlansJanuary 15, 20170Likes 0Comments

The kids were amazed by the pictures and the price tags ( as I was when I was researching the topic- $24,000.00 night????) I asked them to describe the rooms in one word. They came up with ” amazing” , “elegant” , “incredible”.

Sunday School Lesson about the 10 commandments

Lesson PlansNovember 20, 20160Likes 2Comments

We started our discussion with a fundamental question: why do we need commandments? I asked them to imagine how class/school would be if there were no rules. Their answers ranged from “no learning possible” to “setting the school on fire!”.

Sunday School Lesson about David and Saul

Lesson PlansNovember 6, 20160Likes 2Comments

It took 12 lemons to turn a jug of water into a bitter tasting beverage. And it took 3 tablespoons of sugar to turn the bitter beverage into a sweet and refreshing lemonade.

Sunday School Lesson about Samuel the Prophet

Lesson PlansOctober 23, 20160Likes 0Comments

How many times are we in a situation where we have to choose between Church and an activity on Sunday morning? How many times do we choose Church? How many times do we follow the crowd instead of the Creed?

Sunday School Treasure Hunt Activity

Lesson PlansOctober 9, 20160Likes 1Comment

Moment of truth: Sunday School is not always ‘fun’. At least not by the kids’ standards of what constitutes fun. There are no video-games, super heroes or animation. They are required to sit down and to listen to “a lesson”, either a story or a spiritual concept or to learn about the history of the…

Sunday School lesson about Baptism

Lesson PlansOctober 2, 20160Likes 1Comment

How do you explain the need for Baptism to 3rd graders? I struggled with this question as I was preparing my Sunday School lesson.

Hamburger, please?

Diary of a Coptic FamilySeptember 19, 20160Likes 1Comment

“Mommy, can I have a hamburger after Church? Please?”