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1 . 8 0 0 . 3 2 5 . 3 0 4 0 51 2 3 7 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 | SESSION 2 A C T I V E L E A R N I N G Work together on a creative writing activity. Tell your stu- dents to imagine how the disciples felt on the mountain. Give each student a cloud shape and a heart shape. On the cloud, ask your students to write an emotion the disciples felt as they watched Jesus' transfiguration. Attach the clouds to a big mountain shape. Cut out a large red heart and draw a cross on it. Place it over the cloud words. God's love is bigger than all our feelings of fear or uncertainty. On the heart shapes, have your students write how they feel about God's love for them. Students can attach these to the moun- tain shape as well. M E M O R Y W O R D S Point out the Memory Words at the bottom of the Student Book page. Say the verse together. Have volunteers choose different fun voices the class can use to recite the verse. This can be a great time to practice fluency skills too! Point out punctuation to use proper phrasing. Remind your students that the words of the Bible are the true words of God. Jesus Shows His Glory I N T O T H E L E S S O N Find a poem or short video that gives examples of similes and share it with your class. You could also write some on the board and fill in the blanks together. "Hungry as a [wolf, bear, horse]." "The kitten was as soft as a [blanket, feather]." "I ran as fast as a [cheetah, train]." Are you and a wolf very similar in real life? How about you and a blanket? You probably can't really run as fast as a cheetah. These comparisons help us create a picture in our heads. Since we weren't at Jesus' transfiguration, we have to do our best to picture it in our heads. Words that compare two things that aren't usually alike (like Jesus and the sun) are called similes and metaphors. Authors use them to help readers have a better understand- ing of what is happening. Have your students turn to page 106 in their Student Book. Read the instructions together. Work together with your class to cre- ate similes for the transfiguration of Jesus. I N T O O U R L I V E S Draw a cross on the board. Write "True Man" as a heading on the left of the cross and "True God" on the right of the cross. ● How are you like Jesus? Students could point out sim- ilarities in our physical bodies since Jesus is true man— Jesus walked, ate, slept, cried, and so forth. Write some of Jesus' human traits under "True Man." ● How are you different from Jesus? Students can point out all the things Jesus has done and continues to do be- cause He is God—miracles, healing, forgiving sins, paying for our sins on the cross. Write these under "True God." ● Why did Jesus have to be true God and true man to be our Savior? Allow a few responses. Jesus had to be true man so He could obey God's Law perfectly in our place and die on the cross for our sins. He had to be true God so His death would be enough to pay for our sins. ● What questions do you still have about Jesus being both God and man? Take as many as you have time for. It is so important to make your classroom a safe place to wonder and share about faith matters. When your students have a question you can't answer, write it down and email it or talk about it with your pastor. If you have a pastor who can visit your class, invite him to come and answer the students' questions from time to time. Students could write questions in their faith journals and add answers after talking with the pastor or other adult. 106 Use what you know about the transfiguration of Jesus to help you compare it to something else in life. Then choose one of the comparisons and draw it in the box at the bottom of the page. A BIG CHANGE UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Jesus' face was as bright as _________________________________________. The disciples were as scared as _____________________________________. The voice of God boomed like ______________________________________. Jesus is greater than ______________________________________________. God's love for us is bigger than _____________________________________. CONTINUE WITH LESSON EXTENDERS © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. c p h . o r g GRADE 3 TEACHER GUIDE

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