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1 . 8 0 0 . 3 2 5 . 3 0 4 0 35 2 3 7 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 | SESSION 2 C O N N E C T I N G T O W O R S H I P Sometimes we say something like "we give You all the glory." We don't make God any more glorious, but we recognize how amazing He is. Think about how some people treat famous athletes. Nothing the fans do makes the player better, but the fans admire and cheer for the player. We admire and cheer for God by worshiping Him. Sing songs and pray together to praise God for being so amazing. D I S C O V E R Y C E N T E R Set up a center where children can observe the life cycle of a butterfly. Order a butterfly growing kit online, or collect eggs off milkweed plants near your school. Add nonfiction books, magnifying glasses, models, and more. Include dia- grams of the life cycle and body parts, as well as a word wall with related vocabulary (egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, pupa, larva, butterfly, antenna, abdomen, wing, legs, flower, milkweed, polli- nator, predator, metamorphosis). Have students keep notes in science journals. Jesus Shows His Glory I N T O T H E L E S S O N Review the details of the Bible story with the students. ● Where did Jesus and the disciples go? ● What happened while they were there? ● Who appeared? ● What did the voice in the cloud say? In the transfiguration, the disciples saw the glory of the Lord. ● What is glory? What do we mean when we say God is glorious? Look in the Glossary in the back of the Student Book to find the meaning of the word glory (praise and honor; wonderful beauty and majesty, exaltation). ● Brainstorm a list of words that help explain what glory is. Create a word web or digital word cloud together. You might include the words awesome, amazing, powerful, beau- tiful, and magnificent, among many others. I N T O O U R L I V E S Jesus was transfigured, which is similar to being changed, and the disciples saw His glory. Ask students to help you come up with a list of things in nature that change from one thing to another (caterpillar to butterfly, tadpole to frog, seed to flower, egg to chicken, ice to water, babies to adults). You may show life-cycle diagrams to show some of these changes. ● Changes in nature aren't a true comparison for what happened to Jesus. When He was transfigured, His ap- pearance changed, and the disciples saw His glory and realized how amazing He is. Most important, they saw that Jesus was truly God and man at the same time. ● How do you know Jesus is glorious and amazing? Invite the students to share experiences that demonstrate how awesome God is. Share your experiences too. Go over the directions on page 106 in the Student Book, and have students work in pairs to complete the activities. Then invite pairs to share. ● We can't even imagine how amazing God is, but we see His glory and creativity in creation. What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen? How does that show God's glory? ● Seasons change, weather changes, feelings change. We change. And that's a good thing! God wants us to change to be more and more like Jesus. But what is the one thing that doesn't ever change? God! The Bible tells us, "The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever" (1 Peter 1:24–25). God and His Word never change. 106 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory. John 1:14 God is amazing! When Jesus was transfigured, He showed His glory. His disciples saw a sneak peek at how glorious—how amazing and awesome—Jesus is. Changes in nature show us a sneak peek of how amazing and awesome God is. Use stickers to show how a tree changes. Draw pictures to show how a caterpillar changes. Think about some of the amazing things God has done. Draw a picture and talk about it. GOD'S GLORY ALL AROUND ME Spring Summer Fall Winter How does a tree change? How does a caterpillar change? Egg Caterpillar Pupa Butterfly What other amazing things has God done? . U s e s t i c k e r s t o s h o w h o w a t r e e c h a n g e s . D r a w p i c t u r e s t o s h o w h o w a c a t e r p i l l a r c h a n g e s . FALL SPRING SUMMER WINTER PUPA EGG CATERPILLAR BUTTERFLY W h a t a r e s o m e o f t h e a m a z i n g t h i n g s t h a t G o d d o n e ? . U s e s t i c k e r s t o s h o w h o w a t r e e c h a n g e s . D r a w p i c t u r e s t o s h o w h o w a c a t e r p i l l a r c h a n g e s . FALL SPRING SUMMER WINTER PUPA EGG CATERPILLAR BUTTERFLY W h a t a r e s o m e o f t h e a m a z i n g t h i n g s t h a t G o d d o n e ? CONTINUE WITH LESSON EXTENDERS Gr1-TG-composite.indb 237 Gr1-TG-composite.indb 237 8/25/21 2:17 PM 8/25/21 2:17 PM © 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 1 TEACHER GUIDE

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