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LASALLIAN LEARNING MODULE

Teachers: Ms. Josie Lidot/Mr. Freedom
Andres

Year/Level: Grade 5

Subject: Christian Living

Term Module: First Term

Title: Deepening Ones Life with God

Time Frame: June 16- September 5

CONTENT STANDARD
The pupils demonstrate understanding of the truths about
the Blessed Trinity, Basic Christian Prayers and St. La Salle
as a Servant Leader.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD

The learners develop personal relationship with God by

being able to imitate St. La Salle as a Servant Leader
through composing different forms of prayer in the context
of Waste Segregation.
(Inter-Disciplinary Project- c/o Science)

RELATED LASALLIAN GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1. Impel learners to translate their knowledge into actual practice for the betterment of society; and
2. Prepare learners for responsible participation in the world of work, the family, the community, the wider society and the local
Church.

CONTENT

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The Blessed Trinity

Basic Christian Prayers and Forms of Prayer
The Lasallian Prayer
Life and Roles of St. John Baptist De La Salle
BLENDED TOOLS
Face-to-Face

eLearning

Individual activity
Group/ pair discussions
Modeling/role playing
Games
Coaching
Reflections

DGems
Web research
Simulations
Video conferencing/ live streaming
Keynote
Free Video
Pic Collage
Type on PDF
Holy Bible
Paper 53
Jot Free
Daily Prayers
Scrap Pad

STAGE 1: ESTABLISHING DESIRED RESULTS

TRANSFER GOAL(S):
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Students on their own will be able to learn to understand and appreciate the truths about the Blessed Trinity, Basic
Christian Prayers and St. La Salle as a Servant Leader; these will help them establish a personal loving relationship with
God through prayer.

BIG IDEA/ENDURING UNDERSTANDING (EU):

OVERARCHING EU:

TOPIC EU:

Students will understand that learning and appreciating the truths Students will understand that prayer helps a person to establish
about the Blessed Trinity, Basic Christian Prayers, Forms of
good and personal relationship with God.
Prayer, Lasallian Prayer, life and roles of St. La Salle can help one
to develop a personal relationship with God.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
OVERARCHING EQ:
How can we develop a personal relationship with God and with
our neighbor?

TOPIC EQ:
How can prayerfulness helps in our good relationship with God
and our neighbor?

STAGE 2: DETERMINING VALID EVIDENCE/ASSESSMENT

PRODUCT OR PERFORMANCE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING IN GRASPS FORMAT
(GRASPS Narrative)

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COMPETENCIES

explain the truths behind the Blessed Trinity

recall some traditional/basic Christian Prayers
realize the importance of praying to God
realize the importance of praying the Lasallian Prayer
discover how prayer helps in developing personal relationship with God and neighbors

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Teaching Day

By the end of the unit, the students will be able to:

Day 1

Familiarize with the CL House Rules and Requirements.

Familiarize themselves with the Essential Questions that will be answered in the module.

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Days 2-4

Explain the truths behind the Blessed Trinity.

Characterize the Three Divine Persons in the Holy Trinity.
Give the importance of praying to the Blessed Trinity.

Days 5-10

Recall the Basic Christian Prayers.

Give the importance of praying sincerely the Traditional Prayers.
Recall the different forms of prayer.
Distinguish the prayers as ACTS.
Tell the importance of praying to God in the form of ACTS.
Create their own prayer to God in the form of ACTS.

Days 11-16

Recall the life of St. John Baptist de La Salle.

Recite the Lasallian Prayer meaningfully.
Determine and give the meaning of the 3 major parts of the Lasallian prayer.
Explain the roles of St. John Baptist de La Salle.
Give concrete ways on how they can imitate the example of St. La Salle.

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STAGE 2: DETERMINING VALID EVIDENCE/ASSESSMENT

PRODUCT OR PERFORMANCE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING

Students will independently use their learning to create their own ACTS form prayer.

GRASPS NARRATIVE OF TRANSFER TASK

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The Word Exposed blog spot communication invited the grades 5-7 pupils to submit a digital scrapbook of ACTSO form of
prayers. Its goal is to help the youth to be familiar with the different forms of prayer in the context of how to promote
waste segregation and soon to develop the love for praying to God constantly. The chosen output will be posted in its
Gospel for kids edition. For the entry to be chosen it must be creative, accurate and reflective so that it may lead the
readers to reflect on the importance of praying to God.
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
KNOWLEDGE:

PROCESS:

UNDERSTANDING:

Orally identify the

characteristics of the
Three Divine Persons of
the Blessed Trinity

State orally and in writing

whether the sentence is true or
false about the mystery behind
the Blessed Trinity.

Give a written analysis,

focusing on the truths about
the Blessed Trinity.

Recall orally some

Traditional/Basic
Christian Prayers.

Distinguish orally and in

writing whether the prayer is
Adoration, Contrition,
Thanksgiving, Supplication.

Orally identify the

different forms of prayer.
(ACTS)

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PERFORMANCE:

Rewrite the false sentences to

make it true according to the
teachings of the Church about
the Blessed Trinity.

Give a written analysis on the

importance of praying to God
using the ACTS form.

Create a digital scrapbook of

the ACTS form of prayers.

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Recite orally the

Lasallian Prayer.

State orally and in writing

what part of the Lasallian
prayer is the sentence being
given.

Give a reflection paper on the

importance of praying the
Lasallian prayer.

Recall orally the things

they have learned about
St. John Baptist de La
Salle.

State orally and in writing the

facs about the life and roles of
St. La Salle.

Give a written reflection,

focusing on St. La Salle as a
Servant-Leader.

RELATED FACET(S) OF UNDERSTANDING:

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A.

EXPLANATION: Describe the characteristics of the three Persons of the Blessed Trinity.
Discuss the Basic Christian Prayers and its different forms.
Describe St. John Baptist de La Salle as a Man of Prayer.

B.

INTERPRETATION: Discover the importance of praying to the Blessed Trinity and to follow the example of
St. Lasalle in their life as grade 5 learners.

C.

APPLICATION: Develop a personal relationship with God and with their neighbors through
prayer.
Follow the example of St. John Baptist de La Salle in their relationship
with God and with others.

D.

PERSPECTIVE: Realize that each person is a creation of God in His image and likeness,
so they must love each other.

E.

EMPATHY:

F.

SELF-KNOWLEDGE: Understand that a good relationship with God in prayers shows a

good relationship with our neighbors through good actions.

Help make everyone happy and be loved by all.

Respect each differences and pray for one another.
Follow the rules and regulations established by the school.

STAGE 3: LEARNING PLAN FLOW

LESSON PROPER
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Day 1:
I.
II.

Giving of CL House Rules and Requirements

Introduce the Essential Questions:
How can we develop a personal relationship with God and with our neighbor?
How can prayerfulness helps in our good relationship with God and our neighbor?

Inform the class to keep these questions in mind since the same questions shall be answered towards the end of the module.
Days 2-4: Activity 1: Face to face Activity: Walking in Trust
Ask two volunteers, one from the boys and one from the girls. One of the volunteers will be blindfolded whole the other one
will guide his/her partner and see to it that he/she can walk properly around the classroom.
The activity shall be processed by the teacher through the following questions:
1. How do you think did the blindfolded person feel when/she was being led?
2. How do you think did his/her partner feel?
3. What did you learn from the activity?
Activity 2: Which is which?
Students will be shown some pictures of water, egg and the three divine Persons of the Blessed Trinity. They need to identify
which one is water, egg and lastly which one is God. Afterwards, present the different images of the Blessed Trinity. See the
keynote presentation prepared by the teacher.
Ask the process question: Which of the following images of the Blessed Trinity you liked most? Why?
Day 5-10: Activity 3: Ways of Communication
Some pictures will be shown to the students and they will be asked what are the meanings of these pictures for them. The
common answer shall be the word communication. They will be asked what communication all about is. And challenged to
connect the word communication to our faith relationship with God.
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Activity 4: Prayer Checklist (Individual)

Using a prayer checklist helps children think about when, where, how, and why they pray. Ask the students to check the
statements that are true for them.
________

I pray each morning

________

I pray each night

________

I pray in class

________

I pray at home

________

I pray in church

________

I pray alone

________

I pray with my family

________

I pray inside

________

I pray outside

________

I pray when Im happy

________

I pray when Im sad

________

I pray when Im afraid

________

I pray at mealtimes

________

I pray at to ask for Gods help

________

I pray to thank God

________

I pray for the needs of others

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I pray in my own words

When the children are finished, asked them to their CLG (Christian Living Group), invite them to make comments about each
area of prayer. Children can learn from one another through a discussion of this kind. This checklist also reminds the children
that there are many times and reasons to pray to God.
Activity 5: Dyad Sharing: (talk to seatmate moment)
Asked the students to recall some traditional/basic Christian prayers that they can still remember and memorized.
Activity 6: Discuss from the keynote presentation the importance of these Traditional prayers and the examples of it. Give
clarification on the correct translation of the Lords Prayer.
Activity 7: Prayer in Parts (CLG)
Traditional prayers, such as the Lords Prayer, can be prayed in parts to allow the students to focus on the specific lines. This
helps the students concentrate on the meaning of the prayer.
Using the Jot Free App, each students will write their assigned part of the prayer. See below:
Group 1: Our Father in heaven,
Group 2: Holy be Your name;
Group 3: Your kingdom come;
Your will be done on earth
As in heaven.
Group 4: Give us today our daily bread;
Group 5: and forgive us our sins as we

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forgive those who sin against us

Group 6: do not bring us to the test,
but deliver us from evil.
All:

Amen.

The teacher shall process this activity by asking the question: How did you feel while praying the Lords Prayer?
Activity 8: Asked the students to recall the different forms of prayer and write it down in their CL notebook. Asked them also
to give the meanings of each form of prayer.
Activity 9: Discuss from the keynote presentation the different forms of prayer.

Activity 10: Video watching: I love you Jesus ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuzMV9RWf38)

Ask the question: How did you feel while watching the video song? What did you learn from it?
Activity 11: I Can Pray Action Rhyme
Action rhymes are great learning activities for children. Rhymes help children participate in the class and understand the
message better. The following action rhyme helps children to grasp the idea that there are many ways to pray. Invite all the
children to do the actions.
I can kneel, I can stand,
(Kneel, then stand.)
I can stretch up tall.
(Raise arms above head.)
I can pray in so many ways,
(Point fingers one at a time.)
I know God hears them all.
(Nod head and smile.)
I can fold my hands to pray,
(Fold hands.)
I can spread them wide.
(Open palms, arms outstretched.)
I can pray so many ways,
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(Point to fingers one at a time.)

And still Gods by my side.
(Nod head and smile.)
I can dance, I can sing,
(Dance around, pretend to sing.)
I can whisper low.
(Pretend to whisper.)
I can pray so many ways,
(Point to fingers one at a time.)
God always hears, I know!
(Nod head and smile.)
Process the activity by asking: How did you feel while doing the prayer-activity? What did you learn from it?

Days 11-16:
Activity 12: Let the students sing the Lasallian Prayer. Ask them if they know the meaning of the prayer.
Discuss the meaning of the Lasallian Prayer according to the writing Living the Lasallian Spirit by Bro. Michael
Valenzuela, FSC. Ask the students what they realized after learning the meaning of the Lasallian prayer.

Activity 13: Ask the students what are the things they know about their Patron Saint, St. John Baptist de Lasalle. Let them watch a
video about the life of St. La Salle. Discuss the facts about the life of St. La Salle from the keynote presentation. The teacher shall
guide the students in reflecting what they appreciate best in the life of St. La Salle.
Activity 14: Roles of Saint John Baptist De La Salle
The teacher will discuss the keynote presentation about the five roles of St. John Baptist De La Salle (Risk- Taker, Decision-Maker,
Servant-Leader, Humble-Servant, and Educator). Let the students do this enrichment activity: Express your gratefulness to Saint
John Baptist De La Salle for the things he has contributed. Use pic collage app.

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III. INTEGRATION

The Word Exposed blog spot communication invited the grades 5-7 pupils to submit a digital scrapbook of ACTSO form of
prayers. Its goal is to help the youth to be familiar with the different forms of prayer in the context of how to promote
waste segregation and soon to develop the love for praying to God constantly. The chosen output will be posted in its
Gospel for kids edition. For the entry to be chosen it must be creative, accurate and reflective so that it may lead the
readers to reflect on the importance of praying to God.

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