Third+Grade+Lessons

GRADE THREE
===CORNELIA’S LIFE: Review and complete //Coloring Cornelia// Book (see coloring book questions link below). Read //A Generous Love: The Life of Cornelia Connelly.// Cornelia starts a new religious community of sisters: The Society of the Holy Child Jesus. She chose the name because Cornelia believed God lives and acts in each person – just as God sent his son Jesus to enter our world to teach us how to act.===

Primary resources: If applicable, look at:

 * ===Photos of Native America students and families in===
 * === Avoca, Minnesota - Photo 1, Photo 2===
 * === Cheyenne, Wyoming - Photo 1===
 * === Student handwriting sample ===
 * ===Student art work for Cornelia: ===
 * === Sample 1 ===
 * === Sample 2 ===

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 * SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES AND IDEAS:**
 * ===Partner Footloose game===

[[file:Partner Footloose game pdf.pdf]]

 * ===**Cornelia Connelly Scavenger Hunt** game===
 * ===Make “stained glass” SHCJ Seal with tissue paper. See Below===
 * ===Copy Holy Child seal. Cut interior space out. Paste or tape various layers of colored tissue from left to right to create a faux stained glass effect, following outline of the seal. Cut out along outer line.===
 * ===Use puzzlemaker.com to construct a crossword puzzle. *See Holy Child vocabulary word list in resources===
 * ===Make a timeline of Cornelia’s life using information from //Coloring Cornelia// and/or //A Generous Lo//ve.===
 * ===Practice cursive handwriting with Holy Child vocabulary words or prayers.===
 * ===**Possible questions to accompany coloring book.** ===