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Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

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Sunday School Curriculum <strong>Grade</strong> 1<br />

for many many days. After some days, <strong>the</strong> stick started to become green and to bring green leaves.<br />

The branches became long and sweet fruit appeared. So St. John told his servant about that too and<br />

his servant went <strong>the</strong>re to have a look and picked some <strong>of</strong> its fruit. He went back to <strong>the</strong> monastery<br />

where he ga<strong>the</strong>red <strong>the</strong> monks and said to <strong>the</strong>m, “My sons this is <strong>the</strong> fruit <strong>of</strong> obedience” and <strong>the</strong> verse<br />

says “Children, obey your parents”.<br />

What is <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> saint?<br />

What did he plant?<br />

What did <strong>the</strong> stick give forth?<br />

What is <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fruit?<br />

Conclusion:<br />

If we obey God, our parents and people who are older and wiser than us, we get great blessings<br />

and we get good things coming and happening to us.<br />

Applications:<br />

Obey your parents.<br />

The servant can give each student a seed to plant at home and water it every day for 2 weeks<br />

and <strong>the</strong>n bring it to class as a small plant (e.g. fava bean, small onions….etc). The servant<br />

should choose something that grows fast.<br />

FILLER LESSONS 5

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