SUBJECT: Language Arts/ Reading
GRADE LEVEL: 4-7

OBJECTIVES:
Students will identify major subjects in chapter.
Students will increase ability to quickly locate answers.
TIME: 20 minutes

MATERIALS:
Pencils
Kids Explore America’s Catholic Heritage books (Pages 133-156)
Scavenger hunt worksheet printed from this site

ACTIVITY:
Arrange kids into groups of 3-4
Students explore Faith in Action chapter as they answer scavenger hunt questions
Teacher addresses questions as they arise

EVALUATION:
As a large group, students share answers.

SCAVENGER HUNT

Skim the chapter “Faith in Action” to find the answers to the scavenger hunt questions below.

Name three ways people helped feed others.
1.
2.
3.

Who crocheted blankets?
1.
2.

How many coats did David Billars collect?
1.

Where did Thomas Jones take the Mass readings?
1.

What is World Youth Day?
1.

Name three teens and what they did to put their faith into action.
1.
2.
3.

What does NET stand for?
1.

If you had all of the resources in the world, how would you like to put your faith into action?
1.

SCAVENGER HUNT - Answer Sheet

Possible answers to all questions. There are other correct answers.

Name three ways people helped feed others.
1. St. Sebastian parish ran the “Rice Bowl” program during Lent to raise money for international organizations and their local diocese to feed the hungry.
2. Teens in Nebraska walked 3 miles to raise money for “Going Bananas Across America” which donated money to 21 churches in different countries and food banks in Nebraska.
3. Portland, Oregon teens participated in a “fast” to experience hunger.

Who crocheted blankets?
1. Sister Corona
2. Blanche St. Germaine

How many coats did David Billars collect?
1. 792!

Where did Thomas Jones take the Mass readings?
1. Into outer space. He is an astronaut!

What is World Youth Day?
1. The Pope hosts a gathering for young people from around the world to help them grow closer.

Name three teens and what they did to put their faith into action.
1. Shannon Gunning attended World Youth Day and then became involved in her church.
2. Rachel Lampa records Christian music.
3. Christy Caruso collects computers and gives them to children who do not have any.
4. Tori Babin built orphanages, babysat, cooked and cleaned in Mexico; helped teach preschool and visited elderly in France; and volunteered at the Samaritan House, with clothing drives and with students with special needs in Denver.
5. Theresa McCullar is the president of the Key Club service group, worked at a camp, volunteered in New Mexico and is involved in People to People, which traveled to Europe.
6. Jason Shin and Ben LaChance traveled to San Rafael, New Mexico to clean and repair a cemetery and a park.

What does NET stand for?
1. National Evangelization Teams

If you had all of the resources in the world, how would you like to put your faith into action?
1. Answers will vary.