As we approached Thanksgiving, the children took time to thank God for many of His beautiful gifts. Below is a collection of the “litany of thanks” they lifted up during prayer… Level I, 3-6 year olds: – The Light – Mary and the Saints – Popes and Bishops – Jesus – God – Grandmas and […]
In the past few weeks there have been many “History of the Kingdom of God” materials in use. In addition, the children have had opportunities to list what they think about when they hear that phrase. The following is the brainstorming they were able to do after which they identified each statement as belonging to
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After the candles were lit at the Model Altar, a 3-year-old said… – “I want to go to the Church.” After restoring her work, she immediately re-set the Altar. Again, when the candles were lit, she said… – “I want to go to the Church.” The following week the same response followed the lighting of
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On Friday, November 2nd, the Adolescents began a beautiful tradition in the classroom by praying for the poor souls that have gone before. Connected to our religion lesson on the three levels of the church: militant, suffering, triumphant – the adolescents learned that the poor souls in purgatory do not have anyone to pray for
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The Gestures Altar is a favorite material in the Level I and II Atria. Pondering the idea that gestures/movements have meaning, looking at one moment of the Mass in isolation, and linking individual prayers together to see the beauty and unity of the Mass all seem to factor into the children’s love of this station.
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The Holy Spirit was invited and HE CAME. Yesterday, the E2 and A1 groups went with 10 WOS adults to the U.S. Bank Vikings Stadium to attend the CSCOE Mass of the Holy Spirit. The students displayed their extraordinary leadership and witness amidst 13,000 other Catholic School Students through leading the rosaries on our bus
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After the child has been introduced to the numbers one through ten, the child has understood the concept of quantity and the names of the symbols that represent these numbers over repeated work. The child can also grasp the idea of zero and decipher associations of quantities and the symbols. Through work with the number
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Numbers one to ten are the first math materials presented. This usually happens around 3.5-4 years old. The materials in this area support the child in gaining a concrete understanding of the quantities zero to ten. To begin, we introduce the concrete representation of quantity with the number rods. “The advantage of this material is
This week I expand upon the Land and Water Globe introducing the second Globe known as the Colored or Painted Globe. For the young child, this is the first introduction to the naming the Continents of the World. The colors of the colors of the Continent give placement and order to the globe. Next, when
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One of the biggest challenges in offering the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in a parish or school has to do with providing enough time in the Atrium. At The Way of the Shepherd the elementary children have two hours a week in the Atrium but even that much time is rarely enough. Twice this
