Every Monday in Advent we begin the day with a classroom prayer service.
First, we gather on the carpet. We settle ourselves and close our eyes. Continue Reading
Advent for Catholic preschoolers
Advent for Catholic Preschoolers
Advent has begun. I always love teaching, but I especially love teaching about Advent!
What happens during Advent? Continue Reading
Getting ready for Baby Jesus
Explaining Advent to preschoolers isn’t so difficult when you ask them to think about how they would prepare for a new baby.
What would they need? A crib, some clothes, some diapers. Many of them have little sisters or brothers or cousins … so they get it.
Baby Jesus for Preschoolers
Grace preschoolers finished their Baby Jesus dolls last week, and I wanted to be sure you got to see them. (Here’s how we did it.)
The children love them … and so do I.
What a joy it is, to help little ones grow their love for Him!!!! ❤
Making 3-D Baby Jesus for Christmas
Teaching in a Catholic grade school means weaving Jesus into every lesson. 🙂
So as we learn about 3-Dimensional art, we each get to make our own 3-D Baby Jesus.
A sewing friend (I don’t sew!) helped craft a U-shaped body that my preschoolers could stuff and draw a face on. (Some drew the whole body.) Continue Reading
Grace visits Benedictine Sisters
Whenever you put elders and toddlers (that’s Sister Mary Jane Wallace with her young pen pal on the left) together, you get magic. We sure had some of that yesterday when Grace preschoolers visited the monastery!
(Of course it was chaotic and everyone needed a nap afterwards … kids and Sisters both!) Continue Reading
Christmas comes to St. Mary Monastery in time for Grace kids
The first sign of Christmas coming has gone up inside the Monastery, as Sr. Mary Core has prepared for Grace preschoolers to visit on Wednesday.
(We also have hung wreaths next to our doors … but that’s outside.) Continue Reading
Grace the Advent Elf
The elf on the shelf seems to be a big thing right now, but I hadn’t been interested till now. As a Catholic school teacher, I hesitate to participate in such secular activities. Plus the elf is supposed to report to Santa if children are bad. I don’t like it. There’s no such thing as a bad kid! Continue Reading
A Contemplative Advent Prayer Service for Preschoolers
I like to hold a prayer service with the preschool students (shown here from our trip to St. Mary Monastery last week) when we place the next flame on the candle of our advent wreaths, which we will do again tomorrow.
I know, I know: How in the world do you do a prayer service with preschoolers? Well, I will tell you. 🙂 Continue Reading
Jesus: Always Loving Us, Always Lighting Our Way!
Throughout Advent, Jesus Time will take place around the Advent wreath. We review what we’ve learned, and add something new every day. This week, that meant sharing a secret.
Everyone grew quiet and leaned in. We all love secrets! This secret is about the Advent wreath. Continue Reading
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