
This week in religion class we have been talking about God’s creation … specifically the BIG things in the world.
What’s really BIG? We brainstormed: elephants, dinosaurs, lions, whales, bears. Continue Reading

This week in religion class we have been talking about God’s creation … specifically the BIG things in the world.
What’s really BIG? We brainstormed: elephants, dinosaurs, lions, whales, bears. Continue Reading

We are continuing to learn about Easter this week. We learned a fun song yesterday called Jesus is Alive. We all loved it!
After singing our song we went to our tables and made Easter lilies for our Easter Board. Continue Reading

The Easter season begins with Easter Day and lasts till Pentecost (May 15). It’s a beautiful season to be teaching in a Catholic preschool!
We start Jesus time as we always do. We close our eyes, take some deep breaths and sit in silence. (Yes my preschoolers can do it … at least for a couple of minutes. As we sit, I ask the student to talk to Jesus in inside their hearts. This means we don’t hear anything, because it all happens inside.) Continue Reading

Happy (belated) St. Patrick’s Day!
We had a low-key celebration this year so we could go to Mass with a little less excitement than a full-on party would produce. Continue Reading
Preschoolers love Dr. Seuss (as do their teachers). This Catholic preschool teacher even teaches Jesus Time lessons based on Dr. Seuss stories! ❤
Put that love of stories with a love of birthdays and you can imagine why we had so much fun celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday last week! Continue Reading

Lent is a special time for Grace, and we often do a project together, as an entire school. This year, however, we decided that each class would create its own project.
Hmmm. What could the preschoolers do on their own? Well, they could pray. Preschoolers are great at praying! ❤ Continue Reading

My double jobs as teacher and vocation director rarely overlap, but they did last weekend when the Benedictine Sisters hosted K-4th grade girls for a Catholic Princess retreat. Continue Reading

Simple parties are the best parties … especially for excited preschoolers. Today, we enjoyed a simple Valentine celebration! ❤ Continue Reading

Yesterday was both the first day of Catholic Schools Week and the 100th day of school. Perfect combination for preschoolers!
We had so much to count … and so many ways to do it. Continue Reading