Whew. The craziness of the week before Christmas break is finally over!
We had a great season, though, going to the monastery, presenting our Christmas program to our parents, making crafts and learning about Advent. Continue Reading
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The Christian Meaning of the Christmas Tree
Our Christmas symbols are rich with meaning … some we don’t even know! I found a song that teaches about the Christmas Tree, and the kids love it. Continue Reading
Grace Catholic Preschoolers Visit Nuns
We took our Christmas program on the road to St. Mary Monastery this week. The children enjoyed themselves thoroughly, as did my Sisters! Enjoy a short recap and some pics!
Getting Ready for Someone Special
We are beginning our final week of Advent. I always love teaching, but teaching about Advent is one of my favorite religion lessons!
We started by talking about seasons, which we have been working on for 2 months, and then talk about seasons of the Church. Continue Reading
St. Nick and Santa for Catholic Preschoolers
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas is one of my all time favorite books, so I love using it in class. This week, it’s our shared reading book. In fact, it’s almost a whole unit! Continue Reading
A Stone Soup Thanksgiving
For the last 4 years, Grace preschoolers have enjoyed a Stone Soup Thanksgiving celebration.
It gives us a chance to not only learn about thankfulness, but about sharing. It definitely matches Grace’s mission: Enter to Learn, Exit to Serve! Continue Reading
Mass with Preschoolers Part 3
The week has come, finally, to go to Mass!
We begin, on Monday, with a practice run (which we repeat through Wednesday).
Before we line up, I tell the children that we will be quiet and focused, as if we are conducting a fire drill (this happened in October). Continue Reading
Hot Dogs and Rosaries
We are back in school and I am with my preschoolers. Yay!
We began, as so many schools today, with Unpack your Backpack night.
Students and their families could meet their teachers, see their new classrooms, unpack their supplies, and – in our case – enjoy a fun hot dog dinner.
This year I did a couple of new things. Continue Reading
Making and Praying Over Rosaries for Preschoolers
To prepare myself – and my students-to-be! – for the fall semester, I am making a colorful knot rosary for each child.
The rosaries are very personal. That is, as I make the knots, I hold in my heart the child for whom the rosary is being made. Continue Reading
Back to Preschool!
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I always get sad at the end of the year. I miss all the cute little faces, sticky hands and full-on hugs!
But this year also brings an exciting change: I will be returning to a preschool classroom 5 days/week. YAY!!! Continue Reading
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