We have been learning about prayer in preschool. No surprise that it’s this Catholic Sister’s favorite subject!
Our preschool definition suits me, too: Prayer is talking with God. Continue Reading
Jesus Time
100 Days and Ways of Catholic Preschool
So many time Catholic Schools Week and 100th Day seem to happen together. Talk about a recipe for faculty insanity! 😉
Well, this year I did something a little different. I made the whole week into a celebration of 100! Continue Reading
Learning about Our Beloved St. Francis
Father Freddie blesses the children’s pets, including our gerbil, Bennie.
St. Francis is a beloved saint. He showed us how to love and value the earth and all its creatures. That sure appeals to preschoolers (and their teacher)!
Last week we devoted our Jesus Time to him. Continue Reading
The Story of Creation for Preschoolers
The Bible creation story is always fun to teach. We get to create the world along with God … on the backs of our shelves!
We also get to talk about some ways in which the story reflects long-ago thinking, and some ways in which it’s still relevant. Continue Reading
Loving the 3 Bears … and Whole World!
The Three Bears by Byron Barton is my favorite book to use in shared reading. It provides many great opportunities for differentiated instruction.
When we read it out loud together, it helps us learn how to use different characters’ voices for the “Who’s been eating my porridge?” lines. That brings it to for every learning level, and builds joy for reading. Continue Reading
16 GOOD Little Ones!
School has begun and I have 16 wonderful children to teach and enjoy every day.
One of the first things we talk about is behavior. It never fails that one child (or more) struggles with rules. Continue Reading
Pentecost means we get to wear FIRE!
If you can’t tell by the pictures, we learned about Pentecost today.
It’s a simple lesson: First, we identified the church season we are in. The kids thought it was still Easter, but I explained that Easter ended yesterday, and that yesterday was special. We practiced saying the word “Pentecost,” and shared about what happened on the first Pentecost. Continue Reading
Jesus is Alive!
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
He Is Risen! Easter Season for Preschoolers
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
Learning about the Trinity
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
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