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
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!
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
‘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
It’s been a long time since we grownups learned the parts of the Mass. We take for granted many things that perplex little ones.
As a Catholic preschool teacher, I am charged with teaching the children about Mass. Last week, I shared Mass for Catholic Preschoolers, Part 1. Here’s the 2nd part – 2nd week, in our curriculum – of our unit. Continue Reading
People told me I wouldn’t miss teaching religion, now that I’m an art teacher. Pshaw. I not only love teaching “Jesus Time,” I insert it into everything I do!
Why? Because Jesus is the reason we’re here!!!!! Continue Reading
Well, we are back to it again after a week of Spring Break. I loved my time away but boy, I missed those little faces! 🙂
This week we are talking about Easter … which is still going on. (The Easter season lasts till Pentecost.) We use Easter pictures on our Smart Board (here below with our leader of the week), and Easter themes in literacy and math.
We talk about how much we love our plastic eggs and bunnies, hula hoops and bouncy balls. Easter baskets are a highlight of the year! But we also say we mustn’t forget about Jesus! Continue Reading
Recently during Jesus Time we read the story of that first Pentecost. The children could relate more than you might think!
First, we talked about really windy days and how it feels outside. We imagined what it might feel like to be inside a room with such wind. And fire! Wow. The children are fascinated by fire that doesn’t burn. (To be on the safe side, I reminded them that it will burn them today, and to never touch fire!) Continue Reading
In March we can get very noisy. We have not been able to go outside much (although yesterday was beautiful!) and, because we’re 3/4 of the way through the school year, the students know each other very well. That means we talk, laugh and holler a lot! Continue Reading
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