These silly holidays will brighten up any mundane day with your family and give you something fun to celebrate!
Haiku is concrete and concise, capturing a moment in a handful of words. This lesson teaches kids about writing haiku poetry to celebrate beauty and nature.
Creative Kids Party Games for your celebration. These ideas transfer well to birthdays, outdoor gatherings, and even in the classroom! Warning: fun involved!
Yoga for spring - What better way to celebrate spring than through simple yoga poses for children. Be a bird, bee, and butterfly!
Babies to Bookworms offers a list of 12 books that celebrate being yourself! Teach kids to be confident in the things that make them unique.
Even with social distancing, there are plenty of fun Earth Day activities that let you pay tribute to the world we live in and love.
26 reading and autism ideas to help you figure out how to teach an autistic child to read and how to improve reading comprehension in a stress-free way.
If there’s any takeaway from our current global situation, it’s that one of the most important things in this world is FAMILY. We may be cut off from a lot of things while social distancing, but our families at home are a bigger part of our daily lives than ever.
This simple project with help teach kids geography and increase their global awareness as they begin to grasp their city, state, country, and continent.
The solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus is such a great day to celebrate with kids when living the liturgical year in your home! I always find that when I reach kids on their own
Celebrate differences and diversity with the Rainbow Colors of Me free printable to help kids see how colorful our world is.
(This lesson is in accordance with the new Roman Missal that is to be implemented on November 27, 2011.) *Be sure to adjust this lesson to fit the needs of your students. (Please take in consideration that I am just a Mom and I'm providing these lessons and activities to the best of my abilities. I will try to make them as accurate as possible, but I know I will make a few mistakes and it was not intentional.) Gospel means “good news” and the reading is taken from the New Testament. During the Gospel we stand and listen to the priest read from the Book of the Gospels. If incense is used, the priest puts some into the thurible. After this, the deacon who is to proclaim the Gospel, bowing profoundly before the priest, asks for a blessing, saying in a low voice: Your blessing, Father. The priest says in a low voice: May the Lord be in your heart and on your lips that you may proclaim his Gospel worthily and well, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The deacon signs himself with the Sign of the Cross and replies: Amen. If, however, a deacon is not present, the priest, bowing before the altar, says quietly: Cleanse my heart and my lips, almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim your holy Gospel. The Deacon, or the Priest, then proceeds to the ambo, accompanied, if appropriate, by ministers with incense and candles. There he says: The Lord be with you. People: And with your spirit. Priest: A reading from the holy Gospel according to N. *At the same time, he makes the Sign of the Cross on the book and on his forehead, lips, and breast. The people make a fist with their right hand and with our thumb we make a small Sign of the Cross on our forehead, on our lips and over our heart and silently pray, “God be in my mind, on my lips, and in my heart.”) People: Glory to you, O Lord. Then the deacon, or the priest, incenses the book, if incense is used, and proclaims the Gospel. At the end of the Gospel, the Deacon, or the Priest, acclaims: The Gospel of the Lord. All reply: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Then he kisses the book, saying quietly: Through the words of the Gospel may our sins be wiped away. Then follows the homily, which is to be preached by a priest or deacon. The homily may even be given by a Bishop or a priest who is present at the celebration but cannot concelebrate. During the homily the people sit. This is when the priest shares special thoughts and ideas with us to help us connect the gospel to our own life experiences. After the homily a brief period of silence is appropriately observed. Questions: What does Gospel mean? (Good News) Do we stand or sit during the Gospel? (Stand) What book is the Gospel read from? (The Book of the Gospels) Is the Gospel from the Old or New Testament? (New) Who reads the Gospel? (A deacon or a priest.) Where do we cross ourselves three times? (Once on the forehead, once on our lips, and once over our heart.) When we cross ourselves three times, what do we say? (“God be in my mind, on my lips, and in my heart.”) Who does the homily? (A deacon or a priest.) Do we stand or sit during the homily? (Sit) What is a homily? (This is when the priest shares special thoughts and ideas with us to help us connect the gospel to our own life experiences.) Craft/Activity: Lesson 11: Preparing for the Gospel- Children Discover the Mass by Mary Doefler Dall An inventive way to help children learn to make the Sign of the Cross on our forehead, on our lips and over our heart and silently pray, “God be in my mind, on my lips, and in my heart.” (Craft/Activity directions pages 59 – 60). These activities below are free, however they can only to be used for classroom and personal use. They may not be published on any websites or other electronic media, or distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. Reproduction or retransmission of any materials, in whole or in part, in any manner, is not permitted. All graphics/images/clipart etc. used on these activities are not my own and are from various internet sources. Game: Stand Up, Sit Down Game Directions: Have the students stand in front of their chairs with plenty of room in front of them. Say to the students: Let’s review what you should do during the Liturgy of the Word Sequence. When I say a part of the Liturgy of the Word, you must stand or sit like you would do in Mass. During the First Reading, what are you supposed to do? (Sit) During the Responsorial Psalm (we join in a prayer that is read or sung) what do we do? (Sit) During the Second Reading, what are you supposed to do? (Sit) When we sing the Gospel Acclamation (“Alleluia”), what are you supposed to do? (Stand) During the Gospel what do you do? (Stand) What do we do during the Homily? (Sit) *If the students do well, mix up the sequence above and see how well they do. Worksheet: The Gospel- Circle the best available answer for each of the following.
Word Chants with a twist....or an Aaarrrgh! #elemchat #spedchat #wordchants #freebies What a fab idea this is! Word chants are becoming so popular and I Love 2 Teach has created these awesome cards to...
Helping kid and young adults build their own confidence can have significant and long-lasting effects. Confidence kids are better equipped to handle stress, more likely to take risks, feel more prideful in their work, and have increased determination to reach their goals. By helping kids build their
Are you looking for some Australia Day games for kids ideas? We've put together a list of our favourite Australia Day games to play with kids
O'Keeffe's paintings make great inspiration for kids' art projects, so let's check out 10 of the best Georgia O'Keeffe projects for kids!
Looking for boredom busters? Grab this list of over 100 unique holidays and find something fun to celebrate as a family! Wacky & weird holidays every month!
Strongly opposing all the taxation and having no voice in Parliament, the colonists began uniting into one force of support for each other and what they felt was now their own country of America.
Learn all about China and lots of intesting facts About Chinese culture with these coloring pages! Simply print worksheets!
able Thinking Day fact card for our passports. Perfect if you chose France for your Girl Scout Thinking Day or International Night celebration.…
Seeking gratitude activities and gratitude games for your family this Thanksgiving? Here are 10 great Thanksgiving gratitude activities to pick from!
I thought you would all enjoy to see what God has to say about many our major concerns. Look up the Bible verses too
These colorful Spain crafts for kids are perfect for the National Day of Spain on October 12th! Let's celebrate Spain's wildlife, dance & yes, football!
Learn all about Australian landmarks, culture, and food through crafts, activities, and recipes with these fun Australia activities for kids.
Michaelangelo is an incredible artist that children study at school or as part of a homeschool curriculum. We spent all our art lessons in the month of March this year...
Use these 5 ways to foster a bully-free classroom and stop bullying in your class and even at your school.
When I saw this idea from Washington Elementary School in Michigan, I knew I had to try it out. I suddenly realized that no one made a rule that blow painting must always be used to make trees.
St. Patty's Day is approaching! There are many learning activities available. I am so excited about this unit!
This colorful rainbow jar is a surprisingly simple kids' science experiment! In fact, you probably already have everything you'll need.
To begin our inquiry into celebrations around the world, we looked at maps and globes to see how big the world is. We found Ohio on world, maps, maps of the United States and on globes. We read books to show how people live and do things in different parts of the world. We learned that people speak in different languages, eat different foods, have different homes, and different schools. Yet we all love, have friends, families, and have the same needs such as food, water and shelter. I set up an area where they could explore globes, world maps, maps of the United States, and different types of Ohio maps showing cities and lakes, roads and counties. Paper was available to show what they notice and create maps that they see. They were very interested in the compass rose and how it showed what direction North, South, East and West is. I also set up an area where they could explore continents through clay. Some tried to put the continents together to show the world! The kids practiced reading and creating treasure maps in our sand box by hiding "golden nuggets" and creating a map using the pieces in the sand and also on paper. After studying the maps and learning about how people live around the world, we started discussing different celebrations that the kids in our class celebrate. We have friends who celebrate Christmas Diwali, Ramadan, and Kwanzaa so I decided to focus on those traditions most. We started with Diwali. It is a beautiful celebration of light! One tradition was creating Rangolies out of colored salt and sand. We watch some videos of some being created and the kids were enthralled! Since I did not have colored salt or sand, the kids made mandalas inspired by the Rangolies we saw! I set up an area for them to explore and create their own mandalas using different loose parts. I added a book about mandalas for inspiration. I was amazed at the beauty they created as they used the math concepts of growing patterns and symmetry to create them. I love when art and math come together! They also crated mandalas using our pattern blocks. They even started using the same math concepts at the easel as they started painting mandalas. I let those who were interested create rangolies out of clay and beans. Many created lovely growing patterns on these also! Mandalas started showing up outside! Some friends collaborated to create the largest one they could with the long grasses drying in our garden! We watched a video that inspired the kids to try to create "Human Mandalas!" They had so much fun with this! Light plays an important part of Diwali. It is a celebration of light defeating darkness. One tradition is lighting small lamps called Diyas. Children who were interested, created diyas of their own using air dry clay and beautiful beads. Another tradition is to create beautiful henna art on their hands. We watched a video showing the use of henna to draw these beautiful designs on a hand and wrist. We have seen henna on some of the hands of our friends in the past. The kids thought it was absolutely beautiful and loved watching this! Inspired by the video, the kids created their own henna hands. I found an old map created by a previous class that was so faded the water had turned pink! We decided to freshen it up and use it to create a display that shows these different celebrations and traditions we are learning about and where they originated. We documented what we had learned about Diwali on the computer together and highlighted sight words we had learned. We noticed "they" popped up a lot so we are focussing on that word right now! It is one of the harder ones for them to remember. I then put out samples of our art to show some of the traditions. This was only the beginning of learning about different traditions and celebrations. We learned about Diwali, but have many more to learn about! We will show you what else we learn in our next post! SaveSave
Cultural Observation: An Observation of My Experience at La Mexicana
There are many ways to create a multicultural classroom – a classroom where students explore and appreciate other cultures and diversity. The benefits of having a multicultural classroom are endless. Students break through cultural barriers, they learn to appreciate different ways of celebrating or communicating, and it brings the classroom community closer together. Here are some tips to
First, a *big* congrats to the two winners of my Bloglovin' Giveaway: Andrea K. & Cathy P.! Check your email, ladies, and you get the choice of any two products from my store :) Now, onto something I am sososo excited about! I came across a fantastic idea on Pinterest from Sugar Blossoms and had to share it with you all as soon as I could! Click the image above to be taken to T.J.'s super-cute site Sugar Blossoms T.J. at Sugar Blossoms not only came up with the greatest set of classroom cheers, she also made reminder cards and videos to show each one- yahoo! As soon as I saw these, I immediately thought of using them as alternatives to our class' 10-Finger Woo! You can read all about that HERE, but the short of it is that anytime a student volunteers/shares an answer/does something awesome in my class, I'll say, "Let's give so-and-so a 10-Finger Woo!" and we'll all wave our fingers at that person and give a short "Woo!". It's a lot of fun :) I'm loving these great alternatives to spice it up throughout our school year- I think my initial favorites are the Firework Cheer, Raise the Roof, and Snap & Cheer. I cannot wait to try them out with next year's class! For more in-depth description of each cheer, as well as a video of each, be sure to head to Sugar Blossoms! Do you use similar cheers in your class? What are some of your favorites?
Iced buns are a nostalgic favourite and so much better than shop-bought. Make these easy homemade versions and you won't regret it.
In celebration of women's history month, get the free colouring page and printable poster, featuring twelve famous women and their inspiring quotes.
Cat.Chat makes the Catholic Faith come ALIVE for kids.
Here are 22 of our favorite Pinterest quotes. Some are goofy, some are heartfelt, but all of them should be a reminder that you are awesome.
able Thinking Day fact card for our passports. Perfect if you chose Australia for your Girl Scout Thinking Day or International Night celebration.…
Download two free printable spring word search puzzles (answer sheets available!) with word lists of everything we love about spring.
This simple engineering and design STEM challenge helps kids develop critical thinking skills while having fun!
able Thinking Day fact card for our passports. Perfect if you chose England for your Girl Scout Thinking Day or International Night celebration.…
