As I mentioned before, when teaching Catholic kids the basic prayers, it is very important that kids are learning the correct words. We decided to include copy work of all the most common Catholic prayers

Catholic Mass Lesson Ideas: Five activities about lessons, games, and activities that can be used to teach students and kids about the Catholic Mass.

One teacher chose to show her students how to treat others is a truly unforgettable way, and I'll be passing it on to my kids for sure.

Christian crafts for kids: ideas for Sunday school, vacation Bible school, CCD classes and home school.

Since I've been doing lots of homeschool notebooking recently I thought I would share what I'm doing. In this post I'll show our religion pages so far. This is a work in progress. One of the things I like about lapbooks/notebooks is that you can build them slowly. You can have an overview of the basic material on the first page, and then put details on later pages. OR you can start with a detail and then build up to the overview. There are so many ways to go! I tried making a couple of regular file-folder type lapbooks and was quite happy with how they turned out. (here is one). However, while I was researching online and thinking about it, I decided that I preferred the notebook binder format to the file folder format. You can easily put any mini-book (or file folder game, or mini-office) on a card-stock page in a binder and this (to me) allows for a lot of flexibility and yet continuity. You can rearrange the papers in the order that seems best. You can migrate just one or two into a smaller binder. You can use them as dividers for regular notebooking pages. The possibilities again are endless. You can even use the cardstock pages as extensions in a future lapbook, if you decide you prefer that format. And they are compatible with regular notebooking pages. So that's what this post shows. Materials I Used: Cardstock Fiskar Paper Cutter (I love this thing, wow, and it is affordable too) Scrapbooking paper I had around the house. Glue Sticks I had around the house. Colored and white printing paper I had around the house. Our printer (I don't have a colored printer so I go for black and white images for printables) This is another thing I like about this craft. You can use almost everything that comes into the house that has a visual element. I totally am going to cut up church bulletins and wrapping paper now. My goal with the religious notebooking is to build pages which supplement the catechetical resources we are using. We use a variety of resources depending on what I want my child to learn. Some core resources: Faith and Life (Ignatius PRess). There are some downloadable scopes and sequences at this site which are useful. Living My Religion. St Joseph Baltimore Catechism. These are probably my most-used catechisms by a long shot. ThatResourceSite has a lot of free foldable/lapbook type resources for Catholics (they call them F3 Folders). They also have all kinds of interesting printables. Unless otherwise noted, the resources I link to in this post are from that site. What I love about notebooks is that they can be homemade customized reference books. So even if you are using several different things, you don't have to get confused. I. Liturgical Calendar Page Materials Used: Michele Quigley's Liturgical Wheel graphic (HT Valerie Malott's blog) Color the Seasons Liturgical Wheel (PDF) Learn about the Chasuble and Liturgical Seasons (We printed the vestments out in small -form, then glued them to little cross booklets which I made of cardstock so we can put more information inside) 2. Liturgical Dedication of the Months I have always wanted to follow the dedication of the months of the year. I found this post More on dedication of the months of the year which showed a way to do this in a lapbook format. So here is my version. The page I linked to has printable color pictures to put inside the little booklets. I don't have access to a color printer, so I collected some black and white pictures (I did my best to choose public domain images but if you notice a copyrighted picture, let me know). Dedication of the Months Smaller Dedication of the Months It took two pages of the notebook as you can see. I haven't labelled the front of the booklets yet. I made match-book style booklets. This page shows you how to make matchbooks. Here's a picture showing the inside of a couple of the matchbooks. On the back of the second page, I am planning to do something similar with the dedication of the days of the week. But I haven't done this yet. 3. Perfections of God For this page, I simply downloaded the F3 Folder Lesson on the Perfections of GOd. I printed it out half-size so I could get more on a page. 4. The Blessed Trinity I am not finished with this page yet. Unfortunately, the lighting wasn't good here. It looks better in real life. The stained glass picture comes from this site: Color the Bible. You can find memory verses about the Trinity there. I am probably going to print out the verses for a different notebook page. You can find images of the Shield of the Trinity here. More Trinity symbols here. There is also a Holy Trinity Poster at Thatresourcesite. See the three little folded things in the picture above? I used a T-fold which I just cut out myself, but you can see the form here at HomeschoolHelper. I had some religious scrapbooking cardstock which turned out to be perfect (though the picture is lousy). Here's another picture from later on. Inside you can see cards which I made using this Know and Go Trinity game. You can see below how the little wallets fold out into a cross shape, and I glued the "Person of the Trinity" cards inside, but left the other ones free. 5. Future Plans Salvation History. There are lots and lots of Bible lapbooks on display online. Just go to Pinterest! I didn't get around to doing a Jesse Tree with my kids this year. But all my key catechetical resources bring in the Old Testament stories and I thought that if we worked on those between Christmas and Lent, we would have notebook pages ready to review easily for next Advent. Then in Lent, we can study the life of our Savior leading up to the events of Holy Week. Prayer pages. I am going to display the prayers that my boys already know on the first pages, and then add prayers I want them to learn. Catholic Lists. I am fascinated by lists of things Christians should know. When I first converted, I used to pore over these, but they are challenging to present to kids, because, you know, they are just lists of things. But they look like great material for foldables and notebook pages. Since I wrote this I have made several more pages for the Catechism Notebook. You can find them under the Catholic Notebooking label.

Teaching my kids about the Saints in fun ways is one of my favorite things to do! Over the years, I have developed many activities for my children, so I have ideas that range from

Catholic resources for the New Evangelization. Infographic: Instruction manual for Mass, when to stand, sit and kneel.

Flat Jesus helps children stay plugged into the biblical message you’ve been sharing with them all year. Doing a Flat Jesus project in May will equip students and families for faith formation over the

This was an after school program that I put on for kids. (See all my kids' programs here!) Basically, I love all things astronomy (here's another kids' craft and a storytime), so it was only a matter of time before I got an actual astronomer in here to talk about constellations. [Insert picture of Astronomer lecturer here...] Yeah, I forgot to take a picture. So you'll just have to believe me. Anyway, I was able to find a willing expert astronomer from our local astronomy club. He talked to the kids for about fifteen minutes on some popular constellations and their history. Here's some visual stimuli: from Wikipedia from Wikipedia And with that introduction, the kids were free to begin our craft: constellation viewers! Super simple, but lots of fun. The kids loved it. Here were the supplies needed: The steps to make them are pretty easy; I got the idea and the instructions from Momma Owl's Lab. Basically, choose which of the constellations you want, cut out the circle and glue it to some black paper. On a piece of cardboard (or something to stop the pin), the kids poked out the holes for the constellation. The we rubber-banded the paper to the toilet paper tube. They could also be decorated with markers and stickers. Here's the view: Pretty cool, right?? They're TOTALLY awesome and I love them. The constellation sheet comes from space.about.com, but they're backwards. Which is to say, they're correct, but since we're looking through the tube at the back, they needed to be inverted. So I went ahead and made a sheet where the constellations are inverted, but their titles are still readable. Click to get larger version to print. So I would say this program was a total success. The kids made a couple of viewers in the time they had at the library, but they also could take home the rest of the constellations and make more there. Also, books were available for check-out! The Stars: A New Way to See ThemWritten by H. A. Rey NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the UniverseWritten by Terence Dickinson Scholastic Discover More: Night SkyWritten by Giles Sparrow A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky Written by Michael Driscoll, illustrated by Meredith Hamilton

Catholic mini book bundle is the perfect printable activity for kids to teach them about the Catholic faith, the Bible, Jesus and more!

Do you know someone who would benefit by knowing what’s next at Mass? This free download may be just what your child needs to help process and plan that hour. Why Visual Schedules? Autism ma…

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Use materials from around the house to create a shape geoboard. This simple shape geoboard activity is great for STEAM. Encourage learn through play.

Help your students prepare for their First Reconciliation with this confession lapbook. Guide them through the necessary steps in an organized way.

I put together this lesson on the Eucharist with a little zine for our kids at church. I tried to make the book appropriate for a broad a...

Hero resources for the Apostle Philip who has the gift of inviting others to meet Jesus. Main passage John 12. Whole lesson on-site.

I don’t often volunteer to do sewing projects for other people, but I was more than willing to make an exception for this project. We are so happy to have the “Catechisis of the Good Sh…

We are preparing for the Sacrament of First Reconciliation at home this year, and it's coming up for Lydia very soon! I made a printable set of the "5 Steps To A Good Confession" as

We are working on a "big picture" of the Sacraments in Religion at school right now. I created these notes for the kids with the four main ideas we keep coming back to: Jesus' mission, the Church, the Sacraments, and Grace...and how they are all related. Here is my version with a little color added to make it pretty. You can print out my copy of the notes by clicking here: Or you can print the blank notes to have the kids fill in by clicking here: You might also like our Sacrament Symbols notes or some of the other activities under the Sacraments tab above.

The anatomy of our hands is complex and intricate. To explore how our fingers on our hands are able to move, build a robot hand with your kid!

Anchor Chart made for you! When you place your order, I'll be making the poster and sending it your way!

Complete interactive lesson on the Satan's temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. Includes links for flashcards, object lesson and sword practice application activity.

This game about sin situations helps students think at a deeper level about dealing with sin by having them quickly determine if certain actions are sins.

Teaching rocks for kids can be fun, interactive and even yummy with these creative ideas. These 15 activities and ideas are perfect for teaching science about rocks that includes the rock cycle, the types of rocks and more! You'll even love how these ideas integrate food {yum!}, creativity and songs to meet all learners. Rocks for Kids 1. Rock Formations Worksheet - Students can take what they know about rocks and use them creatively to create rock formations. This is a more artistic way to work with rocks for kids and makes a great display next to a classroom anchor chart. {Free

A Catholic Church worksheet is a valuable tool that can enhance your understanding of the rich history, rituals, and beliefs associated with this ancient institution. Designed for individuals seeking a deeper connection with their faith, these worksheets provide a structured approach to explore various aspects of Catholicism, allowing you to engage with its teachings in a meaningful and enlightening way.

There are be more than 20 different bingo games specifically designed to provide information and intruction about the Catholic faith. What a wonderful teaching tool to use in class, Sunday School, a church event, or a family game night. Not enough...

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Virtue: A Habit to do the good, give the best of yourself, and be more like God in what you say and do. To tie in with our study of sainthood and the universal call to holiness, I decided to do a little more intentional instruction about the virtues. Visit here for the original graphic organizer we added to our notebooks to start things off. Next up: The Moral Virtues. I have been introducing the kids to each of the moral virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. We have been focusing on one virtue each week. I made a printable for them to add to their Sheen notebooks, which I printed half sized to better fit on a notebook page. Both full size and 2-per-page options to print can be found below. We talked about the virtue and then recorded some practical examples in the section that says "prudence in action." Mindful that growing in holiness, which we are all called to, means growing in virtue, each kid then made a goal related to that virtue to work on for the week. They wrote their goals on post-it notes and then stuck them on this poster on the door. I love this poster- It has gotten a lot of mileage. Simply a piece of posterboard divided into squares that are about 4x4" and marked with the numbers 1-30, it allows the kids to stick a 3x3" post-it note recording their thoughts or questions on a particular topic quickly. I added a page protector at the top so I could easily create a title or question for the top of the poster. This is just is latest use. We also created a class goal for the virtue, decided on by the kids, and we worked on it all week (and it continues to come up in the weeks following). For example, prudence's goal was to choose to be positive when it would be easier to be negative. Justice's goal was to include everyone in conversations and games.They are doing a great job finding the practical in something that can seem very theoretical. Later, I will post the Theological Virtue note pages, as well as classroom encouragement system that we are using to link our study of virtue with our study of the life of Fulton Sheen. Click on the pictures below for the full page printables: Click here for the half page fortitude printable. Click here for the half page justice printable. Click here for the half page prudence printable. Click here for the half page temperance printable.

Kids will enjoy looking around their parish church for the items in this eye spy scavenger hunt. Simply have them look for the items and either color or check the box once discovered. Object include: Monstrance, Tabernacle, Crucifix, Stations of the Cross, Sanctuary Lamp, Stained Glass Window, Presider’s Chair, Baptismal Font, Organ, Hymnal, Alter, Statue,… Read More »Catholic Scavenger Hunt for Kids – Free Printable

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Free Seven Sacraments sorting game is perfect for kids to play in the classroom

We are working on a "big picture" of the Sacraments in Religion at school right now. I created these notes for the kids with the four main ideas we keep coming back to: Jesus' mission, the Church, the Sacraments, and Grace...and how they are all related. Here is my version with a little color added to make it pretty. You can print out my copy of the notes by clicking here: Or you can print the blank notes to have the kids fill in by clicking here: You might also like our Sacrament Symbols notes or some of the other activities under the Sacraments tab above.

Today at Powersource, we looked at what it means to be the body of Christ. As a warm up we played some games... Build a body relay: Each team collects body parts of a different colour and sticks them to the background. The first team to build the whole body and bring it to the leader wins! (we hadn't told the children what our subject matter was when we played this game so they had to work out what they were making!) Photo booth pictures: Use the collection of wigs, glasses and hats to make yourselves a new character! Hands, feet and mouth race: Assign roles within each team. FEET are the only ones allowed to collect pieces of memory verse from the pile at the far wall. They cannot speak or touch the pieces once they have been brought to the team base. MOUTHS are the only people allowed to speak throughout the whole game (but cannot move and must have hands behind their backs- no pointing allowed!) HANDS are the only people allowed to arrange and stick the parts of the memory verse to the sheet. The idea is that, like in a relay race, children collect pieces of memory verse one by one, being them to the team base and arrange the verse so it makes sense. The first team to complete the memory verse is the winner. This was quite frustrating for some of the children but really illustrated how the parts of the body need to work together!