Wondering what to do in Louisville with kids? This weekend itinerary will give you the perfect taste of Derby City!
During the first day(s) of school I try to design activities to get to know my students and their parents, offer opportunities for them to get to know each other, build a safe, risk-free community,…
Use this Esther Bible lesson to teach children that God gives us faith and courage to handle any situation when we trust entirely on Him.
Make learning an adventure.
Paul teaches Lydia about Jesus. We learned about the purple fabric that Lydia made and why it was so important and expensive.
If you love peg doll saints, then you are going to love this! I’ve been working on something very exciting and I’m so happy to share it with you! I love that several sites show ways to make cathedrals for your peg dolls, but something seemed to be missing. A lot of their best known …
Scripture Reference: Acts 16:10-15 Suggested Emphasis: Emphasise that baptism is the natural response to hearing the good news of Jesus. Baptism or immersion in water identifies a person with the d…
Paul made tents with Aquila and Priscilla. So, the project is a craft that can be Print-and-Go, or you can sew the printable banner to felt to make a banner. Review: Last week Paul was walking the streets of Athens and he saw that there were idols. Paul was upset about this, and he talked to people in the synagogue and in the marketplace. One day, the people took him to Mars Hill and the men asked Paul "What are you talking about?" Paul told them about the idol that said TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. That is the God that created everything, and His Son came and died and rose from the dead. Some people made fun of him, but others wanted to know more about Jesus. Remember, there is ONE GOD. And He wants us to teach everyone about Jesus, but not everyone will believe. Lesson: Scripture is Acts 18:1-18; vs. 24-26. Paul left Athens by himself and went 50 miles to Corinth. As Paul walked the streets of Corinth, he saw how much sin there was here, too. The Corinthians loved money, drinking, gambling and all kinds of sin. Paul was really upset by what he saw. He found a Jew there named Aquila. Aquila had just come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. The ruler had commanded that the Jews all leave Rome. They were tentmakers like Paul. Paul stayed with them and worked with them, making tents and spreading the gospel. They used goatskin and made leather tents. Paul went to the synagogue every week and taught people about Jesus. Some believed and were baptized. Silas and Timothy came to be with Paul. When Paul taught the Jews about Jesus, they didn’t believe what he said and became at Paul. Paul told them that "I have taught you the truth about Jesus, if you don’t believe, it’s your responsibility." Paul went to a man's house called Justus. He was a Christian and his house was next door to the synagogue. Crispus probably heard Paul preaching and he was the ruler of the synagogue, believed what Paul taught about Jesus and his whole household were baptized. There were many people from Corinth that believed and were baptized. The Lord came to Paul one night (in a vision) and told him not to be afraid and to keep on teaching God's Word. The Lord told Paul that He was with Paul, and he would be safe. There are a lot of God's people in the city. Jesus told Paul that he would not be physically attacked while he was in the city of Corinth. Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half preaching. Paul sailed with Aquila and Priscilla to Syria, which is a country. They sailed 250 miles and landed at Ephesus. He left Aquila and Priscilla and went to the synagogue. The people begged Paul to stay, and Paul said no, but "I will return, if the Lord wills." Paul left and sailed to Caesarea, and Aquila and Priscilla stayed there to teach. While Aquila and Priscilla were there, they met a man named Apollos. Luke says he was very educated and had studied the Old Testament scriptures. He was excited to teach people about Jesus, but he only knew about John. John is the cousin of Jesus and he baptized Jesus. John taught about Jesus coming to save people from their sins. When Aquila and Priscilla heard Apollos preaching, they wanted to teach him that Jesus had already come and died on the cross. Apollos wasn't teaching the whole truth. So, Aquila and Priscilla took Apollos aside and talked to him about God and explained to him the truth. For our class project today, we made these banners. I made them, and the students decorated them. I wanted something to remind them of Aquila and Priscilla sewing and making tents. But they can't safely sew at their age. So, I have done this craft for a few years, and they like it! I have used the precut pieces of felt for this project, which is a lot easier, since you don't have to cut it. But I needed quite a few, so I bought the felt by the yard. Depending on your width of the felt, I would just cut so there isn't any waste. I cut these 9 1/2 inches wide X 11 1/4 inches long. That's an odd size, so I just cut to get the most out of my felt. Very few of my crafts are a science. I do too many to waste product, so I cut fabrics to work. And, if you wanted to, you could cut a triangle off of the center bottom to flow with the banner. The top has a loop folded to the back that is 1 inch, and that can vary depending on the size of dowel rod you use to hang it. I used 3/16" dowel rods for these. I buy the assorted size dowel rods already cut in the craft dept. at Wal Mart. I cut the yarn 23 inches. Once I folded over the top for the loop, I sewed all the banner loops with red threads. Then, I used white thread for the top (kept the red for the bottom) and sewed on the printed paper banners to the felt. If you follow the arrow in the photo, you can see where I sewed the banner on. It doesn't matter which end you start on, I just didn't sew the triangle at the bottom. I sewed the 2 sides and the top only. Remember, you will see needle holes in the paper if you make a mistake! You can print it here: Black & White or Color For class, everything was prepped, and they added the foam stickers. The occupations do not cover every job people had during the times of the New Testament but is more of a review of people and jobs studied during Jesus and Paul. This has been updated and includes Anchor Charts with the answers which can also be used for bulletin boards, etc. Click here to download. Click here to download. You can find all the Acts worksheets here. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals shown above. All visuals for Acts 18 are included and all are not shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) This tent stays up in my class. I change the banners for certain lessons. You can read more about it and see different tents and ideas here. Bible Verse: Acts 18:3 Passport: Corinth Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
Celebrating the Feast of the Assumption? Here is a fun Feast of the Assumption Craft with Free Printable (instant download, no opt in required)
A selection of crafts and resources for teaching young children about holy icons.
If you are looking for an active, kinaesthetic, way of praying in a small group or even with the whole congregation, then this might ...
Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord.
This week we discussed Lydia. I used bolts of different purple cloth for the visual, which the kids really liked. They took home purple cloth and shells. They also added purple cloth and shells to their IFA bags with the printable for today. We learned last week that Barnabas decided to take Mark and go a different direction to preach about Jesus. Paul took Silas and Timothy to travel to other churches and preach about Jesus. Timothy was younger, and his mother and Grandma taught him the Old Testament. Paul taught him about Jesus. Paul had a vision one night. The man in the vision begged Paul to come to help them in Macedonia, so they left for Macedonia the next day. Click here to download the poster. Then, Luke started traveling with Paul also. Read Acts 16:8 & 10 We also learned last week that when Luke is traveling with Paul, the Bible says we and us, but when Luke is not with Paul, Luke says them. Remember, we are studying from Acts and Luke wrote it. Our scripture is found in Acts 16:12-15. Now, Paul has Silas, Timothy & Luke traveling with him. They traveled 10 miles to Philippi. The Roman roads were paved here, and there are still parts of them there now! They had been in Philippi, which is in Macedonia, for some days. On the Sabbath day, they went out of the city gate to the riverside. People gathered together there to pray. The city of Philippi didn't have enough Jewish men to have a synagogue, so the people went to the river to worship. It was mostly women worshipping there. They would pray, study the Old Testament laws from scrolls and talk about what they had read. This would have been a great privilege to have a man there to teach them. After they had sat down, they talked to a woman they had met there. One of the women that was there worshipping was named Lydia. She already believed in God, and didn't worship idols. She sold purple fabric. Let's talk a little bit about how she made the purple fabric, and why it was so expensive. I have cut pieces of purple cloth and shells on the front table for the kids to pick up when they come in to class. They do their passports and pick up whatever I have for them so there is not any time wasted handing out things. And, if there are choices, like the shells, they can pick before class. And, first come, first picking! Purple cloth was very expensive. The reason it was so costly was that it was difficult to make. The dye for the cloth came from a shellfish. Purple dye had to be gathered drop by drop from the veins of certain shellfish found only in this area of the Mediterranean. The little bit of juice was white while it was in the veins of the fish, but when it was exposed to the sun, the liquid changed into bright purple and red colors. It took thousands of seashells to make a yard or two of purple cloth. It took a lot of work to catch enough shellfish to dye even one garment. It was a statement of status, power, and wealth in Roman times. The beautiful cloth was mainly used by members of the royal families and Roman senators who were required to have a purple band around the edge of their togas, or robes. (This info gathered over years of research, and I do not know exact origins.) Lydia listened to Paul. Lydia and her household were baptized, immediately, and then she begged Paul, Silas, Timothy and Luke to go to her house to stay. I also used these bolts of different shades and textures of purple fabric. I asked at Hancock Fabric if they were throwing the cardboards away, and they let me have them! Keep in mind, some stores keep them for reordering purposes, but it doesn't hurt to ask! It made for a nice visual. You only need a yard or two of fabric to look nice on these bolts. I have a really long piece of silky deep purple for the kids to touch in the front. This worksheet is a concept chart. As you are reading through Acts 16:11-15 with the students, they can fill in the facts that are stated. This includes the color (w/o logos), black & white and a teacher's answer sheet. Click here to download. For Lydia, I created this Profile Report for the students to make and add to their IFA: Investigating Facts in Acts bags. These printables will be added inside a 6x9 Clasp Envelope. Have students fill in the blanks on the Profile Report. (The Profile Report can be used for any Bible person.) For Lydia, let students add a shell and swatch of purple fabric before sealing the envelope. Students can write Lydia and any other facts on the front of the envelope. Click here to download. Click here to see the IFA bags. Click here to download. You can find all the Acts worksheets here. Click here for more Lydia ideas. Click here to see the updated posters for Acts. Passport location for today is Philippi in Macedonia. Bible Verse: Acts 16:14A Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. Click here to download these visuals. Not all are shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) You can download the visuals shown with the lesson free visual aids here. Click here to download the lesson. You can see this lesson with different ideas here. This post was the most viewed post at Worshipful Wednesday Link-up! Click here to see it!
Perhaps you thought of stopping in Rapid City, South Dakota for a night on your family road trip, allowing a quick visit to Mount Rushmore, as did we. But after we decided to hang around for 4 nights, we discovered there was so much more to do around Rapid City. Here’s our favourite 13 things to do (in addition to Mount Rushmore).
A Musical Chairs variation that's suitable for use in a classroom space and with large numbers of students.
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
Use watercolor paint to create colorful paper fish windsocks!
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Paul made tents with Aquila and Priscilla. So, the project is a craft that can be Print-and-Go, or you can sew the printable banner to felt to make a banner. Review: Last week Paul was walking the streets of Athens and he saw that there were idols. Paul was upset about this, and he talked to people in the synagogue and in the marketplace. One day, the people took him to Mars Hill and the men asked Paul "What are you talking about?" Paul told them about the idol that said TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. That is the God that created everything, and His Son came and died and rose from the dead. Some people made fun of him, but others wanted to know more about Jesus. Remember, there is ONE GOD. And He wants us to teach everyone about Jesus, but not everyone will believe. Lesson: Scripture is Acts 18:1-18; vs. 24-26. Paul left Athens by himself and went 50 miles to Corinth. As Paul walked the streets of Corinth, he saw how much sin there was here, too. The Corinthians loved money, drinking, gambling and all kinds of sin. Paul was really upset by what he saw. He found a Jew there named Aquila. Aquila had just come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. The ruler had commanded that the Jews all leave Rome. They were tentmakers like Paul. Paul stayed with them and worked with them, making tents and spreading the gospel. They used goatskin and made leather tents. Paul went to the synagogue every week and taught people about Jesus. Some believed and were baptized. Silas and Timothy came to be with Paul. When Paul taught the Jews about Jesus, they didn’t believe what he said and became at Paul. Paul told them that "I have taught you the truth about Jesus, if you don’t believe, it’s your responsibility." Paul went to a man's house called Justus. He was a Christian and his house was next door to the synagogue. Crispus probably heard Paul preaching and he was the ruler of the synagogue, believed what Paul taught about Jesus and his whole household were baptized. There were many people from Corinth that believed and were baptized. The Lord came to Paul one night (in a vision) and told him not to be afraid and to keep on teaching God's Word. The Lord told Paul that He was with Paul, and he would be safe. There are a lot of God's people in the city. Jesus told Paul that he would not be physically attacked while he was in the city of Corinth. Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half preaching. Paul sailed with Aquila and Priscilla to Syria, which is a country. They sailed 250 miles and landed at Ephesus. He left Aquila and Priscilla and went to the synagogue. The people begged Paul to stay, and Paul said no, but "I will return, if the Lord wills." Paul left and sailed to Caesarea, and Aquila and Priscilla stayed there to teach. While Aquila and Priscilla were there, they met a man named Apollos. Luke says he was very educated and had studied the Old Testament scriptures. He was excited to teach people about Jesus, but he only knew about John. John is the cousin of Jesus and he baptized Jesus. John taught about Jesus coming to save people from their sins. When Aquila and Priscilla heard Apollos preaching, they wanted to teach him that Jesus had already come and died on the cross. Apollos wasn't teaching the whole truth. So, Aquila and Priscilla took Apollos aside and talked to him about God and explained to him the truth. For our class project today, we made these banners. I made them, and the students decorated them. I wanted something to remind them of Aquila and Priscilla sewing and making tents. But they can't safely sew at their age. So, I have done this craft for a few years, and they like it! I have used the precut pieces of felt for this project, which is a lot easier, since you don't have to cut it. But I needed quite a few, so I bought the felt by the yard. Depending on your width of the felt, I would just cut so there isn't any waste. I cut these 9 1/2 inches wide X 11 1/4 inches long. That's an odd size, so I just cut to get the most out of my felt. Very few of my crafts are a science. I do too many to waste product, so I cut fabrics to work. And, if you wanted to, you could cut a triangle off of the center bottom to flow with the banner. The top has a loop folded to the back that is 1 inch, and that can vary depending on the size of dowel rod you use to hang it. I used 3/16" dowel rods for these. I buy the assorted size dowel rods already cut in the craft dept. at Wal Mart. I cut the yarn 23 inches. Once I folded over the top for the loop, I sewed all the banner loops with red threads. Then, I used white thread for the top (kept the red for the bottom) and sewed on the printed paper banners to the felt. If you follow the arrow in the photo, you can see where I sewed the banner on. It doesn't matter which end you start on, I just didn't sew the triangle at the bottom. I sewed the 2 sides and the top only. Remember, you will see needle holes in the paper if you make a mistake! You can print it here: Black & White or Color For class, everything was prepped, and they added the foam stickers. The occupations do not cover every job people had during the times of the New Testament but is more of a review of people and jobs studied during Jesus and Paul. This has been updated and includes Anchor Charts with the answers which can also be used for bulletin boards, etc. Click here to download. Click here to download. You can find all the Acts worksheets here. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals shown above. All visuals for Acts 18 are included and all are not shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) This tent stays up in my class. I change the banners for certain lessons. You can read more about it and see different tents and ideas here. Bible Verse: Acts 18:3 Passport: Corinth Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
This is a printable page I made that even small children can use to fill out basic information about any saint. You could also call this a Saint notebooking page or a Saint writing prompt.
One of the most famous Norwegian painters, Adolph Tidemand, incorporated traditional Bridal Crowns in many pieces of his art: Adolph Tidemand became and has remained, one of the prominent painters …
Free Catholic themed bingo card printout for kids. Please enjoy these 12 unique catholic bingo cards along with a bingo card caller square page. Cut out the squares on the caller page, flip them over and randomly draw an item from the pile. While calling out the item, kids mark their catholic bingo cards accordingly.… Read More »Printable Catholic Bingo Cards
Summer is when kids love spending time hanging out and enjoying garden crafts for kids. The rest of the year, we're all busy with our allotment, days ...
