Sunday, November 12, 2017
Jesse Tree Ideas
Check out this lovely and creative Jesse Tree by Angela who made the cute tree herself!
*Great for those who can't leave things in their classroom and everything has to be portable.
Other Ideas:
pinterest.com- Jesse Tree Inspiration
rca.org- Making A Jesse Tree (ornament patterns included)
tiredneedsleep.blogspot.com- Free Printable Jesse Tree ornaments and devotions for Advent
4catholiceducatiors.com- Jesse Tree
christiancrafters.com- A Jesse Tree for Advent
catholicicing.com- Jesse Tree Readings, Ornaments, and Free Printables!
catholicculture.org- Catholic Activity: Jesse Tree Ornament Ideas and Blessing
catholicculture.org- Catholic Activity: Jesse Tree Instructions
couponing101.com- Free Jesse Tree Printable Kit Downloads (several posted!)
crosswalk.com- From Adam to Jesus: The Jesse Tree Tradition
What is a Jesse Tree?, Our Jesse Tree Tradition, and Jesse Tree Resources
catholicallyear.com- Handmade Jesse Tree Set Tutorial (in expert, intermediate, and novice versions)
showerofroses.blogspot.com- The Jesse Tree :: A No-Sew Picture Tutorial with Readings
loyolapress.com- Our Jesse Tree
Activity with directions.
confessionsofahomeschooler.com- Jesse Tree Advent Study and includes the Jesse Tree printable ornaments, etc.
1plus1plus1equals1.net- Jesse Tree Printables
catholicicing.com- Byzantine Jesse Tree (Free Printable Ornaments!)
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Advent Wreath- (file folder game)
I got the idea for this game from: cajestl.org- Chanukah Candles
Advent Wreath: The object of the game is to color all of the Advent wreath correctly.
This game is free, however it is only to be used for classroom and personal use. It may not be published on any websites or other electronic media, or distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit.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 all activities are not my own and are from various internet sources.
For Older Students:
Place 2 small baskets or boxes on the table to put question cards in. Put the question cards in one basket (the other basket will be for discards). Give each player a copy of the “Advent Coloring Sheet”. Place your markers on START. Roll the die and move that many spaces. Follow the directions on the space you land on. If the player lands on a “?”, the person to their right draws a question card and reads it out loud. If the player answers correctly, they can color what is stated on the card on their Advent wreath coloring sheet. If they have already colored that part of their wreath, they do nothing. If a player lands on a space with the leaves, they may color some of the greenery on their wreath. When a player has completely colored their Advent coloring sheet correctly, he/she is the winner. Play continues until all players have colored their sheets.
For Younger Students:
Place 2 small baskets or boxes on the table to put cards in. Put the cards in one basket (the other basket will be for discards). Give each player a copy of the “Advent Wreath Coloring Sheet”. Place your markers on START. Roll the die and move that many spaces. Follow the directions on the space you land on. If the player lands on a “?”, they draw a colored card and they can color one of their candles on their Advent Wreath Coloring Sheet the correct color. If they do not need that color on their wreath, they do nothing. If a player lands on a space with the leaves, they may color some of the greenery on their wreath. When a player has completely colored their Advent Wreath Coloring Sheet correctly, he/she is the winner. Play continues until all players have colored their sheets.
Advent Wreath Game- Directions, Game Board, Question Cards, Coloring Sheet, Colored Cards
Thursday, November 2, 2017
2023 Printable Advent Chain
2023 Printable Advent Chain
This activity is free, however it is only to be used for classroom and personal use. It 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.
Print out pattern on colored paper. Have students cut into strips. Build your paper chain stapling the strips with a stapler in the correct order. Each day you tear off a piece of the chain that corresponds to the date and do the activity. Before you know it, it will be Christmas day!
2023 Printable Advent Chain- printable pattern
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Apostles’ Creed File Folder Game
This game is free, however it is only to be used for classroom and personal use. It 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 all activities are not my own and are from various internet sources.
Apostles’ Creed is based on the Royal Game of Ur which dates from 2600 B.C. It was discovered in the 1920s by Sir Leonard Wooley during his excavations at the city of Ur in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). In the early 1980s, Irving Finkel of the British Museum uncovered the rules of the game, long forgotten, by deciphering Sumerian cuneiform tablets.
Apostles’ Creed: For 2 Players or 2 Teams
The idea is to answer questions about the Apostles’ Creed so you can move your stones around the board. The goal is to move each stone along the 14-square path from the start square to the end and remove the stone from the board. If a stone lands on a square marked with a star the player may roll again. If the stone of one player lands on a square occupied by the stone of the opponent while on the center row, the opponent’s stone is removed from the board and must start again. The winner is the player who removes all their stones from the board first.
Need:
7 stones or playing pieces for each player
1 die
Game Cards
Game Board
Set Up: This game can be played individually or in teams. Shuffle the deck and place it face down in a small basket near the game board. Put an empty basket nearby for the discards.
Rules:
Apostles’ Creed is played by two players using a board consisting of 20 squares shown in the picture above. One player has seven white stones and the other has seven black stones (or whatever colors you choose to use).
The starting player may be decided with the flip of a coin. The opponents make their moves by turns. To make a possible move you must answer a question (the other player draws a card and reads you the question) about the Apostles' Creed. If you are correct you may move one of your pieces. If you do not answer the question correctly, your turn is over.
Each player takes turns to throw the die after they answer a question correctly and move one of their pieces according to the number indicated by the die. The goal is to move each stone along the 14-square path from the start square to the end and remove the stone from the board. The winner is the player who removes all their stones from the board first.
When starting a stone the first count is onto the start square. A player may have more than one stone on the board at a time. If the stone of one player lands on a square occupied by the stone of the opponent while on the center row, the opponent’s stone is removed from the board and must start again. If a stone lands on a square marked with a star the player may roll again.
*Playing pieces can be coins, colored buttons, game pieces from other games, fish rocks for the bottom of aquariums, craft foam cut into shapes, glass rocks for vases, etc. You can paint small objects such as rocks, small plastic tops or caps, etc. You can also buy pawns at game stores.
Apostles Creed Game- Directions, Game Board, and Game Cards
*You can also use a large circle hole puncher and make your own game pieces using card stock, craft foam, etc.
Apostles’ Creed Activities
Lessons
visionvideo.com- Experiencing the Apostles’ Creed (lesson with activities)
catholicmom.com- Apostles’ Creed Lesson Plan by Kristi McCabe
catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com- Three Ways to Teach the Creed to Younger Children
therealpresence.org- Lesson IV The Apostle’s Creed
resourcewell.s3.amazonaws.com- The Apostle’s Creed Study
barragreeteaching.com- Apostles Creed Unit Teacher Plans
cloversites.com- Level 5 Lesson Plan #1: The Creed
feautor.org- Apostles Creed Learning Unit
archny.org- Lesson Plans to accompany Guidelines for Catechesis Grade 1 through Grade 3
comcenter.com- Lesson 1 We Believe in One God (page 3 – 12)
heidelberg-catechism.com- Apostles' Creed Lessons
catechismangel.com- Catholic Church Leaders Lesson Plan
icsaamenia.org- I believe! The Apostles' Creed Confirmation Class Grade 9 (lesson)
avemariapress.com- The Creed (video)
Coloring
sjtb.org- Apostles' Creed Coloring Pages (scroll down to these)
flamecreativekids.blogspot.com- Apostles' Creed Reflective Colouring Sheets
etsy.com- Apostles' Creed Memory Coloring Collection/ Includes 9 coloring pages for memorization or lessons
Crafts
catholicicing.com- I Believe In 1 God Craft- Bible Craft For Letter G
concordianews.org- The Apostles Creed - Trinity Craft
Games
Give students several long strips of paper or card stock and have them write one line of the prayer on each. Have students then mix up the paper strips and put them in the proper order. (For younger students you can do this together as a group activity.) You can also play this as a game by dividing the class into teams and give each team the strips of the prayer. See which team can put it in the proper order the fastest.
loyolapress.com- Apostles Creed Tic-Tac-Toe
nashvilleras.com- More than 100 Missions Bible Memory Games and Other Activities
Apostles’ Creed File Folder Game- For 2 Players or 2 Teams
The idea is to answer questions about the Apostles’ Creed so you can move your stones around the board. The goal is to move each stone along the 14-square path from the start square to the end and remove the stone from the board. If a stone lands on a square marked with a star the player may roll again. If the stone of one player lands on a square occupied by the stone of the opponent while on the center row, the opponent’s stone is removed from the board and must start again. The winner is the player who removes all their stones from the board first.
Puzzles
4catholiceducators.com- Word Searches
wordmint.com- Word Searches
snappages.site- Apostles Creed Crossword Puzzle
proprofs.com- Crossword
whenwecrosswords.com- Apostles Creed (crossword)
looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com- The Creed + Tetris (Apostles Creed printable at bottom)
Worksheets
crusaders-for-christ.com- Apostles Creed handwriting in print and cursive (scroll down for these and look under Holy Sacrifice of the Mass)
smp.org- Statements from the Apostles Creed, which can be cut out and glued onto a piece of construction paper
saintalberts.org- The Apostles Creed (fill in the blank)
liveworksheets.com- Apostles Creed (fill in the blank)
catholicicing.com- The Apostles Creed (scroll down for fill in the blank worksheet)
faithpointum.org- Creed Worksheet Based on the Apostles’ Creed
icsaamenia.org- I believe! The Apostles' Creed (worksheets)
visionvideo.com- Experiencing the Apostles’ Creed (worksheet page 14)
therealpresence.org- Lesson IV The Apostle’s Creed with activity that you can cut and paste into a worksheet
thereligionteacher.com- Apostles Creed Fill in the Blank Worksheet (scroll down to this)
teacherspayteachers.com- Apostles' Creed Prayer Pack
teacherspayteachers.com- Apostle's Creed Test
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Virtues
Teaching virtues is no simple matter, but maybe these links might come in handy.
Activities:
loyolapress.com- People of Virtue
Students will be able to identify how the cardinal virtues are made visible in those around them.
loyolapress.com- Our Love Grows
This activity will teach children how important it is to share their love with others who in turn will spread love to still more people.
loyolapress.com- Can You Tell How I Care?
Students will identify ways to live like Jesus by practicing the virtue of charity.
loylapress.com- Say It With Virtues
The students will apply the meanings of the Theological Virtues to situations in daily life.
loyolapress.com- Theological and Cardinal Virtues
Students will learn what the Theological Virtues and Cardinal Virtues are and that we keep them by using them.
loyolapress.com- Jesus, Help Me To Be Virtuous
The students will identify the symbols of faith, hope, and charity and reflect on practicing these virtues in their lives.
loyolapress.com- Faith, Hope, and Love
The students will express their personal understanding of the Theological Virtues and the acts of faith, hope, and love.
loyolapress.com- Vices and Virtues
The students will propose practical ways to break free of bad habits and to choose virtuous ones.
shiveracademy.com- virtues study project
thereligionteacher.com- A Reflection on Developing Virtues in Teens
Coloring:
ponderedinmyheart.typepad.com- This is a collection of pictures drawn by Lydia to teach an alphabet's worth of virtues to little ones. She also did a drawing that can be used as a cover page if you like. You can slip it into the clear front pocket of a binder and keep all of the coloring pages inside, or you can fasten your pages into a book with staples or comb binding or the like. If you use a binder perhaps you might even include little narrations done by the children as you discuss the virtue learned, or concerning the stories or picture books you use to reinforce each virtue.
looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com- Coloring Book
looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com- graphic organizer that can be used as a coloring sheet
Crafts:
loyolapress.com- Love Mobiles
The students will be making mobiles showing love in the family, love between friends, love of neighbor, the love expressed by missionaries and others who serve in special ways, and so forth.
loyolapress.com- The Language of Hope
This craft for kids helps children explain the virtues of faith, hope, and love through poetry and art.
Games:
go.sadlier.com- Virtues & Values Handout & Bingo Game
How can we be good Christians? What can we do to be a good moral person? By following Jesus’ teachings it can lead you to the right way to live.
Games that teach virtues and morals:
Chutes & Ladders- This would be great game for teaching about rewards and consequences for your actions. As kids travel along the game path, they encounter situations that reward them for good deeds by letting them climb the ladders or punish them for misbehaving by sending them down chutes. (Ages 3 & Up)
Good Manners: How Rude!- A fun and exciting way to review what is considered rude behavior in today’s society. The game includes 6 types of interactive game cards: multiple choice, scenario, true/false, reward for good manners, charades, and consequences for bad manners. Players or teams roll the dice and move that many spaces on the board. Whichever color is on the space you land on indicates the color card that will be used. The player to your left will read the card aloud to you and you will try to answer correctly. If you answer your question correctly, you may stay where you are. If you are not correct, everyone says, “How Rude!” and you move back to where you were. The first player or team to get to the “FINISH,” square first is the WINNER!
Mind Your Manners- With over 100 different picture cards depicting proper and improper manners, children learn to distinguish between correct and incorrect behavior at an early age. Playing the game is a fun-filled way to help children remember the correct choices as real life situations face them. For 2 - 6 players. Ages 4 - 8.
Golden Rule- This game helps promote why someone would use proper manners and etiquette in our daily lives.
Random Acts of Kindness- Children identify Random Acts of Kindness as they move around the board.
I’m Sorry!- Players move around the game board by rolling the dice and following the directions on the space they land on. If they land on “I’m Sorry!” space they draw a card and read it out loud (if they cannot read it, have someone else read it for them). On the card is a situation that someone has done something wrong. The player must then apologize to the person to his/her left for the situation on the card and they must be specific with their apology. They must say something like, “I’m sorry I took your video game,” instead of “I’m sorry.” The player that they apologized to must then say, “I forgive you.” Teaching children to apologize and to seek forgiveness from family and friends will encourage them to do so with God. (If needed, the teacher will help the students understand what to do and coach them how to do it correctly.) The player then must also say what they should do to correct their mistake and/or what consequences should happen to them so they will learn to take responsibility for their actions. If the player apologizes correctly for the situation they receive a token. If a player lands on “Lose 1 Token” they must forfeit one token. The player at the end of the game who has the most tokens wins.
You and Me Board Game- This popular game teaches children important day-to-day social skills, including: helping others, sharing, being polite, understanding another person`s point of view, being a friend, and so on. As players move through the colorful board, they draw pictures, answer questions, or act out charades about common social situations. When they cooperate they are rewarded with special `social events`. The game includes a game board, 2 6-sided dies, 6 pawns, 1 timer, 50 tokens, and 135 game cards. For 2-6 players. For ages 6-10.
The You and Me Card Game- Kids love to play different card games, and this unique product will give them plenty of opportunity. The game simulates a standard 52-card deck--with a twist! Instead of numbered cards, there are 13 different children; instead of the four traditional suits, the suits are four social skill areas: Having Fun, Inviting a Friend, Talking, and Solving a Problem. As children play the card game, they make up stories that demonstrate social awareness using the 13 different character cards. These entertaining cards can be used in dozens of ways.
Jesus is Our Savior- Jesus is our rescuer and offers us a lifeline when we’re trapped in sin. How can we solve the problems in our life? Jesus is our savior and if we follow him, he will show us the way.
Resist the Temptation- The objective of the game is to resist the temptation just like Jesus did.
WWJD- Making the right decisions in life is hard to do, but if you let Jesus be your guide and think, “What Would Jesus Do?” it will make it a lot easier.
Moral Dilemmas Card Game- Why do problems come into our life? People face problems every day. Some are harder than others. There are many choices that the person can have to solve his/her problem, but which one is the best? What would Jesus want us to do? Here is a game that has students try to solve their problems the best way. (Scroll down to this.)
How Rude! (Good Manners Game)- A fun and exciting way to review what is considered rude behavior in today’s society. The game includes 6 types of interactive game cards: multiple choice, scenario, true/false, reward for good manners, charades, and consequences for bad manners. Players or teams roll the dice and move that many spaces on the board. Whichever color is on the space you land on indicates the color card that will be used. The player to your left will read the card aloud to you and you will try to answer correctly. If you answer your question correctly, you may stay where you are. If you are not correct, everyone says, “How Rude!” and you move back to where you were. The first player or team to get to the “FINISH,” square first is the WINNER!
scruplesgame.com- Scruples makes players sweat as they ask each other what they would do in a moral predicament. Luckily no one has to tell the truth and there's no right answer! Scruples inspires hours of stimulating conversation and laughter. Get to know people in unexpected ways.
VirtueGame- The VirtueGame is a fun, bingo-style card game that focuses on ten virtues: compassion, respect, enthusiasm, trust, friendliness, determination, responsibility, integrity, cooperation and thankfulness. To win the game, kids have to earn five out of the ten virtues by completing the tasks described on each card they draw. For example, a "Thankfulness" card asks the player to hold their breath for as long as they can. When they are finished, the card asks; "aren’t you thankful to breathe again?" and reminds the player to be thankful for things that we sometimes take for granted. Tasks often have to be completed cooperatively and require respectful listening to other players. The VirtueGame makes virtues concrete. It helps kids experience virtues through play so that they can internalize what they mean. The word "play" is important – the game is social, interactive, and silly. It teaches by surprise.
Virtues Game- The objective of the game is to get the most points by answering questions about theological and cardinal virtues. For an added challenge, you can also have “Lose 1 Point” and “Take 1 Point” on one or a couple of the sides of the large die made from a juice carton. When a player rolls “Lose 1 Point”, they must lose 1 point. If a player rolls “Take 1 Point”, they may take a point from any player they choose. You can play this game individually or in teams.
Lessons:
thereligionteacher.com- Catholic Virtues Lesson Plan
Virtues Lesson Plan for Pre K through K- Lesson plan consists of Objectives, Word Wall, Bible Story with questions, Songs and/or Finger Plays, Activities, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Coloring/Puzzles, etc
brilliantstarmagazine.org- Forgiveness: A Virtue-Building Lesson Plan
brilliantstarmagazine.org- Kindness: A Virtue-Building Lesson Plan
nashvilledominican.org- Virtues in Practice Program (Grades Pre-K through 8th)
bu.edu- Internalizing Virtue: How It’s Done
depriest.org- Intermediate Grades 4-6 Lesson Plan
dioceseofbaker.org- The Cardinal Virtues
looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com- Youth Bible Study- The Theological Virtues
looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com- Youth Bible Study- The Moral Virtues
thereligionteacher.blogspot.com- A Reflection on Developing Virtues in Teens (lesson)
class-homeschools.org- The task of raising virtuous children in a fallen world has never been easy. Thankfully, however, God has given mankind the gift of eternal truth, so that from age to age people might have a fixed standard by which they can measure their thoughts and actions.
catholicnewsagency.com- The Nature of Virtue
justpeace.org- A Brief Catechism on Virtue
catholicity.com- The Virtues and the Gifts of the Holy Ghost (Lesson 10 from the Baltimore Catechism)
catholicity.com- Virtues (From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Simplified)
educationinvirtue.com- Virtue Based Classroom Management
This series takes some of the best of those tried-and-true ideas and offers them to you. Here you’ll find ideas, strategies, free downloads and worksheets all aimed at helping you create a culture of virtue in your classroom. By following Christ in a life of virtue, you and your students will come to experience the joy of the children of God.
Teaching Activities Manual for the Catholic Youth Bible by Christine Schmertz Navarro, page 135- (Wisdom and Virtue – the wisdom of Solomon praises virtue and invites the students to examine the cardinal and theological virtues).
Puzzles:
mycatholicsource.com- Virtues (word search)
whenwewordsearch.com- Word Search
mycatholicsource.com- Virtues (crossword)
setonmagazine.com- The Cardinal & Theological Virtues Crossword
smp.org- Making Good Decisions (crossword)
Quizzes:
cuf.org- Multiple Choice
funtrivia.com- The Christian Virtues (10 questions)
Worksheets:
cccofamerica.com- Cut along the dotted line. Match the virtute with the vice you need to outgrow on page B.
looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com- graphic organizer to be filled out
smp.org- The Cardinal Virtues
catecheticalresources.com- Grades 1 – 12 (look under The Moral Life under each grade level)
educationinvirtue.com- Free Worksheets on Virtues