Today is the First Sunday of Advent and the countdown to Christmas has officially begun! This week my kinders created “stained glass” window decorations with tissue paper and contact paper in preparation for Christmas. This is a simple and quick project that adds instant “pop” to my classroom decor and
I love celebrating Christmas – especially in my Kindergarten classroom. We have so much fun decorating, celebrating, performing, and waiting that the suspense continues to build all through the month of December. Of course we can’t ignore academics so I’m always thrilled to sneak in a little extra sight word practice…
I know everyone is buzzing right now in Halloween, but my Catholic kindergarten class has two big days in a row: Halloween AND All Saints Day. My Pre-K-1 building has a tradition of celebrating All Saints Day with an annual prayer service to honor the Saints. Each classroom prepares for
This year every class at my school is setting time aside to pray the Rosary each week. This is not a task that I wanted to rush into so I waited about a month for my students to settle into routine, and then we began our study of the Rosary.
Tonight I have a great assessment resource for my friends that teach in Catholic schools (like me!) At my school, kindergarten students are assessed on their ability to recite common prayers. I created a very simple assessment sheet to help track each child’s prayer knowledge throughout the year. I make
Did you know you can make beautiful, full flowers with your students with coffee filters and pipe cleaners? It’s a very simple, inexpensive spring craft project that the kids will love! Supplies Needed markers coffee filters (1-4 per flower) spray water bottle wax paper pipe cleaner table liner Step 1:
May Crowning was on Friday and it was beautiful as always. The principal kept a careful eye on the weather (it was very overcast all day) and gave the “green light” to process around the school 10 minutes before the ceremony was to begin. And of course, the minute we
Tomorrow is my school’s annual May Crowning ceremony. I’m not sure if this is a big event in all Catholic Schools, but since I teach at St. Mary School, it is a VERY important tradition at mine. Tomorrow’s ceremony is for the Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade students. All children
I can’t believe Lent is nearly over! My kiddos are so excited that it is nearly Easter and they have truly enjoyed learning and loving others throughout Lent. Rather than emphasizing the idea of sacrifice during Lent, the Kindergarteners in my classroom have been putting kindness into action through Good
