1 Ocak 2013 Salı

Gospel for the Mass: 1/20/13- John 2:1-12

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John 2:1-12



Activities

catholicmom.com- Click on the month. Scroll down to the date for Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, etc.

Theresa at catholickidsbulletin.blogspot.com will post a link to an activity sheet that coordinates with the Catholic Mass. There will be pictures and activities each week to help little kids understand and appreciate the Mass. Most weeks, she will also highlight a Saint whose feast day falls within that week or a liturgical symbol they can watch for at Mass.

silk.net/RelEd/- Resources on the Sunday Readings

sadlierreligion.com- Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities

loyolapress.com- Background on the Gospel and activities for groups and families

mssscrafts.com- Jesus Goes to a Wedding with tons of resources for illustrating the story, coloring pages/activity sheets, crafts, and songs

sermons4kids.com- Water into Wine object lesson with coloring page, group activities, puzzles, quizzes

sermons4kids.com- Saving Best for Last object lesson with coloring, group activities, puzzles, quizzes

sermons4kids.com- The Miracle Worker object lesson with group activities, puzzles, bulletin, quiz

calvarycurriculum.com- Jesus Turns Water Into Wine lesson #176 with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets.

sundayschoollessons.com- Jesus Makes Water Into Wine lesson

childrensermons.com- Miracle in Cana object lesson

kidsclubs4jesus.com- Water to Wine lesson with puzzles, coloring sheet, Bible readings, questions, memory verses, key points, object lesson, drama, puppets, etc. (These files are set up and formatted so that they can be easily made into weekly booklets for your children's ministry, youth ministry, etc., with 4 sheets of legal paper and two staples).

childrensermons.com- Miracle in Cana object lesson

daniellesplace.com- Activities for Jesus Turns Water Into Wine

barnabasinchurches.org.uk- Wedding at Cana (Water into Wine) object lesson with craft

chemistry.about.com- Turning Water Into Wine demonstration

The Catholic Toolbox- Wedding at Cana Pre K – K lesson with: Objectives, Word Wall, Bible Story with questions, Songs and/or Finger Plays, Activities, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Coloring/Puzzles, etc.

The Catholic Toolbox- Sacrament of Matrimony Resources and Activities

textweek.com- Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources



Coloring

sermons4kids.com- Jesus water into wine

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Turns Water Into Wine John 2:1-12

misslink.org- Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. John 2:5

misslink.org- Jesus turns water into wine



Crafts

sermons4kids.com- Saving the Best for Last group activities (crafts)

sermons4kids.com- The Miracle Worker group activities (crafts)

Turning Water Into Wine- A paper plate craft to show Jesus' first miracle. Start the wheel with the blue showing to represent water flowing from the jug. Slowly turn the back plate to change the blue water to red wine. (Crafts from your favorite Bible Stories by Kathy Ross, page 42 & 43).

mssscrafts.com- Take One Jar


Have the children make a clay jar using air-hardening clay and take home. You can buy the clay or make it.

spoonful.com- No-Cook Dough
There is no cooking involved with this recipe. Suitable for either dying or painting, this dough has a distinctly homemade look when dry.

associatedcontent.com- Make Fast Drying Homemade Play Clay
Making clay is a good project to do with children. After the clay cools, the children can make a clay jar to take home.



Games

sermons4kids.com- Saving the Best for Last group activities (games)

sermons4kids.com- The Miracle Worker group activities (crafts)

baptist-church.suite101.com- Pass the Jar & Water Water, Wine (scroll down to these 2 games)

books.google.com- Water Into Wine (Jesus' First Miracle)
A fun medium energy level game with complete directions, supply list, what to say, and post game discussion questions. This fun and educational relay game will help your kids discover the wonder of Jesus' first miracle. (The Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children's Ministry by Group Publishing, page 74).

highlightsteachers.com- Memory Game
Sharpen your students memory skills with this game made with plastic milk- or water-jug lids.



Wedding at Cana Game

Introduce game: What did Jesus say to the servants?

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.

Need:

6 clear plastic cups
water in 6 large container (bucket will do)
6 empty jars
red food coloring
6 chairs

Divide the class into 6 equal teams and have them line up behind a chair with a bucket of water sitting on it. Across the room have an empty jar with food coloring inside it for each team. At your signal the first person in the team scoops up some water from their bucket and carries it over and pours it in their jar, returns to his line and hands the plastic cup to the second player. The first player then goes to the end of the line. The second player then repeats what the first player did. (Demonstrate what you want the children to do). Play is continued until the jar is full of wine.


The Catholic Toolbox- The Wedding At Cana (file folder game)
Answer questions about the story and receive a jar token. The first player to collect 6 jars wins. (Younger students do not have to answer a question and can just collect a jar token.)

The Catholic Toolbox- Sacrament of Matrimony (file folder game)
Answer different kinds of questions (multiple choice, True or False, Fill in the Blank, or Puzzles) about the Sacrament of Matrimony as you move around the board.



Puzzles

Jesus Turns Water into Wine- The servants poured 6 jars with water. Jesus turned the water to wine. The jars were very large. Color the six larger jars purple. Color the others any color. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus’ Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 20).

misslink.org- Jesus turns water into wine jigsaw puzzle

misslink.org-Word Search

sermons4kids.com- Word Search

sermons4kids.com- Word Search

joanyeadwards.com- Word Search

misslink.org- Cut, color, and scramble the Bible verse (page 1)

misslink.org-Cut, color, and scramble the Bible verse (page 2)

sermons4kids.com-Decoder

silk.net/RelEd/- Crossword

sermons4kids.com- Crossword

sermons4kids.com- Crossword

joanyeadwards.com- Crossword



Quizzes

sermons4kids.com- Multiple Choice

sermons4kids.com- Match the words in the box with the correct definition

sermons4kids.com- Fill in the Blanks

sermons4kids.com- Fill in the Blanks


Snack

Introduce snack: What did Jesus turn water into? Let’s make something that we can change by adding something to it.

Have the children make Kool-aid, chocolate milk, lemon aid, etc. using a container that they can see through or look into (cup).



Songs

sing365.com- He Turned the Water Into Wine

gardenofpraise.com- Water to Wine

6lyrics.com- Wedding at Cana




Special Events for January

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Please check out Gospel for the Mass for the month of January on its own page under the header. I have links to activities, coloring, crafts, games, puzzles, worksheets, quizzes, etc. that can help you with your classroom or at home.


*This month’s special events are:



Mary, Mother of God Octave Day of Christmas

churchyear.net- Mary Mother of God History, Information, Prayers, Resources, Traditions, & More

wf-f.org- history, hymns, readings for the day, etc.

tiredtwang.blogspot.com- Mary, Mother of God coloring

fcpeace.com- Memory game on the feast of Mary

thatresourcesite.com- Our Lady Match-up Game
What is your favorite title for Mary? Our Holy Mother Mary is known by many titles. Many of them correspond to her apparitions around the world at various times in our history. Introduce young Catholics to Our Lady with this matching game using titles and classic images of our Holy Mother.




The Epiphany of the Lord

thereligionteacher.com- Feast of the Epiphany in the Modern Day- Lesson Plan Activities

Wise Men- lesson plan for 1st grade on up with: Objectives, Review, Vocabulary Words, Bible Story with questions, Activities, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Puzzles/Mazes/Worksheets




Baptism of the Lord




Baptism of Jesus File Folder Game- The object of the game is to get to the Baptism of Jesus first by answering questions and following directions on the spaces along the way.







Baptism of Jesus- Pre K – K lesson plan with: Objectives, Word Wall, Bible Story with questions, Songs and/or Finger Plays, Activities, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Coloring/Puzzles, Handwriting Sheets, Mini Books, etc.

Jesus is Baptized- lesson plan for 1st grade on up with: Objectives, Review, Vocabulary Words, Bible Story with questions, Activities, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Puzzles/Mazes/Worksheets




National Sanctity To Life Day

Pro Life Activities- Stumped for activities concerning Pro Life ? Here are a few that your students might enjoy.





4 pages of dominos


Look Who’s Growing Dominos- A fun way to educate young students that babies grow into adults to help promote Pro Life.








Look Who’s Growing- This game provides an entertaining way to educate students about pregnancy and fetal development to help promote Pro Life.





Gospel for the Mass: 1/27/13- Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21

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*Be sure to check out Gospel for the Mass Year C page right below the header for other days that you need Gospel for the Mass activities.


Disclaimer: The posts below contain links to other websites and the content of these sites are evaluated before they are included. These websites can change without warning making links inactive and/or the content altered. We have no control over other websites and we are not responsible for the content that they post.




Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21



Activities

catholicmom.com- Click on the month. Scroll down to the date for Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, etc.

Theresa at catholickidsbulletin.blogspot.com will post a link to an activity sheet that coordinates with the Catholic Mass. There will be pictures and activities each week to help little kids understand and appreciate the Mass. Most weeks, she will also highlight a Saint whose feast day falls within that week or a liturgical symbol they can watch for at Mass.

silk.net/RelEd/- Resources on the Sunday Readings

sadlierreligion.com- Scroll down to Gospel Reflection, Discussion Questions for the Gospel, and Proclaiming Faith Activities

loyolapress.com- Background on the Gospel and activities for groups and families

sermons4kids.com- Just What the Doctor Ordered object lesson with coloring pages, group activities, puzzles, quizzes, etc.

sundayschoollessons.com- Jesus Reads From Isaiah lesson

word-sunday.com- Sally’s Paragraph (scroll down to Gospel)

textweek.com- Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources for Luke 1:1-4

textweek.com- Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources for Luke 4:14-21



Coloring

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Teaching

sermons4kids.com- Jesus Can Make Blind Eyes See



Crafts

Josiah’s Lost Scroll- The children will make and discover how people wrote on paper and rolled it into scrolls. Even though this comes from a preschool craft book, it is appropriate for older children to do. (Preschool Christian Crafts by Linda Standke, page 26).

daniellesplace.com- Bible Scroll Craft for Kids (scroll about half way down for this)

ehow.com- How to Make Free Bible Scroll Crafts

sermons4kids.com- Just What the Doctor Ordered group activities (crafts)



Games

sermons4kids.com-Just What the Doctor Ordered group activities (games)



Puzzles

Jesus Reads God’s Word- Look at the center picture. Look at the pictures in the circles. Find the matching pictures in the larger picture. Draw lines to connect the matching pictures. (Big Puzzles for Little Hands: Jesus’ Life and Lessons by Carla Williams, page 50).

sermons4kids.com- Word Search

joanyedwards.com- Word Search

sermons4kids.com- Word Shape

sermons4kids.com- Decoder

sermons4kids.com- Spiral

silk.net/RelEd/- Crossword

joanyedwards.com- Crossword



Quizzes

sermons4kids.com- Multiple Choice

sermons4kids.com- Fill in the Blanks





Spelling and Vocabulary Worksheets

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Do your students need help with spelling and vocabulary words? Try making some worksheets to review their spelling and vocabulary words. They are educational and fun too! Great to do for Bell Work.


FREE Spelling and Vocabulary Worksheet Generators:

schoolexpress.com- These worksheet generators allow you to create a variety of worksheets.

quickworksheets.net- Worksheet Generators (sign up for free to make worksheets)

superkids.com- Create your own printable scrambled word worksheets. Here's a fun tool to help with reading, vocabulary, and spelling. Simply enter the words you want scrambled, then click on the "Make My Worksheet" button!

superkids.com- Make your own printable hidden word puzzles using the SuperKids Wordsearch Puzzle Creator. Simply enter one word per line, and define the size of the letter grid you desire. Then click on the button beneath the list.

esl-kids.com- Create thousands of worksheets and printables for ESL kids' classes with the ESL-Kids worksheet generator.

discoveryeducation.com- Choose a type of puzzle from the list below and make your own puzzle online for classroom or home use.

toolsforeducators.com- Free tools for teaching - printable worksheets, classroom printables and on-line worksheet templates with images from Tools for Educators. Use these free worksheets to print, game makers, and programs for teachers to make and print teaching resources with pictures or classroom materials for kids. They are simple, but beautiful, versatile and powerful.

softschools.com- Make your own spelling worksheets.

tools.atozteacherstuff.com- Make your own printable worksheets.

worksheets.theteacherscorner.net- Free generators for you to use to make your own worksheets quick and easy: word search, crossword, word scrambles, match up, fill in the blank, etc.

worksheetplus.com- Free printable worksheets that provide spelling and vocabulary practice with an emphasis on root words. Answer keys included.





Class 1/6/13

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What are you doing in your classroom or home? I think it would be great to see what others are doing to exchange some ideas. I am constantly looking for new activities to do and I know others are too.


This is what I plan on doing with my first grade CCD class:


Review & Introduce-

• Review - Sign of the Cross, Grace Before Meals, Glory Be

• Review- Last week’s Take Home Sheet

• Review- People at Mass using People at Church Cards.

• Review- Liturgical Objects at Mass (pew, stoup, altar, chalice, ciborium, Body of Christ, Blood of Christ, tabernacle, bells, lectern, ambo, Lectionary, missal, Book of the Gospels, Processional Cross) using Liturgical Objects Used at Mass Cards.

• Introduce- new object using cards (cruets)



Celebrating the Mass Lesson-

Our Gifts

In most churches a basket is passed around and the people can contribute some money to help support the church. The Church uses that money to help pay for the Church expenses and contributions for the community and around the world. It takes money to buy various things like candles, instruments, books, music, etc. The money is also used for missionaries, charities, running the church, church maintenance, food for the poor, etc.

During the collection, we are sitting and a hymn is sung while the altar is being prepared and the gifts are being brought together. A corporal, purificator, Sacramentary, paten, and chalice are all placed on the altar. We continue to sing while our gifts as well as the bread and wine are brought from the congregation to the presider of the Mass in a procession. Have you ever helped bring the gifts up to the priest? What did you carry?

Tithing is our contribution to the support of the Church; which is one tenth of one’s yearly income given to the Church. The word tithe (write this on the board) means that a tenth of everything your land produces (company produces, or what you make) belongs to God.



Questions:

Do we sit or stand during the preparation of the gifts? (Sit)

What things do we (or our parents) give to the church? (Money, time, food for the poor, coats and clothes for people who need them, etc.)

What is the money given to the church used for? (Missionaries, charities, running the church, church maintenance, food for the poor, etc.)

What else is carried to the presider of the Mass along with our gifts of money? (The bread and wine.)



Celebrating the Mass Activity-



Lesson 15 craft- “Children Discover the Mass” by Mary Doefler Dall, page 67





Lesson Plan-

Jesus is Baptized and go over vocabulary words with students. Read story: “Jesus is Baptized” The Usborne Children's Bible by Heather Amery and ask questions from Take Home Sheet that will be sent home today. Note: When I read the story to the students I usually sit in the chair in the corner by the board and have the students sit on the floor in front of me. After the students have answered the questions about the story, I have them go back to their seats to continue with what is on the lesson plan (activity, craft, game, puzzles/worksheets, etc.). Follow lesson plan and discuss ‘What does baptize mean?’ with the class.



Craft- Introduce craft: What hovered over Jesus’ head after he was baptized? (A white dove.)



Taking Flight- A bird that can be a dove that you make out of white paper and using the child's handprints. (From the Hands of a Child by Anthony Flores, page 41).



Mini Book-

lambsongs.co.nz- “John the Baptist” by Jill Kemp

Have students read the mini book out loud in class by taking turns (each read a page) and take home to read to their parents. Students can also color mini book.



Game- Introduce game: Who was baptized by his cousin? (Jesus)

Jesus Basketball

Need: Trashcan and 2 balled up pieces of paper for balls.

Directions: Put a trashcan against a wall. Have students line up in two teams behind a chair (to keep them from getting too close to basket). Students then play Horse Basketball, but spell Jesus. The first team that spells JESUS wins.



Puzzles & Worksheets- While students are doing puzzles/worksheets, etc. they may say a prayer. Students are asked to recite 5 prayers by the end of the year. A “We Know Our Prayers” chart is on the bulletin board. If the student can recite the prayer correctly, write the date on the chart, and they get to pick a prize from the prize bag.

Jesus is Baptized- Hidden Pictures: Explore Hidden Treasures in God’s Word Grade 1-3 by Linda Standke, page 18



Homework- Give each student a Jesus is Baptized Take Home Sheet for their parents to go over with them to review what we have done in class. Parents need to help their child fill this out and bring back to class the following week. Students that complete their homework and bring it back to class will be able to play Homeworkopoly. Each Sunday the students make a mini story book and/or story wheel in class. Students need to read these to their parents (or the parents read to them) the mini book and/or story wheel for homework.



What will you do in your classroom or home? Please comment so I can add the link to your blog to this post. We would love to see what you do!





31 Aralık 2012 Pazartesi

Top Ten Reasons Why The Mayans Are Not Dooming Us Friday 12/21/12

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Here, straight from Xunantunich Belize near the center of all things Mayan, is your list of Top Ten Reasons the Mayans Are Not Dooming Us this Friday Dec. 21st, 2012!

10) The Mayans care not about ending the suffering of Detroit Lions/Cleveland Browns/L.A. Clippers/Toronto Maple Leafs/Houston Astros fans any time soon.

9) Mayans had nothing to do with Twinkies (tm) being no more.  Blame that on the corrupt CEOs at Hostess Inc who mismanaged the company into bankruptcy.
from memegenerator.net

8) Mayans are still around.  If they had any sense regarding any prediction of apocalypse, they'd have fled the planet long ago in their ancient rocket ships. 

7) Misinterpretation of the Mayan calendar.  It's really a recipe sheet for the MOST INCREDIBLE BANANA NUT MUFFINS YOU WILL EVER HAVE IN YOUR LIFE!  ...what?

6) The Mayan calendar's power source has run down, that's all.  We need to replace it with a Baghdad battery.

5) Didn't anyone read the Terms and Conditions agreement in the bottom left-hand corner?  This thing hasn't been valid since Cortes voided the warranty.

4) Planet-destroying Aliens do not go by the Mayan calendar, they go by Stardate.  Duh.

3) The so-called Calendar is really a promotional poster for an ancient Mayan drama about a weather priest forced to live the same sacrificial day over and over and over again.  It was called "Lowland Paca Day"

2) It's just a BLEEPING calendar!  We can get some astronomers and chronal measurement professionals together and make a BLEEPING PC/Mac app for a new Mayan calendar starting on this Saturday!  C'mon people get working on that app!

And the Number One Reason The Mayans Are Not Dooming Us this Friday Dec. 21st, 2012:

1) Disney is making a new Star Wars movie.  Disney will not allow some f-cking catastrophe to end the world before even pre-production is finished.  Even the Mayans know not to f-ck with Disney.  They go after day care centers for God's sake.

(had to write this, because the madness of the other major news story right now is too rage-fueling for me to cope)

Wrong Kind of Anniversary... Again

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It is now four years to the day since I lost my full-time job as a librarian.

I've found some part-time jobs here and there, and I currently have a contractual job with an IT vendor needing desktop support... but it's not a full-time, 40 hours a week, with benefits type of job.

This year (2012) saw a lot more interviews by libraries than I've had since 2008 - six separate libraries interviewing, two of them interviewed me twice - and one can hope that the coming year will see more opportunities and with any luck an actual hire.

But in the meantime... still job-hunting... still trying to get around my writer's block to see about getting something published and marketed... still...