For planning purposes I print a monthly calendar from the forms icon on my printer and then begin filling in the squares with important events.
Here's what I'll be highlighting for these dates in September:
8 - Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (Mary's birthday)
We will make a blueberry/cream cheese/whipped cream dessert, top it with candles and let the little kids all have a chance to blow them out. I'd like to find a nice Mary statue to add to our school room.
9 - St. Peter Claver
We will read the page dedicated to St. Peter Claver in Picture Book of Saints.
15 - Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
We'll use the coloring activity found in A Year With God: Celebrating the Liturgical Year (page 200)
21 - St. Matthew the Evangelist
We'll read his page in Picture Book of Saints.
29 - St. Michael and the Archangels Gabriel and Raphael
30 - St. Jerome
We'll read the page in Picture Book of Saints and read St. Jerome and the Lion. After reading we'll follow the lesson plan in Catholic Mosaic.
Throughout the school year we'll be using Teach Me About the Catholic Faith as our main text. I'll be using these resources with my 5th and 1st graders and 2 and 3 year olds. I don't think Teach Me About the Catholic Faith is advanced enough for a 5th grader, but when looking for something appropriate for the younger kids this seemed like the right choice and I'll include Sam, challenging him when necessary with added discussion, copywork or memorization.
I like to keep my plans quite simple, that way I can easily add them into our daily morning time. For additional ideas of how to live out the Faith in September check out Shower of Roses blog for lots of inspiration.
I like to keep my plans quite simple, that way I can easily add them into our daily morning time. For additional ideas of how to live out the Faith in September check out Shower of Roses blog for lots of inspiration.
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In homeschooling my clan I have found that formal religious teaching is not nearly as important as living a Catholic life. We try to go to morning Mass often during the school week and our drive home is spent talking about the reading. Every time we hear or see an ambulance, hospital or grave yard we pray. As any mom of a larger family know if we live our faith questions and teaching moments arise all the time. That is one of the reasons I love homeschooling. Have a great school year. I don't think we will start until after labor day as I am still trying to organize the chore lists.
ReplyDeleteThanks Neen. And I agree, living a Catholic life is far more important than formal rel. ed. I do find the formal rel. ed. keeps me on track and I probably learn more from it than the kids do. We'll be starting after labor day, too, since our county fair is this coming week. Good luck with the start of your year.
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