More Games Added To Celebrating the Mass Lessons

I added more games to help students learn the various prayers and acclamations for the new missal. I hope the students enjoy the new activities for Celebrating the Mass Lesson Plans.


Penitential Rite

Gloria

Profession of Faith

Holy, Holy, Holy

Mystery of Faith

The Lord’s Prayer

Mass Lessons for the New Missal

The celebration of Mass is a hard concept for younger students to understand and with the new Roman Missal being implemented on the first Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011 makes it even harder. I posted 22 lessons to help students learn the parts of the Mass. The lessons will provide catechists, teachers, or parents with activities, crafts, games, puzzles, worksheets, etc. to use with their students or child to learn what goes on during Mass and what they should do. This will be geared for students first grade on up.

Celebrating the Mass Lesson Plans- All 22 lessons

The Power of Words

"It's not what you say, but how you say it."

This makes the point better than ever.
Have a look (filmed in royal Exchange Square Glasgow).

Celebrating the Mass Lessons

The celebration of Mass is a hard concept for younger students to understand and with the new Roman Missal being implemented on the first Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011 makes it even harder. With that said I will attempt to produce various lessons to help students learn the parts of the Mass. The lessons will provide catechists, teachers, or parents with activities, crafts, games, puzzles, worksheets, etc. to use with their students or child to learn what goes on during Mass and what they should do. This will be geared for students first grade on up.


*These lessons can also be used to supplement any curriculum that you already use. I plan on using these lessons as part of my curriculum. Since our CCD classroom time is rather long at our church (one hour and fifteen minutes) I will use one lesson from Celebrating the Mass each week then continue with a Bible story lesson.



Wish me luck on this endeavor. I am sure going to need it. Please take in consideration that I am just a Mom and I'm providing these lessons to the best of my abilities. I will try to make them as accurate as possible, but I know I will make a few mistakes and it was not intentional.


*Lesson #1 will be posted on Friday. There will be 22 lessons in all.

A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter Z

Z- Zacchaeus

A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter W

W- Wedding at Cana

A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter V

V- Virtues

A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter S

S- Samson

A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter F

F- Fishers of Men

A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter D

D- Daniel and the Lions

A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter A

A- Adam & Eve

A to Z Pre K – K Bible Story Lessons

I plan on posting A to Z Pre K – K Bible story lesson plans starting next week. I will be going through the whole alphabet starting with A and ending with Z. Wish me luck!

*Each lesson plan will consist of: Objectives, Word Wall, Bible Story with questions, Songs and/or Finger Plays, Activities, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Coloring/Puzzles, Handwriting Sheets, Mini Books, etc.


Does anyone have any ideas for the letter U?

So far I have:

universe
upper room
Uriah (Bathsheba’s husband)
Uzziah
unleavened bread

Fun Catholic Pre School Curriculum

Starting September 1st, Lacy at catholicicing.blogspot.com will be posting a Catholic Pre School curriculum that will be covering numbers, then moving onto the alphabet- one letter per week. There will be a different craft for every number 1-5, then a craft for every letter of the alphabet. She will be posting one themed craft each week on Wednesday, starting September 1st!

New Roman Missal for Nov. 27, 2011

From usccb.org


Vatican issues final text of the Roman Missal, Third Edition, for the Dioceses of the United States of America


The Roman Missal, Third Edition, the ritual text containing prayers and instructions for the celebration of the Mass, has been approved by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. First use of the new text of the new Roman Missal will be on the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011.

Pope John Paul II announced a revised version of the Missale Romanum during the Jubilee Year 2000. Among other things, the revised edition of the Missale Romanum contains prayers for the observances of recently canonized saints, additional prefaces for the Eucharistic Prayers, additional Votive Masses and Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Intentions, and some updated and revised rubrics (instructions) for the celebration of the Mass. The English translation of the Roman Missal will also include updated translations of existing prayers, including some of the well–known responses and acclamations of the people.

This website has been prepared to help you prepare for the transition. Here you will find helpful resources for the faithful, for the clergy, and for parish and diocesan leaders, so that all of us will be ready to implement the new Missal next Advent (2011). The receipt of the recognitio marks the beginning of the proximate preparation for the implementation of the Roman Missal. During the time leading up to actual first Sunday of use of the new text, pastors are encouraged to make use of the wide variety of resources available to prepare parishioners not only for the reception of the new text, but to engage in reflection and study about the Mass and the Eucharist.

May the implementation of the revised Roman Missal be a time of deepening, nurturing, and celebrating our faith through the renewal of our worship and the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy.


The Order of Mass- Sample text

People’s Part- Sample text

Priest’s Part- Sample text

Silent Monks Singing Halleluia

Favorite Class Activity?

We have one more CCD class before we break for the summer and as I look back I think of all we have done and it amazes me. During the year, we studied the parts of the Mass and learned the roles of the priest, the other liturgical ministers, and the community as well as the responses of all the other rituals and actions that take place during the liturgy. My students learned some of the items used at Mass and how to behave properly during Mass. Each week we studied various Bible stories from Creation to Pentecost and also the Catholic beliefs, sacred tradition, and most importantly, how it relates to their life. Throughout the year, we did crafts, games, and activities to emphasize Bible stories and the Catholic Church. These activities make the Bible stories and aspects of the Catholic Church more concrete and easier for the students to understand and also a lot of fun. As I thought back, I contemplated which activity was the student’s favorite and the curiosity got the better of me so I asked my students.

The overwhelming majority of my students said that their favorite activity was exploring the events and meaning of The Last Supper while creating chalices.



What was your student’s favorite activity they did this year?

Tamara Lowe at Christ Fellowship

I wish I could do this:

Religious Activity Pages

I was surfing the net and I came across 2 marvelous sites:


tiredtwang.blogspot.com- Charlotte (Matilda), makes her own religious coloring sheets. All coloring pages are her own artwork and are free for any fair, not-for-profit use by individuals, families, home schooling groups, or other educational cooperatives. Copies may not be sold or reproduced for profit.

You can find all of her coloring pages listed up at the top of her blog by clicking on the tab called Catholic Coloring Pages. You will be amazed at what she has done.


paperdali.blogspot.com- Vee has posted adorable saint paper dolls she has made that you can download for free. Scroll down the left sidebar to MY FREE PAPER DOLLS and click on the saint you want. The link will take you directly where you can download a black and white PDF file of the saint. You may only use her works for your personal use, not commercial use.

Chutes and Ladders (on sale!)

I just got back from Walmart and Chutes and Ladders was on sale for $5. 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.




• Chutes and Ladders is ideal for younger children who are still learning to take turns and just beginning to recognize numbers (the spinner stays in the single digits).

• No reading required.