CCD Week 8~ Moses and the Burning Bush

Our saint for class this week were all the Saints in Heaven

Saint of the Week~ Saints in Heaven

We talked about who the saints are in heaven and how they got there. We talked about we all can become a saint and make our way into heaven. We asked the children what type of things they can do to help them get into heaven. We received a variety of answers.

Pray

Go to church

Help others

Be nice to others

The kids colored in a beautiful coloring page for All Saint's Day.

Here a few of options for coloring pages.

Stained-Glass Saints 

Happy All Saint's Day 

Litany of Saints Mini-Book 

Virtue of the Week~ Diligence

Diligence is doing your best and working hard until you are finished with your task. We talked about how all the saints in heaven worked hard during their daily life o lead a holy life. They never gave up. We then talked about how they could all practice this important virtue. Again we received a variety of wonderful examples....study hard, complete your homework and projects, and work hard to complete all your chores.

Story~ Moses and the Burning Bush

We read the bible story of when God spoke to Moses through the burning bush. We talked about Moses must have been scared to hear God's voice. Many of the children were amazed that the bush didn't burn up. Most of the children said they would've been frightened to see the burning bush and hear God speaking to them. A few brave boys said they would be very curious about the bush. I think they may have gotten closer to investigate. 

The children worked on a craft to go along with our bible story of Moses and the Burning Bush. For the craft, I give each child a piece of construction paper. I then have them trace their hand on the paper. Each child is then given a coloring page with an image of Moses on it. They color Moses and then cut him out. They then past Moses onto the page. To create the fire, I have the kids scrunch up red, orange, and yellow tissue paper. They glue the colored tissue pieces onto their traced hand. This brings the burning bush to life. I found most of the idea online here. I added the picture of Moses because I wanted the kids to remember who he was and I thought that would help them.

Till Next Time,

Monique