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Our Saint~ Saint Kateri Tekewitha
Saint Kateri was our saint this week. Her feast day is July 14th. She is one of the few American-born saints. She was the daughter of a Mohawk warrior. The kids were excited when they heard she had been born in what is now New York. The girls thought she was a very beautiful saint.
Our Virtue~ Piety
Piety is the quality of being religious and reverent. This led to a discussion on how we behave when we enter the church and how we behave during Mass. We bless ourselves when we enter the sanctuary and pay attention to the Mass. We don't talk, yell, or run around.
The students colored in a coloring page of Saint Kateri of Tekawitha. You can find here it here.
Here is another option and you can find a lesson on how to draw Saint Kateri at Catholicicing.com.
Our Lesson~ Palm Sunday and Holy Week~
We had a busy week this week. We learned about Palm Sunday and made our own palms to take home.
We used green construction paper and pipe cleaners. We then wrote the word, HOSANNA on the front of the palm.
While learning about Holy Week, they colored in a picture of Jesus entering Jerusalem.
I thought I had found it on the Saint Annes Helper website, but I don't see it anymore. They have quite a few others available. I may print out a different one for next year. You can check it out here.
We learned about Holy Week. We talked about each day and the events that occurred leading up to the crucifixion of Our Lord.
Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday(Spy Wednesday), Holy Thursday(The Last Supper), Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.
The kids worked on a worksheet that helped them put the Holy Week timeline in order.
We also had a picture of the Last Supper for them to take home.
I used The Way of the Cross by Charles Singer to help the students learn the Stations of the Cross.
I don't think it's available anymore, but here are two similar books that would be great to use with younger students.
I had a parent donate an Easter egg wreath craft. Here is a similar wreath about Holy Week. The students worked on that while I read the story, A Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Tale by Angela Elwell Hunt.
I have a lesson plan I use to go along with the book. I've had for it years. I went searching for it but can no longer find it.
And with that, it was time to go! We actually ran out of time, but as the students reminded me we are also 5 minutes late. They are not wrong though, we always are. At least they have fun while learning!
