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Good morning and welcome back to another edition of Teaching Tuesday! We are still reading through the Old Testament stories in our children's Bible. We started class by praying the Our Father and Hail Mary.
Our saint this week was Saint Kateri Tekakwitha the Lily of the Mohawks. Her feast day is July 14th. We read a short story about her, Kateri Tekakwitha: Model of Bravery by Barbara Yoffie.
The kids colored a picture of her while I read the story. You can find it here. Her virtue was piety. Piety is the quality of being religious and reverent. We talked about how they can practice the virtue of piety.
Having a respectful behavior
Showing love and care for others
Showing a genuine interest in practicing their religious teachings
Behaving in Mass
Being respectful while they pray
Learning more about their faith
Practicing their prayers
This week, my first-grade class about the Battle of Jericho. We read the story about the Battle of Jericho. We then acted out the story. I had the children walk around the 7 times while blowing their horns. I picked up inexpensive party blowers at the store.
We then played a fun game of Knock Down the Walls of Jericho. I took solo cups and made a pyramid with them. I then divided the kids into 2 teams. Each team took turns throwing a ball at the cups. The store with the most towers knocked down completely wins. This is a great way to get the kids active, have some fun, and learn about the Bible stories.
If you need some more fun ideas, check out the Battle of Jericho lesson from Trueway Kids.
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