Bury your Alleluia Activity

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I made this today to use tomorrow with my kinders.  I plan to have the decorate this Alleluia picture while an Alleluia song is playing in the background.  Then we will seal them into an envelope to symbolize the beginning of Lent.  We will open them again after Easter break and post them around the room.

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Free Holy Thursday Clip Art from Charlotte's Clips

Free Holy Thursday Clip Art from Charlotte's Clips

Just as Jesus as shared with his friends on Holy Thursday,  I wanted share a small gift with you.

If you have not seen this version of the Easter story in Song, this a must listen during Holy Week!

Comment are appreciated!

FREE Emergent Readers to Teach the Meaning of Easter

Hello to my faith-filled friends! I have TWO fun freebies to share with you today. Holy Week begins tomorrow and there are so many important events in the life of Jesus that are remembered during this most-important week of the Church calendar. I have created a pair of FREE  emergent readers to teach young children the events of the week and help students learn to spell and read the word "Jesus."

In each book, students cut out, unscramble and glue letters to spell the word "Jesus" and complete the sentences in every page of this emergent reader. The book features repetitive text to support developing literacy. 

Two Emergent Readers to Choose From

For my Catholic students, I created the book "Jesus Had a Holy Week". Once this book was added to my TpT store, a Protestant teacher requested a revised version that was more beneficial to her curriculum needs. So, the book "Jesus is Risen!" was created. Both books teach the word "Jesus" and use the same clip art to describe Holy Week events. The vocabulary in the two texts is the only subtle difference.

Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog and download the version that is best for your classroom needs. 

Wishing you a blessed Holy Week and a Happy Easter! 

Free Stations of the Cross Booklet from Charlotte's Clips

Free Stations of the Cross Booklet from Charlotte's Clips

Here is a link to other free Lenten posts 

Free Easter Writing Prompt and Sequencing Cards

Free Easter Writing Paper:

Click writing paper to download

Free Easter Sequencing Cards:

Free Easter Sequencing Cards 

Here is an example of how I used them with my class:

In honor of our Lord's Passion and Resurrection...

Lenten Cross Project for Kids

When I first started teaching in the wonderful Catholic School in which I teach, I had one of those awesome parents who was always there when I needed an extra hand and always had a smile on her face when she was in the classroom. During the time that she was with me, she shared this sweet Lenten cross project that I do every year. I think of her every time I get the materials out- what a sweet memory!




This project is easy and if you are looking for a striking bulletin board, this fills that need! (Click the picture above to get a Google doc of the project!)

The first thing I do is teach my students the meaning of the colors:
BLACK - We all sin.
RED - Jesus died.
WHITE - Jesus wiped our sins away.
GREEN - Jesus gives us new life.
YELLOW - We have new life in Heaven with Jesus.

To do the project,  children trace the cross onto purple construction paper and glue onto a half sheet of black construction paper. Children cut small pieces of black, red, white, green, and yellow construction paper and glue onto the cross in a mosaic pattern. Glue the words onto the other side of the black paper. Voila! An easy craft with a BIG meaning!

When my students finish their crosses, they make a fun Lenten bracelet using the Lenten colors.

 Until next time!

Blessings,

Lenten Good Deeds Chart

The Lenten season is a wonderful opportunity to encourage extra kindness in the classroom. Sacrifice is a big concept for my kinders, but they ALL understand the importance of being kind and sharing Jesus' love. We do Good Deeds in my classroom during the Lenten season. I created this Stained Glass Good Deeds chart for my students. Each time a child does a Good Deed, he or she colors a space on their personal chart. By the time Easter arrives, the chart is filled with an array of colors representing many wonderful acts of kindness.

This download is yours for FREE, simply click an image above to download your free copy.

Have a Blessed Day!

Free Stations of the Cross for Young Children

Prayer is an essential ingredient for spiritual growth during 

the Season of Lent.

Download Stations of Cross Powerpoint by Charlotte's Clips 

While the Stations of the Cross is a very powerful form of prayer,

 it can be emotionally intense for tender hearts 

and a long time to stay still and quiet for those wiggly little ones.  

Therefore, I created my own modified Stations of the Cross, 

which we pray in our classroom using a Projector and Powerpoint presentation.  

Later, during Lent I take my students to Church where we walk and pray the Station as a class.

The pictures in this Powerpoint our from our Church, the Cathedral of St. Joseph.

Directions are included on the first slide how to use the Powerpoint.

Here is a video clip of my class 

leading the Stations

I Recently found this idea for teaching young Children the Stations of the Cross

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Stations of the Cross Box

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Lenten Emergent Reader

The season of Lent is upon us and I have created an Interactive Sight Word Reader to familiarize my students with some Lenten symbols and integrate Religion instruction with Language Arts. This Interactive Sight Word reader is my gift to you for free. Click the image below to download.

Please enjoy and have a blessed Lenten season. I also invite you to stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to find religious and secular ideas, activities, and inspiration.