I’m all set for my first session tonight with the 6th graders at St. Cajetan Parish! I have 9 students so far, 5 girls and 4 boys. I’m blessed this year to have my wife Joanne working as my aide! As always, meet me back here tomorrow to get the summary – the good, the bad, and the ugly – of my teaching experiences!
Here’s my lesson in a box!
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We had a very enjoyable session last evening focusing on the Psalms. In case you missed it, here is what I had planned. The kids enjoyed the opening activity of describing the emotions portrayed in a series of pictures and selecting one that best described how they felt at the moment (they almost all selected the picture that represented being tired except for one very peppy young man who said, “I’m just happy to be […]
First of all, thanks to those folks who were concerned because they thought I actually flew home from Italy to teach my class and then fly back! I guess a few folks missed my emphasis on the word VIRTUAL in reference to the pilgrimage to Italy! I’m not on the actual pilgrimage but am conducting a VIRTUAL pilgrimage so that we can, in some small way, share in the experience of those pilgrims who actually […]
Last evening was my first opportunity to be with my 6th graders in the wake of the tragic massacre in Newtown, CT. I came prepared to spend some quality time touching on the subject with them and praying about it. Here is what happened: As I was setting up for class, one young lady arrived early as usual to help me distribute materials. She said, without provocation, “Well, I’m very upset.” I asked her about […]
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Blessings on your class. God has chosen each of you to walk together on this journey. I hope you all enjoy learning about each other and that the process will help you draw closer to God.
Thanks Susan!
Thanks for your updates. I really enjoy reading them and get ideas from you. I don’t normally teach, but on our first day of class, I had to sub. Two cute stories from VERY excited 2nd graders:
“My mom knows all about what you talk about here. She goes to Jesus school.”
and
“Guess what?? I got BAP-MI-TIZED! It was so awesome!”
Bonnie, those are 2 great stories! 🙂 Thanks!