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Great Idea: Praying for Families
by Georgette SchraederWhen we return from the Christmas break, we start the New Year by praying for all our families. Each week we list a certain number of families – 12 this year – in our newsletter....
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Great idea: How Do I Love Thee?
by Carol SchellmanThe caption for my February bulletin board is “How Do I Love Thee?” In January, I send a note and a large construction paper heart home to each student’s family, asking that the...
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Great Idea: Fit to be Tied
by Elaine PavaoAfter four months of tying first-graders’ shoelaces, I’m ready for a break. Each January, I tape a giant bug face on the wall with the words: “Look who can tie their shoelaces.” I cut...
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Great Idea: A Valentine Celebration
by Sr. Mary Lou WitkowskiAs an assignment just before St. Valentine’s Day, students are to find something they like in each of their fellow students. On St. Valentine’s Day, I place decorated papers on...
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Great Idea: Change Can Make a Difference
by Shelia MurphyIt is difficult for students to understand what a difference they can make by contributing a small amount to worthy causes. For one day only, students bring in “change” earned from...
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Great Idea: Children’s Last Supper
by Cameron LewisOur first-grade prayer service during Lent includes reading from the children’s Bible about the Last Supper. In preparation for their special “Last Supper,” a beaded cross will have...
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Great Idea: Easter Reminders
by Jody MurphyTo help students understand the Easter story, I provide egg cartons filled with plastic eggs, numbered 1-12. As I read aloud Scripture pertaining to a Holy Week event, students enclose...
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Great Idea: Mother’s Day Activity
by Michele DayAs a lasting memory for Mother’s Day, I make a video of each child. A special May altar in our classroom is the backdrop. For each child, I record the child’s reading of a letter of...
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Guardian Angels
by Helen CasperOn the feast of the Guardian Angel, October 2, we decorated the hallway with pictures of angels and set up a lighted showcase display of angel collectibles. For lunch on "angle day," we...
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Heavenly Roses
by Lydia DufresneTo help my kindergartners understand the power of praying the rosary, I ask each student to color and cut out pictures of roses. Each time we pray our daily decade of prayers, a...
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A Motivation Technique
by Ann WhitworthMy fifth-grade students earn chances for a monthly drawing as a motivation to do better on their tests. They receive entries for A’s or for improvement over the previous test. On the...
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Great Idea: Paper Masks
by Sr. Patricia ThornierAs an end-of-year activity, focus on past joys and sorrows. Children make two masks, one decorated with the fun times of the year and the other with the not-so-fun times....
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Great Idea: Beaded Classroom
A Beaded Classroomby Gail HarveyTo honor Mary during May, each student decorates a large cut-out figure of a bead to attach to his/her desk. All the beads will represent a part of the rosary as the...
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Your Teaching Idea Can Win You $50!
And, an opportunity to be the grand winner for the best Great Idea of the school year!Do you have a special lesson, holiday celebration, or classroom project that your students love? Share it with your...
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Sharing Sacks
by Mirta HernandezAs I teach my students about charity and sharing, right before Christmas break, we prepare our Sharing Sacks. I find fabric bags at the dollar store or buy burlap or some cheap fabric...
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