Lives of Saints

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SAINT CHRISTOPHER – SAINT JEROME – SAINT FRANCIS – CANTICLE OF THE SUN

LIVES OF SAINTS – 61 pages: Five weeks of lesson plans with mentoring comments and stories of the saints, illustrated with blackboard drawings, examples of the children’s bookwork, painting, modelling and seasonal craftwork, photos of Nature Table decoration, a performance, and a letter of information to the parents.

The free supplement of poems and songs is an editable template which includes sheet music, footnotes and attributions. Customise it for your cultural setting, or use it to teach English as a foreign language.

This chapter shows how to teach children of any background about the Christian faith (free from dogma and doctrine) and its central concerns: praise, prayer and devotion to a selfless life. The saints bring a first sense of history, and their stories of human goodness and grace are a counterbalance to the earlier animal fables. Summarised in short compositions, these stories provide engaging content for a practice of spelling and handwriting that goes beyond common literacy lessons. Through strong inner experiences of morality, the children’s soul is prepared for intellectual understanding in later years. The topic’s exploration culminates in a moving performance of the Canticle of the Sun and a colourful craft project for Easter.

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