Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Doors to the Sacraments {Baptism}


My classroom religion curriculum centers around the Sacraments.  As my students make project about the seven Sacraments to add to their Fulton Sheen Notebooks, I have always displayed their work in the hall, but this year our bulletin boards were moved to uncover some windows to let in natural light (yay!).  I decided to use our door to display the students' work, and also use it to remind them of the new life that the Sacraments offer us- a door to grace.


For our Baptism door, we displayed the students Baptism Certificates (available through our textbook publisher here).  I also created a large Paschal Candle using butcher paper and a banner that says, "In our Baptism we received the light of Christ. Now we go out to share it!"

We continued these displays throughout the year with the rest of the Sacraments.  It was a great way to not only display the students' work for the school, but to also to keep them mindful of the important role the Sacraments play in our lives as Catholics.

12 comments:

  1. How fortunate am I that I stumbled upon your blog through Pinterest. I have literally spent hours here, not in one sitting, absorbing ideas for my P-1 Religious Ed class. The Works of Mercy for Lent is out of this world. I intend on using this for the entire Religious Ed program so all the children can participate. You are an angel sent from heaven for teachers like me! You really do need a PayPal donation button! I feel a bit guilty downloading for free. God bless you!

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    1. Marsha, I'm so so glad that you are finding good things here to use with your students! They are freely given so that you can freely share with those kiddos. I'm sure you'll think of some way to pay it forward. :) Hope you have a fruitful Lent!

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  2. Love your site!!! Just what I needed to teach 3rd-5th during our parish mission about sacraments! THANK YOU!

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  3. I just found your site and am thrilled that now I have a catholic website for resources and ideas for my class. I teach 8th grade and our main focus is on the 7 sacraments. I am still trying to delve deeper into the sacraments for their age group. Since I am new to your page, I assume its for all ages. thank you so much for your ministry here!

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    1. So glad to help! A lot of my Sacrament resources were created for 5th grade, but can easily be adapted and enriched for older kids!

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  4. It says access denied when I click the link :(

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    1. I'm sorry, the publisher must have changed the permissions. I don't own that page, so I can't share it digitally. Maybe you could make your own? You can see a close up of it here: https://www.looktohimandberadiant.com/2013/07/reviewing-sacraments-baptism.html

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  5. Have you ever had students who are not Catholic in your class? Our school is about half non-Catholic, which presents a challenge when doing projects like this. Do you have any suggestions on how to include kids who are not Baptized?

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    1. I'm sorry that I am just now seeing this comment, but just in case someone else is reading this and wondering- the dynamic of the Catholic schools that I have worked at is quite different. My classes are typically 95% Catholic students with a few baptized non-Catholics sprinkled in. So when I've done this activity it has been inclusive to all of them.
      If I were working in a school with 50% non Catholics or lots of non Baptized students, I would still teach the same content about Baptism, do some of the other activities on my site especially about the Biblical connections, but I probably would not do this specific activity. Hope that helps!

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  6. Dear Katie,
    I was looking for some information about Catholic Social Teaching. I found some great information from your website. I also found some great activities about the Holy Eucharist. Thank you very much for making this website so easy to access anytime we need some help to teach our Catholic faith. God bless you.

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  7. Hi Katie! The link to the textbook publish is broken.

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    1. Hi! yes, this post is from quite a few years ago and the publisher doesn't offer that resources any more. I don't own that page, so I can't share it digitally. Maybe you could make your own? You can see a close up of it here: https://www.looktohimandberadiant.com/2013/07/reviewing-sacraments-baptism.html

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