19 Aug · Annie Riendeau · No Comments

EN-E-Deborah Trigger

What Was Deborah Doing?   Material None   Steps Tell the children that in the Old Testament, the meaning given to the first name Deborah (Dvora) is “bee”. Bees are laborious, disciplined, tireless. Tell them to try to imagine what a day in Deborah’s life looked like. Read the following verse: “Deborah, the wife of …

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17 Aug · Annie Riendeau · No Comments

EN-E-John Trigger

Crumpled Paper     Material Paper   Steps Ask the children to draw a person on a sheet. A stick man is enough. Ask the children to say hurtful things to that paper person. Tell them that with each offensive statement, they must crumple a portion of the paper on which that person is drawn …

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17 Aug · Noemie Chasse · No Comments

EN-PS-John Trigger

Drawing Of The Disciples     Material Disciples’ colouring sheets (drawing) Coloured pencils   Steps Print several disciples’ colouring sheets. As soon as the children arrive, ask them to colour the friends of Jesus and tell them that the story of the day is about one of them: John.

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17 Aug · Annie Riendeau · No Comments

EN-E-Paul Trigger

Paul, A Great Traveler     Material Suitcase Passport Photos of famous monuments (The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France; The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA; London Bridge, London, England; The Pyramids, Egypt; etc.) Souvenirs from your travels   Steps Show your suitcase, passport and travel souvenirs to the children. Present photos of famous landmarks and …

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17 Aug · Noemie Chasse · No Comments

EN-PS-Paul Trigger

Visiting A Tent     Material Tent   Steps Before the children arrive, set up a tent in the class. As soon as they arrive, ask them to visit the tent. Let them explore and play. They will greatly appreciate it. Make the connection with the story of the day: Paul made tents.

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17 Aug · Annie Riendeau · No Comments

EN-E-Judas Trigger

Ask Forgiveness     Large heart drawn on a large cardboard (40 cm x 50 cm) Sticky tack Pencils Eraser   Steps Place the large heart drawn on a large cardboard on the classroom wall. Discuss with the children about things we regret doing because we know that it has harmed someone or ourselves or …

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17 Aug · Noemie Chasse · No Comments

EN-PS-Judas Trigger

Images Of The Garden Of Gethsemane     Material Images of the garden of Gethsemane   Steps Before the children arrive, have the images of the garden printed. Arrange them on a table. Then, when the children arrive, show them the images and comment on them. Then tell them that the character of the day, …

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17 Aug · Annie Riendeau · No Comments

EN-E-Peter Trigger

The Outdated Calendar     Material A calendar from a previous year   Steps Show the children the calendar and ask them: “Does everyone know what it is? It’s a calendar. How many of you have a calendar hung in their home? Calendars have many uses, don’t they? We use calendars to mark time. We …

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17 Aug · Noemie Chasse · No Comments

EN-PS-Peter Trigger

Fishing Game     Material Fishing game (sold in big-box stores) Steps Bring a fishing game. Set it on a table and let the children take turns to play. Then tell the children that the story of the day is about a man who was a fisherman by trade.

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16 Aug · Annie Riendeau · No Comments

EN-E-Lucifer Trigger

Don’t Be Fooled!     Material A book that you have changed the cover.   Steps Ask the children: “I want to show you a very good book that I read this week (show the book). You can see by the cover that it’s a book about… (talk about the cover you’ve chosen). It looks …

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