Prayer project helps teach childern about praying for others and honouring Mom.

Children can enjoy praying for mom, grandma, or even a special mom they know at Mother's Day, Valentine's Day or any day with this unique prayer project.

In this spiritual bouquet, the sender will provide a tea bag and pray a single decade of the rosary daily for five days while the recipient relaxes and has a cup of tea every day. At the end of the five days a whole rosary would have been offered for their mom or a special mom they know.

This project gives children an introduction to purposeful or directed prayer.

There are a few steps in this project. First, you must print out and assemble the tea bag holders. Then, you print out and assemble the booklet being sure to write in the dates for prayer on the lines provided as well as sign your name under the explanation. Lastly, you place the tea bags in booklet, and you are ready to give it away.

Instructions are provided in the file, and you can see step by step instructions and images in our Christmas version.

Help children learn or review about the seven Sacraments.

Teach about or review knowledge of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. Cards feature the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Reconciliation, Holy Orders, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, and a reference card that lists all the sacraments. Each fillable fact card asks learners to state facts about each of the seven sacraments, including answering these questions.

-Who can dispense this sacrament?
-How many times can you receive this sacrament?
-What type of sacrament is this?
-What is the matter of this sacrament?
-What is the form of this sacrament?

An answer key is provided for convenience and references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church are provided.

There are eight cards total in this set. Black and white images depicting symbols of each sacrament have been used and can easily be colored in by learners.

Once completed, these cards can be laminated for year-long review. These cards were designed for CCD classes and Catholic homeschooling families.

Printable Litany of Loreto has a child friendly layout.

Help introduce children to praying a litany, which is a liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions prayed by a leader alternating with specific responses by congregation or people.

This method of prayer can be appealing to children because of its repetitive nature, which offers comfort while encouraging participation.

This Litany focuses a great deal on the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is a very powerful intercessor for us. The layout of this printable prayer includes a larger font for children, the use of blue text to symbolize Mary as well as to help distinguish the parts spoken by the leader from those of the people. The representative symbol of Mary is also used on each sheet.

F3 (Lapbook Style) Folder Lesson on the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of Jesus. She is a powerful intercessor and as Jesus stated from the cross, she is our mother too. She was born sinless of the Immaculate Conception, and next to Jesus, she is the most perfect example of humanity that God ever created on Earth. She gives nothing less than an awesome example, of how we should live a joyful, obedient and charitable life for love of God. This F3 Folder about the Blessed Virgin Mary is a good way to introduce your child or class to our Holy Mother, the perfectly virtuous life she lead and the powerful intercessor that she is.

Perfect for use in your homeschool, CCD or religious education class, this resource is designed to build understanding of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her role in the Church and the Catholic faith. There are five different learning activities and two F3 piece activities that can help you teach or reinforce your lessons on Mother Mary, whether you use a formal curriculum or one that you have put together yourself.

Focus: This F3 - Flip, Flap & Fold Folder is dedicated to teaching young Catholics about the Blessed Virgin Mary, including who she is, her titles, the Hail Mary prayer in English and Latin, approved apparitions and where they occurred, her connection to Jesus' life in the Mysteries of the Rosary, exemplar of virtuous behavior, and using a statue of Mary as a sacramental.

Level: Elem+

Supplies Needed:
Downloaded file - 12 pages
1 - DOUBLE prepared F3 Folder
Scissors or cutter
Glue stick
Ruler - to measure trim line, if desired.
Bible

Folder Elements
- Cover sheet with lesson highlights
- The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of Jesus, the Mother of God. - Drawing Mary and Jesus in the outline provided
- Titles for Mary – Praying the Litany of Loreto and identifying favorite titles for Mary
- Mary Is Our Intercessor – Role of an intercessor, Communion of Saints, Mary’s Symbol and praying the Hail Mary in English and Latin
- Approved apparitions of Mary – Mapping the timeline of apparitions
- What Am I? - Piece featuring the statue of Mary as a sacramental
- Why Do We Honour the Blessed Virgin Mary? – Examining Mary’s role in Jesus’ life through the Mysteries of the Rosary – Pieces to name and illustrate each mystery, including scriptural reference and virtue gained.
- What Can We Learn from Mother Mary? – Writing a summary of what Mary’s examples can teach us about Christian living.

Lesson Highlights:
Who is the Blessed Virgin Mary?
Why do we honour her?
What can we learn from her?

Overview of Steps to Complete Folder:
Print out the twelve page file. Trim the main folder pages (first five pages of the .PDF file) to fit into one double, prepared F3 folder. To do this, trim about 1/2" on the left and right side of each page image, leaving the black boxes and images visible. Glue into the center of the folders as shown in photo. Glue cover sheet onto the front of the folder.


Cut out pieces. Assemble according to printed directions. Glue them into their proper place as designated on the main sheets.

Sample pieces include:









Expect to complete this F3 Folder in two or three learning sessions.

Instructions for the F3 Folder lesson and additional information are included in the download file.

Celebrate The Visitation on the liturgical calendar or any time of the year.

In this joyful mystery of the rosary, Mary visits Elizabeth and is joyfully greeted by her cousin and the infant, John the Baptist, in her womb. It is during this visit that the words to the Hail Mary prayer reveal themselves to us.



This four-page copywork set features the Hail Mary prayer in Latin. Find the Ave Maria prayer in both print and cursive trace styles.

What words can you think of to describe Mother Mary?

Children can practice handwriting and copywork while they learn or recall details that describe the Blessed Virgin Mary. This three-page set includes trace copywork sheets in print as well as cursive styles, as well as a writing, non-trace version. You can use completed sheets as discussion starters and have children try to think of other words that can describe Mother Mary.

You may also want to use this resource to begin a discussion about adjectives - words that describe a noun.

Practice using adjectives as learners describe Mother Mary.

This resource gets learners thinking about mothers. Who says we can't mix religion, grammar, and fun? We think that it is possible to infuse the faith into anything we study and grammar is no different. Use this graphic organizer worksheet to teach about adjectives - words that describe nouns. Using the picture Madonna and Child by Sassoferrato and the common noun mother, children can practice finding words that describe a mother, their own mother, or our Holy Mother.

This style worksheet is always a big hit with our children as they allow for drawing and/or writing of words in the ovals. This worksheet can be used with any age group and is very well suited for use in CCD or ESL classes.

Multi-task with Mother Mary to write poetry and more.

We love to multi-task. Actually, that isn't true, we multi-task out of necessity...lol. When we create resources, we try to utilize multi-subject learning as much as possible to keep our learners enthusiastic and engaged. We have found through our experience, that many times our children will become overwhelmed with a larger quantity of learning tasks which in turn reduces the joy and fun in learning. So we try to be creative not only in our approach to teaching and learning but also in the materials we create around our faith. Today we share our new My Mother Bookmark resource. Look at the learning possibilities in this little resource.

1. This resource displays a beautiful image of our Holy Mother exposing her Immaculate Heart.
2. This piece uses Victorian era graphics with flowers suitable for a Mary Garden (Roses and Sweet Peas).
3. It teaches the Memorare prayer.
4. It provides an opportunity for a child to write an acrostic poem about Mary, mothers, or their own mother. (This also makes a nice Mother's Day gift.)
5. Oh yes, it's also a bookmark. :)

This resource is simple to use - just print, cut apart, fold and glue. There are two per page, and they can easily be laminated to create a nice little keepsake for years to come.

F3 Folder Lesson on the seven Sacraments

The seven Sacraments are an integral part of the Catholic Faith. They give meaning to our faith, traditions and practices as Jesus Christ instituted them and called them into practice Himself. We invite you to use our lapbook style double F3 Folder About the Seven Sacraments to enhance and supplement your lessons.

Perfect for use in your homeschool, CCD or religious education class, this resource is designed to build understanding of the sacraments and their role in the church. There are six F3 piece activities that can help you teach or reinforce your lessons on sacraments whether you use a formal curriculum or one that you have put together yourself.

Focus: This F3 - Flip, Flap & Fold Folder is dedicated to teaching young Catholics about the sacraments - including form, matter and effects of each, Sanctifying and Actual grace, types of sacraments (Initiation, Healing, Service of Communion), and the ambry.
Level: Elem+

Supplies Needed:
Downloaded file - 23 pages
1 - DOUBLE prepared F3 Folder (Learn more HERE.)
Scissors or cutter
Glue stick
Ruler - to measure trim line, if desired.

Folder Elements Include:
• Cover sheet with lesson highlights
• What Are Sacraments? – Definition including sanctifying grace and actual grace.
• Matter & Form – Definition piece that also gives examples of matter.
• What Do the Sacraments Give Us – Piece featuring the effects of the Sacraments
• What Am I? - Piece featuring the Ambry
• Types of Sacraments and the symbols associated with each - Pieces depict symbols of each sacrament and are categorized by Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Healing, and Sacraments at the Service of Communion. References to the Catechism are provided.
• My Learning Cards About the Seven Sacraments - Eight cards are provided for children to fill out and then store in a matching pocket. An answer key is provided for teachers including references to the CCC.
• What I Know About the Sacraments Single Flip Book – One provided for each sacrament featuring corresponding images from stain-glass windows. Use these to review or provide specific information as desired.
• List the Seven Sacraments using image prompts.
• Draw or write about "My Favorite Sacrament."

Lesson Highlights:
What are sacraments?
How many do we celebrate?
Why are they important?

By explaining what a sacrament is, what constitutes a sacrament and its effects, children can grow to understand the importance of the Church, participating in the fullness of the Catholic faith, and receiving the Sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Reconciliation regularly.

Overview of Steps to Complete Folder:
Print out the 23 page file. Trim the main folder pages (first five pages of the .PDF file) to fit into one double, prepared F3 folder. To do this, trim about 1/2" on the left and right side of each page image, leaving the black boxes and images visible. Glue into the center of the folders as shown in photo. Glue cover sheet onto the front of the folder.

Cut out pieces. Assemble according to printed directions.











Glue them into their proper place as designated on the main sheets.

Instructions for the F3 Folder lesson and additional information are included in the download file.

Expect to complete this F3 Folder in at least two or three learning sessions. There is quite a bit of information to cover and there are lots of opportunities for discussion and review.

Additional resources from our website that you may find helpful in completing or extending this project

Play to Learn the Seven sacraments the Through Art of Roger Van der Weyden

Seven Sacraments Picture Narration Worksheets

The Seven Sacraments F3 Activity

Seven Sacraments Mini-Book

A simple letter could help your young Catholic kiddos become more confident in participating in the Sacrament of Confession.

Preparing for Confession can be an anxious thing for some children. Many worry about obvious things like forgetting to mention a particular sin while others are concerned with things like if the priest recognizes them in the confessional.

If you are preparing children to receive their sacrament of first Reconciliation, whether it is a class or your own kiddos at home, this little letter may help put their minds at ease and better prepare them for their special visit with Jesus.

The letter addresses these topics for new young penitents.

-The effects of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
-The five steps to a good confession
-Only God can forgive sins
-Everyone can feel differently about Confession
-How to prepare for your time with God.
-How to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Wallet size learning card helps any Catholic prepare for the sacrament of Reconciliation.

Use this simple little card to help prepare to receive the sacrament of Penance. It is perfect as a reference card or a quick help for anxious penitents.

Card references include:

Five steps to a Good Confession
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
The Act of Contrition prayer
Sixteen point Examination of Conscience

These cards are perfect for CCD use. There are two cards per page. Simply print out, cut apart, fold and glue. Laminate if desired. Once laminated these little cards can stay in your wallet or purse for years to come.

Create a sweet mini-book to help teach children the Hail Mary prayer.

Our little Let’s Pray and See the Hail Mary Mini-Book is a delightful way to help children of all ages learn to pray and understand the Hail Mary prayer.

With beautiful vintage images and big clear text, young Catholics can easily see all that our Blessed Mother does for us as an intercessor, patroness and loving mother.

To assemble this resource you will need to print out the sheets and cut apart the pieces on the dotted lines.



Fold the pages in half with blank sides together and stack according to the page numbers.



Staple all pages together where indicated with staple marks.



Finally, glue in the text pieces on the appropriate pages.


This booklet is perfect for use in CCD classes, homeschooling, or religious education to help children learn prayers, celebrate a Feast Day of Mother Mary or to use during May, the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Hail Mary prayer is rooted in the following scripture passages.

Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, - Luke 1:28

Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. - Luke 1:42

Holy Mary Mother of God, - Luke 1:43

Prayer for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. - 1 Timothy 2:1, Col. 1:18-24

Organize Your Learning Area

Use these cute signs to help organize your learning area or supply closet. Designed to fit Rubbermaid or Sterlite rolling drawer organizers, they are easy for children to read and are great helpers in encouraging children to keep their learning area tidy and neat.

Set includes the following labels: Stickers, Stencils, Science Tools, Glue, Scissors, Writing Needs, Crayons, Coloured Pencils, Math Tools, Paint, Stamps, New Art Supplies.

Help children keep track of what's coming up next in their learning day with these cute and very functional subject labels.

Labels are a fun and easy to way to keep things organized and in the case or our Academic subject labels featured on this page, also teach time management skills.

Use these labels to set-up a loose (or tight) learning schedule. Simply print out pages, cut apart subject cards on the lines and order according to the day's tasks. Laminate for more durability and to re-use daily. You can affix to poster board, bulletin board or simply use low-tack painter's tape on a wall and grid out the day for each child. As children gain more organizational experience, have them order their day according to their preferences.

The picture above shows a sample schedule for one day on our homeschool bulletin board. It is a very simple set-up and only takes a few minutes to complete.


After laminating the pieces I used an over sized hole punch and simply hung the labels on push-pins.

Punch a hole in the label.

Ready to mount on a pushpin or hook

When subjects are completed, our kiddo simply turns them over as a sign of accomplishment.

It is amazing how much more gets accomplished when children feel a bit more control over their learning. It doesn't need to be perfect, just fun!


An alternative to bulletin board use

As alternative option to using a bulletin board, a fun option is to use the wall. The last pciture at left is how we previously used the labels last last year on the wall with blue low-tack painter's tape and blue mac-tack. It is super-simple and leaves no markings on the wall either. Kids have fun helping to move around the pieces and help make their learning schedule too.


Our subject label set includes these study areas: math, spelling, reading, phonics, literature, vocabulary, art, music, history, geography, mapping, religion, Bible, home skills, virtue study, P.E., writing, science, nature study, English, French, Latin, foreign language, computer.

Let's Climb Closer to Heaven!

A family project to help children develop consideration and obedience through daily chores with positive attitudes.

Let's face it, nobody likes doing daily chores. St. Therese of Lisieux taught us that through the practice of doing small things for others out of charity, we show love to them and to God. Having children complete school lessons
diligently, with a good attitude or in a timely manner can sometimes be a challenge and a chore in itself. Combine that with the daily tasks, chores, activities that need to be done, and the daily to-do list can be fairly long.

As homeschoolers, we face the special challenge of living in our homes 24/7. Living in our home means more messes, cleaning, and tasks. Add having a large family or children with special needs or running your own business to that, and many homeschooling families can feel overwhelmed. This can easily lead us to burn out. However, through God's grace and the Holy Sacraments, we can use our daily tasks to draw closer to God.

In this fun project children will have an assigned character, and will move them up and down the ladder corresponding to their positive or negative behavior.

There are three steps in completing this project. They are: preparing the materials, practicing good behavior and moving the corresponding pieces accordingly up and down the ladder in the desired timeframe.

Full instructions are included in the 39 page download as well as the character pieces, ladder, and over 25 unique chore card sheets. Once the cards are created, they can easily be stored in an index card holder, recipe card holder or on rings. (Storage ideas are also mentioned in the project directions.)

Whether you are interested in planting a Mary Garden, veggie garden, flower garden or even water garden this project can help you plan and plant your garden.

This is a family project to help children learn about responsibility and patience through planning, planting, and monitoring a garden.

Among one of the most rewarding tasks is planting a garden. Whether it is a veggie garden, flower garden, water garden, or rock garden, planting seeds and seeing them through to fruition is a wondrous thing. This is a great way to teach about responsibility and patience.

Using the learning and activity sheets in this packet you can help your learner choose, plan, plant, and chart the progress of a garden of their choice. Use any basic gardening book from your shelf or local library to complete the activities. We have also included some great kid friendly internet resource links on our website to help you bring this project to life. You will find them on the same page that you downloaded this project.

Project Overview Steps

Step 1: Print out the Plan and Plant a Garden resource packet below to begin your unit project.

Our Plan and Plant a Garden 29 page resource packet is designed to be printed out and then bound on the left with a three-hole duo-tang, binder, comb spine, or hand sewn. Instructions are included in the resource. Some pages are templates and can be printed as many times as needed while others are activity specific sheets. Almost all of our pages are in color. If ink is an issue, you can print out our resources in grey scale.


Step 2: Begin going through the resource packet systematically with your children. Resource focus areas include:
Learn about plants and their needs. Review the needs of plants using the included sheets. Visit any of the gardening sites listed on our site to help children learn about these details.

Learn about the Steps to Good Gardening. Using the online resource links or resources of your own, fill out the steps to good gardening practices on the sheet provided. Hints are also given on the page itself.

Learn about different types of gardens. There are many distinct types of gardens - even one dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Use these sheets to help you learn about some unique types of gardens that people can grow. Whether you live in the city with only sidewalk, out in the country with acres to roam, or just have a small backyard in a neighborhood, there is always a garden waiting to be planted.


Step 3: Select the type of garden you would like to plant and plan a garden to suit your needs. Resource focus areas include:
Decide - What Kind of Garden Shall I Grow? After you investigate the different types of gardens available, use the graphic organizer to help your child determine the best kind of garden to plant in your particular home or designated area.

Decide - What Are You Going to Plant in Your Garden? Use this page to help children decide what kinds of plants they would like to plant. Do this page before you do the plant detective worksheets or in conjunction with their completion. The purpose of this page is to provide a record of what is desired in their garden with their own art work to illustrate their wishes. If you have a child who does NOT like art, pictures could be printed off the internet or cut out from old garden magazines and pasted on instead.

Be a Plant Fact Detective. Print out one sheet for each plant that will be placed in your garden or for any plant that your child may be interested in learning about. Information can be gathered using the back of garden seed packets, info sheets available from most all garden centres, books from the library or from the internet.

Draw a Map of Your Garden. This page will help your child map out their growing space. There is also the opportunity for children to create a map key and practice directional activities. Perhaps you may want to help your child develop the map based on a particular time of the day as an alternative activity.


Step 4: Prepare your growing area and plant your garden.
Learn about Good Gardening Tools. How many gardening tools do you recognize from these pages? With just some quick searches online or a visit to your local hardware or garden supply centre you can find out what each tool is used for.
Create plant labels for your garden. Using our templates create and stake garden labels in your planting area. This activity gives budding artists another opportunity to draw about the beauty of nature. Refer to the links below to help find pictures of your selected plant(s). The pre-printed selections are the plants in our own family garden here in BC, Canada.


Step 5: Track the progress of your garden. Resource focus areas include:

Track the Growth of Your Garden. This is a wonderful way to have children practice patience and also measuring with a ruler at the same time. As a side note, this can be an opportunity for young mathematicians to practice graphing in another activity, if you so choose, by using just some simple graphing paper and different colored pencils.

Note - How Big Did it Grow? Track the progress of a favorite plant with art. You could also print this page out to do multiple plants if your child has more than one "favorite" plant that they want to track. Have a really young learner? This is a way that Pre/K+ can choose and track the progress of only one plant using their drawing skills.

Make Memories using the Photo Keepsake Pages. Don't forget to take lots of pictures with your little gardeners in their element. Great to show proof of learning for SLPs (student learning plans) and show friends and family too!!




Flower Delivery - We were alerted to this website by the teacher of a student at Monument Charter School. The Teacher emailed us to thank us for our page and let us know it was such a help to her class. She also told us that one her students found this resource page and, as a result, was given an award of Student of The Week by Mrs Hughes. Great Job!!!!!

Kids' Valley Garden - This is a wonderful site out of Canada for children to explore on their own. Created by award winning people who really like horticulture and kids. Really cool for kids.

The Plant Life Cycle - This is a really neat resource for children to view all of the parts of the plant lifecycle in a neat interactive way. The available lessons can be viewed using the interactive format or in a whiteboard format as well.

My First Garden - This is a really great site with lessons to do, to read and such. Designed for 4th grade it provides lots of neat things for kids to explore on their own. They have a neat little encyclopedia of flowers and veggies as well. They talk about gardening in odd places as well. Sooo cool for kids!

The Kids Garden - This is a great reference site our of the UK for info on gardening and planting with children. Many different areas are covered including plant propagation with children, attracting butterflies and birds to your garden, pond life info and more. There is even an "Ask the Expert" section as well. Not a lot of downloads but tons of great info. An added plus is its clean design and well organized pages.

I Can Garden - This Canadian site has quite a bit of info on it for avid gardeners. They have a special "Kidz Corner" with lots of good articles and ideas for young gardeners.

Online School of Plants - If you are looking for a lot of good info, presented well and engaging for a bit older learner who want to delve deeper into learning about plants, then this is the site for you to visit. This page is also a great parent resource site as it teaches and provides more info than the average 5th grader may need. Note: This page does provide links to other sites on the web in their content.

How Stuff Works - Types of Gardens - Good reference for the types of garden sheet above.

Mary's Gardens - All you ever wanted to know about growing, planting or enjoying a garden devoted to our Mother Mary.

Fish Eaters: Mary Gardens - Great info about growing, planting or enjoying a garden devoted to our Mother Mary.

Learn about the culture and country of Germany through this creative research project almost guaranteed to bring a smile to your learners face.



Suitable for Gr. 4 and higher, this project combines using multiple sources for research with narration, art, and creativity as learners pretend to travel to Germany to visit a cousin.

My Geography Adventure to Germany Project is a fun way to learn as well as present information about Germany and its people. Each project challenges learners to answer fifteen What I Want to Know' questions covering such topics as geographical information, culture, educational system, current political leadership, economy, currency, transportation, holidays, religion, family customs, everyday living, and more. Learners provide a written narration or account of the information in their project notebook.


The really creative fun is in the illustrations. Each project has graphics to represent your learner (either boy or girl) as well as a graphic to represent the main project character. Our principal character in this project is an eleven year-old boy named Jonas. Learners use the included graphics to represent themselves as well as the main character in their adventures in Germany. Narrations could easily be done with the one to one rule - one question answered on one page using at least one graphic character to illustrate or add interest to the content. Other graphics, photos, brochures, clippings, etc. could also add additional interest.

You are encouraged to use any number of resources you may have at home, to help learners complete the project. These could be books, videos, magazines, etc. The internet is a very handy resource as well. Be careful to monitor websites for content changes, which may have occurred after publication of this project.

Step 1: Print out the My Geography Adventure to Germany.PDF file.

File will include instruction sheet and project sheets.

Step 2: Prepare the project notebook.

Read through the instruction sheet and prepare your project notebook. You may print out the pages and glue into a marble notebook or other notebook, or print and glue onto half of a file folder to be bound on the left-hand side with brags when completed. Simply cut on the blue lines to make this project suitable for notebook use. You could also just print it out and use as is. These were designed for smaller notebook use, and they may not centered for single sheet use. Feel free to trim the sheets to suit your needs.

Step 3: Go over the project and its goals with your learner.

Step 4: Provide the support for your learner complete this project with lots of personal encouragement and resources from your shelf at home, your local library, or the internet.






Country Reports.org - This link features the country of Germany, and it is a good site for children to learn about many countries and cultures of the world.

Saints.sqpn.com - A very large database of Saint biographies



Germany (Country Topics) by Ting Morris and Rachel Wright, Franklin Watts Publishing

Germany (Letters From Around the World) by Cath Senker, CherryTree Publishing

The Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World, Edited by Colin Sale, Reader's Digest Children's Books

Learn about the culture and country of Japan through this creative research project almost guaranteed to bring a smile to your learners face.

Suitable for Gr. 4 and higher, this project combines using multiple sources for research with narration, art, and creativity as learners pretend to travel to Japan to visit a cousin.

My Geography Adventure to Japan Project is a fun way to learn as well as present information about Japan and its people. Each project challenges learners to answer fifteen 'What I Want to Know' questions covering such topics as geographical information, culture, educational system, current political leadership, economy, currency, transportation, holidays, religion, family customs, everyday living, and more. Learners provide a written narration or account of the information in their project notebook.

The really creative fun is in the illustrations. This project has graphics to represent your learner (either boy or girl) as well as a graphic to represent the main project character. Our principal character in this project is a nine-year-old girl named Mizuki. Learners use the included graphics to represent themselves as well as the main character in their adventures in Japan. Narrations could easily be done with the one to one rule - one question answered on one page using at least one graphic character to illustrate or add interest to the content. Other graphics, photos, brochures, clippings, etc. could also add additional interest.

You are encouraged to use any number of resources you may have at home, to help learners complete the project. These could be books, videos, magazines, etc. The internet is a very handy resource as well. Be careful to monitor websites for content changes, which may have occurred after publication of this project.


Step 1: Print out the My Geography Adventure to Japan.PDF file.

The file includes an instruction sheet and project sheets.

Step 2: Prepare the project notebook.

Read through the instruction sheet and prepare your project notebook. You may print out the following pages and glue into a marble notebook or other notebook, or print and glue onto half of a file folder to be bound on the left-hand side with brags when completed. Simply cut on the blue lines to make this project suitable for notebook use. You could also just print it out and use as is. These were designed for smaller notebook use, and may not be centered for single sheet use. Feel free to trim and alter to fit your needs.

Step 3: Go over the project and its goals with your learner.

Step 4: Provide the support for your learner complete this project with lots of personal encouragement and resources from your shelf at home, your local library, or the internet.






Kids Web JapanThis is the main suggested resource in this project. You will find lots of information here about kids in Japan, customs and the actual school that our fictitious main character attends - Tokamachi Elementary School.

Country Reports.org (Japan) This is a good site for children to learn about many countries and cultures of the world.

Saints.SQPN.com Explore this very large database of Saint biographies.



Japan (Color & Learn), Illustrated by Elizabeth Adams, Edupress Inc.

Japan (Country Topics) by S&R Tames, Franklin Watts Publishing

Japan (Letters From Around the World) by Alison Brownlie, CherryTree Publishing

Japan, World Country Series by Jane Whitear, S&S Publishing

The Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World, Edited by Colin Sale, Reader's Digest Children's Books

Simple worksheet helps learners prepare for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

This worksheet was created for CCD or home use. Three areas of content are covered in it.

1. Three common names that represent this sacrament
2. Five steps to a good confession
3. Three main effects of receiving this sacrament

References are given from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), and an answer key is provided.

Learn about the liturgical colors, what they mean and the chasuble as well.

This five-page set of worksheets explains about the symbolism of the liturgical colors of green, purple, red, white, and rose (pink) and when they are used in the church year. A picture is provided for children to color and the text changes on each page. Finished work can be displayed showing the entire year on a bulletin board, wall or 3-ring binder.

Although the style, shape and artistic designs of the chasuble have changed over the past few hundred years, it is still recognized as the appropriate outer garment that the priest wears to celebrate the Holy Mass.