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1.
You
Are My Friends
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Humanity Quest http://humanityquest.com/topic/art_activities/index.asp?theme1=friendship
This particular website focuses on teaching the
importance of a variety of human values. This site has an extensive
amount of information pertaining to friendship. It includes
twenty six different activities that you can incorporate in
the classroom that will help engage students and enlighten them
on the importance and value of having and being good friends.
Some lessons they suggest to use in teaching this concept include:
Brainstorming to explore ideas related to friendhip, creating
a collage to express friendship, writing different types of
poems, creating a chart / graph for exploring friendship, conducting
interviews, etc. Each of these lessons include a goal, objective,
activities, materials needed, evaluation/ assessment, extensive
activities and a list of resources.--Rose Guastelluccia
English Learning Area - Teaching Ideas
and Units
http://www.discover.tased.edu.au/english/friendship.htm
This Australian site offers great suggestions
for teaching friendship. It helps portray the message that "we
are the light to one another." This sight is useful because
it allows us to use literature to help teach the value of friendhip.
The lessons revolve around the text "Weslandia" by
Paul Fleischman. Useful strategies and techniques are provided
to help teachers engage students and inspire learning using
different modalities. Some suggestions include small group activiteis,
guided reading, drama, interviews, art work, independent inquiry,
etc.--Rose Guastelluccia
The Kerosene Lantern http://home.earthlink.net/~pearsond/start.htm
Theme 2 of unit one focuses on light and
recognizing God as a source of light. As you begin to prepare
your prayer centre you remember stories of light, reflect on
stories of light in the Bible, students recognize how they are
lights to others and you begin to explore the symbol of the
lantern. Students are asked to bring in lanterns and to share
the lantern’s history. As well students are asked to find
information on the history of lanterns. The web site, The Kerosene
Lantern provides a history of kerosene lanterns along with various
photos. This site would assist students in their research of
how lanterns were used in the past creating an understanding
of why we would choose the lantern as a symbol for our prayer
centre. --Sarah Way
Friendship http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/kid-pages/friendship/default.html
This website is a useful resource
when teaching the first unit in the grade 6 religion program.
The questions can be used to start the discussion about the
human value of friendship. The site includes children's perspective
on friendship, problems friends may have, how well students
know their friends, and mini poems about friendship. --Nora
Petros
Characteristics of Friendship
http://www.michigan.gov/scope/0,1607,7-155-10710_10722_10726-40214--,00.html
This web site has a whole unit on Friendship.
Although it targets early primary
children, many of the activities can be adapted and used in
higher grades. This web site has 9 lessons on friendship with
complete instructions.--Nora Petros |
2.
I love you with an everlasting love
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Judaism 101www.jewfaq.prg/moshe.htm#Moses
This site could be used by a teacher to enhance
the class study of the story of Moses in this unit. The sight
profiles Moses, his brother Aaron and sister Miriam. The text
is written at a medium to high grade six level. The teacher
could use this sight for students to do research on the family
of Moses. It could also be used to help develop a glossary of
biblical words, as words in blue font, when clicked, reveal
a pop-up window which defines the word.--Martha Todd
Kids Can Free the Children www.freethechildren.com
Teachers could follow-up their discussion
on Craig Kielburger by sending students to this sight to research
more about what he is doing now. There are links for students
to read about liberators in our world today, child rights issues,
fundraising ideas and Free the Children projects. This is an
Excellent sight for current social justice issues. There is
a Youth Ambassadors for Peace link which teachers could assign
students to find the latest news, a quiz and a letter writing
campaign. An excellent way to show students that children their
age are involved in social justice issues.--Martha Todd
Religious Stories http://www.topmarks.co.uk/religious/default.aspx
Theme 5 of unit two focuses on the story
of Moses and how he was a liberator of the oppressed. The web
site Religious Stories contains the story of Moses that uses
both pictures and words. Along with the scripture readings this
site would assist students in learning the story of Moses. It
is easy to read and takes the format of a storybook. The web
address could be given to students for a homework assignment
or shown to the students through a projector were they in turn
had to write their own version of the story of Moses. --Sarah
Way
Name of Site: Sisters of the Presentation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary http://www.charityadvantage.com/presentationsistersbvm/Welcome.asp
In the grade six programme, “You Shall Be
My Witnesses”, the lantern is introduced as the symbol
to represent the theme of the year, “Your word is a lamp
to my feet and a light to my path”. On page 52 of the student
text, students are introduced to the founder of this symbol,
“Presentation Sisters, Nano Nagle” or “Lady of
the Lantern”. This Internet site provides information for
both the student and the teacher on the full story of these
sisters, their ministry, their mission statement and their spiritual
journey. In accessing this site, students develop a fuller appreciation
for their symbol of the year, and begin to understand the meaning
of how our actions reflect God’s light and benefit others.--Kerry
Bishop |
3.
I Shall Be Your God; You Shall Be My People
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4.
God So Loved The World
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Advent Links http://www.silk.net/RelEd/seasons.htm#advent
In the grade six programme, the unit prepares
students for the coming of the Advent season. Rituals are introduced
and students are asked to witness other changes occurring at
school, home, and church. The site provides teachers an opportunity
to research various aspects of the Advent season. Furthermore,
the site provides an alphabetical listing on various topics
and resources for the catholic educator all of which could be
used in different forms throughout the religion programme.
New Advent www.newadvent.org
This site contains background information on Advent
that the teacher would find useful when writing a unit. It describes
its historical origin, when Advent begins and ends in the liturgical
year, scriptural references to Advent, its duration, symbols
and rituals. This is a Roman Catholic web site. For older grades
it could be printed out as is, or the teacher could direct students
to this site if they are doing a research paper or project on
Advent. Article is concise and would be easily understood by
junior or
intermediate grades.--Theresa Tierney
King of Peace Resources www.kingofpeace.org/resources
Scroll down to Celebrating Advent in the
Home and then to Jesse Tree ornaments. Instructions are given
to download and reproduce an 8 page brochure designed for families
to use in celebrating Advent. Also available are six pages of
reproducible Jesse Tree ornaments which kids can colour and
decorate. There are patterns for 2 dozen ornaments. This is
not a Catholic
website however Jesse Tree symblos are universal and can be
used in any Christian ceremony. Suitable for grade 3 to 8 Religion
curriculum.--Theresa Tierney
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5.I am The Way, The Truth and The Life
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6.
Love Your Enemies
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Clones of Jesus http://www.silk.net/RelEd/15052kplan.htm
The grade six unit entitled, "Blessed
Are You," focuses on the beatitudes of Matthew and Luke.
The students are presented with the beatitudes and asked to reflect
upon its importance to their lives. The website has some great
background information about the beatitudes and provides them
with some interesting reflection questions, which can be geared
to grade six students. The site discusses the beatitudes and uses
some wonderful examples to help the reader understand the importance
of being a disciple of Jesus. I feel this site is useful for the
classroom teacher to gain some background information on the beatitudes
through an adult perspective. This site also provides a worksheet
entitled, "Reflection on the Beatitudes." Questions
are given to help understand and focus more attention on the beatitudes.
The questions are useful and can be simplified for grade six students.
For example possible modifications to those questions could be;
(1) "Which beatitude do you find most confusing, explain
why?" (2) "Which beatitude do you feel more comfortable
with explain why?" (3) "Write Jesus a better expressing
how you fell about the beatitudes? Which do you think can be incorporated
into your life?"
These questions can help to initiate a good discussion within
the classroom and enlighten students on the importance and relevance
of the beatitudes to their lives. As a follow- up activity the
students can complete page 113 "On a Mountainside" from
the textbook, You Shall Be My Witness.--Gab DiStefano
Bible Studies at the Moorings http://www.themoorings.org/expositions/sermon/setting/html
The website, Bible Studies at the Moorings,
gives excellent background information on both the beatitudes
of Matthew and Luke. Along with reviewing the beatitudes the website
also looks at Jesus' healing ministry and the selection of the
twelve apostles. Each beatitude is listed and explained in detail
for the reader. I feel this website is very useful for the classroom
teacher. It provides excellent background information which can
be used as a lead up to teaching the beatitudes. I think it is
is important for teachers to have a solid understanding of any
topic before introducing it to their students. The information
on each beatitude can be used as a guide to teach the beatitudes
to your class. The information can also be simplified for the
students and given as notes. This information will help the grade
six students and also the teacher have a more in depth understanding
of the beatitudes. After reviewing the information from the website
the teacher can ask the students to complete the "Rays of
Blessedness" art activity from the textbook You Shall Be
My Witness, page 110.--Gab DiStefano |
7.
What You Do To The Least Of My Brothers And Sisters You Do To
Me
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L’ Arche
Canada http://www.larchecanda.org/main1.htm
The
L’ Arche Canada website is an excellent resource for teachers,
students, and parents. This site allows teachers and students
to discover more information about the L’ Arche Foundations
started by Jean Vainer. In "You Shall Be My Witnesses" on page
129, Jean Vanier is mentioned briefly. This site provides students
with a chance to research and find more information on what
the L’ Arche Foundation is and how it has helped many Canadians
and people around the world with disabilities. This site also
offers an Education Resource link that provides teachers and
parents with additional information on belonging, acceptance
and bullying. This site is extremely user friendly. --Marie
de la Bastide
Mother Teresa of Calcutta Official
Site of the Cause of Canonization
http://www.motherteresacause.info/
This
website is an excellent source of information for teachers and
students. This site provides teachers and students with background
information on the life and work of Mother Teresa. It allows
for students to gain a better understanding of what Mother Teresa
accomplished throughout her life. Students are able to identify
with the life Mother Teresa had by reading about her personal
experiences, prayers and meditation, as well as her own spiritual
journey. This site aids students in relating the work of Mother
Teresa into their own lives. Students gain a concept of what
the work of Mother Teresa means for them personally. --Marie
de la Bastide
The Spirit of Lent http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/season/lentsp.html
This is a great website for gathering further
information on lent, especially the facets of lent which include
praying, fasting, almsgiving. It discusses the need for prayer,
and how to pray. It goes on to discuss the importance of fasting,
as well as how one can give alms. The site also provides links
to gather information on Ash Wednesday, the Passion, the Last
Supper, and Jesus in the garden, the crucifixion, and the Pentecost.
This site would be useful for any teacher, such as myself, who
needs to brush up on the definitions of lent, as well as the
various things that have occurred during that period in Jesus’
life. It is a great source of information and stories on the
Passion, the crucifixion, and so forth.--Stephanie Danese
Vision Virtual Community. Lent/Easter Resources
http://www.vision.cangoul.catholic.edu.au/teaching/library/lent.htm
This website contains several bibliographies
on books, poems, music, and videos. All of these media resources
deal with teaching Lent and Easter. This site is helpful since
it allows a teacher to know what resources are out there to
support the teaching of this particular unit. What I also enjoyed
about this particular site was the fact that under each resource,
there was a brief write-up about the book or the videos focus.
The website also specifies which videos are suitable for which
age group, which definitely helps teachers. This site is a great
resource to help any teacher find additional information to
help them with the teaching of this unit. I believe that a teacher
teaching any grade can use this site to gather further resources.--Stephanie
Danese
Refugee Camps http://www.refugeecamp.org/
This theme addresses works of mercy. Prior
to having the learners explore this web site, we would discuss
and distinguish between the terms a refugee and an internally
displaced person. We would have also skimmed newspapers for
various articles on people in different parts of the world who
were refugees or internally displaced persons in groups of about
5 students. Each group would share their article and show on
the world map where people were living in refugee camps. With
this background information we would go to the computer lab
and the learners would explore this web site. They would then
write a reflection on what were the three most disturbing things
to them from this web site. They would then share this reflection
with a partner. We would then identify some of the political
organizations both nationally and internationally that offer
humanitarian aid. The students would write a letter to the head
of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and within
their groups of 5 students decide on the format of one composite
letter. Each of these group's letters would be mailed off to
CIDA with the purpose of sharing with the CIDA that they had
talked about works of mercy in their religious ed studies and
after exploring this virtual tour of the refugee camp they just
wanted to express their hope that Canada through this agency
was doing everything humanly possible to assist these people.--Eileen
M. T. Kearns
Mother Teresa Home page http://www.drini.com/motherteresa/index2.html
After reading the article about Mother Teresa
in the Religious Ed textbook, and soliciting from the students
what they already know about Mother Teresa, I would take them
to the computer lab to access this Mother Teresa home page.
This web site would give them further information about Mother
Teresa and her humanitarian deeds.I would use this web site
to support the theme addressing works of mercy accomplishments
in addition to letting them read about why this young lady created
the web site. I would them have the students with a partner
make up a quote that they think Mother Teresa might have said
about her works of mercy and administration to the needy. They
would then share this quote. We would then investigate many
others that have shown acts of mercy for others and I would
have the learners with a partner pick one of these individuals
and create their own home page as a tribute to the person and
their works of mercy. --Eileen M. T. Kearns |
8.
No Greater Love
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The
Vatican http://www.vatican.ca
This site can be used at any time as a source of reference.
It offers, on-line, the Bible, Catechism of the Catholic Church,
Code of Canon Law, II Vatican Council, Jubilee 2000 and official
pictures of the Pope. In this case, I might use some of the
pictures provided on the website to produce a prayer of forgiveness
on power point.
Free Foto
www.freefoto.com
This site offers a variety of pictures, thematically organized.
I would choose pictures of nature for a prayer on power point.
All one needs to do is right-click on the picture and paste
it into the power point presentation. By adding some pictures
of students in the class, one could make the prayer even more
powerful. I would start by preparing a prayer with the whole
class, using the projector connected to a computer, thus allowing
students to experience the whole process. I would then have
them put themselves in small groups and create their own prayer.
My Friend - The Catholic Magazine for Kids http://www.myfriendmagazine.com
This web-site is a great companion to the periodical My Friend
- The Catholic Magazine for Kids. (You may want to ask your
teacher-librarian to subscribe to the magazine.) It provides
children, parents and teachers with readings, games, activities
and stories, many related to a particular theme in the liturgical
season.
For Kids menu Interactive Games (many unit applicable games
and activities at the medium and difficult levels) | Word Match
•parables of Jesus - Word Search •Eucharist - a special
celebration •Lent - Jigsaw Puzzle •Holy Thursday •Good
Friday •Easter •Bible Challenge •Jesus Teaches
Us To Love •Because of Your Faith Between Friends •love
and forgiveness/have students read ‘I am the Vine’,
a letter from Jesus telling that all followers will receive
life and live in His love/students can respond to this letter
•Monthly Calendar •the month of April provides reminders
about Holy Week and Easter through pictures and captions •the
calendar also gives suggestions and reflection ideas that can
help students better their lives
For Teachers and Parents menu •Growing in Faith•Basic
Catholic Q and A’s provides answers to questions students
may ask about penance and reconciliation (forgiveness) as well
as conscience •Daily Biblical Reflections •daily readings
and reflections are easily reached by selecting month and year
•Holy Thursday - The Lord’s Supper •Good Friday
- Celebration of the Lord’s Passion •Life Ways •Catholic
Headlines •Liturgy: The Church’s Spirituality •Resource
Links --Deborah Budnick
Faith First http://www.faithfirst.com
This web-site provides a wide range of activities, scripture
readings, and curriculum suggestions for children, parents and
teachers. Many of the activity ideas and scripture reflections
correlate with the U.S.A. religious education program, however,
can easily fit into our curriculum.
1. Theme 22: My body given; my blood poured out
-from the Kids Only Club (junior grades) students can:
- participate in a visual Tour of a Church (explanations for
each specific area are given)
- select Back in Time to visit with Dorothy Day (audio journey)
- learn more about the Last Supper through Bible Alive
- take time to reflect on their world and life with God through
a personal reflection activity from Faith First Activities
- select RCL Sacraments from the home page to learn more about
the Eucharist
2. Theme 23: Father, forgive them
-select RCL Sacraments from the home page to:
- read stories from the scriptures based on reconciliation
and forgiveness
- walk through or review this rite (what happens before, during
and after confession)
- participate in several games, quizzes and ‘life choice’
activities
3. Theme 24: Behold the wood of the cross
-from the Catechists and Teachers menu teachers can:
- select Lectionary for background information and preparation,
prayers, reflections and discussion questions about Jesus’
cross
- download activities on the: Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Examining our Daily Lives, Examination of Conscience) &
Passover (making bible bread)
- select Ask an Expert to learn more about reconciliation,
paschal mystery, the significance of the Last Supper and Jesus’
death
-the Faith First for Families provides:
- Sunday gospel reflections based on the Passion --Deborah
Budnick
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Do not be Afraid |
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10. You Shall Be My Witnesses
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Catholic Mission
http://www.catholicmission.org/
This is a website that deals with a missionary
theme. Stories about them, how to become more involved and messages
from those who are actual missionaries. You can use this website
to complement the Unit 10 theme in the Grade 6 curriculum which
talks about the various people who have devoted their lives
to delivering the message of Jesus. It reinforces the idea that
you don't have to go away to become a leader/follower/missionary
of Christ.
Saints http://www.catholic.org/saints/
In the grade six programme, this unit presents those who are
and have been a witnesses to the teaching of Jesus. The site
provides students an opportunity to research various saints
including background information, Saints of the Day, Saint Calendar,
Patron Saints and a Saint Index. Teachers could use this information
to lead students in the development of a saint portfolio/ presentation;
reflecting how particular saints have been witnesses.
You Shall Be My Witnesses
http://www.tbcdsb.on.ca/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=31&MMN_position=64:64
Several grade 6 students from a Thunder Bay
Catholic School wrote about and created posters for the "You
Shall Be My Witnesses" Essay and Poster Contest. This website
is excellent for teachers because he/she could use this as a
sample for their own class. The winning essay could be put on
an overhead projector to be discussed as a class. After demonstrating
a 'level 4' piece of work, the teacher assigns the same contest
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