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🏫 Week 23: Catholic Schools Celebration

Lesson Overview
Grade Level Grades 1-2
Duration 30 minutes
Curriculum Year B
STREAM Focus All Areas (Celebration)

Week 23: Catholic Schools Celebration

🎯 Learning Objectives

STEM Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate STREAM learning to visitors 2. Explain what they've learned this year 3. Work as a team on group activities 4. Share enthusiasm for STREAM with others

Faith Integration Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Articulate what makes Catholic schools special 2. Demonstrate faith integration in STREAM 3. Welcome and serve visitors

Week 23: Catholic Schools Celebration

🙏 Faith-Reason Integration

Catholic Teaching Connection

Catholic Education — Catholic schools teach faith AND reason together. STREAM shows that science and faith are partners, not enemies. We celebrate learning about God's world!

Scripture Connection

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." — Proverbs 22:6

Saint Connection

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton — Founded the first Catholic school in America. She believed education should include both learning and faith.

📚 Materials Needed

  • Station materials (varied)

  • Display materials

  • Visitor name tags

  • Celebration supplies

  • Student work samples

📝 Lesson Procedure (30 minutes)

Opening Prayer (2 min)

"Dear God, thank You for our Catholic school! Thank You that we learn about Your world AND about You. Help us share what we've learned today and welcome our visitors with joy. Amen."

What Makes Us Special? (5 min)

Catholic Schools Week discussion:

  • "Why is our school special?"

  • "What do we do in STREAM?"

  • "How is it different from regular STEM?"

Key message:

  • "We learn science and faith TOGETHER"

  • "We see God in everything we learn"

  • "We learn to serve others with our skills"

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton:

  • "She started the first Catholic school in America"

  • "She wanted children to learn AND grow in faith"

  • "Our school continues her mission!"

Station Preparation (8 min)

Set up celebration stations:

Station 1: Robot Show

  • Dash Robot demonstration

  • Simple coding explanation

  • Visitors try basic commands

Station 2: Building Challenge

  • KEVA structure display

  • Invite visitors to build

  • Tower challenge!

Station 3: Science Wonder

  • Show nature collections

  • Share "I wonder" questions

  • Magnifying glass exploration

Station 4: Invention Gallery

  • Display inventions from lab

  • Explain problems solved

  • Show creativity!

Assign students to stations:

  • Practice explanations

  • Know what to say

  • Be welcoming!

Celebration Time (12 min)

Visitors rotate through stations OR stations are open exploration

Student roles:

  • Explain the activity

  • Help visitors participate

  • Share what you learned

  • Show how faith connects

Teacher circulates:

  • Support students

  • Engage visitors

  • Celebrate!

Closing (3 min)

Thank visitors:

  • "Thank you for celebrating with us!"

  • "We love learning at our Catholic school!"

Class reflection:

  • "What was it like to share with visitors?"

  • "What questions did people ask?"

  • "What are you proud of?"

Closing Prayer: "Thank You, God, for Catholic Schools Week. Thank You for visitors who celebrated with us. Thank You for a school where we learn about You in everything. Bless our school, our teachers, our families. Amen."

📎 Home Connection

"We celebrated Catholic Schools Week in STREAM! Your child helped lead activities and share learning with visitors. Ask: 'What station did you help with?' 'What did you tell visitors?' 'What makes our Catholic school special?' Thank you for choosing Catholic education!"

✅ Assessment

  • Participated in station activities

  • Explained STREAM learning to visitors

  • Welcomed and helped others

  • Articulated Catholic school identity

Lesson Version: 1.0 — Year B | **