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Week 23: Catholic Schools Week

Lesson Overview
Grade Level Kindergarten
Duration 25 minutes
Lesson Type Single-Week
STREAM Focus R (Religion) — Celebrating Catholic Education

Week 23: Catholic Schools Week

🎯 Learning Objectives

STEM Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Share what they've learned in STREAM with others 2. Demonstrate one STREAM skill 3. Express pride in their learning

Faith Integration Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Understand that Catholic school connects faith and learning 2. Thank God for their teachers and school 3. Recognize that learning about God's world is part of Catholic education

🙏 Faith-Reason Integration

Catholic Teaching Connection

Catholic Education — In Catholic schools, we learn about everything AND about God! We know that science, math, art, and technology all help us understand God's amazing creation.

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

Wonder Question

"Why is it special to learn in a Catholic school? Because we learn about God in EVERYTHING!"

📚 Materials and Preparation

Materials Needed

Item Quantity Source
Student work samples from the year Various Student portfolios
"I learned..." speech bubbles 1 per student Teacher-made
Display supplies Various Classroom
Camera for photos 1 Teacher

Teacher Preparation

  • Gather student work samples

  • Prepare speech bubble templates

  • Set up display area

  • Plan simple demonstration opportunities

  • Coordinate with school Catholic Schools Week activities

📝 Lesson Procedure

⏱️ Timing Guide (25 minutes)

Section Time Activity
Opening Prayer 3 min Prayer for Catholic schools
Celebration Discussion 5 min Why is Catholic school special?
Sharing Preparation 12 min Prepare what to share
Celebration 5 min Share and pray

1. Opening Prayer (3 minutes)

Prayer:

"Dear God, thank you for our Catholic school. Thank you for teachers who help us learn about You and about the world. Thank you for friends who learn with us. Bless everyone at our school. Amen."

Introduction:

"This week is Catholic Schools Week! It's a special time to celebrate our school. Today, we're going to think about all the amazing things we've learned in STREAM!"

2. Celebration Discussion (5 minutes)

What makes our school special?

"What's special about going to a Catholic school?"

Guide responses:

  • We learn about God

  • We pray together

  • We learn about the world God made

  • We help others

  • We have kind friends

STREAM in Catholic school:

"In STREAM, we learn about science, technology, engineering, art, and math. But we also learn about GOD! We see how amazing God is when we look at what He created."

Quick review:

"What have we learned about in STREAM this year?"

  • Robots that move

  • Building towers

  • Light and stars

  • Exploring nature

  • Coding on iPads

3. Sharing Preparation (12 minutes)

Activity: "I Learned..." Speech Bubbles

Instructions:

"We're going to make speech bubbles that tell people what we learned in STREAM. You'll draw a picture and tell what you learned."

Model:

"I would say: 'In STREAM, I learned that light goes through tissue paper!' And I would draw a light catcher."

Students create: 1. Draw a picture of something they learned 2. Teacher helps write their words (or student writes) 3. Decorate speech bubble

Sentence starters:

  • "In STREAM, I learned..."

  • "I can..."

  • "I know that..."

Examples:

  • "In STREAM, I learned how to drive a robot!"

  • "I can build a tall tower!"

  • "I know that stars make patterns!"

  • "I learned that God made everything!"

4. Celebration (5 minutes)

Share with partners:

"Turn to a friend and share what you learned!"

Whole group celebration:

"Let's go around and everyone say one thing you're proud of learning!"

Quick go-around (1-2 words each is fine)

Catholic connection:

"Everything we learn in STREAM helps us understand God better. When we learn about light, we remember Jesus is the Light of the World. When we build, we remember that God is the greatest builder. Learning is a gift from God!"

Display: Hang speech bubbles for Catholic Schools Week display.

Closing Prayer:

"Thank you, God, for our school, our teachers, and everything we've learned. Help us to always see You in what we learn. Bless our Catholic school! Amen."

✅ Assessment

Observation Checklist

Skill Observed
Named something learned in STREAM ☐
Created speech bubble ☐
Shared with partner/group ☐
Connected learning to faith ☐
Showed pride in learning ☐

🔄 Differentiation

For Students Who Need Support

  • Pre-written sentence with picture to match

  • Partner share only

  • Draw picture, adult scribes words

For Advanced Learners

  • Write their own sentence

  • Share multiple things they learned

  • Help create a class display

🆘 Substitute Teacher Notes

Simplified version: 1. Prayer for Catholic Schools Week 2. Talk about what's special about Catholic school 3. Draw a picture of something learned in STREAM 4. Share with a partner 5. Closing prayer

📎 Home Connection

Family Note:

"Happy Catholic Schools Week! Today we celebrated our learning in STREAM class. Your child made a 'speech bubble' sharing something they learned this year. Catholic schools help children learn about the world AND about God. Thank you for choosing Catholic education! Ask your child: 'What's your favorite thing you learned in STREAM?'"

Lesson Version: 1.0
Last Updated: 2025-12-05