Teaching Advent

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I am teaching advent to 8th graders at a Catholic School ( I am pursuing a teaching license) and I want to add things that might be interesting or new for the kids. Any ideas? I notice that advent doesn’t really have any food associated with it.

I am growing deeply in my faith and want to share even more with the class.

The class is 45 minutes next Thursday. Thanks and blessings
 
Make a class Jesse tree, or an Advent calendar, personalized by the classmates?
Advent games can be found printed off the internet, so that’s a thing.
Don’t forget to listen to some of the “O Antiphons”, as that was a tradition in my old class.
 
O Antiphons. Gorgeous.
Making a Jesse tree is always fun too.
We had an enormous one at our parish once, and it was stunning.
 
While there are no foods associated with Advent, there are foods associated with the Saints whose feasts are during that time–

St. Lucia, saffron buns, December 13; St. Nickolas, gingerbread, December 6th, and so on.
 
Work from the perspective of “What is my objective?” first rather than “What can I add into the lesson?” It is important to know what you want to accomplish/what you want them to learn/how you want them to be affected rather than just filling in the time with relevant activities.

Good catechesis has a goal in mind and structures itself around accomplishing that goal. Pray about what the Lord wants these kids to receive by the end of class. What does He want them to walk away with? Then continue to pray/seek for ways to make that happen.

Hope that helps!
 
Magdalen2013 said:
While there are no foods associated with Advent, there are foods associated with the Saints whose feasts are during that time–

St. Lucia, saffron buns, December 13; St. Nickolas, gingerbread, December 6th, and so on.
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My thoughts exactly and corresponds to my teaching approach to pre-teens and teens – “always use the zoo-keeper’s methodology; throw large quantities of food at them and hope they don’t eat you alive.” 😉 And “St. Lucy’s buns” always gets a laugh.
 
PattyPryor said:
I am teaching advent to 8th graders at a Catholic School ( I am pursuing a teaching license) and I want to add things that might be interesting or new for the kids. Any ideas? I notice that advent doesn’t really have any food associated with it.
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Advent, being a penitential season, is traditionally a time of fasting. The Eastern Rite still keeps their strict 40 day Nativity Fast. In the Latin Rite, the tradition was strict fasting MWF, only one meal per day, eaten after sundown, strict abstinence from flesh meat, dairy, and eggs.
 
Magdalen2013 said:
While there are no foods associated with Advent, there are foods associated with the Saints whose feasts are during that time–

St. Lucia, saffron buns, December 13; St. Nickolas, gingerbread, December 6th, and so on.
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My thoughts exactly and corresponds to my teaching approach to pre-teens and teens – “always use the zoo-keeper’s methodology; throw large quantities of food at them and hope they don’t eat you alive.” 😉 And “St. Lucy’s buns” always gets a laugh.
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Please no. Please don’t feed our kids any more junk at Church.

They get fed doughnuts and candy and sugary drinks at every PSR class. I wish it would stop.

-Tim-
 
TimothyH said:
Please no. Please don’t feed our kids any more junk at Church.

They get fed doughnuts and candy and sugary drinks at every PSR class. I wish it would stop.

-Tim-
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Wow. We are not allowed to have food in any classroom. :tsktsk:
But we do give the EDGE and LifeTeen kids the occasional hot chocolate or something because it’s in the conference room and not the school.
 
Make a Jesse Tree, Advent Calendar & Advent Wreath. Don’t forget explaining the “O Antiphons” & the reason for the Liturgical color reflecting a penitential time.
 
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