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Introduction Sing "Them bones them bones" (from "bones" session) again. Activity 1 Find the x-ray images (see attached files) around the house and assemble them into a skeleton. Curriculum areas: S12b Activity 2 Put chocolate sprinkles or cocoa powder on...

Introduction Watch a four-minute video, "How Do Our Bodies Move?" You can also watch two six-minute videos, "How Your Muscles Work" and "The Muscular System". Activity 1 Use playdough to add muscles to a skeleton model. Curriculum areas: S12c Activity 2...

Introduction Watch a three-minute video, "Operation Ouch: Red Blood Cells". Activity 1 Use playdough to make biconcave disks, the shape of a blood cell. Make different sizes: tiny white ones for platelets, medium red ones for red blood cells, and large whit...

Introduction Watch a seven-minute video, "The Circulatory System". Activity 1 A gross-motor or sensory activity to get the wiggles out. Activity 2 A more sedate activity, usually involving letters, numbers, or fine-motor. Lunch Snack Ideally themed to t...

Introduction Watch a six-minute video: "How Your Lungs Work". Activity 1 A gross-motor or sensory activity to get the wiggles out. Activity 2 A more sedate activity, usually involving letters, numbers, or fine-motor. Lunch Snack Ideally themed to the to...

Introduction Watch a five-minute video, "How the Digestive System Works". Activity 1 Learn how digestion works by squishing zip-loc baggies. Add a slice of bread and a slice of apple into each bag along with (1) nothing, (2) water, (3) vinegar, and (4) both...

Introduction Watch a four-minute video, "How Your Brain Works". Activity 1 The brain is the boss of your body. Play "Brain [Simon] says". Curriculum areas: S12a, S05a, S05b Activity 2 Perform brain surgery. Make oatmeal and dye it red. Hide letters or nu...

Introduction Watch a one-minute video, "What is a Neuron?" and a five-minute video, "Annie & Dan Talk About MS". Activity 1 Your brain lives inside your skull, but it's floating in brain juice, or cerebrospinal fluid. Put eggs inside a plastic egg shell, on...

Introduction A brief video, rhyme, or hook to set the topic for the day. Activity 1 A gross-motor or sensory activity to get the wiggles out. Activity 2 A more sedate activity, usually involving letters, numbers, or fine-motor. Lunch Snack Ideally theme...

Introduction A brief video, rhyme, or hook to set the topic for the day. Activity 1 A gross-motor or sensory activity to get the wiggles out. Activity 2 A more sedate activity, usually involving letters, numbers, or fine-motor. Lunch Snack Ideally theme...

Introduction Watch a three-minute video, "Faireachdainnean", and a two-minute video, "Slàinte-Inntinn". Activity 1 A gross-motor or sensory activity to get the wiggles out. Activity 2 A more sedate activity, usually involving letters, numbers, or fine-mot...

Introduction Watch a three-minute video, "The Urinary System", or a six-minute video, "How the Urinary System Works". Activity 1 A gross-motor or sensory activity to get the wiggles out. Activity 2 A more sedate activity, usually involving letters, number...

For the Bookshelf For the Toy Shelves Saint Patrick Printables and Colouring Sheets Outings

Introduction Watch a fourteen-minute video, "Storytime with Presbytera: Saint Patrick", or in Gaelic a four-minute video, "Pàdraig Naomh". Activity 1 Learn to sing the chorus of "Pàdraig Abstol, Alleluia!" Activity 2 Saint Patrick drove the snakes out of ...

Introduction Watch a four-minute video, "St. Patrick's Bad Analogies". Activity 1 Make triangles, squares, and line segments from toothpicks and playdough. Use them to make 3D shapes. Which is the strongest? What does that tell us about the Holy Trinity? A...

Introduction Watch a six-minute video from Rocko's Music Factory: "The Sign of the Cross". Activity 1 Read through Part 8 of St. Patrick's Breastplate: Crìosda leam / Christ with meCrìosda romham / Christ before meCrìosda na mo dhèidh / Christ behind meCrìo...

Date: 15-17 November Christmas Pudding This tradition originates in England. You can watch a video about it from the Anglican Diocese of St. Albans. On the first Sunday of Advent, prepare the Christmas pudding. Everyone in the family should take a turn stir...

Ingredients 2 cups raisins 1 cup other dried fruit 1 large apple 1/2 cup plain (gluten-free) flour 1/2 cup almond meal 1/4 cup blanched slithered almonds 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup (125g) coconut oil (or cold butter) 2 small eggs 2 tbsp brandy, ...

Or Second Weekend of Advent.Date: 22-24 November The Christmas Tree Opinions vary on the correct date to put up the Christmas Tree:- the start of the Advent Fast (start of the Nativity seasons)- the day after Entrance of the Theotokos (the first day of Nativ...

Ingredients 2 cups self-raising flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup golden or maple syrup 1/2 cup coconut oil 1 tbsp ginger 1 tbsp cinnamon 1 tsp cloves 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp black pepper Method Preheat oven to 180C / 350F. Squidge together ...