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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...

Today is . Fasting Obligations OCA, GOARCH, Antioch: . Today, we commemorate... Name Remainder For more information on today's saints or commemorations not provided, see https://www.oca.org/saints/lives (Slavic) and/or https://www.goarch.org/chapel ...

Today is Saturday of the 21st Week after Pentecost. Fasting Obligations OCA, GOARCH, Antioch: Fish, wine, and oil permitted. Today, we commemorate... 1. The Holy Apostle Matthew the Evangelist Matthew, son of Alphaeus, was a tax collector when the L...

Today is the 21st Sunday after Pentecost. Fasting Obligations OCA, GOARCH, Antioch: Fish, wine, and oil permitted. Today, we commemorate... 1. Saint Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neo-Caesarea This man of God and powerful wonderworker was calle...

Today is Monday of the 22nd Week after Pentecost. Fasting Obligations OCA: Strict fast. GOARCH, Antioch: Fish, wine, and oil permitted. Today, we commemorate... 1. The Holy Martyr Plato of Ancyra Plato was from the town of Ancyra in Galatia. He was...

Today is Tuesday of the 22nd Week after Pentecost. Fasting Obligations OCA: Wine and oil permitted. GOARCH, Antioch: Fish, wine, and oil permitted. Today, we commemorate... 1. The Holy Prophet Obadiah (Abdias) Obadiah was born in the village of Bet...

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...