St Francis Rosary Kit

May is the Month of Mary and I have really been looking forward to being able to use the St Francis Rosary Kit from Be a Heart that I bought from Catholic Seasons. I had seen pictures of the kit online but its always difficult to judge resources until you can actually hold them in

The Real Presence

Today I had a really beautiful moment when I was supporting a child to learn about the Eucharist. This was the time I was going to talk about the Real Presence and I had decided this had to be a short session which went straight to the point so that everything was clear: my thinking

Holy Week Resources

Holy Week is the most important week of the Church year and there are some great resources available to help support inclusive catechesis. There are a number of great resources out there but the resources I have been using to prepare for Holy Week (and that would be great to use during Holy Week or

Palm Sunday

I have always loved Palm Sunday. I love the idea of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem with people cheering and waving palms, I love the fact that Jesus chose to be humble and rode on a donkey and I love the fact that we remember those events in quite a physical way by starting Mass

Look to the Cross

Its the first week of Lent and all of the doors on our Lent calendar are open and I am feeling so blessed. Let me tell you a story…. It doesn’t matter how well you know a child, young person or adult you are supporting: they can still always surprise you! I like the idea

Lent and Holy Week Visual Resources

The very nature of Lent can be tricky for some individuals who face barriers to learning. Lent requires us to give up something meaningful or do something meaningful. It asks us to focus on the suffering of our Saviour (The Saviour that loves our children and young people and that we tell them all about,

The Ten Commandments (and Will Power)

I remember when I was taught about the 10 Commandments as a child. I immediately knew that we were going to cover an important subject because we were told we would need a double page in our exercise book: one to represent each of the stone tablets. The lesson itself was very simple: we were told

Christmas Nativity Trail

As you may know, I really love the Trueway Kids resources. The packs are free to download and you can choose which pages may work for the person you are supporting. As a Christmas Eve activity I decided to use the Nativity Trail resource and it is excellent! This activity can be downloaded here: This

Advent Lapbook

This year I’m going to be creating an Advent Lapbook to help support the understanding of Advent. I’m going to be drawing on a variety of sources and using different parts of resources that other people have created to make this suitable for the child I am supporting. The wonderful thing is that all children

Celebrate Advent Resources

If you are looking for Advent Resources then you may well find what you need in the latest Celebrate Advent 2023 Family Pack which you can access via this link: https://www.celebratetrust.org/ The pack includes ideas for activities, books you may enjoy, and family films that you can watch together during Advent. (The Star is a