Teaching the Rosary with Foam Puppets

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Author: Lee Palencar

8.5 X 11" -- 128 pages

This is a perfect resource for catechists and teachers--with all the essential components for a great religion class! It has puppets to make and take home, interactive class skits; lessons about praying the Rosary, stories based on the mysteries of the Rosary, and lots of creative enjoyment.

The author offers fun and easy-to-use techniques for helping children learn about and love the Rosary plus instructions for making their own Rosaries with chenille sticks and pony beads. She includes Bible references for accompanying Scripture passages and appropriate references from the . For each of the twenty mysteries of the Rosary (five each of the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries) there is an introduction for the children, a story, play, or poem using the foam characters, and "words to learn" to build their religious vocabularies. For catechists and teachers, she offers detailed instructions for making the inexpensive foam characters used for illustrating the mysteries and she offers notes on characters, props, and construction. Also included is a brief history of the Rosary and a list of the mysteries and traditional days to pray them. This unique and clever resource gives children the opportunity to learn about and pray the Rosary while also learning about the most significant events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. Catechists and teachers will love it!

Lee Palencar, a writer and art educator, lives in Medina, Ohio, with her husband John Jude and their two sons. She is also author of Saints, Our Friends and Teachers: Fun & Easy Activities (Twenty-Third Publications).