Category Archives: Materials for Work Time

The Job Maze

Posted on October 31, 2012 by browniesmoke

We all know I struggle with managing the response time. On Sunday, October 21, our talented storyteller told the story of Job from Vol. 6. It was a WONDERFUL wondering period; the five children compared the story of Job to … Continue reading →

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A Godly Play Valentine

Posted on February 12, 2012 by browniesmoke

 The “Ten Best Ways,” or the story of the Ten Commandments, includes the ten commandments stored in a red heart-shaped box. To quote the story, “Love God. Love people. God loves us.” That just about sums up Valentine’s Day, doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Work. Bleh.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by browniesmoke

(Not that kind of work – the Montessori kind of work.) I, the one with the terrible stage fright, love to tell stories. I believe, after all these years, I am excited to see what I will learn from a … Continue reading →

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I Wonder: How Do We Pick What Story to Tell?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by browniesmoke

We have an generous parish and an amazing library of Godly Play stories at our disposal – we even have storage for the stories we’re not using immediately. This is a GOOD problem to have! It wasn’t always like that. … Continue reading →

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Response Time – Setting up the Altar

Posted on October 8, 2011 by browniesmoke

While reading a Catholic homeschooler’s blog, I was fascinated by her miniature mass kit. I saved up my pennies to buy it, wrote a script to introduce it, and I was met with complete indifference on Sunday morning in our … Continue reading →

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The Newest Addition to Our Godly Play Classroom

Posted on October 5, 2010 by browniesmoke

We added this lined basket filled with five 36″ x 36″ playsilks in liturgical colors: white for Christmas and Easter, red for Pentecost, Sarum blue (more or less….) for Advent, purple for Lent, and green for the Great Green Growing … Continue reading →

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