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Want to help create an on-line, uniquely Catholic share resource of unit studies, lapbook resources, notebook pages/ideas? We need you - all volunteers welcome. Susan Marie proposed it in this thread. I wanted to give this it's own brainstorming and planning thread.
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| I just can't stop thinking about how great this would be. Maybe we could set up a blog and start writing studies to put on it? Or at least brainstorm some guidelines. Many hands make light work. I have written many Five in a Row like studies for Homeschool share and I always want to add Catholic content. |
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Let's just do it. I am sure I can begin. Let's use Wordpress as I am familiar with it too and I know you can upload files to it. I am wondering what to call it, do you have any ideas? I fear Catholic Homeschool Share is not good since homeschool share is taken. The phrase used in HSshare is many minds make light work and I would like a phrase for us that is catchy and sums up what we are trying to do. St. John Bosco? or perhaps St. Elizabeth Ann Seton? Do you have any ideas? It is a pay it forward type concept too, if that sparks any kind of thought or idea. I was thinking of a Saint that might help us and felt surely Little Teresa's good deed beads are perhaps symbolic. Do brainstorm with me. My first project is a little book of Saints called The Children's Book of Saints by Louis M. Savary, S.T. D. and I am wanting to make notebook pages for it. I also saw this format which might be good too or instead if we created a Catholic share type one
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Thanks Mary for starting a new thread on this. I have been reviewing the Saints book I mentioned and it's not a good living book worth my time in creating notebooking pages or lapbooks.
St. Patrick's Summer is though and I decided it would be my first project. After that I'm moving on to Adventures of St. Paul by Oldrich Selucky. I'm leaning toward lapbook materials for both these books.
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I'm more inclined toward a unit study for a first project. Not sure what to start with. I'm real partial to picture books that aren't specifically Catholic but have Catholic elements just as part of the story. I think they can be a lovely witness. One I had suggested doing for Homeschool Share they were not interested in is, Peppe, the Lamplighter. It's an Italian immigrant story - the family is clearly Catholic.
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Sounds terrific Mary ! I'm not familiar with the book, but I love picture books too and your idea to write a unit study on it sounds like a great first project. This is what I'm hoping for catholic connections in books published in the form of free materials for Catholic moms to use in their home schools or domestic churches.
Even secular books can have Catholic Connections if we bring in a Saint study or a Catholic Catechism connection.
We need this sort of thing for our homeschools.
Anyone else have a first project they are working on?
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Susan Marie, I'm feeling very lame today after a night with the baby not sleeping but... at church yesterday, I thought that I really wanted to organize something for my kids to do for the Year of St. Paul. (I haven't been able to keep up with Colleen's study.) I was thinking about tying in Sunday Mass and the year of St. Paul by taking my cue from Sunday's readings of St. Paul before the year is over.
I haven't thought how to accomplish a simple study yet.
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I'm interested, but I don't want to commit to this right now. I will wait a bit to see where this is headed.
Mary, I just placed Peppe, The Lamplighter on hold at my library. (electricity, immigration, Italian Americans, Little Italy...several topics just from the description!)
Helen, I like the idea of St. Paul very much, but know I wouldn't be able to help much. I'm involved in my own study of St. Paul, trying to learn more. He has been a powerful intercessor for the conversion of my husband. 
So, if this takes off, I will see if I have anything to share, but please don't take this as any guarantee that I can participate right now. Life is a bit crazy here until after Christmas.
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Peppe, the Lamplighter. LOVE that book! We read it a while back and it was a hit with all of the kids.
Not sure if I'll participate in this excellent endeavor yet, but just wanted to add my 2 cents on the book.
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What parameters do you have in mind? I'm new to the official homeschooling, but I feel like we're always some sort of unit study, but not as complete as the ones online.
But I'd love to be a part if you're looking for warm bodies...I really like the group efforts. It's worked well at Catholic Cuisine where there are no assignments or deadlines (unless we do fairs) and people post when they feel like it.
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Helen wrote:
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Susan Marie, I'm feeling very lame today after a night with the baby not sleeping but... at church yesterday, I thought that I really wanted to organize something for my kids to do for the Year of St. Paul. (I haven't been able to keep up with Colleen's study.) I was thinking about tying in Sunday Mass and the year of St. Paul by taking my cue from Sunday's readings of St. Paul before the year is over.
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Helen - I have the Saint Paul Lapbook from Catholic Lapbooks - I really really like it
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Thanks Marilyn,
I saw that link and it looked good.
I want to lean in the direction of prayerfully preparing for Mass in light of the year of St. Paul. I'm trying to emphasize prayer preparation rather than academic eventhough, of course, they're compatible. Is the Catholic lapbook geared to the Sunday Mass readings?
In the end, I may not be able to participate in the unit study/lapbook idea.
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Helen,
I saw on the Catholic Education blog awhile back something similar to what you speak.
It is not necessary to participate in making anything to share unless it is good and you can. I want to create the resource to help us HS Catholic Moms locate free materials. If at some time you find yourself making something say for your own children to use and you think perhaps someone else might enjoy these I would like a place to put just those sort of things so all might use what others have done. No pressure, no commitment, just housing for materials. Here is the link to the St. Paul Resources that may be helpful to you: http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2008/07/year-of-s t-paul-resources.html
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I thought of a name for a blog, where we might start to "house" our creations. The name is Living Lessons. Does that sound good?
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This is a brilliant idea 
Well I have a little to contribute to the 'bits and pieces', I've started compiling saints by time period.
Can't wait to see what ideas the incredibly creative ladies here come up with. 
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Erin,
I have a list that might help you. And thank you for your encouragement and willingness to add to the bits and pieces. That list will be awesome. Anyway here is the list I have in my notebook:
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:RtCj58QPWp4J:www.rchist ory.com/Timeline_of_Saints.pdf+saints+chronological+list&hl= en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us&client=firefox-a
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Jenn,
I'm thinking book study that is "real" not all this tons of stuff listed that makes you feel stressed.
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Ah Susan, I can see a fellow soul mate whose brain just doesn't shut down. 
I'm familiar with RC History, in fact we use/adapt it. (I never use anything as is  ) The reason I have more to add for the time periods is twofold, one is two of my children read so much they need more than many lists provide and two because I own so many OOP books and wanted to use them, so the idea is to use them when studying a history period.
I hope you are not offended if I share my viewpoint I followed the link that Mary M highlighted in the box above and have to say as a very visual person I find that format too busy, something more like the Homeschool Share , a website format is easier for my eyes (and brain) to navigate. Hope you don't mind me saying
I like your idea of book study's, sounds very natural.
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Erin, I agree with you, that Homeschool Launch page is so unattractive I immediately closed out. Make it pretty and userfriendly like Catholic Cuisine and people will stick around long enough to see what you have to offer.
Mary, it is hard to believe they didn't want to see anything about Pepe, it was a Caldecott Winner, wasn't it?
Has anyone seen Elisa Bartone's American Too? It culminates at the annual feast of San Gennaro in NYC.
Another one that popped up over at Amazon was High as a Hawk by the same illustrator, Ted Lewin. Mary, it called to mind your field trips into the mountains for Ascension Day. I found the real picture of Harriet Peters and a great chapter by her guide, Enos Mills here. His book Wildlife of the Rockies is online there and has some great photos from the turn of the century. It appears that he wrote those articles for children at that time, some were published in The Youth's Companion. I loved his description of the Ouzel that he and Harriet observed.
A Day's Work by Eve Bunting may be great, Mexican Immigrants in CA and the value of honesty.
Eve Bunting has a ton of books that look like they could be adapted, How Many Days to America(Discussion Guide) about Haitian Refugees might be great this year after those awful, awful hurricanes. I could see some IRL Corporal Works of Mercy opportunities coming from this book.
I have to confess, I actually haven't read any of these books, just trying to brainstorm outside of the usual Saint biographies, if that makes sense! Imagine me in a library sorting through a lovely pile of books, trying to decide which to tote home, those above would have made the cut.
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Oh, I love, love, love Ted Lewin books. Visually he is one of my favorite illustrators. I have read the books you mention. High as a Hawk is a great story - nothing explicitly Catholic but what a great tie in you came up with. We especially love it since we are familiar with the area in the plot and it's local history.
I never heard specifically why they didn't want Peppe. Such a great book and yes, it is a Caldecott Honor book.
American, Too is an interesting read. I've reviewed here on the board somewhere before. There is a pretty negative Amazon reviewer who doesn't like it because of the girl's negative sometimes disrespectful attitude. There is a scene on one page where she is pretty sassy, but overall the negative attitude she has about being "Italian" in America is not unrealistic. One of my uncles who was born into an immigrant family (different nationality) had a very similar attitude - I don't think it is uncommmon for those children to want to fit in and only be American, and in the end she reconciles those two parts of herself, Italian and American. Just an aside another aspect of the book is a couple superstitious elements (pinning the money to the San Gennaro statue and a neighborhood girl telling fortunes) that would need to be discussed. It would not be a book for really young children, in my opinion. But these are accurate representations of that time and culture. I am reading another book myself about Italy, immigration, and Catholism during that time frame and it is clear superstition was very much a part of their lives and even Catholic beliefs - it was something very holy priests and sisters worked to change.
It sounds like you were attracted to all the immigrant books/stories. Funny as I have a whole immigrant unit study I am working on and a huge book list. So will continue to do that - it would be a good fit for this.
Also, the talk about the saints list encouraged me to finally post the list I have been working on for American Saints by state. I posted it on this forum last year and just updated and posted on my blog.
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It sounds like you were attracted to all the immigrant books/stories. Funny as I have a whole immigrant unit study I am working on and a huge book list. So will continue to do that - it would be a good fit for this.
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Now that sounds like a great study! When do you think you'll have that up?
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I have a surprise for you all.
Go to Living Lessons
Our new blog and check under picture book units and you get a gift, just in time for All Saints and All Souls Day.
I need to know your email if you want to get submissions from someone who might submit things. I would also like to add anyone who wants to the blog as writers of content. Please write me so I can do that, this is a collaborative effort. I don't want to post the password here.
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