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Has anyone seen or used this program for religion?
From what I can tell it follows the liturgical year. I need to look into it a bit more, but thought I would ask the team of experts here first  .
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I am using it this year and am liking it a lot.
We just listened this week to the St. Joseph cd that came with our March packet. It was very well done- Joseph is speaking as himself, and there are sawing and carpentry noises in the background. 
We also are enjoying our Lenten countdown chain (Breaking The Chains of Sin) which comes with a verse and easy activity for each day of Lent preprinted. All I had to do was cut the strips and put the chain together.
A couple of weeks ago we made a Treasure Box of God's Promises (as we studied the various covenants God made with people in the Old Testament.) We put together the little treasure chest that came with the lesson, and we placed in it over 50 promises that God has made us in the Bible (these were also preprinted). Each day we take a slip from the box and read one of the promises, which has been really great and thought provoking.
These are just a few of the activities we have done this past few weeks. We have enjoyed several cds with saints stories that have come with the lessons. Oh- and we did a play about the calling of Samuel- the kids cracked up at seeing dad play God.
Everything you need for a lesson comes in the kit, but you do have to sit down and sort it all out for each week and do a bit of prep. There are three lessons each month. Each month there is a memory verse as well.
It all follows the liturgical year and the weekly readings.
Anyway- I hesitated to buy the program because of the cost, but I am planning to use it again next year. We are liking it SO much more than Faith and Life.
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Becky,
I wanted to add as well that Living Faith Kids is a daily devotional book for Catholic kids.
The daily readings are listed, and one verse is pulled out from those to be the topic of a short, kid-friendly meditation. The verse could also serve as memory or copy work. It follows the liturgical year.
It's another resource we are enjoying a lot this year for religion.
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OOO - I was just wondering what I wanted to use with my 9 yr old ds next year. . . he gets bored with the usual read text for catechism ( you know - read the pages answer a few questions). Lately we are just going through there baltimore catechism as a review. . . I am intrigued with this program. . . So does the subscription cover all one needs? So, I was confused as to price: one one hand it said $120 per year but in another place I saw $40? How does the subscription work"
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The price for a full year is $120. You can join anytime, though, and the price will be prorated. So, you could sign up before April 20 of this year and test out a couple of months at a reduced rate before deciding if you wanted to pay for a whole year next year.
Everything you need (except things like markers and tape) comes with the program.
I'm not sure where the $40 comes in.... they do have a store for buying add-in items separately, but I didn't and haven't felt like I should have.
The $120 includes a liturgical year calendar. We have ours hanging in our learning room and color in the stepping stones along the path each week.
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Ah- OK... I just looked at the site again. The $40 is the cost for the rest of this year if you sign up by MArch 25. So, that would give you May's materials
(maybe April's, too, though I am not sure).
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Thanks Melinda, that is very helpful! The sample lesson looks like it contains quite a bit of information. Do you try to do it all in one day? I'm just working on the logistics here. Also, have you tried the "Little Lambs" companion for preschoolers?
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SeaStar wrote:
I wanted to add as well that Living Faith Kids is a daily devotional book for Catholic kids.
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This looks great too!
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I have not tried LIttle Lambs, but my church here uses it for preschool, and it is well liked.
I do usually spread the lesson out over 2-3 days, depending on what it calls for. I think it would take a good hour or so to do it straight through, but I like the CM short lessons approach, plus I find it very helpful to revisit a topic for several days in a row, building on to it each time (a la Five in a Row).
Some of the games (like Working For Mercy) my kids like to play more than once, so I keep those in a file folder on my desk.
Each lesson comes with a Hey, Dad section, too, which is an activity especially for the dads to do with the kids. So that can be done on the evenings or weekends. It's a nice feature.
There is really a lot in each lesson, plus many come with bonus cds, so I spread it all out and find that I can work it all in a little at a time.
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