www.RCLBenzigerPreschool.com

Click on "Catechists and Teachers" at left.
You will find links to the following articles:

• Who is the Preschool Child? – Article
• Religion Readiness and The Young Child – Article
• Serving Today’s Families – Article
• Supporting Family Involvement – Article
• Seasonal Parent/Child Events – Event plans for Advent/Christmas, Lent and Easter
• Scope and Sequence (for the textbook, "Stories of God’s Love")
• Catechist Prayer
• Prayer in the Preschool Setting - Tips for praying with Preschoolers
• Faith-filled People – Stories of Saints
• Prayers to Learn – These can be downloaded.

Catechist Magazine

Each issue contains an article on Preschool.  If you don’t have a subscription to "Catechist," check with your parish religious education leader to see if he or she has a subscription for the office.

www.catechist.com

Some activities can be downloaded; some need to be used with the magazine. Don't miss these Catechist.com topics:

For tips on using the magazine — In the Catechist.com menu, choose About, then choose Ways to Use Catechist Magazine.

In the center of the page, click on:  Catechist Keyboard — activities found in the current issue of "Catechist." Some of these can be downloaded.

Feeding My Soul – prayer for catechists

Craft Clip – Ideas for using ordinary household items in crafts and other activities

From the Field – Ideas from other catechists

Note:  These links include activities for various age groups. You will need to look for the age group you are teaching.

Our Sunday Visitor — Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education — monthly articles with suggestions for improving your early childhood education program.

Religion Teacher’s Journal

Each issue contains an article on Preschool. If you don’t have a subscription to "Religion Teacher’s Journal," check with your parish religious education leader to see if he or she has a subscription for the office.

www.religionteachersjournal.com

Click on Current Issue in left-hand column. Some articles are highlighted in blue. These can be downloaded.