PROGRAM FEATURES
Stories of God’s Love builds connections between home, church, school, and family. Written by a team of early childhood specialists, this program follows the USCCB’s “Guidelines for Pre-School Materials” and meets the early learning standards of the National Association of Education for Young Children (NAEYC).
Throughout 31 lessons, kindergartners' hearts are touched with the message of Scripture. Contemporary stories are told to help them make the connections between Scripture and everyday life using stories from both the Old and New Testaments. One week a key story from the bible is presented, then the next week’s lesson invites the child to relate the story to their own experiences. Ten additional lessons introduce students to the liturgical seasons and holy days.
A strong faith foundation is laid for those who will be using Blest Are We Faith in Action, Be My Disciples or another elementary religion program.
Stories of God’s Love Components
Family Focus pages help facilitate continued faith sharing in the home through prayer, activities, and reflection. A separate family magazine, available for purchase, helps families focus on practicing key virtues as they relate to the Stories of God’s Love lessons.
Additional program resources include the Program Director’s Manual, Music Program, and Story Posters. Online resources for children, parents, catechists, and teachers include prayers, activities, articles, and games.
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RCL Benziger is proud to provide short training videos containing tips that will help you engage young children in your preschool and kindergarten classrooms.
Join Miss Debbie as she prepares to teach each lesson in Stories of God’s Love specifically for preschoolers ages 4 and 5. Miss Debbie’s Tips for teachers may be used for our Stories of God's Love 3-4, 4-5, and Kindergarten programs. Access Miss Debbie's tips here.
Stories of God's Love is our Bible-based program prepared by a team of respected preschool specialists, and is written following the directives developed by the USCCB.
The leaflet style format proclaims age appropriate Bible stories as well as contemporary stories which connect the scripture story to an everyday life experience of a Pre-school child.
Seasonal leaflets introduce and explore holy days, holidays and the seasons of the year. A music component, poster set and program director manual completes the program. Multi-day and One-day guides are available.
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Preschool 3 - 4
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Stories of God's Love is our Bible-based program prepared by a team of respected preschool specialists, and is written following the directives developed by the USCCB.
The leaflet style format proclaims age appropriate Bible stories as well as contemporary stories which connect the scripture story to an everyday life experience of a Pre-school child.
Seasonal leaflets introduce and explore holy days, holidays and the seasons of the year. A music component, poster set and program director manual completes the program. Multi-day and One-day guides are available.
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Stories of God's Love Preschool Songbook with Digital Music
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Stories of God's Love: Ages 4 and 5 My Emotions Preschool Program Videos
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Stories of God's Love, Preschool, Program Director's Manual
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Stories of God's Love, Preschool 4-5, 30-Poster Set
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Stories of God's Love, Preschool 4-5, Multi-Day Lesson Plan Guide
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This exciting Kindergarten program offers a leaflet style format that proclaims Bible stories as well as contemporary stories which relate to the life of a Kindergarten child. Seasonal lessons deepen the child’s understanding of holy days, holidays and liturgical seasons.
Stories of God's Love is the first new program following the Guidelines for Materials developed by the Subcommittee on the Catechism of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The program offers a Songbook with music CD, a poster set and a Program Directors Manual. Guides are available for both a school and parish setting.
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Kindergarten
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The Stories of God's Love Family Magazine reinforces the virtues taught throughout the Stories of God's Love series. Activities and simple strategies are suggested for promoting discussion and practice of the virtues in the family.
A great resource to use with the For My Family take-home pages.
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Stories of God’s Love My Emotions Video Series
The My Emotions video series correspond to a unit or chapters in Stories of God’s Love. Teachers and catechists may use the videos in the classroom or virtually, or adults may use the videos with children at home. Each video focuses on emotions that young children experience to help them identify, define, and use their feelings in appropriate ways. The videos help the children understand that they are the shepherds of their own emotions. Each child is responsible for caring for his or her feelings in a healthy way.
The Stories of God’s Love: My Emotions videos are research-based, utilizing the work of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on building social and emotional skills. The videos may be accessed through Flourish, RCL Benziger’s online platform. A one-year license includes resources for adults both in the classroom and at home, such as the printable Feelings Chart and Emotion Cards seen in the videos.
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My Emotions Videos
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