By Susan Ciancio
Summer is here, and if you’re like most parents, you want to fill your children’s days with fun and impactful activities that will not only excite them but that will teach important values. As faithful Catholic parents, we know that we are our children’s first and most significant teachers, so it’s our responsibility to teach them about our faith and to impart culture-of-life values throughout every day of their lives.
Because this learning doesn’t stop over the summer, CLSP is here to help. Our lesson booklets help build the foundation your children need so they can understand the beauty and sanctity of life as they grow and become the next pro-life generation.
To help you become familiar with some of what we offer, we want to highlight five of our fun lesson booklets for preschool and elementary-aged kids that will help build that foundation. Throughout the pages of these booklets, in age-appropriate ways your kids will learn about the sanctity of all human beings, see the beauty of the developing baby, examine the importance of caring for the vulnerable, and meet a saint whose example helps them realize the impact they can make in their own little way. All are downloadable, so you can start the fun today!
1. Miracle of Life Coloring & Activity Book
This awesome activity book is packed with puzzles and information to help little ones understand the beauty and sacredness of preborn life and the necessity to defend it. With over 50 pages of facts about fetal development taught through fun connect-the-dot puzzles, mazes, and more, this activity book will become a household favorite.
2. Life Is Precious
Throughout this 92-page booklet, you and your kids will enjoy learning about the basic facts of human development and caring for others. Life Is Precious instructs children about the truth of human development while still respecting their innocence. Kids will learn about taking care of a new baby, our uniqueness as human beings, standing up for what you believe in, and defending the vulnerable.
3. Pro-Life Prints
This awesome booklet contains everything you need (excluding art supplies) to make a pro-life handprint book with your children. It is a fun and engaging way to begin a conversation about the beauty of God’s creation of the human person and is intended to reinforce how each person is unique, how every preborn is delicate and needs our protection, and how we should pray for others—especially those who are weaker than we are.
4. The Developing Baby
This booklet instills in children an understanding of the basic milestones of human development from a person’s first moment of creation. It reinforces the fact that life is a miracle to be treasured and teaches that guardian angels are given to us at the very moment God creates us.
5. St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Small Deeds, Big Love
St. Thérèse’s example guides us as we teach our children that every single person has value, matters, and is a beloved child of God. This booklet teaches young children about the short and devout life of St. Thérèse and how they can implement her Little Way into their own lives, and it offers concrete examples for how your kids can take action now to stand up for others so they can grow in faith and love.
Summer is a time to have fun as a family, but let it also be a time to have fun while you learn. Download some of our booklets today and teach the values your children will need to become courageous warriors for their faith as they grow.