Resources for teaching children about On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’).
These are available as inexpensive e-resources, and are very adaptable for parish use.
God’s Creation Waits
This booklet, for home or parish use, will encourage children to develop an awareness for all of nature and to appreciate these as gifts from God. The activities, stories, and prayers will help them to take joy often, even daily, in creation. From that awareness, this resource then strives to encourage a child’s curiosity about the natural world, and subsequently, a concern for it. These aspirations are all interwoven with an attitude of joy and thankfulness for a loving God.
This resource is a s a 42-page booklet for children in grades 2-5 and their adults. It is a FREE, downloadable PDF.
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More Resources
Free classroom and home resources
Catholic Creation Care – For Families and Children:
Learn about:
Heroes for Animals: Learn about particular endangered animals and the problem solvers who are working to protect them.
Big Name Hunters: These famous creation caretakes have inspired man people through the years and helped us better understand how to care for God’s creation.
Communion of Saints: Learn about these people who went before us, some even dying to care for our common home.
Kid Fixers: These children problem solvers have had an amazing impact!
Many wonders of God’s Creation
Saints
How All Creation Works Together
Water
Food
Ecological Problems
Problem Solvers
Understanding the Theory of Evolution
Patrons of Ecology:
Who is Saint Francis?
Who is Saint Kateri Tekakwitha?
Resources from a variety of sources:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Laudato Si’
Exploring the wonders of creation