Alleluia! Happy Easter! One of my favorite Easter traditions is the Way of Light, which are 14 stories to mirror the 14 stories from the Way of the Cross. Each of the stations in the Way of Light highlights the events that are recorded in Scripture from Easter to Pentecost. You can read about the origin of the Way of Light in this article.
Several years ago I created some Way of Light activities intended to help kiddos enter in to the Easter Season. See my original activities about the Way of Light (with printable coloring books and activities) in this post. Or here is a seven part Bible Study if you'd like to study it yourself.
I really enjoyed using those resources for parish events and with my 5th graders, but they are not quite right for my middle school students. Plus as I'm teaching from home, I needed something I could send to them digitally. So for my students this week, I created a digital Bible Study to introduce them to the Way of Light. It is a Google Slides file with a couple of slides researching the origin of the Way of Light, one slide for each of the 14 Stations, and a reflection slide.
You can see a few examples of the slides here:
There are 18 slides in all (one title, two research, fourteen stations, one reflection):
There are instructions on the first slide with how to save/edit/share the file. I hope that the Way of Light helps you/your kids/your students truly celebrate the Resurrected Christ this Easter Season!
Thank you! I'm really excited to use this! I love making the Way of Light eggs with my students and I'm so sad we can't do that this year.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's a bummer! It is hard to think about all the traditions and activities we are missing with our students. Prayers for you!
DeleteThese are great slides. Have you thought about assigning them collaboratively? I was trying to think of a way to do that with the Stations of the Cross during Lent, but had too much "surplus lack of time" (copied from Maria Augusta Trapp:). I think 18 slides is too much for my Fifth grade students, but if they work together in groups of three, I think it might work.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! When I teach about this in the classroom (especially when I taught 5th grade), I have done it collaboratively or as a jigsaw activity (each student has a station and then comes back and shares with the class). I think it would be interesting to assign this collaboratively, but honestly don't think my students could handle that remotely. ;) Originally I was going to assign them a shorter version of this task with only a few of the stations, but instead am working through it with them over a week- that way they are only doing a few slides a day. We all have to figure out what works!
DeleteKatie, thank you for your generosity. I am a first time classroom teacher for religion and distance learning certainly has not been easy. Your sharing your resources is such a huge, huge support. I teach in a small catholic school that has limited financial resources and your site helps me and the school tremendously with teaching religion from home. May God continue to bless you and the work you do for Him.
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I'm so glad, Sr. Maria!
DeleteThank you! Sr. M. Clementia and I have been putting together Daily Journals (by week) since the start of e-learning. This is PERFECT and also two weeks worth *wink*. Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you. GIRL! I'm making a special sacrifice for you RIGHT NOW!
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