The first few pictures below were done on both sides of the paper, thus they are composed of two images each.
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Beginning at the age of three we offer to the children in the Atrium the opportunity to ponder the mystery of the Kingdom of God. There are five Kingdom Parables which are enjoyed most by the 3-6 year old child in Level 1. The Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44) tends to be the fourth parable pondered and often by this point the children are in their third year in the Atrium and are beginning to abstract and synthesize the Scriptures they have heard and the truths that they know. After this presentation, often given in small groups of two or three children, it is common that drawing the Kingdom of God is of interest. This year several children spent time drawing this parable as an image of how they picture the Kingdom. The first few pictures below were done on both sides of the paper, thus they are composed of two images each.
The following illustrations were each drawn as a single image.
While the work of the older children in the Atrium continues to utilize sensorial materials, they are also moving into working directly in God's Word in Scripture and in the Roman Missal which contains the prayers of the Mass. In welcoming their parents to the Atrium, the elementary children, paralleling their younger siblings, also found work of great variety to share. It is always such a joy to witness the children showing their parents and families the work that they do in the Atrium. The choices they made this year crossed all subject areas and may have even brought some tears to adult eyes as they encountered the children enjoying this place of prayer which is their own,
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Carolyn Kohlhaas
CGS Catechist and Formation Leader (Levels I, II, and III) Categories
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