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"Roots" Coffee Hour Parish Event (PDF)Author(s): DCE A guide for a "Roots" Coffee Hour Parish Event. This is referenced in My Orthodox Family. |
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"Roots"-The Diversity Game (PDF)Author(s): DCE A guide to a "roots" diversity game, referenced for Level 4 in My Orthodox Family. |
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A Project-Book for Families (HTML)Author(s): Olga Roshak Orthodox Educator. A Project-Book for Families |
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Activities for Great Lent (PDF)Author(s): DCE Two Lenten activities for each of the following age groups Grades 2-3, 4-6, and 7-8. Also includes Teacher Pages (following the activity pages) with answers to questions, plus suggestions for discussion. |
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Activities for the Book of Acts (PDF)Author(s): DCE Here are sets of 3 activities for 3 age groups: Grades 4-6, 7-8 and 9-12. During the month of May the Church’s daily readings include most of the Book of Acts, so the activities are partly based on that book. The activities are intended as seasonal supplements to your regular church school curriculum, but it would be fine to use them at any time of year. |
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Activities, Crafts & Projects (PDF)Author(s): DCE Games, stories, handouts and ideas for activites for "My Orthodox Family". Includes a Personal Value Inventory and Think and Write Prompts. |
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Ancestor Roots Map (PDF)Author(s): Department of Christain Education An activity guide for creating a Ancestor Roots Map. Referenced in My Orthodox Family FOCUS Unit. |
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Ancestor Roots Oral History Interviews (PDF)Author(s): Department of Christain Education A guide to doing a Ancestor Roots Oral History Interviews. Referenced in My Orthodox Family FOCUS Unit. |
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Brave Like a Saint (HTML)Author(s): Iakovina Our children are faced with many challenges that require them to stand up for their Orthodox faith. We as parents need to discover as many resources as possible to assist our children in making positive choices. One such resource is the book Brave Like a Saint by Iakovina. |
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Church School Activities (PDF)Author(s): DCE Here are four activities from the Department of Christian Education, focusing on the Feast of the Ascension of Christ, and also reviewing Pascha and the post-Resurrection appearances of Our Lord. |
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Discovering Biblical Meanings in Liturgical Verses (PDF)Author(s): DCE 13 pages of verses and scriptural references during the services of the Nativity |
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Discussion Activities for Fall (PDF)Author(s): Department of Christian Education Here are three sets of discussion activities based on three of the weekly bulletin inserts provided by the Department of Christian Education of the Orthodox Church in America. They all involve saints commemorated by the Church during the month of October, and provide guidance for teen and adult discussion groups to think about these “fall saints” more deeply. |
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Examining the Nativity of the Theotokos (HTML)Author(s): DCE Examining the Nativity of the Theotokos through hymnography and iconography and scripture. |