Especially for Teachers

These categories overlap a bit, so do look through all of them to find what you may be looking for

Stories for Classroom Use

Stories particularly suited to classrooms include an echo story, a story to illustrate with simple drawing, Godly Play-type stories, gentle Waldorf tales, one story in Spanish, and more

Classroom Discussion Ideas

Discussion guides for different age groups, including some activities

Classroom Activities

A potpourri of ideas for activities, games, and more

Lesson Plans

A variety of plans for different settings and traditions

More Helpful Ideas

Activities
Plays, Skits & Scripts
St. Nicholas Craft Projects
Stories & Poems
Symbols of St. Nicholas
Props to use with St. Nicholas Stories
Ideas for St. Nicholas treats
Musings on Saint Nicholas or How to Play Saint Nicholas 
Ideas FROM Teachers

Links

Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra
Activities from Orthodox Pebbles PDF to download. Includes a Fact Page, Calendar Card, Paper Puppets, an Icon craft, Scenes to make, an origami Christmas ornament, and a collage craft. The link also has background on St. Nicholas, traditions, and more. A rich resource.

Bert and Ernie Meet Sinterklaas
The script from the Sesamstraat CD Hoor Wie Klopt Daar Kinderen: Sinterklaas in Sesamstraat is translated from the Dutch. Sinterklaas helps Bert and Ernie understand what friendship really is. It is long, as the entire CD is here, but could be shortened for classroom use, perhaps by cutting some of the songs (other songs would need to be used in any case).

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