Digital Resources for Advent and Christmas
Catholic Education Resource Centre
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This website contains succinct background reading about Christmas and Advent and has a range of great ideas for teaching about the season.
ResourceLink Advent and Christmas Resources
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Brisbane Catholic Education's ResourceLink provides an exceptional list of Advent and Christmas resources. Brisbane Catholic schools can also contact ResourceLink to access their catalogue of books, DVDs and....puppets!
Advent Calendars
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This website is a hub of links for a variety of Advent Calendars.
Textweek.com Scripture Resources
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Starting with the readings of the day, Textweek connects film, art and other materials to resource teachers.
ReSource
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ReSource provides an excellent introduction to the season of Advent. A good summary of this important liturgical season.
Apps from iTunes
Caritas Australia Advent Calendar
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Come on a journey around the world this Advent with Caritas Australia. Follow the Jesse Tree and each day you can reflect and pray with communities around the world. Rekindle the spirit of Christmas - Act for Justice and stand in solidarity with the poorest of the poor. Caritas Australia’s 2012 Advent calendar app is now available. This update has all new content to help you learn, pray and act with Caritas Australia through this new season of Advent which begins on Sunday 2nd December.
Jesus is born at Bethlehem
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This book tells the story of Jesus birth. Invite students to critique the illustrations that are filled with amazing animated scenes. Older students could examine the illustrations and text in the light of connection and relevance to the text in the accounts of the Nativity as told in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke.
Nativity
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This app provides an interactive 3D experience that tells the story of the key subjects from the night that Jesus was born. The nativity scene is made from real photographs. Students can explore the scene by clicking and learn about how each person, animal, or structure relates to the Nativity. Older students could explore the meaning of the word “Nativity”.
Christmas Nativity
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Students create a personalised Christmas card using the Nativity Scene and share via class Blog or email. Students could design a nativity scene that reflects the Infancy narrative in the gospel of Luke or Matthew. They could write an appropriate Christmas blessing using the You Who Do Through structure.
Christmas Interactive Book
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Younger students will enjoy reading along or listening to this story as told in this interactive book. Older students could examine the text and compare it to the Gospel accounts. This could be used as a stimulus for the writing and illustrating of a Class Big Book on the Nativity. Students could decide on a title for the Book e.g. The Very First Christmas.
The Christmas Story by Read and Record
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Explore the illustrations and the text and compare with the Text of the Gospel accounts of the Infancy narratives. The reader's voice can be recorded over each scene.
Christmas Story - Bible 3D Kids
Younger students will enjoy listening to the Christmas Nativity story re-told in a fun and engaging way. Some games included. Older students could use the story to compare to Scripture. Submitted by: Sam Taylor from St Ita's.
