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The activities and resources below were developed for a short series of lessons about the early Christians.
Catacombs and Martyrs
The First Christians
Written by Alie Vogelaar, illustrated by Rino Visser ISBN 978-1-936215-01-0 Chapter 1: Jose Goes to the Catacombs Chapter 2: Anna Sees the Martyrs
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Extra activity: The martyrs painted Bible histories on the walls of the catacombs. Children can draw or paint which Bible history they would have painted on the cave walls.
Glabori
The First Christians
Written by Alie Vogelaar, illustrated by Rino Visser ISBN 978-1-936215-01-0 Chapter 4: Glabori, a Hero and Martyr Activity: Make a popsicle stick figure of Glabori. (More stories about martyrs are to follow. For each martyr story, a popsicle stick figure will be made. In the end, the figures will be used for a review activity, and matched to an object that reminds of the story.) |
Polycarp
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I used the book Teach All Nations by H. Van Dam as a source for my story. If you click the button below it will take you to an external page where you can download this book for free. The story about Polycarp is the 6th story in the book.
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Blandina (and review activity)
The First Christians
Written by Alie Vogelaar, illustrated by Rino Visser ISBN 978-1-936215-01-0 Chapter 7: Blandina, a Slave Girl Activity: If popsicle figures have been made for Glabori, Blandina, and Polycarp, a mini poster can be made to review the stories of the three martyrs. Glue the three figures on cardstock paper, and glue the matching names, pictures, and texts from the downloadable template with the popsicle figure. |
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