Does your school have special days during Catholic Schools Week when visitors spend time in your classroom? Whether it’s parents, grandparents, or prospective families, make your time less stressful by planning an engaging activity that will keep everyone involved!

A few ideas:

1) Create a Family Tree

Utilize relatives’ knowledge and gift them interactive time with their special students by having them collaborate to make a family tree! Whether they simply free draw or create with construction paper (I would copy leaf patterns on green construction paper for students to cut apart in 2^nd grade), this is always a fun activity to do with visitors.

2) Play Catholic Mass Bingo

This is a fun game to reinforce terms used during the Holy Mass while also illustrating your school’s Catholic identity. Easy to play as a large group, or print multiple copies of the calling cards and have small groups play together.

3) Learn about Saint John Bosco

Catholic Schools Week usually falls around the end of January, which is the perfect time to learn about St. John Bosco! This printable booklet is a great activity for students to work on with parents or grandparents. The adults may even learn some new facts as well!

4) Write, Draw, or Read about Why They Love Their School

For younger learners (preschool-1^st grade), a fun activity would be to create a booklet about their school! Either pre-staple blank sheets for them to make their own book with their families or check out the version below for one they can make and read together.

5) Give a Tour of the Classroom

Brainstorm with students beforehand a list of spaces in your classroom that they would like to show to visitors. Print a copy of the list for each student and practice with them how to be a tour guide of their space. When visitors arrive, let the students lead them on a tour!

Whatever way you decide to spend the time with visitors to your classroom, remember they are not there to observe you as a teacher. They are there to visit their sweet children and celebrate all that is great about your school! Planning an engaging activity will both help alleviate your own stress as well as make the time special for everyone in your classroom!

Be sure to also check out this article on Catholic Schools Week Bulletin Board Ideas for more ways to celebrate this week!

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

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