Why the title

I teach the Catholic faith to little children. Second grade at one parish and fifth grade at another, to be precise. Many times throught the course of my classes I get the question over and over, "Why do you do that Mrs. K?" or I hear "Why is that so, Mrs. K?" Because I have these kids for only an hour each a week it is difficult to teach them everything that I want to teach them, everything that they need to know to love God the way that they should. Also, after years of homeschooling my own six children, 20 years, I realize that it is a 24/7 proposition, teaching the faith to young children. No offense meant to those who do not homeschool, but I don't know how you can effectively pass on the faith when they are gone so much each day. But I digress. I discovered that without having them with me all the time, I have to find creative ways to teach them some of the most basic and essential tennants of the faith. It also occurred to me that there are others faced with the same problem. It was suggested to me that I pass on some of my solutions to these questions.

No, I am not arrogant enought to think that my solutions are the only ones that work or the best. Nor do I think that I am that great a teacher. But I do firmly believe that we as parents

and teachers need all the help that we can get if we are going to raise up the next generation of Mother Theresas and Martin of Tours. So this is my attempt to pass on my knowledge and

creativity.