Category Archives: Godly Play Classroom

September 7, 2014 Story Update

Posted on October 24, 2014 by browniesmoke

Each week we write a Constant Contact e-mail targeted to young families (and our elected vestry members! We’re sneaky that way…) At first we just listed upcoming schedule changes and that sort of thing, but we decided it was a good forum for opening … Continue reading →

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Our 2014 Fall Godly Play Schedule

Posted on October 18, 2014 by browniesmoke

First of all, perhaps you missed me. (I HOPE you missed me!) If you wondered where I’ve been, I’ve been puppy wrangling – so here’s a gratuitous photo of Harvey, the Monster Puppy (he’s a 9 month old border collie mix … Continue reading →

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The Seven Faces of Easter (Part II)

Posted on March 29, 2012 by browniesmoke

(See Part I here.) I find that the Seven Faces of Easter are the most compelling stories (or set of stories) in our Godly Play “library.” More than any other story, I find the children in the circle (and the … Continue reading →

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Work. Bleh.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by browniesmoke

(Not that kind of work – the Montessori kind of work.) I, the one with the terrible stage fright, love to tell stories. I believe, after all these years, I am excited to see what I will learn from a … Continue reading →

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Response Time – Setting up the Altar

Posted on October 8, 2011 by browniesmoke

While reading a Catholic homeschooler’s blog, I was fascinated by her miniature mass kit. I saved up my pennies to buy it, wrote a script to introduce it, and I was met with complete indifference on Sunday morning in our … Continue reading →

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The Seven Faces of Easter (Part 1)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by browniesmoke

We’ve been doing Godly Play for about 16 years at St. Philip’s, and in the beginning we tried every which way of acquiring materials. We made many – copying, coloring, and laminating parable items is fairly easy. Cutting felt is … Continue reading →

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Our Godly Play Transitional Shelf

Posted on September 12, 2011 by browniesmoke

I am a rule follower. When Jerome Berryman explains how to set up a Godly Play classroom, I make careful notes and line everything up and frustrate myself no end that I don’t have matching shelves and a big rectangular … Continue reading →

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