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Moral Life and Virtues
  • An  excellent supplemental curriculum on virtues and the saints - covers three years and includes family component.
  • A bingo game featuring  Virtues and Values
  • ​A music video by Jess Godwin   about bullying.
  • Playing the Gratitude game
  • Ten Commandments activities from Jared Dees
Social Awareness and Justice
  • Heifer International  is a wonderful organization which supplies livestock and agricultural development in forty countries. They have a number of programs which appeal to children. There are a wealth of resources to help educate them about other cultures and countries, as well as fundraising and service opportunities. 
  • Catholic Relief Services has excellent resources for areas around the world, particularly those in greatest need.  Rice Bowl is one of their programs.
  • An e-book that discusses applying the  themes of Catholic Social Teaching
  • ​Global Poverty - a Ted talk by Bono
  • Evidence of modern slavery
  • Good  overview of Catholic Social Teaching
  • Catholic Social Teaching - using popular media
  • A good explanation of Catholic Social Teaching  and its roots in  Rerum Novarum  aimed at high school students
  • A round up of Catholic social justice activities and ideas.
  • ​Book Beatrice's Goat - Heifer - read aloud