Praying the Holy Rosary

October is the month of the rosary. To make this form of meditative prayer accessible for us little ones in Grade 1, we prayed one decade each day for five days.

To prepare for our Decade-a-Day prayer journey, we made single-decade rosaries. Our Grade 3 buddies came to lend a hand. The decade of 10 beads can be moved around as each prayer is shared.

To connect our daily decade to the full rosary, we coloured in the 10 beads we prayed each day. 

 

Learning the Hail Mary prayer has been central to our exploration of the rosary. A "puzzle-piece" prayer came home yesterday. Consider praying this prayer as a family. 

Today we gathered with our Grade 3 buddies to pray a full rosary ... outside! For each of the 5 decades, we walked to a new location! We prayed in the forest, on the playground, on the soccer field, on top of Dinosaur Hill, and even by the new olive tree in front of the school! It was a beautiful, meaningful way to finish off our week! Thank you, Mrs. Rockwell, for leading us.

If you are interested in learning more about how to pray the rosary, this How to Pray the Rosary infographic is spectacular as well as the free app Laudate.