Pope St. John Paul II Biography Learning Card

Pope St. John Paul II Biography Learning Card
  
Printable learning cards have a saintly focus and allow learners to fill details to highlight the life of Pope St. John Paul II.  This fill in the blanks, biography style learning card encourages young Catholics to learn about JPII.  When completed, it can easily serve as a reference for children to review, celebrate feast days, or play fact recall games.

The card has prompts for basic biographical info, and is sure to become a favorite learning tool.  Prompts include the following information.

Name of Saint
When they lived
Where in the world they are from
Date they became a Saint
Feast day
Patronage
Representative Symbol

To use this resource, print out the sheet, cut and separate the two identical cards, and have learners fill in the information.  To complete, fold down the center and glue. Laminate cards for longevity and durability. Laminating this card makes it a very durable resource that is sure to be used repeatedly  and stored more easily. It also adds value to the card telling your learner that the info on the card is important and worth preserving or protecting.

Learning cards are a great help for those homeschooling in small or limited learning areas  that do not have tons of space.  Children enjoy using the cards and referring to them often, especially if they have been laminated and feel like a real "learning gem" in their hands. Cards can easily be stored in a recipe box, decorative shoe box or in a large, index sized plastic container with divider tabs - like the kind you find at office supply stores.

Age:  Elem+
Focus:  Biographical information, developing research skills, Saint study
Theme:  Pope St. John Paul II