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My Lenten Promise Activity
I know that I’ve been away for what seems like forever. It’s been months, in fact. I’m back though!! I have something for all of you, my loyal readers and followers.
This is a freebie for Lent. I know we’re now into Holy Week, so there’s not much time left to use this. However, it’s a great activity for the religious classroom or at home with the family. This is a set of journal pages or a writing activity. They come in 2 types of lines for a variety of ages/grades.
You can write your promises on the lines for each aspect of Lent….prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It can be done daily, weekly, or just once during the Lent season.
If you’re interested in this activity, please just click to….
Enjoy!!
A Christmas Present
I have something special, just for you my readers. I wanted to give you a present this year for following along and putting up with my sporadic posts and everything else!!
This is a 4-page coloring book for the nativity. It focuses on Luke 2 and Matthew 2. It’s just a small book….well, it’s more like pages, to tell the real story of Christmas. The focus of these pages are geared toward Catholic, as I used the New American Standard Bible (NASB). Any faith surely can use it though!!
If you’re interested in these coloring pages, please just….
I hope that you can use it in your classroom, homeschool, or for religious education. If you do, please be sure to leave me a comment and let me know!!
Nativity Printables
Those of you who follow my blog know that I love to post about printable nativities. This year is no exception!!
I didn’t think that I had many new or fresh ideas this year. It seems like most of what’s out there, I’ve already posted in previous years. If you’re looking for those previous posts, just search “nativity”. That’ll pull up (or at least it should pull up) other posts about the nativity.
Here’s a free nativity paper craft. It’s the Paper Nativity by Daniel Swartz. I think this one is pretty fun and simple to do for kids of all ages. I’ve blogged about this one before, but my daughter did it this year with her 3rd grade class and they loved it, so I just had to share again. It’s the Nativity Scene (Joyfully Expanded) from Made by Joel. Here’s a printable nativity scene for The Birth of Lord Jesus. This one is a free nativity stencil pattern. You can also download a free manger scene for Advent if you click here. It’s from Sisters of St. Joseph/Good Ground Press and has a short form to fill out to access the download.
I don’t remember if I’ve shared this one or not, but it’s a DIY: Make Your Own Nativity from Marloes de Vries. Ministry-to-Children has this nativity playset. You can click here for a fun Nativity Fold a House Craft. “Build Your Own Nativity Printables” is a nativity based on basic shapes. Last but not least, here’s a 3D manger.
I’d also like to let you know about a couple nativity printables in my stores. I’m rather fond of them and the kids in my class have really enjoyed making and using them. I hope that you’ll check them out. First is the title, then the link to TPT, and then the link to Teachers Notebook.
Who Is Watching Baby Jesus? Game TPT TN
The First Christmas Story Wheels TPT TN
The First Christmas Do-A-Dots TPT TN
Nativity Write the Room TPT TN
That’s all that I have for you right now. I hope that you enjoy all the free printable nativities and that you’ll check out my shops to see what I have to help keep “Jesus is the reason for the season”!!
Cyber SALE!!
It’s time to prepare for the holidays and the best way to do that is a SALE!!
All 3 of my shops/stores will be on sale for 20%, so now’s the time to grab some great deals for now, the holidays, and into the new year!!
First, you can visit The Schoolhouse on Etsy. Use code FRIDAY2MONDAY and get 20% off any purchase over $1 through 2 December. To shop that sale, just click here.
Next, my shop on Teachers Notebook is on sale for 20% off from 29 November to 2 December. If you use code PLUS15, you can get an extra 10% off!! If you’re interested in shopping this sale, just click the banner below.
Finally, my store at TPT is on sale for 20% off. My sale runs 29 November to 2 December, but you can get an extra 10% off 30 November & 1 December with code SMILE for a total of 28% off!! If you’re interested in shopping this sale, please just click the banner below.
I always enjoy adding new resources during a sale, so keep your eyes open for any new items that you might need for the season!! I truly appreciate you all and all that you do to help and support The Schoolhouse. You’re what it’s all about!!
Advent Activity Pack is a “Daily Deal”!!
I have some good news for all of you getting ready to start the Advent season, whether at home or in the classroom!! My Advent Activity Pack for Early Learners is the….
That means that on Black Friday (27 November) and Cyber Monday (30 November), you can get this pack for 40% off. That’s definitely a deal!! I’ve also expanded it for this year to include more activities and some worksheets. There’s now 28 pages of fun and learning in this pack for early learners (PreK – 2nd, 3rd or 4th). So click on a cover below to be taken to the “Daily Deal” now!!
You can click here to be taken to my Teachers Notebook store to pick up this great “Daily Deal” on the Advent Activity Pack for Early Learners. Oh, and you earn double the rewards good toward future purchases on Teachers Notebook!!
Happy Black Friday and Cyber Monday!!
Hear My Prayer
This past week in class, we worked on learning about prayer. It’s always such an interesting topic for my kids.
So often, they think that they can only pray kneeling. They also think that you have to be silent when you pray. They love finding out that they can stand up against a tree in the park and thank God for his amazing creation!!
To help them learn more about prayer, I created this prompt for them to draw their prayer….
I also have a big set of these prompts available in my stores. There’s a total of 16 pages and it’s a great deal at $3. It’s great for a variety of ages/grades as there’s prompts to write, draw, or do both!! You can find this full set at…..
Here’s my kids at work on their prayer prompt…..
If you’re interested in the drawing prompt that I used in class, you can just….
Anytime that you use one of my freebie samples, I always appreciate your feedback by leaving a comment. Enjoy!!
I Am Special Activity
Last year, I did a really fun activity with my kids. They loved it then and they really loved it again this year. So, I just had to share!!
In the big open space, they draw a picture of themselves. They need to see what makes them special like the color of their hair, skin, eyes, and so on. Of course, they’re little ones, so they’re far from perfect, but they sure are fun!!
There’s also an area to put stickers down with their name on them or glue letters down. There’s also a blank line for them to write their names. On the side, there’s a cute poem about being unique. Finally, on the side, they can also put their fingerprint under the magnifying glass. Why?? Because each of us has a fingerprint that is unique to only us!! To do this part, we just used an ink pad.
If you’re interested in this activity page, just click to….
Here are some photos my kids in action with this page this year. You’ll notice that I forgot my stickers at home, so we made due and used letter beads!!
If you use this page, please leave a comment and let me know if your kids enjoyed it as much as mine did!!
Creation Story Wheel
I’ve been pretty busy lately. I’ve been uploading several resources to my store. I’ve also just been participating in life!! It’s been awhile since I’ve offered any freebies, but now’s my chance.
We’re back to religious education as of last week. It was hectic, so I really didn’t have anything to share. This week however, we’re learning about creation. This is the project that I’m working on with my little ones….
This story wheel is actually 2 wheels under one cover “wheel”. The first is to select the day of creation and the second is to identify what was created on that day. This project is perfect for learning or reviewing the days of creation.
I’be listed this for free at The Schoolhouse on TPT. If you’re interested in using this project for your class, just click to be taken to the….
I’ll post photos later of my kids making this in class. I quite often share photos on Instagram of my kids in action. If you don’t already, please click here to follow me on Instagram.
40 Days of Lent
I know this is rather last minute, but I have a free printable for you to use at home or in your classroom for Lent.
I’m calling this a color-by-number, but it’s not really that. LOL Once space is colored in for each day of Lent. Certain spaces are specific colors. When completed at the end of Lent, it’ll be a picture that represents Lent/Easter. There is a key so that you know what color each space should be colored.
If you’re interested in downloading this, please just click the cover image above!!
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All activities, games, information, etc. on this blog are provided for free. However they are ONLY to be used for classroom and personal use. They may NOT be published on any websites/blogs or other electronic media, distributed in any manner, uploaded to any file sharing service/storage, or sold for profit. If you know someone who would benefit from these materials, please refer them to this blog. Do NOT share the materials that you download with them. Copyright © 2008-Present. All rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. This means that unless it is specified otherwise, all content within this blog and downloads are the private property of Elaine, Commotion from the Ocean of Life, and The Schoolhouse. All materials on this blog and downloads are copyright (© Elaine, © The Schoolhouse, and © Commotion) and misuse or abuse is subject to legal action.
Ash Wednesday Fun and Learning
Last night’s lesson was all about Ash Wednesday and how it’s the first day of Lent. Advent and Lent are always interesting concepts to teach the kids when it’s all about “waiting” and “preparing”. At their age, they’re just ready for Santa and the Easter Bunny. They soak up the information like sponges!!
After our discussion about Lent, we focused on Ash Wednesday and did this activity page. Since we attend mass as part of class on Ash Wednesday, it’s important the kids know all about the ashes so they know what to expect. After that, we practiced for mass….several times!! Our final activity was a little craft that I made for the kids. They colored the pictures to look like themselves and then we took black paint and put a cross on the foreheads with their thumb.
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To see the a few of the final projects, just click here to see them on Instagram. You don’t have to have an account and it’s worth it because they’re just adorable for being 3-5 years old!!
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All activities, games, information, etc. on this blog are provided for free. However they are ONLY to be used for classroom and personal use. They may NOT be published on any websites/blogs or other electronic media, distributed in any manner, uploaded to any file sharing service/storage, or sold for profit. If you know someone who would benefit from these materials, please refer them to this blog. Do NOT share the materials that you download with them. Copyright © 2008-Present. All rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. This means that unless it is specified otherwise, all content within this blog and downloads are the private property of Elaine, Commotion from the Ocean of Life, and The Schoolhouse. All materials on this blog and downloads are copyright (© Elaine, © The Schoolhouse, and © Commotion) and misuse or abuse is subject to legal action.
The Good Shepherd
Last week, we worked on The Good Shepherd in my religion class. I enjoy teaching this one to the kids to help them understand how loved we are. We are protected by his love and his son, Jesus, died for us.
I made 2 things for my class to use. The first is a worksheet. It’s to match Jesus and his sheep to a sheep on the page. A line is drawn to match the 2 and then colored to match each other. The next item is a coloring page. It’s Jesus among the sheep with the verse from John 10:11 (NAS).
If you’re interested in these activities, just click to….
You can click here and here to see my kids hard at work on their sheets. My class really enjoyed these activities and I hope that you’rs do too!! Please be sure to leave me a comment about what your kids did with these pages and if they liked them….thanks!!
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All activities, games, information, etc. on this blog are provided for free. However they are ONLY to be used for classroom and personal use. They may NOT be published on any websites/blogs or other electronic media, distributed in any manner, uploaded to any file sharing service/storage, or sold for profit. If you know someone who would benefit from these materials, please refer them to this blog. Do NOT share the materials that you download with them. Copyright © 2008-Present. All rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. This means that unless it is specified otherwise, all content within this blog and downloads are the private property of Elaine, Commotion from the Ocean of Life, and The Schoolhouse. All materials on this blog and downloads are copyright (© Elaine, © The Schoolhouse, and © Commotion) and misuse or abuse is subject to legal action.
All the Saints in Heaven
I meant to get this posted last night, but time just slipped right away. There’s still plenty of time to use it though on Hallow’s Eve or on All Saints Day!! 
I have to say that this paper craft was a huge hit with my kids!! They simply colored the 2 clouds, then they each picked out 4 saints to color. The clouds are slightly overlapped and glued together and then the saints glued to the large cloud. After that, we decorated them with cotton puffs and glitter!!
There’s a sample on my Instagram if you click here. You’ll notice that the sample, we glued to a piece of construction paper. If you don’t glue on construction paper, print the clouds on cardstock and the saints on regular paper.
If you’re interested in this craft, click here to….
This idea originated from 3 ideas that I found on the internet. Credit is given for each of them in the document.
If you use any or all of these freebies, please leave me a comment. I love to read your comments and input….and know how you use them. I truly create by the feedback that I get!!
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All activities, games, information, etc. on this blog are provided for free. However they are ONLY to be used for classroom and personal use. They may NOT be published on any websites/blogs or other electronic media, distributed in any manner, uploaded to any file sharing service/storage, or sold for profit. If you know someone who would benefit from these materials, please refer them to this blog. Do NOT share the materials that you download with them. Copyright © 2008-Present. All rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. This means that unless it is specified otherwise, all content within this blog and downloads are the private property of Elaine, Commotion from the Ocean of Life, and The Schoolhouse. All materials on this blog and downloads are copyright (© Elaine, © The Schoolhouse, and © Commotion) and misuse or abuse is subject to legal action.
