Baby Steps to Living Liturgically in Your Home or Classroom
Living liturgically is a concept I became more familiar with over the past few years. I knew that the Catholic church had a liturgical calendar, but I didn't fully understand what living liturgically...
View Article10 Sensory Bins Your Toddler Will Love
Using sensory bins with babies and toddlers doesn't have to be scary and overwhelming. Can it be messy? Yes, but it can be a controlled mess too depending on how you set it up. A sensory bin is simply...
View ArticleHelping Children to Learn and Memorize Catholic Prayers
There are so many different ways to pray and we are blessed in the Catholic church to have many memorized prayers that we recite. While this is only one way to pray, it is so important to have those...
View Article10 Picture Books About Being Yourself for Kids
It is so easy for all of us, kids and adults alike, to get caught up in what we see others doing. We are easily influenced by others and might try to change what we say and do or how we dress or act to...
View Article8 Simple Ideas for Teaching the Catholic Faith During Homeschool
2020 sure sent us on a wild ride. At the end of the summer, with a baby on the way, a move in the near future once our house was finished being built and several months spent at home in lockdown...
View ArticleCatholic Bulletin Board All About Teaching Prayer
This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. View our full disclosure policy HERE. Bulletin board are one of those things you either love or hate as a...
View ArticleAdvent Lapbooks for Catholic Kids
As Christmas quickly approaches, I wanted to create something to help Catholic kids celebrate Advent and prepare for Christmas. I love creating Catholic lapbooks because they are interactive and...
View ArticleSacraments Lapbook for Catholic Kids
The sacraments are a special time when we meet Jesus and celebrate God's grace. We receive God's life and love through the seven sacraments and they help us to do God's will. Studying the sacraments is...
View ArticleCommon TpT Resource Problems (and how to solve them)
Digital teaching resources can be a teacher's best friend. Just purchase, download, print and you are ready to use them with your students in a matter of minutes. But whenever you are dealing with...
View ArticleBulletin Boards for the Catholic Classroom
Preview: Catholic bulletin boards designed to save teachers time and money! A different board for each month of the year, all with a Catholic theme. Perfect for any Catholic classroom. Creating...
View ArticleTeaching the Seven Sacraments to Catholic Kids
Teaching Catholic kids about the seven sacraments of the Catholic church is a big job. There is so much to learn - books have been dedicated to it and they take up a large section of the Catechism of...
View ArticleEarth Day Color by Sight Word Freebie
Preview: Celebrate Earth Day with these FREE editable color by code pictures. Perfect for sight words, spelling words, high frequency words, vocabulary and more.Earth Day is our yearly reminder to take...
View ArticleCatholic Saint Research Reports for Kids
Researching our friends, the saints in heaven, is a great way for Catholic kids to learn about the men and women who chose to follow God in all that they did. They are examples to us all, and we can...
View ArticleCatholic Subscription Box for Kids: A Review of Lion and Lamb
Finding books for Catholic kids growing up in a secular world can be a challenge. Many popular publishers are trying to push their agenda and expose children to topics they may not be ready for, or we...
View ArticleEasy Liturgical Living for the Home and Classroom
What is Liturgical Living?Liturgical living is bringing an awareness and celebration of the Catholic calendar into your every day life. It is celebrating the seasons (Ordinary Time, Lent, Advent,...
View Article6 Tools for Teaching Prayers to Catholic Kids
Teaching prayers to Catholic kids doesn't have to be hard...it just needs a lot of repetition, right? The hard part is with families not regularly attending Mass or praying in the home, many of our...
View ArticleIdeas for Decorating Your Catholic Classroom
Decorating a Catholic classroom can be tricky. You can't always walk into a teacher store (if you are lucky enough to still have a brick and mortar store by you) or even find an online option. Maybe...
View ArticleCatholic Saint Sketchbook - the Catholic Saint Coloring Book for Big Kids
Do you want to engage your students in the lives of the Catholic saints? Teach them about virtue through the example of the saints? Make learning hands on and fun? Give students a creative outlet for...
View ArticleCatholic Resources for Kids in Spanish
Creating Catholic resources for kids has been my passion for years, but I've always created them in English, as that is my primary language. I get requests to translate them to all different languages,...
View ArticleAdvent Ideas for Catholic Kids
As we prepare for Christmas and the coming of Jesus, I wanted to put all of my Advent ideas and resources for Catholic kids in one place. A one-stop shop for all the ideas you need this Advent...
View Article10 Penguin Picture Books for Kids
Penguins are such a fun theme to teach in the winter. I love using picture books to teach a theme and finding a balance of fiction and nonfiction books. I've compiled ten of my favorite penguin picture...
View ArticleLent Ideas for Catholic Kids
After so many years of creating Lent activities, products, freebies and ideas, I decided it was time to round them all up in one post to make it easier for you to find Lent ideas for Catholic kids....
View ArticleFirst Communion Lapbook for Catholic Kids
Prepare your students for their First Communion in a hands-on and meaningful way. This Catholic First Communion Lapbook not only prepares children for the big day, but also helps them to understand how...
View Article10 (not spooky) Halloween Picture Books for Kids
At our house, the change of seasons or upcoming holiday means a new set of books to set out and display. Most of these books came directly from my classroom when I taught, with a few newer titles we've...
View ArticleHalloween Learning Activities for the Classroom
With Halloween approaching, there is a buzz in the air. Maybe it is the excitement over Halloween costumes. Maybe it is the anticipation of Halloween candy. Whatever it is, it makes it hard to be a...
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