Ash Wednesday craft for your elementary Christian classroom or Sunday school. Use as a bulletin board decoration.
Browse through a big list of Christian Easter worksheets and hands-on printable activities for Preschool through 4th grades.
Grab this free printable Children's Prayer Book for a simple, clever way to help kids learn about praying in a tangible, memorable way.
(teacherspayteachers.com) If your students are like mine, they struggle with powers of 10. With this fast-paced game, students have fun practicing and mastering this tricky concept. Simply form your students into two teams and project this exciting game! The student who says the correct answer first gets the point.
Daily Learning and Notebooking Packet for Catholic Kids featuring 104 pages of printables for preschool - 2nd grade students with daily and monthly activities (including coloring pages)
Over 25 Holy Week activities for middle school and elementary students to help them learn the Holy Week timeline in church and Sunday school.
Catholic Prayers Lapbook is great for helping kids to pray and and memorize prayers.
Explore Hinduism's origins and practices through StoryboardThat's free lesson plans which include key facts, vocabulary, and traditions for students.
Religious education ideas for Catholic teachers, homeschoolers, and catechists- crafts, lessons, and printables on Sacraments, Scripture and Prayer.
These fill in the blank prayer worksheets will help young people learn the words of the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Act of Contrition, and Creeds.
A coloring and handwriting page that focuses on the Holy Eucharist, one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church.
Teach the 10 commandments for kids with these fun 10 commandment craft ideas with free printable template, catchy song, craft, and more.
Three activities and lessons to have on hand in your third-grade classroom to keep things running smoothly in those final days before winter break.
This lesson plan and collection of Nicene Creed activities should help your students experience the creed at a deeper level.
Learn about the country of Israel with these free printable Israel Coloring Pages. Grab the downloadable pdf, crayons, and start learning!
My kids are ages 2, 4, 6, and 8. I currently homeschool everyone, and that includes our Religious Education. (Even when we do attend Religious Ed at our church, which we're not doing this year,
Kids will have fun reviewing the names of Jesus' disciples with this fun, FREE 12 Disciples Memory Game. Perfect for Sunday school lessons.
Let's talk about teaching catechism in the household. The What, Why, and How of using catechism for the whole family to get closer to God. First you must choose a catechism to use. After that, it's just a matter of making the time each day/week to practice the questions with your kids.
5 ideas for engaging activities during visitor days for Catholic Schools Week. Great for grandparent, parent, or prospective student days!
Catholic Saints facts for kids that can be used as an interactive notebook, flip book or flashcards. Includes 25 beloved saints.
Catholic Mass Lesson Ideas: Five activities about lessons, games, and activities that can be used to teach students and kids about the Catholic Mass.
"Oh, the dreaded Writer's Workshop block of time"....these were my thoughts after the first week of school. I was beyond worried after the first week was full of non-stop talking. How would we ever be able to make it through our writing time successfully??? Then, this week, they walked in like little angels. No talking, following directions, I thought I was in a dream! Here is how our first week of Writer's Workshop really played out... Day 1 To get our "writer's minds" thinking, we brainstormed with our tables things that make us special, things we like to do, etc. After a class share, we took on the wonderful Cara Carroll's idea from The First Grade Parade and made heart maps. You can find Cara's original post here. Click on the picture below to download a FREEBIE of my heart map. I really thought I must still be dreaming. 20 minutes of silent working...can this be real? We will see if it happens again tomorrow or if they were just tired from the 3 day weekend. Day 2 After our success of day 1, I was pumped to start day 2 of WW! Our district uses Lucy Calkins model to teach writing. Our first minilesson was all about 'Choosing a Topic & Beginning'. I modeled, using my heart map, how I would go about choosing a topic. After a topic is chosen, students are to work in the following order: 1. Draw a picture. 2. Label the picture. 3. Begin describing picture in sentence form. My example for them was all about my cat, Mac. {No judging my quick sketches allowed!} Here is what a working student example looks like: At the end of WW, I introduced our new "turn-in" system inspired my writing idol, Susan from T.G.I.F. Instead of students keeping their work in a folder, I have them turn it in daily to 1 of 3 colored trays. Red stands for still in progress {adding to the picture or words}. Yellow stands for editing {revising, etc.}. Green stands for complete {ready for teacher to grade}. After a few practice rounds of turning it into the correct trays, I think they finally have the hang of it! Talk about rockstars...they did it again, 20 minutes of uninterrupted quiet writing time! This really could become my favorite time of our day! Day 3 We started off WW by reviewing the steps we learned yesterday on how to complete a story writing piece. On our first full day of writing (yesterday), I had a few friends who decided they were finished with their first piece. I knew this was the perfect time to teach a minilesson on what to do when you "think" you are done. I snagged this freebie (when it still was one) last year from Maggie's Kinder Corner. Simply put, after modeling the 3 steps myself, I had students return to their desks to do one of the 3 things: 1. Add to the picture. 2. Add to the words. 3. Start a new piece. AND, to my surprise every single one of them went back and added something to their paper. {Insert: PROUD teacher moment!!!} Day 4 Today I let students work on finishing their very first piece of writing for WW. Many of them did so and even started the process from the very beginning on a new piece! This truly has become my favorite part of our daily routine. This group of students have completely changed my outlook on WW. I can't wait to see how each and every student blossoms into a writer this year!
These Free Books of the Bible Bookmark are a great tool for helping kids to learn the books of the Bible, plus a handy bookmark too.
I have made several 1st Grade On Up Lesson Plans over the years. Here is a list of the ones I have done so far (43). Each lesson plan consists of: Objectives, Review, Vocabulary Words, Activities, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Puzzles/Mazes/Worksheets, etc. A Achan/Stealing Adam & Eve Advent Ananias and Sapphira/Lying Ascension of the Lord Ash Wednesday & Lent B Birth of Jesus Breakfast by the Lake C Church & Respect- lesson on why and how to act in church and what it means to respect others (parents, teachers, etc.). Creation D Daniel and the Lions David and Goliath E Easter/Empty Tomb F Fishers of Men G Good Samaritan Good Shepherd H Holy Week J Jesus in the Temple Jesus is Baptized Jonah and the Whale Joseph and His Wonderful Coat L Last Supper/Holy Thursday Leper: The Thankful Leper Loaves & Fishes M Mary and the Angel Mary is the Mother of Our Church Moses and the Bulrushes Moses and the Laws of God Moses in the Desert Moses Leads His People Out of Egypt N Noah’s Ark P Palm Sunday/Jesus Rides Into Jerusalem Pentecost Prodigal Son/Lost Son R Road to Emmaus and Thomas the Doubter S Sacrament of Reconciliation Samson Sermon on the Mount/Our Father T Temptation of Jesus Through the Roof Tower of Babel U Unforgiving Servant W Wise Men
Catholic bulletin boards designed to save teachers time and money! A different board for each month of the year, all with a Catholic theme.
Catholic word search for kids featuring nine terms about Catholicism. This puzzle is perfect for Catholic kids in early elementary school.
Hi everyone! Today I want to highlight one of my Catholic religion resources. I use this when I'm teaching about the Sacrament of Baptism....
100+ Sunday School lessons for kids with free printables, Bible crafts, games, and activities to make Bible stories fun for all ages!
Kinder Craze has put together a list of resources to help make it easy and fun for your Catholic school students to start praying the Rosary!
If you’ve never been to a Catholic Mass, or you have, but don’t understand the flow of it, you’ve come to the right place! No more looking around wondering if you should be standing, kneeling or sitting. Once you know what exactly is going on during the Mass, it’s easier to understand what you should […]
Hello fellow catechists! I have another set of resources available for you today! A set of fill in the blank worksheets to help young children memorize prayers! Download below! Your first worksheet, the Our Father, is available for FREE and the other are available for just around a dollar! My kids love these, and I bet yours will too! Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Guardian Angel Prayer
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Five different ways to teach your students the names for the items commonly found during a Catholic Mass. Great for whole group, small groups, centers and more to reach all of your learners in a religious education, Catholic classroom or homeschool setting.
The Religion Teacher's Guide to Lesson Planning is a free eBook designed to help religious educators effectively plan their lessons.
This free printable Tower of Babel Craft for Kids is a fun way for kids to learn about and remember this Old Testament Bible Story.
If you’ve never been to a Catholic Mass, or you have, but don’t understand the flow of it, you’ve come to the right place! No more looking around wondering if you should be standing, kneeling or sitting. Once you know what exactly is going on during the Mass, it’s easier to understand what you should […]
Cat.Chat makes the Catholic Faith come ALIVE for kids.
Baptism Activities for Catholic kids in the classroom to learn about the holy sacrament.
Teach your Catholic students about the Seven Sacraments with this lapbook that includes 4 options for differentiation.
Hi everyone! Today I want to highlight one of my Catholic religion resources. I use this when I'm teaching about the Sacrament of Baptism....
