The Lenten season is well underway and my students have been preparing their hearts for Easter by doing Good Deeds. Their acts of kindness happen at home and at school and I have a great FREE resource to help you encourage Good Deeds within your own classroom. This post contains
This Sunday is the kick-off for Catholic Schools Week and I have been busy preparing for this whirlwind of a week that my students enjoy so much. I created this Interactive Sight Word Reader, We Learn in a Catholic School especially for the occasion and it is yours to download
Many classrooms in Catholic/Christian schools celebrate the season of Advent in anticipation of the birth of Christ. I always have an Advent wreath on display in my own classroom and I incorporate it into my daily prayer. Over the years I have used several different kinds of Advent wreaths, but
Tomorrow is St. Nicholas Day! My classroom Christmas preparations are well underway and I have some great freebies and ideas to share with you. St. Nicholas always leaves treats in the shoes of children the night before St. Nicholas Day. Since my students don’t keep shoes at school, we hang
Today is the First Sunday of Advent and the countdown to Christmas has officially begun! This week my kinders created “stained glass” window decorations with tissue paper and contact paper in preparation for Christmas. This is a simple and quick project that adds instant “pop” to my classroom decor and
I know everyone is buzzing right now in Halloween, but my Catholic kindergarten class has two big days in a row: Halloween AND All Saints Day. My Pre-K-1 building has a tradition of celebrating All Saints Day with an annual prayer service to honor the Saints. Each classroom prepares for
This year every class at my school is setting time aside to pray the Rosary each week. This is not a task that I wanted to rush into so I waited about a month for my students to settle into routine, and then we began our study of the Rosary.
Tonight I have a great assessment resource for my friends that teach in Catholic schools (like me!) At my school, kindergarten students are assessed on their ability to recite common prayers. I created a very simple assessment sheet to help track each child’s prayer knowledge throughout the year. I make
May Crowning was on Friday and it was beautiful as always. The principal kept a careful eye on the weather (it was very overcast all day) and gave the “green light” to process around the school 10 minutes before the ceremony was to begin. And of course, the minute we
