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February Sale

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Hello all my dear readers and followers!

I’m sorry that I’m getting this post out late.  However, my daughter had surgery today and it was unexpected, so I didn’t even schedule it because I thought I’d be here to post it.  Anyway, all’s well and I’m ready to share about the February Sale!

All of The Treasured Schoolhouse stores will be on sale 8-9 February for 20% off.  Now’s a great time to get everything that you’ll need this Spring, including Lent and Easter.  I hope that you have some time to browse The Treasured Schoolhouse to see all the new resources available and even some “old” resources that have been updated and improved!

The Treasured Schoolhouse is on sale for 20% off….

Teachers Pay Teachers:  20% off plus an extra 5% off with code FEBSALE22

Made by Teachers:  20% off

Teacher’s Dojo:  20% off

Amazon Ignite:  Amazon automatically sets this sale up, so I’m expecting and hoping everything will be 20% off

 

Remember, if there’s ever anything that you need, please don’t hesitate to ask and I’ll see what I can do to help!  Also, if you have any questions, please be sure to reach out to me!

Happy Shopping!

 

Disclosure:  This post contains affiliate links.  Please see my full disclosure policy here.

 

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Let’s Talk About Blogging

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If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I’m not great at blogging.  I swear that I’m going to do better and it’s not that I don’t try, but it just doesn’t happen.  I used to love to blog.  Then I think it began to feel like work to me.  I wasn’t sure it was worth it.  I know that many of you have followed me for years and I truly appreciate it.  It takes time and patience to read blogs or even to read the newsletters from the blog.

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I recently watched a class on blogging and it made me realize how very much I miss it.  Plus, I know that I have this amazing following that has stuck by me through it all.  So now, what’s this woman to do?

Well, I’m going to make an honest effort to get back into blogging.  I know better than to make promises.  I’m going to start slow and work my way up.  For now, I’m going to start at one blog post a month and see if I can do that consecutively for a couple of months.  Yes, ONE post a month now.  I’ve got to start someplace!  If I can do that, I’m going to move up to blogging twice a month.  I’d really love to maintain that.  How does that sound to all of you?

My ultimate goal will be to blog once a week….or 4 times a month.  I don’t know if that’s possible for me.  I’m constantly going different directions and blogging is going to require my focus.  The good news is that I can get it all typed out and schedule it to post!  Oh my goodness, imagine this blog and this site active again.  We’ll have to see and well, I feel good about this right now!

So what I need from all of you is to know what you’d like to see.  Of course, I’m going to blog about the things that I love.  I’d like your opinion too.  Leave a comment on this post and let me know what you’d like to see from me.  It can be about a topic, how to use a product, life, photography, religion/religious education, and well, just about anything that might interest you.  I’ll do it, if it’s within my power or realm of knowledge.  If it’s something that I don’t know about or something, I’ll let you know.  I promise, I won’t just ignore you!  Again, reply to this post about what type of things would interest you to see here.

Oh and yes, more frequent blogging will probably mean a few more freebies posted on the blog/site and in the “For Subscribers ONLY” area.  

Here’s to the future of blogging….well, ME blogging!

 

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Let’s Go Digital!

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This has been quite the time for all of use.  Whether you homeschool, are a teacher, work in a daycare, or anything else related to working with kids, this has been a changing and learning time.  Many schools and classes went to online learning and some had to send printed packs home.  This time has changed for not only the teacher or parent, but also for the student.  Online learning and distance learning are the main forms of education right now.  I’m trying to adapt with the changing times.

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In an attempt to grow and change with the times, I’ve joined a group beta testing on TpT.  What this beta test group is doing is adding a layer over simple PDFs and making them interactive.  Some of the features that can be added are a text box so that students can type their answers in, a pen, and a highlighter.  For those stores part of the beta test group, the seller and the buyer can make these changes by adding this layer to the PDF.  

How it works is a button is clicked on to make it digital and the resource will open.  The pages to make “digital” are then opened and you select which pages you want to use.  For example, you can remove the answer keys so that the students aren’t seeing those.  The answer (text) boxes are then layered on top.  You can also type directions in the side bar of each page.  An example of directions would be, “Use the highlighter to mark the words in the puzzle as you locate the words found in the “Word Bank”.  Once you do that, you assign it to your class in Google Classroom.  The student will then open it and know to use the highlighter to mark the words in the word search.

What I’m doing to help is to put the digital layer on my resources.  I’m picking the pages that I think work best for online learning and the resources that will work best.  I know I have resources that this won’t work for at all, but I don’t currently have the option to exclude them.  I know that there’s also pages in each resource that it won’t work well with.  It’s my hope that I can make this easier on anyone who purchases something from me on TpT for online and distance learning.

This is actually a rather long and tedious process, but it’s worth it to me if I can help anyone in doing this.  I’m making a list of the resources that I’ve updated with this digital layer.  It hopefully makes it easier to find the things that are already updated.  As I said though, the buyer also has the option to update with the digital layer since I’m part of the beta test group.  You can click here to see the list and I will continue to update the list as I do more resources.

I hope that this helps you all in some way during these changing times.  I’m not even sure what to expect as we go back to religious education in the Fall, but I think that I’m ready.  I know that I’ll do what I have to do and I know that you all will as well. 

Stay safe and healthy!

 

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Things to Do While Everyone is Home 2

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This is a continuation of my original post, Things to Do While Everyone is Home.  You can click here to see that post.  This new post are all the links that have been shared to other blog posts, Facebook posts, and so on to help teachers and parents during this time where everyone is home due to Spring Break and/or the coronovirus. 

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Here’s the Entire List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings from Kids Activities:  “With school’s closing across the nation, parents and educators are in bit of a panic as they try to figure out how kids can learn and obtain their education from home. If this sounds like you, stop stressing. This is going to be super helpful!”

Guidelines to Running Online Instruction:  Compilations by Steve Sherman – livingmaths.com

Blog Posts from Fellow Teachers and Educators

Moving Kindergarten to Online Learning During the Coronovirus Pandemic from The Blue Brain Teacher

Using Google Classroom to Survive E-Learning Days from The Teaching Bank

10+ Social Emotional Activities for Home from Pathway 2 Success

Teaching During a Pandemic from Endeavors in Education

School Closing?  Read On… from Sweet Sensations

Learning from Home You Can Create Right Now from LMNO Pond

Continuing Learning Activities from Sharing Kindergarten

The Home – School Connection / Boosting Academics at Home from Peas in a Pod

Distance / Home Learning Packets and Strategies for Special Education from Breezy Special Ed

How to Transition to E-Learning with Success:  Tips and Tools from Adventures in ISTEM and Beyond

At Home Learning During the Coronavirus School Closures from Shelley Gray

Helping Your Child Learn at Home from An Apple for the Teacher

Home Learning for K-4 from Second Story Window

Keep Them Healthy and Learning from Elementary Matters

Elementary Spanish Resources for Home Learning from Fun for Spanish Teachers

Covid-19 and School Closures from Markers & Minions

Help!  How Should I Teach My Child to Read? and What You Need to Know to Make it Through School Closures from Paula’s Primary Classroom

Educational Websites and Resources to Use at Home from Sailing Into Second with Aris Rossi

Preparing for At Home Student Learning from Teaching in Room 6

School Closure:  30 Simple No-Tech Activities for Surviving from Teaching Products

Tips for Teaching with Remote Learning from Students of History

Digital Resources for Distance Learning in the ELA Classroom from Samantha in Secondary

Remote Learning in Kindergarten from Della Larsen’s Class

80+ At Home and Online Learning Ideas from Teach Beside Me

Simple Ideas and Help for Emergency Spanish Sub Lesson Plans and The Parent Guide to Summer Spanish Learning from Spanish Mama

20 Best Distance Learning Tools and Resources from Crazy Charizma

Distance Learning:  Keep Your Students Learning Even When School is Closed from Minds in Bloom

5 Online Learning Tips for Teachers from Vestal’s 21st Century Classroom

Virtual Learning in the ELA Classroom from Ideas by Jivey

Preparing Out Teacher for Online Learning by Sweet Integrations

Free Distance Learning Digital Resources for Upper Elementary from Alyssa Teaches

Free Digital and Print Resources to Send Home to Parents from KTP Classroom

Tips for Parents – Talking to Kids About Coronavirus and Easy Science Experiments at Home and Over 20 Free STEM Activity Printables for the Classroom from STEAM Powered Family

Corona Virus Distance Learning & Virtual Teaching Tips from Bow Tie Guy & Wife

Stuck Indoors?  Ideas to Keep Boredom Away from Red Ted Art on YouTube

Facebook Posts from Fellow Teachers and Educators

Teach Outside the Box post with free resource

Sailing Into Second post for distance learning

Raising Math Superstars in-depth post

My Special Learners post with links

Second Story Window post with grade level links

Seuss-tastic with Mel D post to link distance learning ideas

Happy Edugator post for free Poetry Book Project

Free Resources from Fellow Teachers and Educators

8 Free Elementary Science Activities for Educators and Families from The Science Penguin

Free Resources for Students to Practice at Home from Autism Classroom Resources

Covid-19 Social Story Free! from Noodle Nook

Free Print-and-Go Science Lesson from Teacher’s Workstation

Build a 3D Town Free Resource from TeachEzy

Free Math Activities to Build Number Sense in Your Students from You’ve Got This Math

3 Free Weeks of Take-Home Literacy Work from Out of This World Literacy

Homeschool Bloggers

Learning Through Experience – 

The Kitchen Table Classroom – 

Simple Living Creative Learning – 

The Emergency List of Online Educational Games & Apps from Raising Royalty 

Mama Teaches – 

Hess Un-Academy – 

Just a Simple Home – 

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Free Things to do with Your Kids During a Coronavaction from This (Un)Exceptional Life

Homeschooling Hard Things Series from Intentional in Life

Suddenly “Homeschooling” Due to Coronavirus? from Woven Homeschool

Little Learning Moments – 

The Barefoot Mom – 

Top Ten Reasons We Love Outschool from Online School Mom

Kristen Moon Science – 

Coronacation Education Kit for Parents – Easy Ways to Teach at Home from Vegas Kids Zone

Tulip Tree Tales – 

Iowa Homeschool Mom – 

Craft Templates & Other Printables from Keeping Live Creative

Board Games for Learning – 

Homeschooling & the COVID-19 Effect and Free Homeschool Materials from The Homeschool House

Great Big List of Educational Websites for Homeschool from Geez, Gwen!

How to Homeschool for Free During a School Closure from Oaxacaborn

Suddenly Schooling at Home from Live to Learn, Love to Learn

Roundups and Link-Ups from Fellow Teachers and Educators

Supports for At Home Learning:  Grades 2-5 from Shelley Gray

Free Schooling Resources from Motherhood Maine’s Pinterest board

 

**I have NOT personally visited or used all of these sites.  It is up to each individual if to deem them appropriate for their kids or students.  Some offers may have limitations based on location or other rules and regulations.**

 

I hope that these links are helpful to you and your kids or students.  If you know of any that I could add, I’d be happy to do that.  Just leave a comment and I’ll add it ASAP. 

 

 

 

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Taking Longer Than Expected

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I just thought that I would pop on with a quick message to update you all about what’s going on. 

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Well, basically it’s nothing!  Updating my site after moving to a new host is taking way longer than expected.  Really most of it is done, but I haven’t been able to get all my images uploaded.  I’ve just had so much going on that I’ve had little time to devote to adding the images.  On top of that, it’s very time consuming to try to find all the missing images.

I truly appreciate you all being so patient and sticking by even though you rarely hear from me.  I couldn’t ask for better followers!  I’ll be coming up with something for you all soon so that I can say “thank you” in a proper way.  In the meantime, I’m honestly doing my best, but you know how life can be.

Take care and I hope that you’re having as beautiful of a Spring as we are here!

 

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More Back to School Fashion

Teachers, are you struggling to find just the right fashion for this school year?  If so, then this just might be what you need.

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If you register at Dressbarn Academy, you will be able to receive a 15% discount off every regular-priced purchase.  All you’ll need to do is provide your valid school ID to receive this discount.  In order to receive this discount, just click the image below and register.  Then bring your ID to shop in store and receive your 15% off discount.  Other things that you’ll receive are teacher loyalty program to host events and get seasonal style guides.

Happy shopping and enjoy your discount because you’ve earned it!

 

 

 

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Fashion for Back to School

Disclosure:  This post contains affiliate links.  Please see my full disclosure policy here.

 

It’s time to head back to school and fashion is always at the top of the list for students and teachers. Check out some of the retro and modern styles at….

Right now, teachers (and students) can get 25% off a purchase of $100 or more.  They have so many great fashion necessities that you’ll want to fill your cart!!  Just head on over to ModCloth and check out the deals when you click….

Style is now in session! Teachers get 25% off $100+ purchases at ModCloth

Please note that you will be asked to verify you’re a teacher to receive this discount.

 

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FREE Catholic Books

Are you looking for some good Catholic books to read??  If so, I found an amazing list of free books.

Most of these traditional Catholic books are available in PDF format and some are audio books.  They even have some in text format or for the Kindle.  There’s also a section of cd’s.

This is an amazing list of books that could teach you something new, refresh your interest, or even change you life.  These are all traditional Catholic books that cover catechism and doctrine, saints, Catholic life, Mary, Latin, Jesus, faith, liturgy, texts, and others.

You can see the books here….

Free Traditional Books Part I

Free Traditional Books Part II

I hope that you can find something to read and enjoy for a long time to come!!

 

 

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Don’t Miss this Deal!

Have I got a deal for you!!

I’ve got a Deal of the Day going on over at Teachers Notebook.  This one is just in time for Valentine’s Day.  You can grab my “The Greatest Commandment Worksheets and Activities BUNDLE” for 40% off!!  That’s not just a deal, that’s an amazing deal!!  It includes all 3 of my “The Greatest Commandment Worksheet and Activities Packs” for Mark, Luke, and Matthew.  If you buy each pack separately, it’d cost you $13.75, but the bundle is marked down to $11…..and for today ONLY you can grab them for $6.60 on this Deal of the Day!!

If you’re interested in picking up this Deal of the Day, just click the image above or click here to check it out!!

 

 

 

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BF2CM Gift Card Giveaway

Are you ready to win a $10 gift card for TPT?? If so, enter my giveaway with 4 chances to win!!

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This giveaway will run until midnight 28 November and you have 4 chances to win.  All you have to do is enter the Rafflecopter below.  The ways to win are…..

  1. Follow me on Twitter
  2. Tweet about your favorite product in my store
  3. Visit The Treasured Schoolhouse on Facebook
  4. Leave a comment on this post about your favorite Thanksgiving or Christmas memory

That’s it!!  Now, just enter to win the $10 gift card….

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Good luck!!  The winner will be announced as soon as the giveaway ends and the gift card will be e-mailed within an hour of the winner being announced.

 

 

 

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P.S.  Please be sure that I have your e-mail address (either in the Rafflecopter or in a comment) so that I can mail the winner their $10 gift card to TPT!!

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Black Friday to Cyber Monday

It’s time for a sale and it goes from Black Friday to Cyber Monday….and beyond!!

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Every item in every store or shop will be on sale for this event.  Each of them will be a little different, so please keep reading to check out the deals that you’ll find during this celebration.

EduCents:  15% off from 23-29 November with an extra 15% off with code EDUCENTS15.

The Treasured Schoolhouse Shop:  25% off from 24 to 29 November with code BF2CM on orders over $3.  Also, my Advent materials are 25% off with code ADVENT25 until 27 November (and that might get extended).

Teachers Notebook:  15% off 25-26 & 30 November and 20% off from 27-29 November with an extra 10% off with code CYBER161.

Teachers Pay Teachers:  10% off on 25 November and 15% off on 26-27 & 30 November.  Get 20% off 28-29 November with an extra 10% off with code CYBER2016.

Etsy:  15% off from 25-29 November (with no code needed).

Syllabuy:  15% off from 25-29 November.

The Ministry Market:  15% with code 4UJPCSYV from 25-29 November.

If you’re interested in shopping any of these sales, just click on the store link name and it’ll take you there!!  Also, please be sure to check back as I may update or extend some of these offers.  I hope that you can find something for all your holiday needs….and beyond!!

Happy Shopping and Happy Holidays!!

 

 

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NOTE:  Most sale times are EST and they start/end at midnight.

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And the Winner is….

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who entered the drawing for the TPT gift cards. I’m so happy with the response and I hope that you all have a wonderful back to school!!

Now, for the winners!! The winner of the $10 gift card to TPT is….

$10 Gift Card WINNER

 

 

To pick the winner of the $5 gift card, I counted each comment from oldest to newest. You were each given an entry for how many ways that you entered the Rafflecopter. That meant that there were 48 entries for this gift card!! The winner of the $5 gift card to TPT is….

$5 Gift Card WINNER

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Congratulations to both of you!! I’ll be e-mailing you with your gift card/code, so be watching for your e-mail sometime on Monday.

And please don’t forget that The Treasured Schoolhouse is on sale for 20% off through 3 August and on 1-2 August, you can use code BestYear for an extra 10% off for a total of 28% off my entire store!!

 

 

 

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