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Apostles and Saints

Hello all my wonderful readers!

I know, it’s been more than a month.  I have nothing to say other than, I’M SORRY!  I was doing alright and then life just happened.  I do apologize and I’m hoping that I can get back to posting at least once a month.  

All Saints Day Poster Or Banner Vector Design

I’m here to share a FREEbie with you that can be used for apostles or saints.  With All Saints’ Day and All Souls Day coming up at the beginning of November, this is perfect for that as well.  It’s a set of coloring pages for the apostles in a stained glass format with a pretty cross frame.  The name of each one is in a banner below the saint.

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The apostle saints that are included are:

  • St. James
  • St. Matthew
  • St. Peter
  • St. Paul
  • St. Luke
  • St. Andrew
  • St. Thomas the Apostle
  • St. John the Apostle
  • St. John the Evangelist
  • St. Mark the Evangelist

If you’d like this set of coloring pages, just click to

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Materials needed:

 

If you like this free set of coloring pages, you may also like:

Stained Glass Saints Coloring Pages

Thanks for reading and I hope the kids enjoy the coloring pages!

 

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Thank You Teachers

It’s time to say THANK YOU to all the great teachers out there.  This group is so deserving of praise, but often doesn’t get it.  So at least we get to honor them at this time of the year.  Please remember that it doesn’t matter if you work in a daycare, homeschool, are a teacher in the classroom, a professor, a parent, or anyone else that works with kids, teacher appreciation is for YOU and you matter!   If you teach kids, you’re important to them and their lives.

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As I’ve done for Teacher Appreciation for the past 5 years, I’m going to list some FREEbies that I’ve found (mostly on TpT).  I encourage you to check them out as soon as possible, because many of them only last for a limited amount of time.  I also recommend that you check back to these stores daily, as they’ll add a FREEbie each day of Teacher Appreciation Week.  So without making you wait any longer, here’s your Teacher Appreciation FREEbies for 2022….

Teacher Appreciation Freebie #1 from A Few Good Designs by Shannon Few (more will be added this week)

Flash FREEbie #1 from Rainbow Sprinkles Studio – Sasha Mitten (more to come this week and announcements are on her Instagram)

FREE Baseball Hat Kids Peekers Clipart Mini Set from EduClips Clipart (will have one new set each day this week, so be sure to check out the store)

ABC Movement Cards Teacher Appreciation Week FREEBIE #1 from The Purple Daisy Teaching Resources (it seems that more will be added)

Limited Time Freebie Vertical Addition Within 1000 Boom Cards™ from Timea Turai

A CVC Emergent Reader for short a from Gentle Whisper (more have been added)

Teacher Appreciation 2022 — Reading Freebies! from Workshop Classroom

FLASH FREEBIE Summer Dice Activities: Roll & Color, Roll & Write, Trace, & Cover from Down in Kinderville

Teacher Appreciation Freebie from Homeschooling Autism

Teacher Appreciation Freebie #1: Mother’s Day Writing from Moore’s Masterpieces (might be more to come this week)

Classroom Physical Activity clipart-FREE!! from Artifex (I’d check back to see if she posts more, as she has previous years)

FREE Teacher Self-Care Toolkit from The SuperHERO Teacher

Teacher Appreciation Week Surprise #1 from Little Owl Academy (they might add more since this is #1)

Chevron Arrow GIFS Freebie from Chirp Graphics (And make sure you check back for another teacher freebie this week!)

Beach Themed 2d Shapes Kindergarten Math Craft Teacher Appreciation FREEBIE from KinderFree

Teacher FREEBIE #1 Rainbow Beach Balls Clipart from The Exceptional Playground (This is the first of a few freebies I’ll dropping in my shop for teacher appreciation week!)

Happy Hashtags Free Clipart from Victoria Saied

**FREE 1st 48 Hours** Insect Number Formation Posters from Ms Stephanie’s Preschool

Phonics Tic Tac Toe Game for Short OO | Teacher Appreciation FREEBIE from Language in Content Teacher

FLASH FREEBIE | Friendly Letter Template | Teacher Appreciation from Learning in Wonderland

FLASH FREEBIE Teacher Appreciation Summer Crowns End of the Year Crafts from Preschool Packets

Teacher Appreciation Thank You Notes FREEBIE from Little Bird Learning

FREE Teacher Appreciation Science Flower Life Cycle GIF Animated Clip Art from My New Learning

Spring Flower Pals Clipart FLASH FREEBIE from Teacher Erin Online

Free Book Clipart from Creating 4 the Classroom (will have more this week and some for a limited time only)

Teacher Appreciation 2022 Day 1 Freebie from A Dab of Glue Will Do (Stay tuned for more freebies every day this Teacher Appreciation Week!)

FREEBIE – Clipart Freebie – School Bus Clip Art from Barefoot and Bilingual

Please be sure to leave some love and appreciation for these artists or authors as well.  They deserve it for all that they do in offering such great freebies!  Be sure to leave a rating/comment for each one you get….thanks.

Here’s some other Teacher Appreciation weeks deals to check out.  If there’s more information available, there’s a clickable link.  Check out these amazing deals and freebies….

Staples:   is increasing its Classroom Rewards through Saturday and giving away free teacher gift boxes, while supplies last. Teachers will receive 20% back in rewards and get up to 5% in rewards for themselves. Exclusions apply.  According to Staples, teachers “can stop into their nearby Staples store for a free gift box of supplies, exclusive coupons and a handful of surprises from our print team.”

Office Depot and Office Max:   Now through June 25, teachers can get 20% off their qualifying regular-priced purchases and can get 20% back in Bonus Rewards on a qualifying purchase, up to $50 in rewards.  To redeem either deal, teachers must present a valid teacher ID, a coupon and rewards member number.

Dollar General:   is giving teachers 5% off for the month of May. To get this discount through May 31, teachers need to sign in or create a Dollar General account and verify their teacher credentials. Then they’ll need to add the “exclusive teacher-only DG digital coupon” through the retailer’s app.  The coupon will appear 24 to 48 hours after verification and to redeem teachers can enter their phone number at checkout.

Sonic:  is offering a free cheeseburger with purchase to all enrolled in the Sonic Teachers’ Circle, a free rewards program for educators available through the chain’s app. Teachers need to be fully verified in Teachers’ Circle by Monday and then can redeem a reward for a free cheeseburger Tuesday through May 17.  The fast-food chain also said on Tuesday it will match 50% of each donation, up to $1.5 million total, to teachers’ requests on DonorsChoose.org, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers.

Buffalo Wild Wings:  is offering teachers and school staff a 20% discount through Friday for dine-in orders as well as “in-store pay” pickup orders. To get this deal, teachers and staff will need to show a valid school ID.

Barnes & Noble:  On Tuesday, for National Teacher Appreciation Day, Barnes & Noble Cafés across the country will give teachers a free tall cup of hot or iced coffee or tea when they show their valid teacher’s ID.

Freddy’s:  is giving teachers a free one-topping mini sundae Monday through Friday at participating locations. To redeem, teachers must present a valid ID for dine-in or drive-thru orders. No coupon or app offer is needed but the chain said there’s a limit of one sundae per person with a valid ID.

Great American Cookies:  is giving teachers and nurses a free Original Chocolate Chip Cookie through Friday with any purchase and a valid ID as part of the Heroes Week initiative.

Marble Slab Creamery:  is treating teachers and nurses with a buy-one-get-one-free small ice cream through Friday for its Heroes Week initiative. A valid ID is needed.

Costco:  Costco is offering teachers a $20 gift card when teachers sign up online for a new Costco membership. You will be asked to fill out an online form with your school email address.

Headspace:  The mindfulness app offers free annual subscriptions to all K-12 teachers, school administrators, and supporting staff in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.

We Are Teachers:  It’s teacher appreciation time! WeAreTeachers is giving 3 lucky winners a YETI Haul Cooler and $250 Amazon gift card! Whether the cooler is for a beach trip or some backyard fun, we hope this will help make your summer the best one yet. Plus, spend your gift card on some classroom upgrades or treat yourself to some much-needed self-care!

We Are Teachers:   WholeHearted School Counseling knows just how hard teachers work every day to support their students’ social and emotional learning and well-being. To show their appreciation for all that you do, they’ve planned a Teacher Appreciation Mega-Giveaway with tons of great prizes.  And the best part is, everyone who enters is a winner!  EVERY teacher who enters the WholeHearted School Counseling Teacher Appreciation Giveaway will receive two free Multicultural Feelings Posters.

We Are Teachers:   I don’t know about you, but I won’t ever not need more books for my classroom. In the spirit of Teacher Appreciation, Rosen Publishing is making that happen for three lucky Pre-K-3 teachers.  Winners score these prizes:

  • A collection of 50 physical books.
  • Rosen LevelUp license with access to 2,400 eBooks for up to 30 students.

PTO Today:   Teacher Appreciation Week 2022 Resources

Samsung:  The Education Offers Program gives teachers up to 30% off laptops, tablets, smartphones, and more online. 

Here are the Teacher Appreciation FREEbies posts from previous years….

2017           2018            2019            2020             2021

If you happen to find any great Teacher Appreciation deals or freebies that I haven’t mentioned, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment to let me know.  I’m happy to add anything that will help celebrate our teachers!  Oh, and please check back here, because as I find more things to add, I’ll put them at the bottom of the list.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week and Thank You, For All You Do!

 

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New and Updated

Hello all!

I just want to give you some updates about what’s been going on.  Since I posted that I was updating some of the FREEbie resources on the site, I’ve been busy scouring to find the original documents.  The first day, I was able to do quite a few and I posted those updates below the post.  

I’ve gone through the site and I’ve added “image not available” to many of the posts because I wasn’t able to easily find the original pictures or replace them with something similar.  I’m not done though, as I have other back-up drives that I can dig out.  It’s just going to be a timely process.  Obviously, I haven’t found all my original files either.

Just a reminder that some of the resources are no longer on the blog as I’ve removed them and added them to my store.  Not all of them, of course.  Hopefully when I’m done with this, you’ll still have a great choice of FREEbies.  

One thing that I want to do is try to find some balance with what I offer.  Right now, I tend to add whatever extra FREEbies that I have to the Resource Library that is just for my newsletter subscribers.  That said, there’s not even as many in there as I’d like there to be.  So that’s where my balance comes in….adding some to the site and some to the Library.

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With all that said, I do come bearing gifts.  This is an old file that I found and the best that I could tell, I haven’t shared it anyplace (except maybe my old Y!Group).  I left the original date on it, but I did update it and make it “prettier” so that I could share it with you.  My, I’ve come a long way in creating resources!  HAHA  This FREEbie is a simple set of concentration or memory match cards for Communion.  It’s various images of the Body of Christ.  I hope that you can use and enjoy this little game.  Oh, did I mention that it has a storage box for the cards too?  If you’d like to download it, just….

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I won’t always be able to post that I’ve updated something, so if you’re looking for something in particular just keep an eye on that post or leave a comment about what you’re needing.  You can also reach out to me on social media or e-mail.

 

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Updating Files

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Hello all!

I think I’m sticking to my once a month posting pretty well.  I’m pretty sure that I’ve missed a month here or there, but for me, that’s good!  HAHA

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I’m just here today to let you know that I’m working on updating some of my free resources that I share on this blog.  I hope to add some to the Free Resource Library for subscribers, but I don’t know if I’ll get that far.  My objective is to get many of the freebies that were here on the blog back on the blog.  It’s true that some won’t be back because I updated them so that I could sell them.  However others just plain got old or where I was hosting them, they got lost.  There’s other things that happened too.  Some things I learned couldn’t be shared, even for free (that might be for trademark, copyright, or something else).  Those won’t be back, but I’m hoping to fix up many of the other files and get them someplace safe and secure where I won’t lose them again.

This project has been a long time coming.  I’ve made attempts to start it before and then work or life….and they just didn’t get done.  I was doing some updates the other day and realized how “old” some of the blog posts looked or how empty they were.  I had missing images, missing files, and things that needed help!  So, I’m here to help.

Please don’t expect this to be done quickly, as it will take time.  I plan to devote as much time as possible for the rest of March to this and then continue after that.  I don’t really have a way of letting you all know what’s been updated.  If there’s something that you’ve looked for and it wasn’t there or unavailable, please let me know and I’ll try to work on that first.  Again, please remember that I have lost files over the years and some I’m just now allowed to post for various reasons.

I hope that you all are well and that Spring has moved into the area where you live.  I’m not a fan of winter at all and I dislike the cold, so this has been such a welcome change for me!  Keep your eyes out for updated posts and files!

 

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Updates:

Click on the cover images to be taken to the blog post to download the updated file.

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A New Subscriber FREEbie

I know that it’s been forever and I appreciate all of you that continue to support and follow The Treasured Schoolhouse.  I don’t know why, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to keep up with my blog.  Actually, I don’t seem to be good at much on social media!

This year, I’m teaching my religion class via ZOOM.  It’s been interesting to say the least.  Since I have Kindergarten, I’m sending packets home to the parents for the students to work on.  It’s gone pretty well so far.  I do have a couple kids that have never shown up.  It has been a challenge to get the copies run and in the mail on time for the classes though, so I decided that I was going to do one huge pack for the rest of the year!  I was a couple lesson short, so I decided I’d create something for them to do. 

The Lost Sheep Worksheet & Coloring Pack cover with Jesus and sheep

What I came up with what the parable of The Lost Sheep.  I made everything that I’ll need for class.  The best part, I’m sharing it with my newsletter subscribers ONLY!  All verses in the pack are based on New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE) of the Bible.  This pack includes:

  • Word Search
  • Maze
  • Copywork for Matthew 18:10 and Luke 15:7 to print and trace
  • Coloring Pages for Matthew 18:12-13 and Luke 15:5-6
  • Answer Keys for Word Search and Maze

If you’d like to get this pack, you can go to the Home page or the right sidebar to subscribe to my newsletter.  You’ll receive the password in the confirmation e-mail, so please be sure to confirm in order to have access to the Subscriber Only page!

Thanks again for following along, no matter how much or low little it is.  I appreciate you more than you know!

 

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Our Father

Do you work with your kids on their prayers?  Learning and even memorizing prayers can be hard for children to do.

  

A few years ago, I had made a sequencing mat to put the Our Father in order.  This helps children learn the proper order of the prayer.  A reader asked me if I still had this available and sadly I had to tell her “no”.  Well that didn’t make me happy, so I went digging through a very old back-up drive and found it!  I was able to make a slight update to it and I’m able to share it with you all!

If you’re interested in this sequencing mat, Just click on the cover image above to download it.  I hope that this helps your kids and makes it fun for them to learn the Our Father.

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Hail Mary

Do you work with your kids on their prayers?  Learning and even memorizing prayers can be hard for children to do.

Hail Mary Sequence Mat cover with title and flower  

A few years ago, I had made a sequencing mat to put the Hail Mary in order.  This helps children learn the proper order of the prayer.  A reader asked me if I still had this available and sadly I had to tell her “no”.  Well that didn’t make me happy, so I went digging through a very old back-up drive and found it!  I was able to make a slight update to it and I’m able to share it with you all!

If you’re interested in this sequencing mat, Just click on the cover image above to download it.  I hope that this helps your kids and makes it fun for them to learn the Hail Mary.

You might also be interested in….


 

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Teacher Appreciation Sale and Freebies

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It’s time to say THANK YOU to all the teachers out there!  It doesn’t matter if you’re a daycare worker, homeschooler, teacher, religion teacher, or teach at any capacity, this is for you.

Let’s start with a sale!hands holding heart rock for teacher appreciation sale

The Treasured Schoolhouse @ TpT:  On 5-6 May, there will be up to 25% off!  Everything will be 20% off and with code THANKYOU20, you’ll get an extra 5% off. 

The Treasured Schoolhouse @ The Wheel:  A sale at The Wheel for 30% off using code CELEBRATE.  The sale dates are 5-6 May.  

The Treasured Schoolhouse @ Amazon Ignite:  Everything will be 20% off on 5-6 May.

The Treasured Schoolhouse @ Teacher’s Dojo:  Everything in the store will be 20% off on 5-6 May.  Plus, spend $5 or more and get 5% off or spend $15 or more and get 10% off!

The Treasured Schoolhouse @ Made by Teachers:  Everything in the shop will be 20% off on 5-6 May.

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Now it’s time for some amazing FREEbies for Teacher Appreciation!  Some of the free resources in these links are free for a limited time and others will always be free.  Also, some will have free resources each day this week, so you’ll need to check back at the store or site to see if they add any more.

Teacher Appreciation Freebie from Jen Hart Design (will add more this week and includes previous years)

Teacher Appreciation Freebie from Lovely Jubblies Teach (will add more this week and includes previous years)

Borders Freebie – Teacher Appreciation from Kelly Benefield

FREEBIE!  Teacher Appreciation Day from Krista Wallden at Creative Clips (will add more this week and includes previous years)

FREE Teacher Appreciation 2020 Clipart Set from EduClips (will add a new set each day, check back at store and past years)

FLASH FREEBIE #1 from Rainbow Sprinkle Studio – Sasha Mitten (free for the week and more to come on IG)

THANK YOU FREEBIE from P4 Clips Trioriginals (more to come through the week, so check back at store and previous years)

Teacher Appreciation Frame Kit Freebie – Floral from KB Konnected

FREE Teacher Appreciation Clip Art Set from Chirp Graphics

Teacher Appreciation 2020 Clip Art Set from Artifex (will add more sets this week, so check back at store and past years)

Clip Art – Teacher Appreciation Gift 1 – Online Learners from English Unite (check store to see if add more during the week)

Teacher Appreciation FREEBIE – Backgrounds from Minders

Teacher Appreciation Clipart Freebie from Creating 4 the Classroom (this is #1, so probably more to come and be sure to check back at the store)

Here are the Teacher Appreciation freebies from previous years….

2017           2018            2019

 

Happy Shopping!  Thank you for all that you do!

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Temporary Update to TOU

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Hello all!  In an effort to help my buyers and followers, I’m doing a temporary update to my Terms of Use (TOU).  Please read below for the complete update.

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With the current situation of schools being closed and masses, as well as religious education/Sunday School classes being cancelled, I’m opening my TOU to try to help you get the resources to the students.  Please note that these are temporary updates and there are stipulations, so please read thoroughly. 

Here are the changes to the TOU….

  1. You may upload resources to a site, BUT it must be secured.  That means that parents/students require a password or something similar to access the resources.  That way, others can’t do a random Google search and it shows up in the search results for just anyone to download.
  2. You may use my resources on Google (Drive, Classroom) for access by your students/families.  They should be the one ones allowed access and the link shouldn’t be shared with anyone but your own class.
  3. You may send my resources via e-mail so that your students/families can have access to them.    
  4. You may print off my resources and put in packets to handout to your students/families to work on at home.  This should only be done for class.

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Here are the Terms for being able to do the above….

  1. My name/copyright must stay in-tact on each page.
  2. The resources you purchase are only for your classroom and must not be shared with other teachers/classes.  You can purchase additional licenses for a discount price if other teachers are interested in the resource.
  3. These temporary changed to my TOU are only effective until 30 April.  At that time, I will re-access the situation and see how many schools and churches are still closed and/or doing distance learning.

I hope that this is of help to all of you.  I know that this is a trying time for all of us.  I want to help as much as I possibly can.  Additional things that I’m trying to do is update the freebies on my blog and make sure that all the links are working to download.  This is quite time consuming and not going as quickly as I want.  I’m trying though.  Don’t forget that if you sign-up for my newsletter that you also get a password to the resource library for subscribers only.  There’s not a lot there, but I do try to reward my followers.

Everyone, please stay safe and healthy.  Remember your social distancing.  And please, contact me if you have any questions or concerns about my resources or these updated terms.

 

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St. Nicholas and Advent

I can’t believe that it’s almost time for Advent already.  I’m starting to do my prep for my class and I like to do a simple activity with them to teach them the basic colors of Advent.

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This year I decided to tie my introduction in with St. Nicholas.  It’s just as simple activity where they’ll each get a little card with the colors of each week and they have to color the card.  I’m giving this to all of you as a FREEbie in hopes that it’ll help introduce Advent into your setting as well.  Also included is a color version in case you just want to pass that out instead.  

sample pages of "The Colors of Advent with St. Nicholas"

The cards really are perfect for any age level or even to pass out in church as an introduction to Advent.  And who doesn’t love St. Nicholas?  I hope that you enjoy and are a help to you.  If you’re interested in these cards, just click to….

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Thanks for reading and see you soon!

 

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Christmas for Subscribers

It’s been awhile, but I have a new FREEbie for subscribers!  This one is just on time for the holidays.  It could be used in the classroom in a math center or at home. 

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This FREEbie is a roll & cover that uses 1 to 3 dice.  For some, the number rolled will be covered, but for others the player will have to add or subtract.  This also makes a fun game of BUMP!

In order to get this FREEbie, you have to subscribe to my blog.  You get a newsletter each time that I have a new blog post and I do a special e-mail from time to time.  I will never spam you, as I don’t like that in my inbox either!  The password for the Subscriber ONLY page is in every newsletter.  If you’d like to subscribe, simply go to the “Home” page or sign-up in the sidebar on the right side.

 

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Teacher’s Dojo

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Have you heard about Teacher’s Dojo?  It’s a marketplace for teachers.  

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The marketplace is just starting out, but it’s already loaded with lots of resources for teachers of all types, parents, catechists, homeschoolers, and more.  You can find materials based on grades, subject, resource type, and more.  They offer credits for each purchase that you can use to make purchases on the site later on.  The current TOU on their credits is….

TEACHERSDOJO offers credits to a buyer if they rate and provide fair feedback for a purchased product. These credits can then be redeeemd on a future purchase at checkout time. A buyer will receive 1 credit for $0.01 they spend. TEACHERSDOJO Credits have no cash value, but may be redeemed when purchasing products at the rate of $0.0005 per credit.

Teacher’s Dojo is also running a sale right now.  For those making their first purchase at the marketplace, you can receive these discounts….

Spend $5 or More – Get 5% Off

Spend $15 or More – Get 10% off

Also, if you’re interested in opening up your own shop to sell on Teacher’s Dojo, you can click here.  This is my referral link and I get credit if you sign-up through my link.  You will leave my “Referring Store Name”, but change the other information to yours.

Finally, if you visit The Treasured Schoolhouse on Teacher’s Dojo, you can receive 10% off with coupon code BLOG10.  I’m adding new resources all the time, so check back often, as the coupon code is good until 31 December 2018!

 

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