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Posted on 28 November 2022 by Elaine — Leave a comment

It’s Cyber Monday!

Hello all and Happy Holidays!

I hope that you had a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving. Are you all gearing up for Christmas now? Do you have your tree up yet? This year, we’ve opted not to do a Christmas tree. Our daughter is a wise one and said that it’s been stressful the past couple years and we should just find something simpler to do. She’s an adult that loves Christmas as much as I do, but her words made sense. We have a lighted ceramic tree (white) sitting on a little table that normally has to be put up at Christmas. I put a tree skirt over the table and placed the tree in the center of it. It’s actually really nice and comforting. I still have my nativities everywhere! I have so many different kinds and they’re all special to me.

Are you getting ready to keep the kids busy over Christmas break? Or, are you looking for some ideas to do in class or at home until break starts? Maybe you need something to have ready for the new year. I have the perfect solution! It’s time for Cyber Monday and all my shops are on sale for 20% off!

You can visit The Treasured Schoolhouse at….

Made by Teachers – Extra 5% off at checkout with no code needed

Classful – 20% off at checkout

TeachersPayTeachers – Extra 5% off with code CYBER22

Amazon Ignite – Marked at 20% off

I hope that you can find some materials that you need and can use. Remember, if I don’t have what you need, I do accept requests. I’m happy to help in any way that I can. Happy Shopping!

Have a Very Merry and Blessed Christmas!

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Posted on 24 February 2022 by Elaine — Leave a comment

Christian and Religious Resources on Sale!

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Hello all you lovely readers and followers!

I’m here to let you know about a special promotion that I’m participating in. Several of us who create and sell Christian and religious printables are having a hashtag sale. That means that if you search that hashtag, you’ll find some great resources marked down!

For this particular hashtag sale, we’re marking 3 items down to $3 for 3 days! These $3 deals will be available 25-27 February. All you have to do is head to TpT and search #3for3for3 and find the amazing Christian and religious deals! If you’d just like to check out The Treasured Schoolhouse to see what I’ve included in this sale, just click the image above.

If you’re looking for materials for Lent, Easter, Spring, or anytime to use at home or in the classroom, please be sure to visit these great stores and see what they have to offer.

Thanks for reading and I hope that you find some Christian or religious resources that you can use!

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February Sale

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!

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Posted on 15 November 2019 by Elaine — Leave a comment

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.

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.

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….

Thanks for reading and see you soon!

Posted on 7 August 20197 August 2019 by Elaine — Leave a comment

Reminder and Best Deals

I just wanted to do a quick reminder that there’s only a couple hours left to use code BTS19 for the Back to School Sale on Teachers Pay Teachers. It will give you an extra 5% off and if you shop my store, that makes your discount up to 25% off! Just click on the banner to be taken to The Treasured Schoolhouse to visit my store. Also, my store will continue through tomorrow, 8 August, and will continue to be 20% off.

I thought that I’d share some of the best deals in my store right now. As I mentioned, it’s on sale for 20% off, so when you grab some of these, you’re going to get an amazing deal. The top 5 deals at The Treasured Schoolhouse are….

1. The MEGA Prayer Pack BUNDLE – Catholic: This bundle contains 32 Catholic prayers and would normally be $99.50, but it’s at $69.65 with a 30% markdown discount. With the 20% off, it’s $55.72 on sale! Since making this MEGA bundle, 3 prayers have been added and if I make any more prayer packs, they will be added as well. That means that you get ALL of the updates at NO additional cost!

2. Inside the Church MEGA BUNDLE: This bundle includes 5 individual resources for items found inside the church or used during mass. The regular price would be $26.25, but it is $19.00 with a bundle discount of 20% off the individual prices. It’s currently $15.20 with the 20% off sale price!

3. 10 Commandments BUNDLE – Catholic: This bundle contains ALL of the Ten Commandments resources in my store. That means that is has 8 resources in it! The individual price would be $30.75, but is $24.50 with the bundle discount of over 20% off. It’s currently at $19.60 with the 20% off sale. That’s a ton of 10 Commandments resources for very little!

4. Samuel, Eli, and God Game (Speak for Your Servant is Listening): This is just a little game to review the story of Samuel being called by God when he’s staying with Eli. The game is $1.50, but it’s on sale for $1.20 at 20% off!

5. Ten Plagues of Egypt Cut & Paste Worksheet Pack – Catholic: This is a pack of 27 pages of cut and paste/glue activities for a variety of ages/grades to learn or review the 10 Plagues. The repetition will help these stick with the kids and enjoy learning. The regular price is $5.00, but it’s currently at $4.00 with the 20% off sale!

I hope that you all enjoy looking at these materials or any others in my store. Happy shopping and thanks for looking….and reading!

Posted on 8 August 2018 by Elaine — Leave a comment

Religious Incentives

Do you use incentives or rewards in your class or homeschool? There are several ways that you can reward kids for doing such as behavior, completing homework, memorizing verses, or other things.

In my religious education class (CCD), I use Bible Bucks. These come in the same amounts that our currency comes in, with a couple extras. Students can earn Bible Bucks for returning their folder to class each week, doing homework, and other such matters. Usually about every 3 weeks I let the kids shop in the Gospel Store.

Most of the items in the Gospel Store are things that I purchase at Wal-Mart or Dollar Tree. I try to find toys and items related to the Bible. I’ve had items like small stuffed animals such as a whle for Jonah and the Whale or Bible story books. I price the items for sale by size and the biggest is no more than 5 Bible Bucks and the smallest would be 1 Bible Buck. I store the pieces in containers that I get at Dollar Tree and tag each bin with the price of that the objects in that bin.

Oriental Trading also has lot of sets of small Chrisitan toys and novelties. These not only work great in the Gospel Store, but they’re also perfect for the Treasure Chest.

Incentives are a fantastic tool in the classroom or at home to reward the kids. It encourages them to keep working hard and to be responsible. It’s always fun to watch them shop in the Gospel Store and in my class, they love to keep up with how many Bible Bucks that they’ve saved.

If you’d like to use the Bible Bucks that I’ve made, please click the image below for more information or just add them to your cart. Only the bundle is shown below, but it’s a saving of 20% off the individual sets (color/bw)!

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Posted on 27 July 201819 November 2019 by Elaine — Leave a comment

What do You See in Church?

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Teaching kids about what they’ll see inside the church when they attend mass is so important. I have some worksheets and activities that can help teach or review what they’ll see inside the church!

To make it easier for little ones to understand what is going on during mass, it’s vital that they understand the items that they will see while there. Use the pages as you walk around church explaining the items or after a tour of the church. This will help them to feel more comfortable and know their way around the church.

To get elementary kids to participate in mass or even become altar servers, it’s key for them to know all the components used during mass and what they’ll see and use in church. Their understanding of these items will allow them to be interested on what’s going on during the mass.

Have the kids match up the name of the item found inside the church to that item.

For big kids, you want to keep them coming to mass and being able to understand the elements used during mass or just seen inside the church makes them feel more welcomed.

Take the kids to church and write down the items that they can identify in church and on the sheet.

The more kids know about what they’ll see in church and used during mass, the more interested and happy they will be. It increases their participation.

You can find these worksheet and activity packs in my Shop to help teach or review the items found inside the church (click on each image to view what’s included in each pack or add to your cart here)….

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You can also find these games….

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I hope this helps and gives you some ideas to help the kids understand what’s inside the church!

Posted on 2 December 201719 November 2019 by Elaine — Leave a comment

Advent is on Sale!

Advent is just around the corner and I have a couple activities to help you prepare the kids for this special time of the year.

For today ONLY, you can get “Advent Activity Pack for Early Learners” and “Advent Activity Pack 2” are on sale for 40% off. Please head over to Teachers Notebook to grab them on 2 December at this special price. Advent begins on 4 December, so this is perfect timing so that you can teach your kids all about Advent and the time for preparing and waiting to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Here are the Advent packs that are full of activities….

Advent Activity Pack for Early Learners for ~~$5.50~~ $3.30 on the Daily Deal

Advent Activity Pack 2 for ~~$6.00~~ $3.60 on the Daily Deal

I hope that you have a very blessed Advent season and that these will help your kids learn and understand this very special time of the year!

Posted on 27 September 201722 March 2022 by Elaine — Leave a comment

God Made Me….

Last week, my class and my daughter’s class worked on a lesson for creation. She did a cut and paste worksheet that I made. Here are some pictures of her kids working on the page and enjoying it!

Coloring….

Cut and Paste….

All done!

It is read like God gave me ears to listen to his creation and God gave me a heart to love his creation. So this page covers the 5 senses as used in creation and makes learning about it fun!

If you’re interested in this cut and paste worksheet, that also include the answer key, you can get it by signing up for my newsletter. It’s an exclusive for subscribers and you’ll receive the password to enter the “For Subscribers” page with your first newsletter.

Posted on 16 August 2017 by Elaine — Leave a comment

Church Bulletins for Kids

Are you looking for bulletins for children? If so, I think I have some items that can help you. All of these can be used for homework, mass activity, children’s church bulletin, and more! I have purchased and used all these books in my class or in my daughter’s class. If you’re interested in any of the books, just click on the cover to see more about it.

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The Liturgy of the Word with Children

This book is by Katie Thompson and covers Years A, B, and C for the liturgical cycle. It is geared toward ages 5-8. There are 392 pages in this book and it also includes a music CD. For each mass, there are 2 pages. One has the gospel and reflection, then the second page is an activity for the gospel.

Step by Step

This book is by Katie Thompson and goes along with the gospels for every Sunday of the three-year Lectionary. Also included are major feasts of the liturgical year. The sheets are for ages 4-7. There is 376 pages. The activity sheets are double-sided with pictures to color and complete, drawing activities, and simple puzzles. They can be used to to produce a children s newsletter or include them in the parish newsletter or magazine; use them in religion classes, parish groups, or at school. It has a companion book, Footprints in Faith.

Footprints in Faith

This book is by Katie Thompson and is a companion to Step by Step. This book is for ages 7-12 and is for every Sunday of the three-year Lectionary cycle. It also includes major feasts of the liturgical year. There are 376 pages in this book. Each sheet is double-sided and includes pictures and number puzzles, word games, quizzes and codes. They are great for are ideal for use by catechists, teachers, group leaders, and parents for religion classes, parish groups, or at school.

The Complete Children’s Liturgy Book: Liturgies of the Word for Years A, B, C

This book is by Katie Thompson and includes 344 pages. For each mass, there are 2 pages. The first page includes an introduction, a “sorry prayer”, the gospel reading for the day, points for discussion, an activity, and a closing prayer. The second page is the activity for that gospel. This book covers Years A, B, and C for the liturgical cycle.

I have all the books shown above. I do not own the ones below, but I plan on purchasing them or feel that they’re relevant to this subject. Because I don’t own them, I can’t speak for the quality or exactly what’s included other than the description.

The Complete Children’s Liturgy Book

This book is by Katie Thompson and Jennifer Carter. It is a comprehensive program for every Sunday of the Lectionary. The book contains 350 pages. I think that this is an earlier version of The Complete Children’s Liturgy Book listed above.

Another great source is Catholic Kids Bulletin. They offer a bulletin for mass each week. Do you have a favorite source or activity to keep kids busy during mass or to do as homework when they attend mass? If so, please share it in the comments!

Posted on 17 March 201720 November 2019 by Elaine — Leave a comment

Celebrate with Us!

I’m inviting you all to come celebrate with us (my hubby and I)!!

Our anniversary is 17 March, which is also St. Patrick’s Day, so we want you to celebrate with us!! What better way to celebrate than with a sale?? You can take 10% everything in my stores and shops from 13 March to 18 March.

The Treasured Schoolhouse Shop (use coupon code LUCKY for 15% off orders of $3 or more and check out the EXCLUSIVE items)

The Treasured Schoolhouse @ TPT

The Treasured Schoolhouse @ Teachers Notebook

The Treasured Schoolhouse @ Educents

Happy Shopping!!

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Posted on 16 February 2017 by Elaine — Leave a comment

Objects in Church and for Mass

This week, we worked on what’s inside the church. Next week, we’ll go tour the church and Father will have items for mass set-up for the kids. This all leads up to the week after when we attend mass for Ash Wednesday. I do lots of prep because of many of the kids, this is the first or only time attending mass, especially for the little ones.

I start by talking about the things that they can see outside and as they walk into the church. This is a great book for discussing the different objects in church….

I then discuss several objects with them. We do a fun activity of matching items that we’d see in church or not see in church. Sometimes they circle the items or color the items that they see in church. This time, we drew a line from the object to the church.

You could also simply place an “X” through items not found in church.

Next, we work on tracing the names of some of the objects in church.

Finally, we do a cut and paste activity. I had them color the church and then they were told to color the objects that they would find in the church. We should have cut them out and then glued them onto the church, but we ran out of time!!

You can find the pages that we worked on in the What’s Inside the Church Worksheet Pack in my shop.

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You can also see my new expanded pack, What’s Inside the Church 2 Worksheet & More Pack for older kids to learn about the objects in church and used during mass and it’s exclusive to my shop.

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If you use coupon code CHURCH, you can take 25% off those 2 printables!

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