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*Just updated to include a sheet for each letter and number!* Do you have students just learning how to form letters and numbers? These beginner handwriting tracing sheets are the perfect practice resource to laminate (or slide into a plastic sheet protector) and have your students use again and again. The font includes numbered strokes and arrows to help students practice correct letter formation. Now includes 48 sheets: One with all the letters, one with numbers 1-20, and an individual page f

Get ready for the start of the Iditarod dogsledding race! Students will practice the reading comprehension strategy of identifying main idea and supporting details in this passage about sled dogs. They will read about the ways sled dogs are prepared to withstand the brutal conditions of Alaskan winter on the trail. *Two versions, with text written at two levels, are included for differentiation purposes.* Want more writing resources? Check out these tried-and-true exemplars in my shop: OPINIO

*Now differentiated with TWO text levels!* This Lent reading comprehension exercise is the perfect introduction to the season of preparation for Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday. It includes a two-page article with non-fiction text features (headings, text box, underlined words, glossary) as well as four multiple choice and two short answer questions. **SAVE 30% by purchasing as part of my Growing Catholic Comprehension Bundle! ** Lent is a season that is rich in tradition. Students will lea

Are you looking to teach your students about the meaning and traditions of Advent, including the Advent wreath, to prepare for Christmas? This resource includes an article about the liturgical season of Advent, as well as six multiple choice and short answer questions. Advent is a season that is rich in tradition. Students will learn about the purpose of Advent, the meaning behind the colors purple and rose, and Advent devotions such as Advent wreaths, Advent calendars, and the O Antiphons. It

As we enter into Holy Week and Easter approaches, prepare your Catholic classroom for Good Friday by decorating bulletin boards, walls, or doorways with the Stations of the Cross posters (or hole punch and string up as a banner!) These pages can also be used as coloring sheets. See preview for additional posters included with the prayer to Venerate the Cross in four different fonts: "We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world." Also inclu

Need an engaging way to review the elements of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter with your Catholic Christian classroom? Look no further! This bingo game comes in 2 versions: 4x4 for younger kids, or 5x5 for older students! Each game includes 30 unique bingo boards, calling cards with definitions, and a set of colorful picture/word cards to use for a memory matching game. Just print, cut, and play! Images included in 4x4 game are: Almsgiving, ashes, Calvary, crown of thorns, desert, donkey, empty to

Engage your students in the Catholic traditions of Holy Week! This passage details the solemn events of Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday before Easter. The Catholic Church's traditions during this week are rich in symbolism and beauty, in order to help us enter into the events of Christ's Passion. This product includes a two-page article with non-fiction text features (headings, underlined words, glossary) as well as four multiple choice and one short answer question.

Need a good mentor text for your opinion writing unit? Students will be highly engaged with this exemplar essay that argues and defends why elephants should not be held in captivity. This is a favorite lesson for opinion writing with my students, and the perfect way to kick off your unit! Includes a color-coded checklist so students can identify components of a strong opinion piece in the exemplar, and then apply these components to their own writing. SAVE up to 30% by purchasing this resource

Celebrate the Feast of Epiphany (Three Kings' Day) on January 6th! This reading comprehension resource includes a two-page article with non-fiction text features (headings, underlined words, glossary) as well as four multiple choice and one short answer question. **Also includes a bonus copywork freebie in cursive and printing!** Don't miss out on saving 30% by purchasing this resource as part of the Growing Catholic Comprehension Bundle! ______________________________________________ *If you

Do you need a resource to teach Catholic prayers? This ready-to-print CURSIVE copywork packet was designed to help children learn traditional prayers and practice cursive penmanship (handwriting) at the same time! Perfect for religion centers, independent work packets, or homeschool morning baskets! Includes the following prayers: Sign of the Cross Our FatherHail MaryGlory BeFatima PrayerApostles Creed Nicene Creed Hail Holy QueenThe MemorareAct of Contrition (two versions) St. Michael PrayerAn

Need a fun way to review the elements of the Christmas story? Look no further! This Nativity bingo game includes 30 unique game boards and calling cards to make life easier for teachers/game leaders! Images included are: Mary, Joseph, Mary & Baby Jesus, Angel, Shepherds, Wise men, Cow, Sheep, Donkey, Camel, Stable, Manger, Star, Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh **Save 25% by purchasing as part of my GROWING Catholic Bingo Bundle!** _______________________________________________________ *If you en

Pope Leo XIV declared Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati the newest saints in the Catholic Church this past September! In anticipation of All Saints' Day, help your students to understand canonization with this resource. In this comprehension activity, students will read a two-page article that describes the steps for canonization (including beatification) and explains both saints' lives. This resource includes a two-page article with non-fiction text features (headings, text box, underli

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent! As Easter approaches, prepare your Catholic classroom for Good Friday by completing this coloring booklet with the fourteen Stations of the Cross. Designed to be printed double-sided; just print, fold, staple, and color. This product also includes a colored version, if you want to print and distribute in color. Includes the prayer to Venerate the Cross: "We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world."

Introduce your students to items seen during the Catholic Mass with this engaging Bingo game - also with memory matching cards! Perfect for students about to make their First Communion. Included are 30 unique bingo boards, calling cards with definitions, and a set of 24 colorful picture/word cards to use for a memory matching game. Just print, laminate, cut, and play! Words/images included are: altar, ambo, bells, book of Gospels, candle, chalice, ciborium, corporal, crucifix, cruets, Holy wat

Introduce or review the seven sacraments in the Catholic Church with this Bingo game - also with memory matching cards! Perfect for students about to make their First Communion or Confirmation. Included are 30 unique bingo boards, calling cards with definitions, and a set of 24 colorful picture/word cards to use for a memory matching game. Just print, laminate, cut, and play! Words/images included are: Baptism, Eucharist, reconciliation, confirmation, holy orders, matrimony, anointing of the s

Help students practice their sight words or UFLI heart words in a fun and engaging way! This file includes 8 sight word games and activity pages, as well as one activity menu with hands-on ideas. It is designed to be used with my sight word flash cards, but each activity can be used with any words of your choice. Games and activity sheets include: -- > Game of Squares -- > Roll a Word -- > ABC Order -- > Four in a Row -- > Tic Tac Toe -- > Rainbow Words -- > S

Use these fun and engaging math riddles to review two-digit by two-digit multiplication with students in fourth through sixth grade. Works for in person or distance learning! Not only are these math riddles fun, but they are also self-correcting; students will solve six multiplication problems per page, and match the letter to the answer below. Three riddles are included. ____________________________________________________ *Follow me for new products and FREEBIES >>> CLICK HERE **Don

*Just added St. Joseph and May Crowning passages!* Save 30% with this bundle - and gain access to all future passages!* This set contains 15 passages for Advent, Epiphany, Mardi Gras, Lent, Holy Week, Stations of the Cross, Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, St. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, St. Joseph's Feast Day, May Crowning, All Saints' Day, Papal Conclave, Canonization, and Our Lady of Guadalupe. Use in the Catholic classroom or homeschool to practice reading comprehension skills through

*Save 30% off individual listings!* This bundle includes SIX sample writing pieces in the genres of opinion/argumentative, personal narrative, and informational (report) writing. Students will learn the components of personal narrative texts as they read three memoirs from the author's own life: "The Bike Horn That Wasn't," "Bees in the Graveyard," and "Big Mike." When you dive into opinion writing, "Zoos: Not a Good Place for Elephants" and "The Iditarod: A Race Worth Continuing" will

Teach your students about the Stations of the Cross with this reading comprehension activity. Perfect to use during Lent, leading up to Good Friday and Easter. The Stations of the Cross is a popular Catholic Lenten devotion dating back to the days following Jesus' death and Resurrection. This resource includes a two-page article about the Stations of the Cross with non-fiction text features (headings, text box, underlined words, glossary) as well as four multiple choice and one short answer que