LightStone Educational Resources

The Jesus Tree is a fun, hands-on activity which gets kids involved in the Bible and the 40 days of Lent. This Catholic Lent resource will guide your children through the season of Lent to Easter. Each day of Lent is marked by a story from the Gospels and placing a felt symbol on the flannel Jesus Tree. The symbol represents the Gospel reading for the day. Similar to the Jesse Tree which counts down the season of Advent, the Jesus Tree assists children to mark the days of Lent while guiding them

An introduction to angels in the Bible through questions and answers and brief synopses of stories from the Bible. The book is illustrated with attractive works of art and there is a section of Scripture references for all of the stories mentioned. Also, includes a list of the works of art used in the book, suggestions for how to make the most of the resource, and a printable one page guardian angel prayer. You might also like:Angels in the Bible Calendar CardsCatholic Apostles Calendar CardsP

Use this novena craft to teach your children how to pray a novena and to encourage them in praying novenas throughout the year. The pack includes step-by-step illustrated instructions for how to make a construction paper novena prayer chain and twelve one-page, illustrated novenas. Make the craft as a visual and tactile tool for praying each day of the novena. Use the one-page novenas to lead the prayers and as another visual reminder for praying the novena each day. Never forget to pray the nov

The Apostles Calendar Cards are a great way to introduce students to the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. Through 31 days of calendar cards, students are provided fascinating information about each of the 12 apostles. There are two cards for each apostle which provide biographical information about the apostle, the apostle's feast day, some patronages and symbols of the apostle, and what the apostle did after Pentecost. The front of the calendar card has a piece of artwork which depicts the

The Christmas Around the World Calendar Cards describe Christmas traditions which are celebrated in selected countries around the world. Fifteen different countries from around the globe are featured. Each country has two days. The first day for each country describes some of the unique Christmas traditions of the country, and the second day of the country lists how to say "Merry Christmas" in the language(s) of that country. There are 31 cards in the set. The cards can be printed and cut out to

The Angels in the Bible Calendar Cards are a fun way to learn about the important role of angels in the Bible. There are several introductory cards for the first days which answer the questions of who are angels, where are the angels, how many angels are there, and what is their role. The remaining cards in the set of 31 cards go through selected stories in the Bible in which angels appear. Some of the stories over the 31 days include passages from the Bible about Abraham, Moses, Gideon, Elijah,

Enjoy this easy and fun craft to help count down the days in Advent until Christmas. It is an Advent calendar that you make and use throughout the season of Advent. The countdown chain takes you from the First Sunday in Advent until the First Day of Christmas. (Based on the Catholic liturgical calendar. Includes saint feast days throughout Advent.) What is inside: A list of suppliesIllustrated instructionsIdeas for how to use the countdown chainBonus ideas to add to the daily countdown activity

Add the Stations of the Cross to your Lenten Unit or Lesson Plan. The Stations can be used to guide your students through this popular devotion and the Scripture readings allow you to dive deeper into understanding the Biblical foundations of the 14 stations. The meditations for the Stations of the Cross were written by St. Alphonsus Liguori (1697 - 1787) and are presented in a modern translation along with verses from the poem Stabat Mater Dolorosa (At the Cross Her Station Keeping). Each of

Money is an important part of our world. Virtually everything we do involves money in some way. Despite the great deal of effect that money has on our lives, my experience has been that we do a very poor job of teaching our children about money. I would like to pass along ten secrets about money that I think every high school student should learn. By learning these lessons now, high school students can develop great money habits which can serve them now and for the rest of their lives.