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I'm always trying to find ways to make First Communion more memorable for my students. What better way to help them remember it then with a memory book! This is an activity they can look back on years later, and smile about what they wrote about. The resource has 10 pages included in each book. There are pages with writing prompts, drawing activities, and page that reviews important items for communion (labeling a chalice, host, etc.).  The last page is made for you to add a class photo of all the children on First Communion day. You can find the First Communion Memory Book at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. Just follow the link here . Enjoy the resource!  Jezu Ufam Tobie

Hi Teachers! I have created a fun and useful resource for you this week! First Communion is just around the corner. Do you struggle with finding a gift that won't cost you a ton of money from your own paycheck? I did! Every year First Communion rolled around I always got a little stressed about a student gift. I wanted to get them something special, but I also didn't feel comfortable spending a big chunk of my own paycheck to do it. So I have created a student gift that will only cost you a $1.25! Another Bonus: it's a digital download, so you will have it each year First Communion rolls around. The gift is useful  and meaningful for students It is something they could keep forever, and use it to help them grow in their faith. The First Communion Gift resource is a prayer card and an award that you can give to each student making First Communion. The prayer card is a prayer for after receiving communion. The prayer will help them stay focused on Christ in the Euc...

Last week we left off with me sharing why I left the brick and mortar classroom. If you missed that post you can find a link for it here. This week, I will share with you how this change has positively impacted my health, and my VIPKid experience thus far. To start, the thing first I noticed after leaving was an immediate calmness that came over my body. I realized that I had been living at a high level of stress for quite some time, but I had just become so habituated to it that my body accepted it as normal. We all know that's no way to treat your body. Nor should it be accepted, if one has the means to change it. I found that I was no longer easily agitated, unusually stressed about grocery shopping (or other day to day chores), and the weekend didn't seem so small anymore. For the first month, I soaked up the solitude. I kept to my normal routine of waking up, working out, and prayers. I saved prayers for last, because for the first time in a long time my morning pra...

As many of you have seen from my Instagram , I have started to work for VIPKid. For those wondering, yes, I did leave the brick and mortar classroom.  This was an extremely difficult decision, but a decision that needed to be made for the sake of my mental and physical health. This post is a little about my decision to leave the classroom, and my new journey with VIPKid.  I want to preface this post with a quick statement. This experience applies to me personally. My experience in the classroom should not be a universal reflection of teaching.This is my personal story- this is my experience in the classroom. And why, ultimately, I had to step away.  I was a classroom teacher for 7 years, and while I am no longer in the classroom, there are still some memories that I cherish. Working with the children was never the problem. In fact, the kids are what kept me holding on for so long. Everything else that piles on as a teacher is what slowly decreased my health. ...

I LOVE task cards! They are a great way to review material. I love hiding them around my classroom for students to find. Student engagement ✔ I use task cards for math all the time, so I thought, why not start using them for religion too?! And that's exactly what I did! I created my first set of religion task cards for you all! These task cards are all about the sacraments. If you have already taught your students about the Seven Sacraments, these cards would be a great way to review and/or refresh them on the content. If you need a resource to teach the sacraments, I have one! In fact these task cards pair perfectly with my Sacrament Flip Book. Click the link to get more information on it. Sacrament Flip Book Back to my sacrament task cards! I have 3 versions of the task cards. There is volume 1, volume 2, and then of course I bundled them together so you could get both sets a small discount! Volume 1 Volume 1 includes 1-3 question on each sacrament, except Matrimo...

I work at a Catholic School. I know, you're wondering why that's relevant!? 💁Well, not only are we a Catholic School, but we are the ONLY Catholic School in the state of Georgia that has a certified special needs program.  It has been quite the journey! Our small class sizes and ability to give each student one-on-one time to meet their academic needs has truly benefited so many of our students. Children with Autism do extremely well in our school's program.  With that said, I noticed that some of our students with special needs were anxious at Mass. Most of them are not Catholic, so they have no perception of the time. They aren’t familiar enough with the steps to recognize what will happen next. I decided to make this  handy visual for students and teachers to use to help navigate through the Mass. It's very simple and easy to use! All you need is a laminator, laminating paper, and velcro! When you get to Mass, make sure all pictures are taken off. Th...

Do you find it difficult to teach the sacraments to your students or kids? Let's be honest, the sacraments are pretty abstract concept! My students struggle with remembering the names or multiple names of the sacraments! Just when they finally remembered what the sacrament of Penance was, our priest would ask them ask question about the sacrament of Confession! My student(s) would turn to me wide eyed, completely confused. 😳 I decided to make a meaningful sacrament resource that would tackle these types of challenges. My Sacrament Flip Book isn't meant for a quick lesson, never to be referenced again. This resource has a wealth of knowledge in it (all material is referenced from the Catechism of the Catholic Church). The resource has interactive components to it as well. Each sacrament should be taught over the course of 2-3 days.  In the resource, there are two versions; the first version is the original with the tabs for each sacrament, the second is my "print and...

Hi Friends! I have been working hard to get more religion resources out for you! The next activity that is prepped and ready, is a lesson the Two Great Commandments. Don't worry, the 10 Commandments will be coming your way soon! Let's not forget that the Two Great Commandments are important as well. If we were to live by these two commandments only, we would also be following the 10 Commandments. I created a Great Commandment Flip Book that you can use in the classroom, or at home (for all my home schooling mamas out there). The kids have enjoyed having these books to help learn their new religion material. Each page focuses on one skill, and the tab at the top helps them remember the focus. In the flip book, the kids learn what a commandment is and why the are important. There is also a page for each commandment, with an activity to go along with the passage. In the lesson, we discussed the importance of rules and how they keep us safe. Students made connections abo...

Hi friends! Are you looking for a no prep novel study do with your class? I have one for you! This novel study could be used for 3rd or 4th graders. All you need is the book Stone Fox  by John Reynolds Gardiner. In the novel study you will find the following: This products contains chapter 1-10 discussion questions Ch.1-9 vocabulary The discussion questions work in text connections, inferences, making connections,character traits, and comprehension This product is great for novel study groups, book study, or literature circles You can purchase the Stone Fox novel study in my TpT store! Click here Mrs.Albert Jezu Ufam Tobie

Hi Friends!   This post is not teaching related, but I wanted to provide this resource for you! I recently finished my 3rd Whole30. It was by far my most successful one. It's not that I slipped up during my past whole30's, it's the first time I have actually achieved my food freedom.  If you haven't read Melissa's book Food Freedom Forever , you should! It would be a great read before or during your Whole30. When I did my first whole30, there was absolutely no compliant sauces, marinades, seasonings, bars, jerky, or places to eat in my area. I had to cook everything from scratch! It became a little exhausting, and I hadn't mastered food prep yet either. There wasn't a lot of quick and easy meals provided on the Instagram account yet. This time around was completely opposite! I had many options to add to my food list! We now have a Sprouts in our area, but Walmart has also stepped up their game! I was able to do 95% of my grocery shopping online throu...

I have a cute Immaculate Conception craft I wanted to share with all of you! I wish I could have gotten it up sooner, but I have been pretty busy getting stuff done in my classroom.  The Immaculate Conception (IC) is celebrated on December 8th. In my early catholic years I always struggled with remembering what the IC stood for! I made a little craft to help students remember! The Immaculate Conception is the day we celebrate Mary being conceived without sin. The kids get to make a little Saint Anne Doll holding the baby Mary. I also have an area included for the kids to write about what the IC means. I hope you enjoy this free download! Please feel to share it with friends. Click here to get your activity pack.  Happy Teaching! ​ Jezu Ufam Tobie -Mrs.Albert 

Are you running Daily 5 centers in your classroom? Is it running smoothly? Are you experiencing some hiccups? This is a post to share my experience of Daily 5 and what I learned from implementing it into my classroom. If you want to start running Daily 5 centers in your classroom, I recommend you buy The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy in the Elementary Grade   book. After reading it, you can do more research on Daily 5 online. The book lays out all you need to know in order to run Daily 5 in your class. As a new teacher, learning Daily 5 centers and implementing it in my class was a huge struggle! It never seemed to run smooth, and a lot of the time I felt like my kids were off task.  It took me three years to successfully implement Daily 5 in my class. For some, that may seem a bit crazy, others may totally relate to the struggle (#thestruggleisreal) . Instead of giving up on Daily 5, I took time to reflect. I asked myself, "What patterns of behavior did you see in your stud...

I hope everyone had a fruitful and prayerful Lent! During Lent, I spent a lot of time working with my students on Stations of the Cross. Prior to actually praying the stations together, we spent time learning about them through this interactive book I made.  Each day, we spent time with 2-3 stations. Then the students added their own illustrations to the book. This helped my little ones connect with the stations much better than just being shown pictures. They were also able to spend time reflecting on them and asking MANY questions!  Once all the stations had been introduced, the students took their books and we went and prayed the stations together. I have first and second graders with me. Therefore, I kept the blurb under each station very simple. If you have older students, you could have them add more details of their own, then add an illustration. Most of my students internalized the lesson and they demonstrated that through play. During our social goal time, one ...

Here is a vowel pattern resource that I have created. The purpose of this activity is to expose students to other ways long vowel sounds can be made, other than the "sneaky e." This is the first year I have had first graders in my classroom. They tend to always default to"sneaky e" spelling when they hear a word that contains a long vowel. Therefore, I have created this activity to expose them over and over again to different types of spelling (in addition to the small group activities we do).  I am currently using these for one of my station rotations. You can read about my station rotations here . However, these could be sent home for homework or even used as an early finisher activity.  As I create more vowel sorts to this bundle, I will add the revised addition to the blog. Thank you for stopping by my blog! I hope this activity helps you! You can download the vowel pattern sort here !  I had a request for a cut and paste addition for kindergarten. It...

Lent is almost here! Can you believe it? I wanted to share a door decoration with you all. I was inspired by Lacy over at Catholic Icing . She has pretty amazing ideas to help bring the faith into the classroom. Each year I usually use her interactive Lenten calendar coloring page. That can be found here . However, this year I decided to do something a little different! I made a life size model of it! Check out the picture: Each day of Lent, a student will shade in the square with purple. I also had my kiddos add pictures for  Palm Sunday,  Holy Thursday, and Good Friday. They drew Jesus riding in on a Donkey. One of them drew Jesus on the cross. We added palms around Palm Sunday.  They turned out really cute! The kids are really excited to begin the count down. I'm hoping this door decoration will help to keep the season on their mind. 

Guys! This is an amazing resource...and it's FREE! This year, I had a group of kiddos that were having difficulty with vowel diagraphs or long vowel sounds other than the "cvcv" pattern. Every time they heard a word with long vowel sound (i.e. coat) they always wanted to add the "silent/sneaky e" to the end of it (cote).  I wanted them to be exposed to the other vowel teams that are out there, so I created these activities. I use some of these activities as early finishers or for station work. I do have some sheets with "sneaky e" in the pack, because I have a range of students in my classroom.  I hope this resource helps you! Please follow me on Instagram  . You can get my word pattern bundle here!

My school has a beautiful and historic Church. There is so much imagery in the Church. Our priest LOVES to ask the children questions about the stained glass or statues. Each week he gives the kiddos H.W. (well let's be honest, he gives the teachers H.W.). Before Christmas break he wanted the kids to become familiar with the different apparitions of Mary. He gave them three specifically, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Gaudalupe, and Our Lady of Czestochowa.  Teaching this concept to first and second graders can be pretty abstract. But again, I was determined to have my kiddos prepped and ready! I made another easy book (similar to my Joyful Mysteries book). The clipart is just from google, it is not my own. Again, just cut the pages and staple them together for a nice little book. On each page is the title, a very short blurb, and an image of each apparition.  While we went through each page, I had pictures of each image displayed on the board. We talked about the...

During Advent, our parish priest wanted the students to learn about the Joyful mysteries. Since, I have younger students I new the best way to get this done was through a visual aide. I made a very simple book for them. On each page is the Mystery with a very brief description. Using my smartboard I projected an image of each mystery on the board for the students to see. We did 1-2 mysteries a day, depending on the time. The students then illustrated their own drawing of the mystery.  First, cut out the book. If your students are older, you could have them do this. I arranged my pages in the order that the mysteries are prayed. Then place three staples on the edge! Poof! You have a little mystery book.  After using this book and reviewing each day, my students were ready to answer all of Father's questions at Mass! I was very proud of them. Here is a link for the FREE resource. Enjoy!  Mrs.Albert