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Holy Communion Crossword Puzzle {Perfect Puzzle for First Communion}

April 10, 2013 by Angie Leave a Comment

This week’s printable is sponsored, with special thanks, by Personal Creations, your source for beautiful and unique personalized gifts for First Communion as well as other special occasions. —– This week’s activity… Type of Download or Activity: Crossword puzzle Text: Holy Communion themed clues as well as some First Communion questions (which should be easy for children who have already done their First Communion as well) Directions: Fill in words down and across using the clues given. If you (or {Read More}

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Preschool Activities eBook Bundle: Save 70% This Week Only

April 3, 2013 by Angie Leave a Comment

Do you have preschoolers at your house? If you do, you won’t want to miss this amazing eBook deal, offering up a bundle that boasts a savings of over 70%! Not only am I excited about this bundle because I think this is just a great batch of eBooks, but I actually wrote one of the eBooks that is part of this week’s bundle! If you haven’t been to Bundle of the Week before, there is a new bundle of {Read More}

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On The Road to Easter Word Search {Free Download}

February 7, 2013 by Angie 3 Comments

This week’s printable… Topic or Skill: Word Search Text: Nineteen words we’ll be hearing as we travel on the road to Easter, through Lent and Holy Week Directions: Words can be found running up and down, left to right, and diagonal Note: This download is free for personal or classroom use. It cannot be sold or published on other websites. If you want to pass along the printable though, please feel free to share a link to this post (not {Read More}

Filed Under: downloads and printables, education and schooling, holidays/feast days/liturgical year, homeschooling, play learn explore Tagged With: puzzles

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) Handwriting Printable Page

January 17, 2013 by Angie 3 Comments

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Handwriting Page

This week’s printable… Topic or Skill: Handwriting Practice. Could also be used as a prayer journal page. Text: Quote from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa). I thought this was an especially appropriate quote to use as a handwriting page. Follow up Activity: Discuss the meaning of this quote with your children. In what ways can we be a pencil for a writing God? What can we do to deliver His love letter to the world? (Challenge Activity: Actually go {Read More}

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Christmas Books and Crafts for Catholic Families with Young Children

December 10, 2012 by Dianna 2 Comments

The following is a post from contributing writer Dianna Kennedy. Looking for Christmas crafts and books that keep Jesus in the center of our celebration? I’ll share my favorite Christmas and Advent books, crafts and recipes that you can use with your children. This Advent season, I’m going to create a Countdown to Christmas box, and wrap up some of our favorite books. We will unwrap one each day, and enjoy them as a family. Here are some of {Read More}

Filed Under: Advent, children, church and faith, education and schooling, family life, holidays/feast days/liturgical year, homeschooling, life around home, motherhood, saints, traditions

Catholic Word Search – Free Printable

November 16, 2012 by Angie 1 Comment

This week’s printable… Topic or Skill: Word Search Text: Nine General Catholic Search Terms Directions: Words can be found running up and down, left to right, and diagonal Note: This download is free for personal or classroom use. It cannot be sold, published, or hosted on other websites. If you want to pass along the printable though, please feel free to share a link to this post (not directly to the printable) with others. Thanks! Download the Catholic Terms {Read More}

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Sign of the Cross Prayer Handwriting Pages

November 9, 2012 by Angie 6 Comments

Sign of the Cross Print Prayer Handwriting Practice

I decided that it might be fun to share some printables here at Catholic Mothers Online. I hope that they will be useful to some of you for homeschooling or just some home practice. If there seems to be interest in a variety of printables (not always just handwriting) here on Catholic Mothers Online, I’ll plan to keep posting them. This week’s printable… Topic or Skill: Handwriting Practice (Could also be used as a prayer journal page) Text: Sign of {Read More}

Filed Under: downloads and printables, education and schooling, homeschooling, prayer Tagged With: copywork

Catholic Kids Construct: A How-To for Making Picture Books into Faith-Based Pre-Engineering Experiences

August 13, 2012 by Martianne Leave a Comment

If your children are anything like mine, they love to create! And, why wouldn’t they? We are all made in the likeness of the most amazing Creator ever, and He gifts each of us with imagination and inventiveness. One way I like to put my own sense of creativity to work is in developing faith-based connections for otherwise secular learning experiences. Because my children love picture books and pre-engineering activities, I often find myself creating plans which connect Bible stories, {Read More}