Baptism and a Freebie

When thinking of a new set of Bible Task Cards, 

my mind went to Baptism. 

Baptism is one of two ordinances that Jesus instituted for the church (Matthew 28:19-20). If it was so important that Jesus commanded it, then it's something we should obey and also teach to our children/students. 

I'm not saying that we "teach" baptism and then line them all up to be baptized. I'm saying that we all need to know what the Bible (God) has to say about it. 

I made this set of task cards as an overview of the topic. It's certainly not all encompassing. 

The prayer is that students know more about who God is and what He expects of us.

Baptism is a beautiful example, an outward testimony of the inward change in a believer's life. May we all feel led by the Holy Spirit to follow Him.

If you are interested in the task cards, click either picture to go to my store to purchase.

If you are new to my task cards, please click and download the following freebie. It will allow you to see how they are set up. You can then practice using them with your students. I'm sure they will love them.

Opening a Second Shop!

Good news!!

My business is expanding :)

I have just opened a shop at Made by Teachers. 

If you haven't been over to check out their website,

make plans to do it soon. Click on the image to find me and then have a look around.

If you are still more comfortable with TpT,

don't worry, I'm still there too.

Below are 2 Valentine FREEBIES in my 

Made by Teachers store.

Click on the images to grab your freebies and

also check out Made by Teachers.

Bible Review with Headbands

Well, we're back in full swing around here.

We're on week 3 of Bible study already,

but I wanted to share our first week back.

This year I'm teaching 3rd - 5th grade Bible.

I've had most of these kids since the 1st grade.

We use the Gospel Project curriculum

which walks them all the way through the Bible.

I knew that I needed to review during our first class

and it was a lot to cover.

So, what they thought was a game

turned into a really great and fun review.

My adult kids and I have game night regularly at my house

and HEADBANDS is one of our favorites.

So instead of just talking at my students,

we played Headbands Bible Review.

I simply attached a card with topics that I wanted them to review. They started shouting out clues to help me guess what was on my head. I pretended to not know until I got all the facts that I wanted from them. I "guessed" what was on my head and then moved on to the next card. The game also helped me clear up misconceptions (for example, if they said "she's married to Joseph" I would say "it's Mary" and they would yell "no").

It was soooo much fun!

I felt like it was a great review and the next week we were able to jump straight into our new lessons for the year.

We have also used Bible word cards to play Pictionary and Charades. All of them are good ways to review or just practice any words or topics that you need to.

I'm including 3 of my FREE resources that would work really well for any of the review games mentioned above. Click on each of them to grab your free copies.

HAVE FUN!!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Memorial Day

How many days left???

We are down to 3 which will include 2 days of field day and a half day so we don't have much time left to focus on Memorial Day with our students. If you still have time left, I have a freebie, an easy prep sentence building activity and a bulletin board idea for you.

I know when it gets close to the end throwing stations together needs to be quick and easy.

This word building activity is just that.

Just print, cut apart (kids can do that)

and let them start making words.

It's FREE so just click on the picture for your copy.

Another easy prep station is this sentence building activity.

If you make the copies your students can help cut them out.

Then they can work together to rebuild the sentences, record them on the provided worksheet and then check their answers using the answer key.

And now for a bulletin board idea.

This is a board that we did a few years ago.

We called it a WALL OF HONOR.

We had our kids (and staff) bring in pictures of their loved ones who had served and added them to our board. They attached names, dates, places and branches of service.

Everyone hung them with such love and pride.

It was overwhelming to see.

My prayer this year is that we all remember

and honor those who have served.

I thank my God every time I remember you.

Philippians 1:3

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Ladybug Math Facts

It's been a while since I have posted a 

FREEBIE FRIDAY

so, I thought it was time.

This week I'm featuring a basic math facts activity.

It's a fun free way to practice facts.

They will "spot" the answers and match them

to the correct addition sentences.

It is a great math activity to add to your 

spring, insect or Easter unit.

It can be used in

small groups,

math stations,

independent practice, or

as an assessment.

The packet includes...

addition sentence cards

sum cards

recording sheet

and answer key.

Hope you find it helpful!

Happy Weekend!!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Follow the Star

We've just wrapped up the last week of school

and are now on Christmas break :)

But I wanted to share our last week's lesson with you.

Since there were 3 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we broke the Christmas story into 3 sessions. For the most part we used my Christmas Devotions Weekly packet (I'll add the link below).

 The breakdown looked like...

week 1 - The Angel Visits Mary and Joseph

week 2 - Jesus was Born, The Angels Visited the Shepherds

week 3 - The Wise Men

Like everyone else's, our kids were so wild antsy that I knew I wanted an activity for the last week to be one where they could be up and moving (cue, Follow the Star).

I printed out several stars, 

numbered some and left others blank.

I mapped out a trail around the school.

I taped up the numbered stars (I used 4) in locations where I wanted them to stop and the blank stars just to keep them on the right trail. I added sticky notes to the backs of the numbered stars so I would know what to say and read at each star.

It looked something like this.....

Star 1 - Was "found" in my Bible. On the back I wrote, 

"Bring a Bible and follow the star."

We walked until we found 

Star 2 - "Open your Bible and read Matthew 2:1-2"

(After reading the verses at each stop, we discussed them.)

After these verses I told them the next star was located in

"Jerusalem and we needed to find King Herod".

Star 3 - "Welcome to Jerusalem. Read Matthew 2:3-9a"

We discussed and then I told them our next stop was in "Bethlehem."

Star 4 - "Welcome to Bethlehem. Read Matthew 2:9b-12"

After discussion, we went "home" (back to the classroom) by a different route.

We had so much fun.

This was an easy activity to put together

and it proved to be such a meaningful time spent with my students.

The FREEBIE this week is a copy of the star I used.

Click on the picture to grab your copy and get started.

(Here's the link to my Christmas Devotions Weekly packet.)

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Nativity Vocabulary Matching

It's FREEBIE FRIDAY!!

Do you want your littles to recognize/read/spell

the main words from the nativity story?

Our FREEBIE this week will help with that.

It comes with picture cards and word cards

that your students can practice matching.

It also comes with a matching recording sheet

that you could use to check for understanding.

It's a fun one to add to your Christmas stations.

If you wanted to use it whole group,

simply give everyone a card and have them

walk around and find their matches.

Click on either picture to get your FREE copy.

Merry Christmas!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Snowy Sentence Building

Sorry I've been MIA :(

But I'm back this week with a great FREEBIE.

So many of our kids need continuous practice with

building sentences, writing sentences, reading sentences....

and this packet helps you do just that.

They have a fun, Winter theme 

that will keep their interest up.

They are great to use whole group.

Give every student one card,

have them walk around and 

find the other students that match them,

then each group works together to build their sentence.

You could have each group 

share their sentence with the whole group.

You could also use these with small groups

in reading groups and literacy stations.

And finally they could be used individually as an assessment.

It comes with a recording sheet and answer key.

Click on the picture to get your copy and

Happy Sentence Building!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Thanksgiving Making Words

Everywhere I look people are gearing up for Christmas,

but I'm over here making it wait :)

I love Thanksgiving,

it's the holiday that happens at my house.

So, I load up the fall and Thanksgiving decorations,

and savor every minute of it.

In honor of that, this week's FREEBIE is a 

Thanksgiving making words activity that is 

easy to print, cut and get started on.

It makes a great literacy station for the next couple of weeks.

Click on any of the pictures below to get your set.

Happy Early Thanksgiving!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Soldier Craft

This week's FREEBIE is in honor of Veterans' Day 

which is coming up next week.

It's a soldier craft that makes a super cute display.

You could have your kids make them and line them up.

They are especially cute if students make 

them like self-portraits.

Let them add details,

change the hair, eyecolor, etc

to look like themselves.

The file comes with all the patterns you will need

as well as ideas for variations.

You can grab your copy by clicking on the cover below.

Thank you to all who have served!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Peace Word Search

Happy Friday!!

It's already time for another FREEBIE!

This week I pulled a word search out of my 

Peace on Earth packet.

Peace on Earth is a packet that uses the song

"Let There Be Peace on Earth".

It is 32 pages of fun activities that point

students to the Peace of God.

The FREE word search has your kids search

for the word PEACE in many languages.

Click on the picture for your copy.

I'm also including a link to the entire pack,

in case it's something you want to use with your students.

Included in the full packet....

key verse poster (Romans 12:18)

writing prompt: What is Peace?

colored class booklet "Peace on Earth"

song poster

writing prompt page: Ways to Promote Peace

black & white printable student booklets

seek peace in Scripture matching activity

(includes recording sheet and answer key)

peace word search

peace in many languages poster

peace in many languages word search

peace printable bookmarks

peace and love verse coloring sheet

names of God activity

(includes recording sheet and answer key)

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Making Words

October is flying by!

I'm sure most of you are getting ready for fall parties

or Halloween stations and other fun seasonal activities.

This week I'm sharing something to help your

students scare up some words.

It's a fun making words activity.

Your students manipulate the letter tiles in

"HALLOWEEN" to spell words.

When they finish they can record

their words on the recording sheet provided.

(An answer key with possible words is also included.)

This activity is only FREE here on the blog.

(click on the picture to download your set)

Happy Friday!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Fall Color Words Printable

Welcome back to FREEBIE FRIDAY!

This week I have color words practice

with cute fall pictures. 

It's great to have out for morning work or

to send home for homework.

You could also go BIG and have them 

1. color the shapes

2. cut out each shape

3. use them for pattern practice :)

(or seriously just color them)

Happy Fall and Happy Friday!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Fall Number Recognition

Happy Friday!

We're doing number recognition cut and paste this week.

(This freebie says 4 versions, but honestly

it's more like 2 versions.)

The file has one version with the numbers in order

and one with mixed practice.

The same sheets come with a colorful border or 

plain for black and white printing.

It's a fun busy sheet,

math station activity or

an assessment.

However you choose to use it,

I hope it's helpful to you.

Have a great weekend!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Color Word Practice

Y'all, Fall is my favorite!

This morning we had our very first taste of cool weather

(yes, it was 80 by dismissal time, but still an amazing day).

I have several items on the blog and in my store

for Johnny Appleseed Day.

Today, I made a new one for your littles

to practice their color words.

It's good practice, but will also look cute and festive

to decorate your classroom or hallway.

Just click on the picture to grab your FREE copy

and then hurry out and hopefully enjoy the weather :) 

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Men of the Bible

I'm back this week with another 

FREEBIE FRIDAY!

This week is a pack of my task cards

that feature different Men of the Bible.

This FREEBIE is a small sample of a larger set.

It still comes with 10 cards,

so it's enough to put in a literacy station

or use whole group.

One thing I do is have all of the students

(or partner students) ready with their Bibles.

I read the question first, 

then call out the scripture and

they race to find the answer first.

Just a fun way to review or get them talking

about scripture or a certain topic.

I have MANY sets of Biblical task cards in my store,

so be sure to check them out when you

grab your freebie this week.

Have a great weekend!

Click this one for the FREEBIE.

Click this one for the FULL packet.