Spelling and Vocabulary Worksheets

Do your students need help with spelling and vocabulary words? Try making some worksheets to review their spelling and vocabulary words. They are educational and fun too! Great to do for Bell Work.


FREE Spelling and Vocabulary Worksheet Generators:

schoolexpress.com- These worksheet generators allow you to create a variety of worksheets.

quickworksheets.net- Worksheet Generators (sign up for free to make worksheets)

superkids.com- Create your own printable scrambled word worksheets. Here's a fun tool to help with reading, vocabulary, and spelling. Simply enter the words you want scrambled, then click on the "Make My Worksheet" button!

superkids.com- Make your own printable hidden word puzzles using the SuperKids Wordsearch Puzzle Creator. Simply enter one word per line, and define the size of the letter grid you desire. Then click on the button beneath the list.

esl-kids.com- Create thousands of worksheets and printables for ESL kids' classes with the ESL-Kids worksheet generator.

discoveryeducation.com- Choose a type of puzzle from the list below and make your own puzzle online for classroom or home use.

toolsforeducators.com- Free tools for teaching - printable worksheets, classroom printables and on-line worksheet templates with images from Tools for Educators. Use these free worksheets to print, game makers, and programs for teachers to make and print teaching resources with pictures or classroom materials for kids. They are simple, but beautiful, versatile and powerful.

softschools.com- Make your own spelling worksheets.

tools.atozteacherstuff.com- Make your own printable worksheets.

worksheets.theteacherscorner.net- Free generators for you to use to make your own worksheets quick and easy: word search, crossword, word scrambles, match up, fill in the blank, etc.

worksheetplus.com- Free printable worksheets that provide spelling and vocabulary practice with an emphasis on root words. Answer keys included.

Church Potluck Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

This is an easy cheesecake recipe that everyone enjoys!

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour



Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter and cocoa. Press onto bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Set crust aside. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk; beat well. Add vanilla and eggs, and beat on medium speed until smooth. Toss 1/3 of the miniature chocolate chips with the 1 teaspoon flour to coat (this keeps them from sinking to the bottom of the cake). Mix into cheese mixture. Pour into prepared crust. Sprinkle top with remaining chocolate chips. Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 hour. Turn off oven (do not open oven door) and leave the cake in the oven to cool in the oven for another hour. Remove from oven and cool completely. Refrigerate before removing sides of pan. Keep cake refrigerated until time to serve.

Crafty Crafters: Jesus in the Temple Toy/Craft

So how crafty are you?

What is your favorite religious craft you make for the Bible story “Jesus in the Temple?


Here is a craft I make with my students using a laundry detergent cap:


Introduce craft: When Jesus was a little boy, where did he get his toys? (They made them.) We are going to make us a toy to play with.

Make a hole near the top of the rim using a drill prior to class. Cut twine to about 2 feet long. Have students tie one end of the twine to the lid through the hole you just drilled. On the other end of the twine tie a large bead to it (2 beads if they are small).

To play- Hold the cup letting the string hang down. Swing the bead up and try to catch it inside the cup. For competitive play, whoever gets the most catches out of 10 or 20 tries wins.



Please comment so I can add the link to your blog to this post. We would love to see what you do!

Sign of Peace (to shake hands or not shake hands, that is the question)

In the United States, when the priest or deacon invites us to share the Lord’s peace with one another, the usual way this is done is by a handshake. The Catholic Church leaves this up to local custom and some places people hug you or even kiss you on the cheek. Some even refuse to give the Sign of Peace and will stare straight ahead. Recently I was informed that some young parishioners rather “fist bump” instead of shaking hands. I don’t know about you, but I find this kind of exchange during Mass as rather odd and not respectful. It is not peaceful and not a good way to spread the Lord’s peace and to show in action that we are a unity of His Presence.


What are your thoughts?


cuf.org- At the Rite of Peace all are to make an appropriate sign of peace, according to local custom. The Conference of Bishops in each country is to establish the manner of the sign of peace to be given, in accordance with the culture and customs of the peoples (cf. GIRM, no. 82). The sign should express peace, communion, and charity (cf. GIRM, no. 154). “It is, however, appropriate that each person offer the sign of peace only to those who are nearest and in a sober manner” (GIRM, no. 82).