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Cyber Monday

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Boy am I behind!  We had such a great Thanksgiving as a family.  It actually started before that because my parents were here last weekend and we celebrated Thanksgiving with them.  Then for the actual day, I made a smaller meal, but it was amazing.  We started decorating that house as well.  That’s one of my favorite things!  So here we are and it’s already Cyber Monday.

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This is the perfect time to shop and find everything that you’re looking for going into the New Year.  It’s never too early to start thinking about upcoming holidays, seasons, and more.  So to help you get prepared, I have ALL of my stores on sale for 20% off 29-30 November!  Please be sure to check them out and never hesitate to let me know if there’s something that you need, if I don’t have it.  Here’s where you can find all the Cyber Monday sales….

TeachersPayTeachers:  20% off with an additional 5% off with code CYBER21 for up to 25% off

Made by Teachers:  20% off with an additional 5% off (NO code needed)

Teacher’s Dojo:  20% off

Amazon Ignite:  20% off (automatically set-up by the site)

I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you have an amazing December.  This is a fantastic time of the year, so be sure to enjoy it and just let things happen…..follow the magic of the season!

Happy Shopping,

 

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Word Search Makers

Even before I started selling resources, I loved to make word searches.  I just love word searches in general.    It really doesn’t matter who you’re making the word search for, they can be fun and entertaining.  Word searches are great for all ages from little ones (my Kinders always love them) to adults.

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Over time, I’ve found several great word search makers online and I’d like to share them with you.  Some are free and some are for purchase.  If you plan on using one or need one for commercial use, please check the Terms of Use (TOU) or similarly named from each one to make sure that it’s allowed.  If you can’t find a TOU, please contact the site to ask them what is or isn’t allowed.

Here are just some of the word search makers that I’ve found over time.  Alright, so it’s 10….my top 10!

The FREE ones….

1.  Discovery Education Puzzlemaker

There are 8 steps to using this puzzlemaker.  You can choose title, size of the puzzle, shared letters, upper case or lower case, you words, to add directions or not, check your words and create the puzzle.  You can also choose your output type (image or HTML).  My favorite thing about this word search maker is that it allows you to put in whole paragraphs, instead of just a word per line.  There is also an option to generate an answer key with this one.  There are also other puzzlemakers available on this site like Fallen Phrase, Cryptogram, Maze, Hidden Message, and more!  Discovery Education does not allow commercial use.

2.  Two Lime Prints

This puzzle maker has plenty of options with it.  Some of the choices are grid size, grid shape, font, word direction, color (title, grid, words), border, and more.  You can also select to have it generate the answer.  The word search will generate as a PDF (or a PNG).  Just print and start playing!

3.  The Word Search

This word search maker allows you to add between 10 to 30 words to make your puzzle with the maximum word length being 14 letters.  For this one, it allows you to have spaces and dashes, which it will remove when it generates your puzzle.  This generator allows you to play online or print your puzzle out.  This site holds your puzzles for 30 days and they just may add it to their collection of available puzzles!

4.  SuperKids

This puzzle maker doesn’t have many options available, but it’s still a good one.  You can select the grid size and whether or not you want it to be an easy puzzle (no backward words).  Also, this one doesn’t allow numbers, spaces, or punctuation and it’s one word per line.  There is no answer key available.

5.  A to Z Teacher Stuff

This generator has a few choices like title, rows and columns, font style, font size, grid style, and word placement (direction).  Words can be from two to 15 letters and they can be place in the list separated by a comma or a space, or one per line.  For this one, you can also select from existing word lists.  There is no answer key available.

6.  Super Teacher Worksheets

This generator lets you choose level (basic, intermediate, advanced), header, alphabetized word list, and letter case style.  Words can be from three letters to sixteen letters with a recommended number of words of 20.

7.  ABCYa

There’s only 3 steps involved to make a word search with this maker.  This can be used for teaching children to spell at home or at school.

8.  Puzzlefast

This one allows you to make clues, phrases, multiple words, or omit for just the word.  There are also other types of puzzles available.  This one is very easy to use!

9.  Tools for Educators

This word search maker allows you to use images or text for hints/clues.  You can choose the font, 3 grid sizes, and upper or lower case letters.  If you use image clues, you can make up to 16.  They can be printed or used online.   

10.  The Teacher’s Corner

This word search maker allows you to use multi-word entries.  You can also make hidden message word searches.  There are lots of options like font, how many rows and columns, word placement, showing grid lines, and how many columns for the word list.  There is also the fun option to choose a shape for the puzzle from square to a car to a heart….and more!

The PAID ones….

123 Word Search Maker

$24.95/$18.71 with Educational Discount – Save $5 if you buy with the Crossword Weaver – FREE demo

There are 4 styles of word searches to include standard, hidden message, clues, and clues with hidden message.  You can also choose difficulty level, word direction, letter sharing, upper case or lower case (or both), and you can even choose how it prints.  Some of those options include export as text, export as HTML, export as image, and more.

Automatic Word Puzzle Maker

$10.00 – Bundle available for $30.00 (includes Word Search, Crossword Puzzle, Matching, Word Scramble, Letter Shapes, and Secret Code) – FREE demo

This generator operates in/with MS Word by using macros.  It functions on Win or Mac.  To use, enter your words and clues/descriptions, then generate your puzzle.  It also generates an answer key.  Some options when making your puzzle is upper case or lower case, grid shape, size, and more.  Spaces between words are removed.  Once generated, you save your puzzle as an editable file so you can alter it if needed, copy/paste into the project your making, and so on.  They offer customer service and have a YouTube channel on how to use the puzzle maker.  Commercial use is allowed.

Word Search Machine

$20.00 – Combo available for $36.00 (includes Word Search Machine and Crossword Puzzle Machine

This program works on PC and MAC by using Flash Player.  In just a matter of minutes, you can create a word search that can be printed or saved as an image.  Complete directions for set-up and use are included.  You can insert up to 30 words.  You have options like puzzle size and how often letters are shared.  It will also generate an answer key if you select that option.  Commercial use is allowed.

There are so many more, but these are the favorites that I’ve used over the years.  There’s so many that are so good and worth mentioning.  However, I did want to limit it to 10 so that it wouldn’t overdue it.  I hope that you find this useful and that it’ll help you in your word search endeavors.  

Do you have any favorite word search generators?  If so, please let me know in the comments.  I’d love to know if you have used any that I’ve used and didn’t include or maybe didn’t know about it.  Also, let me know if you’ve used any of these and if you like them as much as I do!

 

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It’s a Bonus!

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Back to School is in full swing for many, but others are just getting started.  If you still need materials to get this school year started, here’s a sale for you!

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If you head over to TpT, I’m participating in the 2-day “Bonus Sale” for Back to School.  The Treasured Schoolhouse is on sale for 20% off.  If you use code BTSBONUS21, you’ll receive an extra 5% off at checkout.  You can also checkout The Treasured Schoolhouse at all my store locations and receive the 20% discount there as well.  This sale will be 31 August – 1 September, don’t miss it.

Teachers Pay Teachers – 20% off plus an additional 5% off with code BTSBONUS21

Amazon Ignite – 20% off (AI automatically sets this up, so hopefully it’ll display properly.)

Teacher’s Dojo – 20% off

Made by Teachers – 20% off

 

I do hope that you have a great back to school season and a wonderful school year.

Happy Shopping!

 

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Back to School

I can’t believe that it’s already time for back to school.  Are you ready?  I’m not and at this point, I’m really glad that mine is an adult so that I don’t have to worry about it.  With back to school, comes a sale!

Back to School Sale Banner - up to 25% off

The Treasured Schoolhouse will be on sale at each of the marketplaces where I’m located.  They will be on sale for 20% off from 3 August to 4 August.  I’ve added new stuff over the summer and even a couple new things in the last couple of days, so I hope that you’ll find something that you can use and that the kids will enjoy.  You can find The Treasured Schoolhouse at…. 

Teachers Pay Teachers:  20% off plus 5% off with code BTS21

Made by Teachers:  20% off (I’ve been working on adding new resources here.)

Amazon Ignite:  20% off (AI automatically sets this up, so hopefully it’ll display properly.)

Teacher’s Dojo:  20% off (There is the fewest resources listed here.) 

As always, I truly appreciate you following this site and The Treasured Schoolhouse.  If you ever have a request, please don’t hesitate to let me know.  I’m happy to help in any way that I can.

Have a great school year!

Happy Shopping! 

 

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Let’s Talk About Blogging

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If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I’m not great at blogging.  I swear that I’m going to do better and it’s not that I don’t try, but it just doesn’t happen.  I used to love to blog.  Then I think it began to feel like work to me.  I wasn’t sure it was worth it.  I know that many of you have followed me for years and I truly appreciate it.  It takes time and patience to read blogs or even to read the newsletters from the blog.

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I recently watched a class on blogging and it made me realize how very much I miss it.  Plus, I know that I have this amazing following that has stuck by me through it all.  So now, what’s this woman to do?

Well, I’m going to make an honest effort to get back into blogging.  I know better than to make promises.  I’m going to start slow and work my way up.  For now, I’m going to start at one blog post a month and see if I can do that consecutively for a couple of months.  Yes, ONE post a month now.  I’ve got to start someplace!  If I can do that, I’m going to move up to blogging twice a month.  I’d really love to maintain that.  How does that sound to all of you?

My ultimate goal will be to blog once a week….or 4 times a month.  I don’t know if that’s possible for me.  I’m constantly going different directions and blogging is going to require my focus.  The good news is that I can get it all typed out and schedule it to post!  Oh my goodness, imagine this blog and this site active again.  We’ll have to see and well, I feel good about this right now!

So what I need from all of you is to know what you’d like to see.  Of course, I’m going to blog about the things that I love.  I’d like your opinion too.  Leave a comment on this post and let me know what you’d like to see from me.  It can be about a topic, how to use a product, life, photography, religion/religious education, and well, just about anything that might interest you.  I’ll do it, if it’s within my power or realm of knowledge.  If it’s something that I don’t know about or something, I’ll let you know.  I promise, I won’t just ignore you!  Again, reply to this post about what type of things would interest you to see here.

Oh and yes, more frequent blogging will probably mean a few more freebies posted on the blog/site and in the “For Subscribers ONLY” area.  

Here’s to the future of blogging….well, ME blogging!

 

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Amazing Deal on Deposit Photos

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Do you use stock photos and images? If so, AppSumo has an amazing deal for you at DepositPhotos!  Here’s the deal….$39 for 100 credits.  What you get….

  • 100 stock photo and vector image downloads of any size (small, medium, and large)
  • Unlimited stacking
  • Credits that never expire
  • All images are royalty-free and come with a Standard License (that means you can use them commercially for social media posts, graphic designs, ebook covers, etc. without any attribution. However, you are not allowed to resell images.)
  • 1 image (any size) is 1 credit

DepositPhotos has over 100+ million images (photos, vectors, and illustrations) to choose from in their and they are royalty-free.  The images may be used for commercial purposes, that include both online and print.  images you can used in your ebook, blog, website, social media, and emails.  So what are you waiting for?  These deals go fast, so click here to grab your DepositPhotos 100 credits for $39 at AppSumo now!

 

 

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It’s Time for Teacher Appreciation – Sale and FREEbies

Hello all!  It’s been awhile again, but I just have to say THANK YOU to all the “teachers” out there who makes this blog and my store possible.  You all are amazing!  As a “thank you”, I’m having a sale at all of my The Treasured Schoolhouse stores.  

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Every single item in my stores will be on sale for 20% off on 4-5 May.  This is the perfect time to stock-up on all those things that you need to finish out the year, keep the kids busy through summer, or even start off next year with!

You can check out my teacher appreciation sales for The Treasured Schoolhouse at….

TeachersPayTeachers:  20% off with an extra 5% off (for a total of up to 25% off) with code THANKYOU21

Amazon Ignite:  20% off

Teacher’s Dojo:  20% off

Made by Teachers:  20% off

As I always do for Teacher Appreciation, I’m going to list some FREEbies that I’ve found (mostly on TpT).  I encourage you to check them out as soon as possible, because many of them only last for a limited amount of time.  I also recommend that you check back to these stores daily, as they’ll add a FREEbie each day of Teacher Appreciation Week.  So without further ado, here’s your Teacher Appreciation FREEbies for 2021….

Check out these amazing deals and freebies for Teacher Appreciation Week….

  • Office Depot/Office Max:  From Sunday through Saturday, teachers who are Office Depot/OfficeMax Rewards members will receive 25% back in rewards on a qualifying purchase when they present a coupon (The coupon will be available online at officedepot.com/teachers beginning Sunday.) and rewards number at checkout.
  • Staples:  Teachers get 20% off in-store (only) purchases for Teacher Appreciation Week from May 2-9 when they present a valid school ID at check-out.
  • Buffalo Wild Wings:  Teachers get 20% off orders at participating locations Monday through this Friday for dine-in or takeout when they show a valid teacher ID. 
  • Outback Steakhouse:  This week through Friday, the chain is including teachers in its 10% off Heroes Discount when they show a school badge or ID.
  • McAlister’s Deli:  Teachers get a free tea Monday through this Friday when they show their school badge or ID. Also, through Thursday, the chain is taking nominations for a teacher to win free catering on their website.
  • Sonic Drive-In:  This deal is in honor of teachers but open to everyone with the Sonic app. This week, through May 9, use promo code TEACHERS at checkout online or in the app to unlock a free large drink or slush with any purchase.
  • Epson:  Five teachers will be selected to receive an EcoTank ET-4760, an extra set of replacement ink bottles and a ream of EcoTank Paper through a social media contest Monday through Friday. Go to @epson on Facebook, @epsonamerica on Instagram or Twitter and enter for a chance to win.
  • Costco:  Teachers can join as a new member and receive a $20 Shop Card.  More information can be found here.

Here are the Teacher Appreciation FREEbies posts from previous years….

2017           2018            2019            2020

Please remember that it doesn’t matter if you work in a daycare, homeschool, are a teacher in the classroom, a professor, a parent, or anyone else that works with kids, teacher appreciation is for YOU and you matter!  Thanks for all you do! 

Happy Shopping!

 

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It’s February and It’s Time for Love

There’s no better time to show love than February!  The best way I know to show love to all of you is to have a sale!

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All the resources in all my stores will be on sale for 20% off on 9-10 February.  Yes, I said ALL!  That includes already reduced prices like on bundles.  I’ve been working on uploading new materials too, and even those will be on sale.  Some of the new work includes “Shrove Tuesday (or Pancake Day) Worksheet & Activity Pack”, “Bible Verse Copywork about Love”, “Our Lady of Lourdes Worksheet & Activity Pack”, and BOOM Cards™.  Also today, I’ll be uploading “Precepts of the Catholic Church Pack”.

You can shop this sale for The Treasured Schoolhouse at….

Teachers Pay Teachers use code FEBSALE21 for an extra 5% off at checkout

Made by Teachers

Teacher’s Dojo

Amazon Ignite

I hope that you all find something that you can use and it’s something that the kids will have fun with while they learn.  If you have any requests, I’d love to hear from you to see if I can help you out.  As always, thank you for following The Treasured Schoolhouse and thank you for just being you and being here!

Happy Shopping!

 

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A New Subscriber FREEbie

I know that it’s been forever and I appreciate all of you that continue to support and follow The Treasured Schoolhouse.  I don’t know why, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to keep up with my blog.  Actually, I don’t seem to be good at much on social media!

This year, I’m teaching my religion class via ZOOM.  It’s been interesting to say the least.  Since I have Kindergarten, I’m sending packets home to the parents for the students to work on.  It’s gone pretty well so far.  I do have a couple kids that have never shown up.  It has been a challenge to get the copies run and in the mail on time for the classes though, so I decided that I was going to do one huge pack for the rest of the year!  I was a couple lesson short, so I decided I’d create something for them to do. 

The Lost Sheep Worksheet & Coloring Pack cover with Jesus and sheep

What I came up with what the parable of The Lost Sheep.  I made everything that I’ll need for class.  The best part, I’m sharing it with my newsletter subscribers ONLY!  All verses in the pack are based on New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE) of the Bible.  This pack includes:

  • Word Search
  • Maze
  • Copywork for Matthew 18:10 and Luke 15:7 to print and trace
  • Coloring Pages for Matthew 18:12-13 and Luke 15:5-6
  • Answer Keys for Word Search and Maze

If you’d like to get this pack, you can go to the Home page or the right sidebar to subscribe to my newsletter.  You’ll receive the password in the confirmation e-mail, so please be sure to confirm in order to have access to the Subscriber Only page!

Thanks again for following along, no matter how much or low little it is.  I appreciate you more than you know!

 

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Cyber Monday

This year has gone by so fast.  I can’t believe that Thanksgiving has already come and gone.  I hope that you all are doing well and staying healthy.  I’ve been busy creating lots of new activities to help you and your kids with their religious education.  There’s many new things listed at The Treasured Schoolhouse and I hope that if you haven’t already seen them, that you’ll check them out soon.

Since the year has gone by so fast, and we’re past both Thanksgiving and Black Friday, it’s time for Cyber Monday!  Cyber Monday means that it’s time for a sale!  

Cyber Sale up to 25% off

All of The Treasured Schoolhouse stores will be on sale for 20% off on 30 November and 1 December.  Yes….every single resource in my shops are on sale!  You can find The Treasured Schoolhouse at…. 

TeachersPayTeachers – 20% off plus an extra 5% off with code CYBER20

Made by Teachers – 20% off (I had trouble scheduling this one, so I’m not sure if it’s going to work or not.)

Teacher’s Dojo – 20% off

Amazon Ignite – 20% off  (Amazon automatically sets this one, so it starting depends on them.)

I want to tell you about a few new things at The Treasured Schoolhouse….

First, there’s the Our Lady (Marian) series that I’m working on.  When completed, there will be at least one pack per month of activities to do for Marian celebrations.  Currently available are the Queenship of Mary, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Sorrows, and several more!  I’m currently working on Our Lady of Guadalupe for her celebration in December.

Also for December is St. Nicholas Day and I have an activity pack for that.  There’s lots of things for kids of all ages to do.  Last year, I made a similar pack for St. Lucia Day.  Now that they’re both done, there’s a bundle available that include both packs and it’s 20% off the individual prices.  But guess what!?  With the Cyber Monday sale, you can get an additional 20% that already discounted price!

I’ve also been working on some Math Packs.  I made a new one for Halloween with candy corn and one for December/Christmas with candy canes.  I really had fun making those and hope that early learners love them as much as I do!

Some other new materials to note, I finished the “people in the Bible” series.  It now includes Fathers, Mothers, and Children in the Bible.  I love these resources!  I’ve also added to the “family tree” series by adding Noah and Adam.  There’s an Inside the Church Bingo Game and 3-Part Montessori Cards.

So please don’t miss this opportunity to grab some great deals!  I hope that you all have a very Happy and Blessed Holiday Season!

 

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Our Father

Do you work with your kids on their prayers?  Learning and even memorizing prayers can be hard for children to do.

  

A few years ago, I had made a sequencing mat to put the Our Father in order.  This helps children learn the proper order of the prayer.  A reader asked me if I still had this available and sadly I had to tell her “no”.  Well that didn’t make me happy, so I went digging through a very old back-up drive and found it!  I was able to make a slight update to it and I’m able to share it with you all!

If you’re interested in this sequencing mat, Just click on the cover image above to download it.  I hope that this helps your kids and makes it fun for them to learn the Our Father.

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Hail Mary

Do you work with your kids on their prayers?  Learning and even memorizing prayers can be hard for children to do.

Hail Mary Sequence Mat cover with title and flower  

A few years ago, I had made a sequencing mat to put the Hail Mary in order.  This helps children learn the proper order of the prayer.  A reader asked me if I still had this available and sadly I had to tell her “no”.  Well that didn’t make me happy, so I went digging through a very old back-up drive and found it!  I was able to make a slight update to it and I’m able to share it with you all!

If you’re interested in this sequencing mat, Just click on the cover image above to download it.  I hope that this helps your kids and makes it fun for them to learn the Hail Mary.

You might also be interested in….


 

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