Garden of Praise

Bible Stories

Noah

Joseph

Jericho

Daniel

Resources for Bible Teachers

Help for the teacher to find color pages and activities to accompany the Bible lessons.

Resources for Bible Teachers

Bible Coloring Book

Free Bible pictures to color. Ready to print and use.

Bible Coloring Book

Bible-based Spelling Lessons

These free spelling lessons accompany the first 35 Bible lessons

Bible-Based Spelling Lessons

Women's Bible Lessons - God's Exquisite Garden

Inspirational lessons by Linda Lawrence

Women's Bible Lessons

Attitude

The Mind of Christ

Imitate Christ

Communication

Taming the Tongue

Our Legacy

Compassion

Confidence

Courage

Gossip

Honesty

Profanity

Improper Language

Faith

Encouragement

Humility

Assurance

Perseverance

Strength to Endure Suffering

Grieve Not the Spirit

Understanding

Knowledge

Wisdom

Purity in Heart

Trust

Obedience

Happiness

Contentment

Optimism

Inner Peace

Self-Control

Our Example

Patience

Concern

Testing Of Our Faith

Mercy

Grace

Problems Concerning Failure

Practical Results

Good Works

Women Teachers in Bible Times

Women Teachers Today

Having Good Friends

Choosing a Husband

Choosing a Wife

The Exemplary Daughter Part 1

The Exemplary Daughter Part 2

The Ideal Mother Part 1

The Ideal Mother Part 2

The Home As God Would Have It - Part 1

The Home As God Would Have It - Part 2

Impurity, Fornication/Adultery

Marriage As God Would Have It - Part 1

Marriage As God Would Have It - Part 2

The Virtuous Woman - Part 1

The Virtuous Woman - Part 2

The Virtuous Woman - Part 3

Love

Morality

Pride & Haughtiness

Kindness

Respect

Modesty

Lying

Lewdness

Incomprehensible God

Unsearchable Riches

Infinite God

Holiness of God

Righteousness of God

Attendance

Omnipresence of God

Omniscience of God

Biographies for Kids, Famous Leaders for Young Readers

Stories of famous people are presented to inspire the student to follow
their examples of courage, determination, honesty and willingness to work.
Each biography features a slideshow and a free printable study sheet, worksheet, multiple-choice test, word search, word scramble, and crossword puzzle.
There are also online activities for each story and a multiple-choice test which is computer-graded.

Biographies for Kids, Famous Leaders for Young Readers

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

James Monroe

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

Benjamin Franklin

Francis Scott Key

Deborah Sampson

Constantine

Alexander the Great

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell Museum

Gutenberg

Cyrus McCormick

Thomas A. Edison

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Christopher Columbus

Clara Barton

Helen Keller

Florence Nightingale

Harriet Tubman

Annie Oakley

Rosa Parks

Booker T. Washington

Meriwether Lewis

Amelia Earhart

Joan of Arc

Annie Oakley

Albert Einstein

Marie Curie

George Washington Carver

Sir Isaac Newton

Noah Webster

Hippocrates

Walter Reed

Lou Gehrig

Wilma Rudolph

Tiger Woods

Martin Luther King

Ludwig van Beethoven

John James Audubon

Robert Peary

Matthew Henson

Sojourner Truth

Winston Churchill

John F. Kennedy

John Adams

Frederick Douglass

Susan B. Anthony

John Muir

Louis Pasteur

Henry Ford

Elizabeth Keckly

Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Sequoyah

Anne Frank

Increase Mather

Albert Schweitzer

Andrew Jackson

Nikola Tesla

Sir Edmund Hillary

Aristotle

Galileo

Kit Carson

James Forten

Eleanor Roosevelt

Gutzon Borglum

John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed)

Ansel Adams

Michael Phelps

Ronald Reagan

Lise Meitner

Gandhi

Barack Obama

César Chávez

Norman Borlaug

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

Ernest Hemingway

Madam C.J. Walker

William Wilberforce

Greg Mortenson

Mary McLeod Bethune

Benjamin Banneker

Daniel Boone

Phillis Wheatley

Mozart

Sadako Sasaki and the Paper Cranes

George Müller

Michael Faraday

Dean Kamen

Molly Pitcher

Jack Kilby

Donald O'Neal

Nelson Mandela

Dale Chihuly

Jimmy Carter

Lyndon B. Johnson

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Harry S. Truman

Martin Van Buren

Henrietta Lacks

Calvin Coolidge

Margaret Thatcher

Malala Yousafzai

Birthdates of Famous People

Teaching Kids With Learning Disabilities

Four articles with case studies offering suggestions for teaching children with learning disabilities

Teaching Kids with Learning Disabilities

"News" for Kids with Reading Problems

Helping Rosa

Working With Tony

Inexpensive Teaching Materials

Grammar Songs, Parts of Speech

Original songs and free printable teaching materials help young children learn eight parts of speech

Nouns

Noun Song

Verbs

Verb Song

Pronouns

Pronoun Song

Adjectives

Adjective Song

Adverbs

Adverb Song

Prepositions

Preposition Song

Conjunctions

Conjunction Song

Article Adjectives

Article Adjective Song

Musical Spelling Rules

Original songs with printable sheet music help children learn four spelling rules.
The student will find interactive exercises on each spelling rule page to practice using the rule.

Rule for Doubling the Final Consonant

Silent E Spelling Rule

Y Spelling Rule

Rules for Forming Plurals

Kay Morrison Study

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The 1-1-1 Rule sheet music

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Children sing the 1-1-1 Rule

The Plural Rule sheet music

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Children sing the Plural Rule

The Y Rule sheet music

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Children sing the Y Rule

The Silent E Rule sheet music

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Children sing the Silent E Rule

Literature Based Reading Lessons

Twenty lessons based on popular children's books include free printable word study and comprehension pages.

Literature Based Reading Lessons

Chalk Box Kid

Flat Stanley

Boxcar Children

Surprise Island

Stone Fox

Lily and Miss Liberty

Helen Keller

The Tree That Would Not Die

Little House in the Big Woods

Muggie Maggie

Finding the Titanic

Go Fish

Hannah

Samuel's Choice

George Washington's Breakfast

Beany Goes to Camp

Amelia Bedelia Bookworm

Catwings

Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble

Nate the Great and the Monster Mess

Online Classic Literature

Directory of 60+ online books for children

Classic Literature - Online books for kids and teens

The Peter Patter Book - Nursery Rhymes for Children

Halls, Walls, and Bulletin Boards

Pictures of over 150 bulletin boards created by elementary school teachers

Halls, Walls, and Bulletin Boards

Resources for Teachers

20 categories useful to classroom teachers

Resources for Teachers

Paintings by Vera Griffin

These paintings were done by my mother who was a well-known West Texas artist.

Paintings by Vera Griffin

Portraits in Pastel

Vera Griffin - Portrait of Jay Griffin

Vera Griffin - Man With a Hoe

Vera Griffin - Karen

Vera Griffin - Mickey

Vera Griffin - Clown

Vera Griffin - Cowboy

Vera Griffin - Trapper

Historical/Still Life

Vera Griffin - The Alamo

Vera Griffin - Grapes

Portraits in Charcoal

Vera Griffin - Indian (charcoal)

Vera Griffin - Man With a Hoe (charcoal)

Bluebonnet Scenes

Vera Griffin - Bluebonnets

Vera Griffin - Bluebonnets

Vera Griffin - Bluebonnets

Vera Griffin - Bluebonnets

Vera Griffin - Bluebonnets

Vera Griffin - Bluebonnets

Vera Griffin - Bluebonnets

Southwest Art

Vera Griffin - Adobes

Vera Griffin - Indian

Vera Griffin - Pottery

Vera Griffin - Indian Woman

Vera Griffin - Adobe Village

Vera Griffin - Indian

Barns and Houses

Vera Griffin - House

Vera Griffin - Barn Scene

Vera Griffin - Old House

Castles

Vera Griffin - Castle

Snow Scenes

Vera Griffin - Woman Gathering Wood in the Snow

Vera Griffin - Snow Scene

Scenes With Horses

Vera Griffin - Cowboy

Vera Griffin - Horses

Vera Griffin - Cowboys on Horses

Autobiography of Vera Griffin

Autobiography of Vera Carrell Griffin

These memories written by my mother are accompanied by family photos.

Mama and Papa

Grandma Carrell

Uncle Guy

My Sisters and I

The Trunk

Life on the Farm

Antiques

Living at Joshua

Walking to School

Going to Church

Moving to Plymouth

Working in the Field

The Piano

Wilma and Paul

Childhood Pets

Surviving the Depression

Family Times

Our Marriage

Our Girls

The Later Years

Postscript by Elton

Vera Griffin - 1968 Art Show

Comments by Others

Our Family

Gardening

Gardening

Roses

Crape Myrtles

Perennials

Flowering Shrubs

Wildflowers

Trees

Autobiography of Jessie Carrell

Memories

These memoirs written by my maternal grandmother are accompanied by family photos.

The Civil War

The Yankees Come

Hiding the Horse

Burying the Uniform

Papa's Accident

Moving to Texas

Pioneer Life

Filling the Pantry

Special Days

Hard Times

The Long Journey

Old Dolly and the Train

School Days

Postscript

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Genealogy

Genealogy

Patricia Apple Flack

Janett Sarah Behol

John Boon/Boone

Melodious Be Carrell

Solomon Shell Carrol

Catherine P. Blackwell

James Blackwell

Thomas Blackwell

Elizabeth Gibson

Louisa Sanders May Crutcher

Jarratt

Sarah Jackson Beasley

Childress

James Flack

Thomas Flack

John Yancy Flack

Be Alexander Howell Carrell

Martha Livina Cathern Flack

Solomon Jocephas Carrell

Jessie Woodson Crutcher Carrell

William Croucher

William E. Crutcher

Samuel Adolphus Crutcher

Thomas Robert Crutcher

How to Feed Your Family for Less

How to Feed Your Family for Less

Print Recipes

The P.M. Garden of Praise - Christmas

Music

Music

Keys to a Successful Marriage

Keys to a Successful Marriage

Golden Marriages

Couples who have been married 50 years or more

Golden Marriages

Oren and Marjorie Anderson

Carlton and Carrie Justice

Fred and Ruth Buenrostro

Pete and Daisy Ford

Ray and Mildred Wilkerson

Jay and Vera Griffin

"Mother", a poem by Willie

"Daddy", a poem by Willie

Awards

Awards

Mrs. Stevens' Kids' Corner

Mrs. Stevens' Kids' Corner

Musical Multiplication

Original songs help children learn the multiplication facts 0-10 Method of teaching the multiplication facts
was developed to teach learning disabled students in a resource room setting.
Children in the regular classroom with various abilities can also experience success with it.

Musical Multiplication

Counting by Ones

Musical Multiplication

Multiplication - Twos

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Counting by Twos

Musical Multiplication

Multiplication - Threes

Musical Multiplication

Multiplication - Fours

Multiplication - Fives

Multiplication - Fours

Multiplication - Super Sixes

Multiplication - No-Nonsense Nines

Multiplying by Ten

Multiplication - 7X8

Multiplying by Zero - Empty Nests

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Letter to parents and teachers about Musical Multiplication

Study sheet for multiplication tables

Practice test for multiplication tables

Kids learning Musical Multiplication

Famous Paintings of Children Long Ago

Many pictures in the collection were exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition; the Chicago Fair in 1893.

Famous Paintings of Children Long Ago

The Brothers by Franz Defregger

The Brothers (large picture)

On Dress Parade by J.G. Brown

On Dress Parade by J.G. Brown (large picture)

Vanity by J.G. Brown

Vanity by J.G. Brown (large picture)

Grandmother's Story by H. Werner

Grandmother's Story by H. Werner (large picture)

Wandering Savoyards by P. Meyerheim

Wandering Savoyards by P. Meyerheim (large picture)

Soap Bubbles by Elizabeth Gardner

Soap Bubbles by Elizabeth Gardner (large picture)

The Professor is Out by Luigi Bechi

The Professor is Out by Luigi Bechi (large picture)

The Unwilling Model by Ludwig Knaus

The Unwilling Model by Ludwig Knaus (large picture)

The New Picture Book by Hermann Kaulbach

The New Picture Book by Hermann Kaulbach (large picture)

The Beggars' Breakfast by Jean Geoffrey

The Beggars' Breakfast by Jean Geoffrey (large picture)

The Helping Hand by Emile Renouf

The Helping Hand by Emile Renouf (large picture)

Misery by Fernando Pelez

Misery by Fernando Pelez (large picture)

The Hammock by Georges van den Bos

The Hammock by Georges van den Bos (large picture)

The Knitting School by Fritz Sonderland

The Knitting School by Fritz Sonderland (large picture)

The Sick Bed by H. Lessing

The Sick Bed by H. Lessing (large picture)

The Lost Child by Enrique Melida

The Lost Child by Enrique Melida (large picture)

Toilers of the Sea by Edmond Adolphe Rudaux

Toilers of the Sea by Edmond Adolphe Rudaux (large picture)

Mother's Devotion by Meyer von Bremen

Mother's Devotion by Meyer von Bremen (large picture)

Blind Man's Buff by Auguste Joseph Trupheme

Blind Man's Buff by Auguste Joseph Trupheme (large picture)

The City Cousin by Benjamin Vautier

The City Cousin by Benjamin Vautier (large picture)

Catch! by Emile Munier

Catch! by Emile Munier (large picture)

Visitors' Day by Jean Geoffroy

Visitors' Day by Jean Geoffroy (large picture)

The Boy Luther (Martin Luther) by Gustav-Adolf Spangenberg

The Boy Luther at the House of Madame Cotta by Gustav-Adolf Spangenberg (large picture)

Motherhood by Edouard-Bernard Debat-Ponsan

Motherhood by Edouard-Bernard Debat-Ponsan (large picture)

The Menagerie by Franz Sonderland

Motherhood by Edouard-Bernard Debat-Ponsan (large picture)

Sympathy by Frederick Judd Waugh

Sympathy by Frederick Judd Waugh (large picture)

Going Home by A. Marias

Going Home by A. Marias (large picture)

Tyrolean Minstrels by Franz Defregger

Tyrolean Minstrels by Franz Defregger (large picture)

Franz Defregger

Art Slideshows

Slideshows of famous paintings

Song, God Bless the Children

God Bless the Children

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Guitar Lessons by Aaron Schulman

The Anatomy of the Guitar

Holding and Strumming Your Guitar

Basic Guitar Chords G C and D

Guitar Chords A Am E Em

Barre Chords

Taking the D Chord to Another Level

Basic Chording Scale Exercise

Basic Chording Scale Exercise Part 2

Keyboard and Music Theory

Free music lessons, printable sheet music

Keyboard and Music Theory

PDF of Keyboard Lessons

Introduction to the Keyboard

Stepping Up

Stepping Down

Stepping Up to G

Stepping Down to F

Treble Spaces

Treble Lines

Bass Spaces

Bass Lines

Time Signature

4/4 Time Signature

3/4 Time Signature

Sweet Music

Music Cards

Sharps and Flats

Up and Down the Hills

Major Scales

G Major Scale

F Major Scale

D Major Scale

A Major Scale

E Flat Major Scale

E Major Scale

Building a Major Chord

Major Chords

Chord Numbers and Inversions

The V7 Chord

Mary Had a Little Song

Chord Progressions

Chord Progression in Other Keys

Chord Progression in Other Keys

Chord Progression in Other Keys

Chord Progression in Other Keys

Adding Harmony

Oom Pah in 4/4 Time

Rockin' on the Octave

Oom Pah Pah in 3/4 Time

Oom Pah Pah in 6/8 Time

Intervals

Keyboard Resources

Keyboard Links

Free Sheet Music

Song arrangements by Mrs. Stevens available in PDF format ready for you to print

Song Arrangements

O Holy Night

Away in a Manger

Silent Night

Jingle Bells

Deck the Halls

Joy to the World

O Come All Ye Faithful

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Born To Be Our King

Musette

My Heart Ever Faithful by J.S. Bach

America

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Life's Treasure by Franz Schubert

Over the Heather

Little Fugue by J.S. Bach

In Tyrolian Hills by Mozart

Growing Wool - German Folk Song

Cossack Dance

Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc)

A Hymn of Thanks by Beethoven

Night and Day, a theme by Haydn

Second Grade Activities

Second Grade Activities

Art Project, Dioramas

Art projects made by second graders to accompany a Boxcar Children reading unit

Boxcar Children Activities and Dioramas

More Boxcar Children Diorama by Second Graders

Presidential Trivia for Kids

Interesting facts about U.S. Presidents showcasing children's art project Quadraramas

Presidential Trivia for Kids

Spanish for Kids

Original songs to help children learn Spanish vocabulary

Spanish for Kids

Spanish Song: Come Let Us Sing About Colors

Spanish Song: The Months of the Year

Spanish Song: The Animals in Line

Spanish Song: Parts of the Head

Chapel Programs

Chapel-Carefulness

Chapel - Contentment

Flat Stanley Day

Flat Stanley Day

Caldecott Day

Culminating activity after a second grade class reviews all the Caldecott books

Caldecott Day Activities

Science Fair Projects

Dallas Christian School Science Fair Winners

Games and Puzzles to Accompany the Bible Stories, Biographies, and Spanish Lessons

Online Games

Word Searches

Jigsaw Puzzles

Crossword Puzzles

Word Scrambles

Word Matches

Paint Online

Online Activities

Online Jeopardy

Patriotic Plays for Children

Two free scripts for patriotic programs suitable for presentation by elementary children

Patriotic Plays

Printable script, America a Star-Spangled Production

Patriotic Play, Our Heritage of Blessings

Printable script, Heritage of Blessings

Patriotic Program, 1999

Presidents' Day Activities

Presidents' Day

Art Gallery 1

Forty-three public domain art prints from the book "Famous Paintings" Volume 1 printed in 1913 . Links for research.

Art Gallery 1

Art Gallery 2

Forty-four public domain art prints from the book "Famous Paintings" Volume 2 printed in 1913 . Links for research.

Art Gallery 2

Famous Paintings for Students

Children learn about famous art work through viewing the paintings and reading about the artists.
Each lesson has a free printable study sheet, worksheet, and a black and white copy of the art print to color.
Some pages feature online jigsaw puzzles.

Famous Paintings for Students

Noah's Ark by Edward Hicks

Noah's Ark worksheet

Edward VI as a Child by Hans Holbein, the Younger

Edward VI as a Child worksheet

Sailing the Catboat by Winslow Homer

Sailing the Catboat worksheet

The Courtyard of a House in Delft by Pieter de Hooch

Pieter de Hooch worksheet

The Last Supper by Jaume Huguet

The Last Supper worksheet

Tiger by Ito Jakuchu

Tiger worksheet

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze

Washington Crossing the Delaware worksheet

Duke of Berry on a Journey by the Limbourg brothers

Limbourg worksheet

Pieta by Michelangelo

Pieta by Michelangelo worksheet

The Angelus by Jean-Francois Millet

The Angelus worksheet

Water Lilies (The Clouds) Claude-Oscar Monet

Water Lilies (The Clouds) by Claude Monet worksheet

A Beautiful World by Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses worksheet

Light Iris by Georgia O'Keeffe

Light Iris by Georgia O'Keeffe worksheet

The Madonna Della Sedia by Raphael

Raphael worksheet

The Syndics of the Clothmakers' Guild by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Syndics of the Clothmakers' Guild worksheet

The Smoke Signal by Frederic Remington

The Smoke Signal worksheet

A Girl With a Watering Can by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Girl With a Watering Can by Renoir worksheet

The Flower Carrier by Diego Rivera

The Flower Carrier worksheet

The Golden Rule by Norman Rockwell

The Golden Rule by Norman Rockwell worksheet

Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest by Henri Rousseau

Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest by Henri Rousseau worksheet

Self-Portrait With Isabella Brant by Peter Paul Rubens

Self-Portrait With Isabella Brant worksheet

La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat

La Grande Jatte worksheet

La Bella by Titian

La Bella worksheet

Las Meninas by Velazquez

Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez worksheet

The Lacemaker by Jan Vermeer

The Lacemaker worksheet

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci worksheet

The Giant by N.C. Wyeth

The Giant worksheet

Baboons by Wang Yani

Monkeys by Wang Yani

Wang Yani worksheet

Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton

Pilgrims Going to Church worksheet

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak by Albert Bierstadt

Landers Peak worksheet

Kinderspiele-Children's Games by Pieter Bruegel, the Elder

Kinderspiele-Children's Games worksheet

The Boating Party by Mary Cassatt

The Boating Party worksheet

David Playing Before Saul by Cavallino

David Playing Before Saul worksheet

Apples and Oranges by Paul Cezanne

Apples and Oranges worksheet

Conversion of Paul by Lucas Cranach the Younger

Conversion of Paul worksheet

Tornado Over Kansas - John Steuart Curry

Tornado Over Kansas worksheet

The Arnolfini Marriage by Jan Van Eyck

Arnolfini Marriage worksheet

Marriage Feast at Cana by Juan de Flandes

Marriage Feast at Cana worksheet

The Reader by Fragonard

The Reader worksheet

Sarah Siddons by Thomas Gainsborough

Mrs. Siddons worksheet

Self Portrait With Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh worksheet

M. Loulou by Paul Gauguin

Gauguin worksheet

Manuel Osorio De Zuniga by Francisco Goya

Goya worksheet

A Young Hare by Albrecht Durer

Durer worksheet

Light at Two Lights by Edward Hopper

Light at Two Lights worksheet

Age of Innocence by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Age of Innocence worksheet

King Charles I of England by Sir Anthony Van Dyck

King Charles I worksheet