Helping middle schoolers live and love their faith.
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About emilyappert
Catholic middle school teacher with 14 years classroom experience. I earned my BA in Spanish and English Literatures from Rutgers University and my MA in teaching from the University of Portland through the PACE program. I teach reading and religion in a PreK-8 school in Washington State.
Even before I knew a whole lot about liturgical living, Advent was one of my favorite times of year to be Catholic. I love the music, the signs and symbols,…
As I wrote the title for this post, I was immediately transported to a rainy morning in Toronto, Canada. I am 15 years old, and I have been waiting at…
For those of you who have been with my for a while, you know that I have been completely changed by my experience reading Therese of Lisieux's Story of a…
October is the month of the rosary, and while I am still home on maternity leave, I wanted to take the time to share some of my favorite resources for…
I originally published this post before our school's feast day (St. Joseph Day), but yesterday as my family celebrated my baptism day, I thought this might be a good resource…
This year's back to school plans are looking very different for teachers, students and families all over the country, and while the plan at my school is to go back…
This post contains affiliate links. This means that if you click a link to purchase something, I receive a small commission at no cost to you. I had seen the…