Activity days is where girls and boys ages 8-11 work on things to strength their relationships with God, their family, their friends, and themselves. It's my calling in my church. I'm over the
"What's the big deal with Pinterest?" my husband asked me as he saw me searching some of my pinned boards. I didn't really have a good answer for him, until he followed up with, "why not just do a google search and specify images?" That certainly is one way to find an image of something when you need it, however, I don't always know that I need to find something. That's where Pinterest comes in; you don't know what you don't know so you're not going to search for it! (Those of you on Twitter probably experienced this when you realized this benefit on Twitter!) Here's the perfect example of where Pinterst comes into your life and helps you when you weren't even searching: Have you ever had a pair of flip-flops break? I have several times. It irritated me, but I just tossed them and bought new ones. Never did I think to search for a way to fix them (aside from when I was at work and had to just rely on tape and walking very carefully). Well, I was checking my Pinterest feed (not even sure if it's called a 'feed' on Pinterest) and look at what I discovered: As much as I love decorating for Christmas/winter theme, I've never really sat on google searching for innovative ways to decorate, but look what I found on Pinterest: Fill balloons with water and add food coloring, once frozen cut the balloons off & they look like giant marbles. So neat, right? Or what about these ideas, that again, I don't know what I would have had to type into google to find: Paint in ziplock bags, taped to table. Great distraction, no mess! Who knew aluminum foil was the key for removing food from glass dishes...Find more cleaning ideas here. balloon powered racers Make a family fingerprint ornament with salt dough + silver spray paint Baking soda neutralizes the ph in the soil and nothing will grow there. use baking soda around all of the edges of flower beds to keep the grass and weeds from growing into beds. Just sprinkle it onto the soil so that it covers it lightly. Do this twice a year - spring and fall. Hot dog spiders. Before cooking, stick pasta through hot dogs, then boil ! -Will have to try this for fun! OK, so I do find a lot of random and neat ideas that I never would have considered searching for, but since I follow a lot of the same great educators that I follow on twitter, I find a lot of great ideas to share with my teachers, like these: Six Classroom Questions to start off the school year! Nonfiction anchor chart Reading Recommendation Bulletin Board math journal entry for types of triangles and sum of angles in a triangle Great way to display class rules, reminders, etc. Use student photos with speech bubbles Or I've found these great images/quotes to put up on the bathroom doors: Seriously, I probably never would have searched for any of these ideas, but in just a few minutes each day I can check my Pinterest feed and repin a few items I think staff may be interested in and share it on my Monday Memo each week. Quite honestly, I only check Pinterest a few times a week, so in less than 10 minutes a week I find so many great ideas to share with them. When you're on Pinterest and see these images, you can also click on them to get to the original blog post/site that explains more about the image (I did not do that for this blog post). So what are you waiting for? Start Pinning!! Here's a great blog post to help you get started: Pinterest-My New Love for Visual Bookmarking Education and Teaching Web Content
22-year-old Ruby Elliot's comics discuss the sides of mental illness and treatment we don't normally see.
Do you want a bigger, firmer, more sculpted booty this summer? A well developed lower body is something that everything can admire and we have some amazing workouts to help you with that goal. Squatting is the corner stone of most glute workouts, however it's also important to branch out and hit your lower body
Saying “Have a good day” is a lovely way to make someone smile. It’s like giving a little gift of happiness. This blog post will show you many ways to say this simple, kind phrase. Whether you’re talking to a friend, someone you love, or even in a formal setting, you’ll find the perfect way […]
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St. Patrick’s Day…my National Holiday! Three days and counting. Can. Not. Wait!! Thought I’d share some things I’ve been hoarding, in regard to St. Paddy’s Day. I w…
I thought I’ll share some of my Korean Language resources with my readers. Not too heavy content. Just simple illustrations of day-to-day situations. Who knows, they might come in handy if yo…
I found this cute caricature poster of the U.S. Presidents created by Jason Pruett. Click here for a FREE larger printable image. I'm going to have to go with Taft, Teddy Roosevelt and Hoover as my faves. How about you? Roadtrip! Take a Virtual Trip to Washington, D.C. Take a roadtrip to our nation's capital! This suitcase activity book covers the following DC locations with reading passages and activities: * The White House * The Capitol Building * The Smithsonian Institution * The National Archives * Washington Monument * Jefferson Memorial * Lincoln Memorial * Vietnam Veterans Memorial All in a fun foldable suitcase! This suitcase activity book is available in my TPT store here. Enjoy!
Working as an SLP means you often have to explain what S.L.P means!! Superfantastic Lingual Partner? Smart Lady Pants? School Lunch Protector? Speech-Language Pathologist!!! Some days I wish I could just say I'm a firefighter, nurse, or teacher. When someone
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Practical prayer tools and actionable content that equips women to cut through the noise of everyday life and find fullness in the presence of the Lord.
Sorry, it’s been a while since my last post. I’m still trying to get the housing thing in order and build up some resources to show you. My visa is not in yet, but ANY day now. IR…
It's hard to believe the new year is almost here and it is time to set New Year's goals. Here is a freebie to help your students with setting goals.
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I know that I can’t be the only one who is a Pinterest fiend at times? There are days that I can go without looking but for me it’s a nightly, when I’m trying to fall asleep, fix that makes me happy! So where shall I start on some of my Favorite Pins from this ... Read more
It seems like every day there is an endless stream of students reporting behaviors or incidents that happen in the classroom. On one hand, we want to help our students feel heard and validated so they know we are a safe person for them to talk to. On the other hand, we certainly don't want to feed into the tattle machine. It's a fine line to walk. So how do we handle tattling in our classrooms?
One of the first cited uses of tetchy occurs in William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1596). Etymologists are not certain how the word came about, but some have suggested that it derives from tetch,
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Calm Down Yoga Routine for kids, perfect for helping children learn to manage big emotions. Complete with free printable poster.