Add a movement and composing station to your music workstations rotations. This idea uses Music Go Rounds and a little bit of masking tape! Challenge your students to be creative and get moving!
Make Pajama Bottoms Without a Pattern I love making my own pajama bottoms. There are so many fun fabrics out there to choose from that you can't get in read
Helpful tips for lesson planning in preschool It was recently suggested that I talk a little bit about how to create a web that will help you in creating lesson plans. I am going to present a few very basic webs just to get you thinking! Planning Centers This first
4th Grade Classroom with lots of ideas, tips, downloads, classroom management, organizations and more!
In this post, I continue my series of articles about working with 100% silk fabric. Now I would like to talk about different types of stitches and seams appropriate for natural silk fabric. I know that basting and pinning are not among the very popular sewing techniques, but for many types of silk fabric, it makes perfect sense to baste and pin. The last thing you want is to screw up a 50 dollars a yard piece of silk trying to make something nice out of it faster. I am talking now about all kinds of basting: basting pattern pieces, basting hems, pleats, gathers, set-in sleeves, positioning pockets, etc. Basting is also very important for a first fitting.
You don't need to figure out your schedule for test prep and testing season! I've got you covered with before, during, and after ideas!
Build a Heart Model - STEM activity about heart rates and how blood flows through the body. Engineer a functioning model of a beating heart.
Build a Bridge - The STEM activity is to build a bridge using marshmallows. The bridge must hold weight & be a specific length. Tips and ideas on this post!
I find the morning warm up time to be one of the most essential elements of our day. It allows us to orient ourselves, arrive at school (mentally, as well as physically) and remember how to be at school and with our classmates. It also helps everyone to wake up a little bit! But even this […]
Checking to make sure your new blog posts or web pages are accessible got a little bit easier. With this check list, you can go through each of the major components of accessibility to make sure you're doing it correctly.
In today's episode, we dive into the math and the mindset of setting the right price for your home staging services.
Sleeve designs can be a little bit intimidating. Drafting them is kind of a science on its own, and it’s hard to imagine what shape you need to start with if
This post will cover three tips (plus a bonus!) for making the most of hybrid teaching: teaching in-person and online at the same time!
TEST PREP. This phrase strikes a little bit of fear into the hearts of teachers and students everywhere. Test prep doesn't have to be that way though. It is certain the best test prep is solid
To help encourage your New Year's Resolution of studying your scriptures, I am giving away this chapters template "theFACTS" that I made. I had to alter it a little bit so that I wasn't using digital
A guide of what to do in the East Village. I love this neighborhood because it has a little bit of everything and it still maintains its quirky vibe.
7 Tips for anyone who is feeling overwhelmed right now and needs a little bit of a pep talk. You will get through this and it will be okay,
Help your child learn about magnetic force with this fun and crazy magnetic hair styles activity. This is a great science STEM activity for kids.
This is the last of the outline stitches we'll be doing for a little while - and it's definitely the fanciest so far. Chain stitch is one of my favorite hand embroidery outline stitches, but it's not the first one I teach. I generally start with running stitch because that's the easiest stitch there is.
This post contains affiliate links. I had a 3rd grade homeroom that was struggling a little bit. They had a long term sub and a lot of kiddos who just need a lot of extra love and structure. There’s a group of 5 in particular who were constantly finding themselves involved in drama with […]
Men’s suits can be tricky things, and if you don’t have a reason to wear one often, you may not be sure how it’s supposed to look when you put it on. This visual guide from Real Men Real Style will help you make sure your suit fits perfectly, from collar to cuffs. If you […]
Today was our first day back at school after Christmas Break. I always have a little bit of nervous, excited energy when we come back to school after a break, and I certainly did this time. Last night I could hardly sleep and I tossed and turned thinking about seeing my students again and starting […]
You can already do some pretty amazing things with Create-A-Sim. But throw Custom Content into the mix and you can get even crazier. It’s fitting that a life simulation has the best way for creating…
Don't head into November without a plan. Arm yourself with this NaNo Pre-Writing List and you'll already be more than halfway to NaNoWriMo victory!
Do you struggle with classroom management? Here are four strategies that you can add to your toolkit that will make it just a little bit more effective.
Tips for making Life with an ADHD child easierLooking for advice about how to calm a child with ADHD without medication? You've scoured the internet HOPING to find that advice for parenting an ADHD child that will change your life.You've talked to family and friends.You've searched for things like How to help an ADHD Child in Schoolor maybe support for parents of an ADHD child.You've joined the facebook groups, you've talked to friends and family, but nothing works.I understand your struggle. ADHD warriors, we've seen it all, heard it all, and probably punished it all. (right?)I know you've heard advice like 'Get her
Learn the rules and strategies for Idiot the Card Game with step-by-step instructions and visuals.
Are you looking for some new ideas or ways to use informal assessments in your classroom? This is a complete A to Z list of assessment ideas for you!
Soft as a Cloud Playdough…using only 2 ingredients. This is the softest Playdough you will ever use…only TWO ingredients!
I love teaching author's purpose...maybe it's the cozy PIE image it conjures up, or maybe it's the fact that for most kids, this is a concept that they "get" for the most part (with a little bit of explaining and some hands on practice). It's kind of the opposite of long division that way, if you know what I mean! Read more about Author's Purpose and how to teach it in this post by The Teacher Next Door.
When the lovely Ryn Tananka from Designs By Ryn sent me some of her wonderful stamps to play with, I chose all floral designs which is a little bit unusual for me as I normally opt for stuff that is a bit on the quirky side!! Anyways, today I thought I'd share a shrink plastic bracelet that I made using her Three Leaf Set SKU CM-F5 I used frosted Shrink Plastic for this project, this brand has a rough side and a smooth side. Normally I use Lucky Squirrel shrink plastic as this shrinks evenly in both directions. Sadly, I had used all my Lucky Squirrel stuff (note to self....MUST BUY MORE) and used what ever was available. If you are using one that is smooth on both sides, you may need to gently sand the surface a little to help you with the colouring of the leaves. 1. Measure some chain around your wrist and calculate how many leaves you will need. I used 5 large and 5 of the medium size. 2.Stamp the images on the rough side of the plastic using Stazon ink. I stamped a few extra designs just in case! 3.I used my Prismacolor colouring pencils to colour the images. These are lovely and waxy, they blend beautifully and are my all time favourite pencils. I started by using a lime colour in the centre on the leaves followed by a darker shade of green around the edges and blended the two colours together with a yellowy/orange over the top. 4. Now you need to cut them out and punch a hole in them all before shrinking. I used an 1/8" size hole, this shrinks down too and will be the perfect size to add jump rings. 5. I always use a heat gun to shrink my shrink plastic. It can be tricky as everything wants to fly off the table so I always use a wooden coffee stirrer and lay it gently across the plastic (don't dig the stick into the plastic as this will make a dimple that will not go away!! The alternative is to bake them in the oven all together. I suggest you following the manufacturer's instructions on the packet as every brand seems to vary slightly. Look how much they shrink!! 6. You will also notice that the colour becomes more intense when the plastic has shrunk. Once they have cooled down, I like to use a black Sharpie marker to colour the edges. 7. Now it's just a case of raiding your stash to find other little trinkets that would look cute mixed in between your leaves. Everything will need a jump ring added to it so that you can attach it easily to your bracelet. 8. I decided to use one of my extra flowers as an added dangle to the clasp on my bracelet. I hope this inspires you enough to have a little dabble. and of course you can hop on over to Ryn's place to check out her stamps.
The many ways one can meditate. Originally published on intent.com. 2010
We had much fun with a quick and easy experiment this week that helped us all learn a little bit about high and low air pressure. I found a lovely book of
This is a cute way of pointing out the difference between what makes things extraordinary rather than ordinary. It really is a matter of a few degrees, going that little bit further to push things …
Read how I carried out an experiment on weathering and erosion with my upper elementary class. Students get to use background knowledge to make predictions!
After all the abuse, wouldn't it be nice to get the narcissist back, just a little bit? Use this ultimate insult to a narcissist, defeat them, and go free.
We are entering peak wedding season, and I'm freaking out a little bit. I've never been to a wedding in my life, and suddenly this year everyone seems to have found a good reason to get married this year, and it's all happening. I'm going to three…
