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Have your kids ever used Tangram puzzles? The classic Tangram puzzle, which originated in Imperial China, consists of just 7 shapes: 5 triangles, a square,
Let these famous artist quotes encourage each of you to embrace creativity in whatever form suits you! Free watercolor inspirational art quotes to inspire!
Are you searching for your purpose? The truth is the answers are not out there, they are within you. Here is a 7-step approach to finding your purpose.
Good habits are essential to living a healthy fulfilling life. Making a conscious effort to create good habits can be extremely beneficial. As teachers,
I was one of those lost souls in high school who had NO IDEA of what to do with my life. Everyone around me seemed to have it all figured out, while I sat there abundantly confused. What should I do with my life? So if you are struggling with this as well, here are 9 questions you can ask y
You know what they say... Mindset Matters! I've collected 29 powerful CHANGE YOUR MINDSET quotes to inspire you to live your best life.
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This beef and broccoli is a popular Chinese take-out meal and it's also easy enough to make at home. It's also healthier than most take-out meal options. With juicy tender beef and crisp broccoli brought together in a rich brown sauce, this quick dinner is as colorful as it is delicious. Serve it over hot rice for an authentic Chinese take-out dinner. {Gluten-Free Adaptable}
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How do you find this one thing that consumes your whole being for the rest of your life? If you go through this guide your life purpose will get more clear.
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One of the reasons I like close reading so much is that it forces encourages students to record their thinking. When students annotate their reading it gives them a purpose for reading, and it also allows teachers to get an inside look at student thinking. I started off teaching students to annotate with lots of modeling. I would model highlighting and annotating by copying pages in our current read aloud (this way students were familiar with the text). As I read the passages, I would stop, highlight, and annotate my thinking to show students how simple but effective it was. Each time I modeled I tried to stress the importance on not becoming a "happy highlighter". Happy highlighters are people who highlight everything they read as important. I reminded them that highlighting the key parts of a text allows it to stand out. It also teaching them to be more specific with their thinking. My happy highlighters were quickly discouraged when they realized that each highlight required an annotation. Another way that I eliminated over highlighting was to make close reading cards. These cards are like task cards for close reading. Each card has a different purpose. I would chose a card, and we would decide if it pertained to our text. If it did, we would think about this task as we reread the text. Once I felt students understood the process, I turned them loose during guided reading. To remind students of best practices, I made close reading toolkits. Each tool contains five highlighters (yellow, orange, pink, blue, and green), a highlighter color code key, and close reading cards. Here is an example of a toolkit. Students know to use different colors of highlighters to show different types of thinking. Thinking about reading and annotating our thinking has become second nature in my classroom. I can see a huge difference in group discussions about a text and on their standardized reading test scores! If you would like your students to make annotating thinking a part of their daily routine, you can take a closer look at my Close Reading in a Jar or my Close Reading on a Ring in Teachers Pay Teachers store.
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30 life-altering Carl Jung quotes. His works and his words have impacted the world today in significant ways and it will continue to do.
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I visited all of these places myself and know first hand what makes them so special. Plus I will throw in a few extra tips on when is the best time to visit each place.
