Need help planning 4-H project meetings? Keep reading for tips on making meetings education and fun! Preparation is the key to successful meetings!
If you just got hired to lead a new team or just want to boost morality, trust, and loyalty in the group, here are the 10 best ice breaker activities you can use in your meetings, trainings, or team building sesseions.
Need help planning 4-H project meetings? Keep reading for tips on making meetings education and fun! Preparation is the key to successful meetings!
This product is designed for Cloverbud 4-H members to introduce them to the 4-H pledge and the meaning of the four H's in 4-H.
Virtual Icebreakers and Connection Activities I will admit that Virtual Team Building activities stretch me. I really want to be intentional with the time I have with a group, and I don’t want to fill it with anything that is hokey or just a time filler. In a virtual world keeping people connected is critical […]
Connect Four / Four in a row is a great game that is perfect for any classroom or homeschool environment. Now you can print this activity sheet for free
Activities with M&Ms for an ice breaker or a guided prayer time. Perfect for any kind of group! Printables include blank templates for you to customize.
4-H Cloverbud Activity Book B - Taylor County - University of Read more about quilt, cups, adapted, seeds, airplane and extension.
What is 4-H? 4‑H is America’s largest youth development organization-empowering nearly six million young people with the skills to lead for a lifetime. 4‑H is a Community for all Kids…
December Business Discuss club programs Secretary reports on club accomplishments during the year Plan some recognition for 4-H leaders and others
Need help planning 4-H project meetings? Keep reading for tips on making meetings education and fun! Preparation is the key to successful meetings!
Use thi list of 5 goofy icebreakers to unwind with your group so you can get to know them while having fun and without having to worry about small talk.
This year on my blog I want to put a bit more focus on one of my favorite organizations, 4-H. Being a 4-H alumnus, I know first hand what a great organization this is. From club meetings, to…
This year on my blog I want to put a bit more focus on one of my favorite organizations, 4-H. Being a 4-H alumnus, I know first hand what a great organization this is. From club meetings, to…
This simple engineering and design STEM challenge helps kids develop critical thinking skills while having fun!
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December Business Discuss club programs Secretary reports on club accomplishments during the year Plan some recognition for 4-H leaders and others
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Kids will love this cooperative activity that builds teamwork, planning, communication, and fine motor skills.
December Business Discuss club programs Secretary reports on club accomplishments during the year Plan some recognition for 4-H leaders and others
ALL ABOUT FRIENDSHIP Friendship and conflict solving skills are so important to teach our kiddos. Our job is to teach them important social skills. They need these tools to ensure successful relationships with their peers and adults. It is tricky, but it can be done! I am sharing some
With Easter right around the corner, I almost forgot about the other March holiday this year. It seems like stores went right from Valentine's to Easter without a green trinket in sight! Well, at least
These knot tying games are great to teach kiddos how to tie knots. Use them for Cub Scout den & pack meetings as well as gathering activities.
Learn how to create effective minutes of meeting with examples, elements, samples, and importance. How to write meeting minutes
These first day of school tips and ideas for teachers are perfect for back to school! Grab your freebies for second grade today!
Reuse an old CD to make a spinning top- an easy craft for kids and a great science lesson on physics! This STEM / STEAM activity if perfect for kids of all ages and meets the NGSS for Kindergarten on pushes and pulls!
Ok, let's get back to talking about school stuff. I bought at a lot of items for the upcoming school year at the end of last year, as a way to not end up in August panic mode. However, no matter how prepared you think you are, I am sure that all of my fellow teachers know that there will still be a list of items you need. If you are like me, this means 50 post-its in random places, each with one item that you think of as you are watching TV, working out, etc. Oh, the post-it notes that we find around the house. My husband loves it It drives my husband crazy! Anyway, as I was feeling ahead of the game, I figured I'd take a trip to The Dollar Tree to pick up a few items that are still on my list (the one that I made from my stack of post-its...lol). I grabbed a basket and began my shopping. I mean, how much can you fit in a basket, right? How about THIS MUCH? Yes, ladies and gentleman, for the first time in my life, I spent over $50 at The Dollar Tree! Thank goodness for TpT earnings! I'm sure you are wondering...is there a NEED for each of these? The always correct answer would be YES! I am going to break my purchases down below in hopes that you might see something that you NEED as well and then you can be savvy and grab it from The Dollar Tree too! Are you ready for my breakdown and justifications? Here we go: Super Blow Pops 4-Packs These are a part of my birthday gift for each student throughout the year. You can read about my birthday rewards here: A Simple, Cost-Effective Birthday Wish Computer Paper (40-packs) for Homework Superstar Rewards, Birthdays, and whatever else may come up. Office Depot charges $6.99 for a pack of 100. Though these are a bit thinner, I still consider them to be a great deal and I should be set for the year, maybe even next year too! If you were to use your inferencing skills, you might think I make my students brush after every meal all year long. However, this is for our first week Toothpaste Activity. Students work in groups to squeeze an entire tube of toothpaste out as fast as they can on to the paper plate. Then, the next task is to take the toothpicks and try to get as much toothpaste as possible back in. I maybe give them 10-15 minutes before they realize that they aren't getting it back in. That's when we have a discussion about words. I let them have an open discussion about words or phrases that have been said to them that have hurt them. I write all of the acceptable words and phrases on the board (and if an inappropriate one comes up, I don't freak out, I just tell them that the word is so hurtful that I can't even write it on the board). Then I take a step away from the board and say, "Students, these are toothpaste words. When I asked you to squeeze the toothpaste, it was like the words that sometimes come out of your mouth, some of which are hurtful. Then I asked you to put those words back in and what happened?" Students will recognize that they can't take the words back and a discussion begins about how carefully we should choose our words, even when we are angry. This is an amazing lesson, and my students referred back to it often. You can grab a print out of the directions and a reflections sheet here: Toothpaste Activity Squeeze toys! Gosh, these are so fun! My students loved them last year. In my class, these are used to identify the person in the group who is sharing. The only person that is talking is the one holding the toy, and they pass it around until everyone has held it and shared. Great for group discussions. Bonus points because they look forward to discussions because they get to touch the toy. They do get a little icky after a year, which is why I got these replacements. I love the caterpillars and wish they had more than just those two! Mini Tote Bags in packs of 2! I have a strict policy on signing out books from my library overnight. I keep a separate sign out sheet and everything. My biggest concern is that the students don't ruin or lose my books. I am going to decorate these and call them the book overnight bags. I'm even contemplating adding something else to the bag, like a little bear or something. I'll post them when they are ready for use! Smarties Smarties are part of my Welcome Bag, which you can read all about here: Welcome Back Bag. They are also great for use with test motivator notes. In other words, I like to have them on hand at all times. Why pay $3 for a large bag at Walgreens when I get can get the same amount in two bags for $1 each? The snack stock Seasoned teachers will probably know right away why I bought these. There are always going to be kids who skipped breakfast and then feel sick around 9am because their bellies are empty. Instead of sending them to the nurse, give them a pack of crackers. Problem solved, no learning time missed. You're welcome new teachers! The basics: bright, neon colored index cards and colorful eraser caps. Items teachers can never get enough of! Enough said on that! Stickers, stickers, stickers! In my Coupon Reward Post, I talked about a great rewards system that I use where students earn tickets that can be used for different items. I've decided that sticker sets can easily be worth 40 tickets. I love that I found stickers that will appeal to boys and girls. I also love that I can still find Lisa Frank stickers. What a throwback to my youth! Sets of 2 Posters! That's right, TWO! These posters were a great find in the teacher section (yes, The Dollar Tree has a teacher section) since I am going with an owl theme and I am going to be teaching science this year! Score for Mrs. O! Now you know why I left The Dollar Store with more bags than ever before. I might have spent more than $50, but I came out with so many wonderful items, I felt overcome with joy for only spending $1 on each item I needed had a reason found a reason to purchase! If you aren't hitting up your local Dollar Tree, you are probably missing out, and spending way more money than you need to! I know it's still July, but the store ads are out, and I'm getting up early to find the best deals on scissors and pencil sharpeners. I think I'm officially in back to school mode!
If your kids love 4-H and are always looking for easy 4-H project ideas, then they'll fall head over heels for our list of the best 4-H projects ever! Whether your kids are interested in science and technology or sewing and easy art projects, we've got a ton of wonderful ideas that are perfect for kids of all ages. These project ideas are great for your annual 4-H fair and kids will love showing off these cool craft ideas to anyone and everyone. These science and educational crafts and projects are fantastic ways to teach kids about biology, chemistry, and technology. We've also included beginner sewing and crochet projects and patterns, as well as fun ideas if your kids are interested in expressive arts or healthy living. There's no way you can go wrong with these wonderful 4-H project ideas that kids will totally love! Click here to find your local 4-H office! Get started with our awesome video on how to make Sharpie Inspired Watercolor Wall Art!
I have been thinking a lot about how I am going to create a welcoming and inclusive classroom that children can feel safe, wanted, and accepted in. I believe that visual art is a fabulous way for c…
Its hard to visit a garage sale or thrift store without noticing the scores of forgotten puzzles that someone once enjoyed. Alas, pieces were lost and the puzzles were forgotten and tossed aside until someone decided to de-clutter and exhile all those sad lonely puzzles to the nearest pile of unwanted stuff. Bu there are so many ways to reuse these sturdy, embellishable, perfectly sized treasures for all kinds of fun stuff! 1. Puzzle piece gift tags- I created the puzzle piece gift tags above using larger pieces I found and covered with scrap patterned papers. Smaller pieces (from another...
First Days Day 1 In the first day os school, we did some different things than the other usual classes. In Integrated Science 3 we did the Marshmallow Challenge. We were separated into groups of four and the challenge was to contruct the highest freestanding structure with a marshmallow on top of it, in 18 minutes. She gave us some objects that we could use and it was : - 1yard string - 1yard tape - 1 marshmallow - 20 sticks of spaghetti Most of the groups failed to do it, and only 2 groups made it. It was hard because we had made it in the wrong way. We should had putted the Marshmallow first and try to do the tower with the marshmallow, but most of the teams made all the tower and in putted the marshmallow, so the weight wasn't balanced and most of the tower got destroyed in the last minute, because everyone wasin a rush trying to make the tower stay still. After this we watched a video, and it showed how the kindergarden kids were better than the teenagers and some adults. Because they always did all the proccess with the Marshmallow on top of it. Therefore the teenagers and some adults tries planning everything first, but the kids don't really think that way. They just try, try and try to make the tower stay up. However, they showed the enginners and the arquitets doing it too, of course they were good at that, and they made the tower stay up, because it is their job and hopefully they knew how to do it. Another reason is because they have more knowledge and experience than us. Day 2 In the second day, we talked about some artists that were really famous, and still is. We talked about how the practiced and putted a lot of effort on what they wanted to do. That's why they became so famous and succesful on what they did. We read articles about artists like Beatles, Bill Gates etc. Because they really spent a lot of time practicing on what they wanted to do; We learned that is not that someone borns succesful but, they try hard and puts a lot of effort on what they like. You have to at least practice it 10,000 hours to become succesful on something. That's what we did on the second day. Plans I made some plans for this year, which are: 1. I want to study harder, because it starts counting on my college application. 2. Give my best in all projects and homeworks, so I can keep all my grades above B. 3. Pay attention in the classes, and participate more in class discussions. 4. But at the same time,participate in various after school or extra activities.
