I have always enjoyed teaching Native American Indians to my kindergarten and first-grade students. There is so much to explore and learn about the first Americans. And one week of study covers a wide variety of learning goals.One year while planning a Native American unit of study my principal asked a colleague why we were

If you're like me, teaching social studies is near and dear to your heart. In this post you will find a few ideas about creating meaningful projects in the classroom to help your students understand some Native American history. When creating the projects I've kept in mind time, money and skill level. Native Americans created pictures on rocks to record their tribal history. These pictures could be done by drawing, painting or carving into the rock. The southwestern United States contains the largest concentration of rocks used by Native Americans to record their tribal history. You might see pictures like buffalo, horses, deer or hunting on these rocks. When teaching students about this tradition you could do a couple of projects that are quick and meaningful. Consider giving your students rocks with a flat surface and asking them to record part of their history on the rock. That may contain a car for transportation, food or something important to their everyday life. You could also have them research cave drawing and recreate a picture on the rock and explain it in writing. The rocks above were drawn on with sharpie marker and it took about 2 minutes. Animal hides have been used by Native Americans for several purposeful reasons. They were used for practical reasons like clothing, travel and shelter. Hides were also used for spiritual reasons like healing the sick and promoting healthy moms. Some tribes recorded their history on the hides with paintings. When teaching students about this tradition you could give them brown paper bags, construction paper or dye paper a brown hue. Have students research the history behind hides and recreate something using the paper as a hide. The paper above was stained with water and a bit of brown paint in the water. It took 2 minutes to paint it. You could allow it to dry over night. It took 5 minutes to create the drawings. The popular dreamcatcher was originally created by the Ojibwe. It was created to catch everything bad or evil and protect infants. The dreamcatcher was hung on the infant's cradle or carrier. Spiritual or sacred items could be used when weaving the web in the dreamcatcher. Such items might be feathers, beads, bones and hide. Consider having students research dream catchers and creating one of their own with paper plates, string and other items that you have in the classroom. The design intricacy could be chosen based on the age of your students. I numbered the holes for students which allowed them to string it in about 10 minutes. Click here to find a pattern for the holes and numbers. Native American jewelry has long been admired for it's beauty and meaning. This jewelry can be include necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, pins, belts, etc. While jewelry is different and specific to each region and tribe, many times designs are borrowed and used across areas. Some materials used to create necklaces were bone and stone. Have your students research the significance behind this jewelry and create a necklace of their own. Consider having your students paint pasta like bones/stones and creating a necklace of their own. We dropped a little bit of paint in a paper Dixie cup and had students swish the pasta around. After the paint we laid the pasta out to dry. If you are in need of reading passages, lessons and materials to teach your students about the different Native American Regions check out the unit below by clicking on the picture. Find another detailed post about teaching Native American History here:

(graphic – The Graphics Fairy) The next in line that I’m planning for is Native Americans. We *might* diverge from our path and study this around Thanksgiving. Maybe…. Our study w…

If you're like me, teaching social studies is near and dear to your heart. In this post you will find a few ideas about creating meaningful projects in the classroom to help your students understand some Native American history. When creating the projects I've kept in mind time, money and skill level. Native Americans created pictures on rocks to record their tribal history. These pictures could be done by drawing, painting or carving into the rock. The southwestern United States contains the largest concentration of rocks used by Native Americans to record their tribal history. You might see pictures like buffalo, horses, deer or hunting on these rocks. When teaching students about this tradition you could do a couple of projects that are quick and meaningful. Consider giving your students rocks with a flat surface and asking them to record part of their history on the rock. That may contain a car for transportation, food or something important to their everyday life. You could also have them research cave drawing and recreate a picture on the rock and explain it in writing. The rocks above were drawn on with sharpie marker and it took about 2 minutes. Animal hides have been used by Native Americans for several purposeful reasons. They were used for practical reasons like clothing, travel and shelter. Hides were also used for spiritual reasons like healing the sick and promoting healthy moms. Some tribes recorded their history on the hides with paintings. When teaching students about this tradition you could give them brown paper bags, construction paper or dye paper a brown hue. Have students research the history behind hides and recreate something using the paper as a hide. The paper above was stained with water and a bit of brown paint in the water. It took 2 minutes to paint it. You could allow it to dry over night. It took 5 minutes to create the drawings. The popular dreamcatcher was originally created by the Ojibwe. It was created to catch everything bad or evil and protect infants. The dreamcatcher was hung on the infant's cradle or carrier. Spiritual or sacred items could be used when weaving the web in the dreamcatcher. Such items might be feathers, beads, bones and hide. Consider having students research dream catchers and creating one of their own with paper plates, string and other items that you have in the classroom. The design intricacy could be chosen based on the age of your students. I numbered the holes for students which allowed them to string it in about 10 minutes. Click here to find a pattern for the holes and numbers. Native American jewelry has long been admired for it's beauty and meaning. This jewelry can be include necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, pins, belts, etc. While jewelry is different and specific to each region and tribe, many times designs are borrowed and used across areas. Some materials used to create necklaces were bone and stone. Have your students research the significance behind this jewelry and create a necklace of their own. Consider having your students paint pasta like bones/stones and creating a necklace of their own. We dropped a little bit of paint in a paper Dixie cup and had students swish the pasta around. After the paint we laid the pasta out to dry. If you are in need of reading passages, lessons and materials to teach your students about the different Native American Regions check out the unit below by clicking on the picture. Find another detailed post about teaching Native American History here:

Are you Native American and proud, or just love to make a statement about the with your tshirt that reminds everyone that the indidenous people were here first? This vintage American Indian portrait has been altered to read "WE WERE HERE FIRST" on his clothing. The specially spun fibers n this tee provides a smooth surface for premium printing vividity and sharpness. No side seams mean there are no itchy interruptions under the arms. The shoulders have tape for improved durability. .: 100% cotton (fiber content may vary for different colors) .: Medium fabric (5.3 oz/yd² (180 g/m²)) .: Classic fit .: Tear-away label .: Runs true to size

This week we learned all about Native Americans! It is one of my favorite weeks to teach! You can see what we did last year here. There are some links for a video and an idea to help create an ambiance to your learning! I used the resources from my Native American Learning Pow-Wow resource! It is packed with cultural learning resources for your classroom! Click on the pic above to take you to my store to check it out! Sorting cards for Native American Life. Writing our Native American Names. Making Native American Baby Papoose's and using symmetry in our art! The students had a blast learning about Native American culture. We made our vests, too! Sorry for the lack of pictures-- sometimes we just get too engrossed in our learning that I forget! We also read our story Baby Rattlesnake. See the link above for my blog post on that. The kids really got into the story and learned a little bit more on being responsible. Next week we will be starting long vowels with silent e! Eek! Such a difficult skill! I try to incorporate song as much as I can into my lesson so that my kiddos can sing to remember. I learn something easier if there is a catchy phrase or tune! Before I start telling you about the videos, I NEED to share with you a great site to share videos with your kids! It's called sharesafe.tv (for some reason, the link isn't working for me. Just google sharesafe tv). (Please don't laugh at all the windows open!! I have at least 5 open at all times!!! Zoinks!) These silent e videos are NOT shared via Sharesafe TV but it would be a good way to practice linking them!! Here is a little freebie for you, too, to help you practice long a! I am a HUGE football fan although my team this year is not doing so well. Click on me to download your freebie!! Hope you all have a great week!

Native American Timeline Diagram and Comprehension Questions This product includes diagrams about the history of (general) Native Americans, 10 short answer questions, a chart to complete based on information from the text in the chart, and a writing prompt activity. Perfect for use after introducing a unit on Native Americans or for a quick review. Check out my entire Fourth Grade SS Reading Passages For the Year BUNDLE! Check out my entire Fourth Grade SS Interactive Sorts For the Year BUNDLE! -Science Passages for the Year! -Government MEGA Bundle! Thanks & Happy Teaching!-Bow Tie Guy ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ***************************************************************************** Have a question? Click here to send me an email!

In Plymouth, Massachusetts, you can tour reproductions of the Mayflower and the first English settlement. The daily life of the Native Americans, here long before the English, is on display at Patuxet. Add to your day a visit to a grist mill, a look at (tiny) Plymouth Rock, and sampling local beers, and you have lots of possibilities for enjoyment.

Dive into 'The Beadworkers' by Beth Piatote: luminous tales of Native Northwest life, humor, and beauty in contemporary Native American world.

In an era of high stakes testing, art is sometimes the first thing to go but we as teachers need to find ways to continue providing art experiences for our students. Not only is art just plain fun, and let's face it, kids do need fun, but it's much more than that. Art is beneficial in so many ways! Find out ways to incorporate art in this post by The Teacher Next Door.

The First Nations of Canada have history that includes rich and vibrant traditions, culture, stories, and artwork. Be inspired for your own art project.

THE BRITISH LIBRARY - Phil Hatfield and Andrew Gray kick off our brand new Curator's Choice series by taking a look at the fascinating array of photographs in the British Library's Canadian Colonial Copyright Collection.

Each book in the series, From the Mountains to the Sea, supports the new BC Aboriginal Learning Standards in both Science and Social Studies. From the Mountains to the Sea: We Live Here is a Kindergarten resource, which covers all of your Aboriginal Learning Standards in both science and social studies within the new BC curriculum. Back of book introduction: This book is about a river. Can you find a river on the front cover of this book? What do you know about rivers? Most rivers start high up in the mountains. As the water comes down the hill, it makes little pathways in the rocks and gravel. As the pathways get bigger, they join to make streams. Sometimes the streams join together to make a river. Where a river leaves the mountains the ground flattens out, and the river slows down. The river ends when it flows into the sea. The area in and around a river is a good place for plants, animals and people to live because we can all find food and water there. The salmon is an important food for many of us. Some of the plants and animals that you will find in this book are: Cedar trees live and grow all the way along a river, from the mountains to the sea. Salmon spend their adult lives out in the open sea. When it is time to lay their eggs, they swim back to their home streams. Their home streams are sometimes very close to the mountains. Bears walk long distances to find their food. They live from the mountains to the sea. In the fall they go to the rivers to fish for salmon. Eagles fly over large areas looking for food. They live from the mountains to the sea. In the fall, they go to the rivers to feast on salmon. Orcas live in the open sea. They swim long distances to hunt for food. Some orcas eat salmon.  This book is also part of a bundled package that includes: a Talking Feather a boxed rubber stamp collection bulletin board trimmers   Additional Information Book dimensions: 10" x 14" | Pages: 16 |  Authors: ● Brenda Boreham ● Terri Mack (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Da'naxda'xw Awaetlala;) Artists: ● Bill Helin (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Tsimshian (Ts'msysen); Tlingit;) Language: English Format: Paperback Text Content Territories: Indigenous Canadian; Grade Levels: Kindergarten Year Published: 2015

A name tag glyph is a great getting-to-know-you activity for the first day or first week of school. I will show you how to make one here (or if you just want a free one, scroll down to the bottom! I will never know!) A glyph is a picture or symbol that gives information. Name glyphs are great for elementary aged students and I have even used them successfully with high school ESL students. What you need: paper (card stock works best but is not necessary), markers and crayons and a worksheet with the questions you want to ask your students Step 1: Create a worksheet with getting-to-know-you questions. Each answer will have a symbol or direction to follow. For example: Step 2: Give students a piece of white construction paper or card stock. (You can also use white computer paper but you may need to tape it to the desk for students to display their name tag.) Fold it horizontally so it will stand on the student's desk. Step 3: Students will then complete their name tag with the information from the worksheet. It is very important that they follow the directions closely and maybe even do a practice name tag first. Step 4: After students complete their name tags, there are number of follow up activities you can do. - Have students introduce a partner by interpreting a classmate's name tag for the class. - Students can write a paragraph about another classmate just using the information from his or her glyph. - You could also do a number of graphing activities, such as graphing birthday months or favorite activities of students. - Prepare a glyph worksheet for your sub tub so your substitute will have a name tag for each student. If you'd like my free name tag glyph, download it here!

What is the best Indigenous Peoples book? There are so many great books written by Native authors it's hard to choose one!

Latin American cuisine is known for its diverse variety of flavorful & unique dishes. Here is a look at 20 Latin American national dishes.

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Save $ by buying this 3-Pack! This Native American Dwellings 3-Pack includes Templates and Instructions for my Hogan, Wigwam, and Plank House projects. - The Hogan is a replication of dwellings used by the Navajo Indians (from the southwestern US). - The Wigwam is a replication of the dwellings used...

Texas Native American History Quick Unit Study. Your middle school kids will love this free AWESOME unit study with fun and easy hands-on ideas.

Shop digital files for computerized longarm systems OR pdf Print At Home files to use on your domestic home sewing machines, stationary quilting machines, and non-robotic/non-computerized longarm systems. Learn how to use the Print At Home file here. Printable Details This printable design is included in the PRINTABLE January 2023 Club Set: Bright Addition. Size: 12" x 12"  This is a PDF download and is delivered immediately.  Digital Details Quilt this contemporary digital design on your next quilted project. This design is included in the January 2023 Club Set: Bright Addition. Pattern Type: Block Pattern Style: Modern, Contemporary Formats Included: BQM CQP DXF HQF HQV IQP PAT PLT QLI SSD

Description Transform your classroom into the unique Australian landscape with this brand new Australiana Classroom Decor Bundle - the perfect combination of native plants and wildlife brought to life with a modern, nature-inspired color palette! Designed using earthy tones to reflect the Australian Outback with stunning native Australian animals and flora imagery including koalas, kangaroos, gum leaves, wattle, protea and more. This range will bring the Aussie outdoors in, whilst adding a calm and homey feel, making it the perfect classroom theme for all grade levels and seasons! Most of the elements included in this stunning Australiana décor bundle are EDITABLE, which means you can easily customize them to cater to your students' needs and the requirements of your school. This pack is also BILINGUAL FRIENDLY allowing dual language teachers to edit the font and text easily.  Aussie Fonts included are: NSW, QLD, SA and VIC/WA. Click here to see a preview of this Australiana Decor Bundle!! What's included: Affirmation Station (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Alphabet Posters - incl Aussie state fonts & standard primary (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Australian Flora Alphabet Posters (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Auslan Alphabet Posters (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) ASL Alphabet Posters (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Binder Covers and Spines (Editable PowerPoint) Birthday Display (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Bulletin Board Borders (PDF) Bulletin Board Lettering Pack (Editable PowerPoint) Bunting (Editable PowerPoint) Calendar (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Classroom Jobs (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Classroom Labels - large tray, medium, round, and sterilite drawer (Editable PowerPoint) Classroom Newsletters (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Classroom Rules  (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Clock Numbers (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Color Cards - incl Aussie state fonts & standard primary (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Coming Soon Posters (PDF) Days and Months (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Days at School Tally (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Desk Name Plates - incl Aussie state fonts & standard primary (Editable PowerPoint) Door Display (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Editable Posters (Editable PowerPoint) First/Last Day of School Sign (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Flip Calendar (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Goals Mats (Editable PowerPoint) Hand Signals (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Large Skip Counting Number Display (PDF) Learning Intentions (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Levels of Understanding (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Meet the Teacher (Editable PowerPoint) Motivational Posters (PDF) Number Posters (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Reading Group Organizers (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Shape Posters - incl Aussie state fonts, learning curve, and standard primary (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Slides (Editable PowerPoint + Google Slides) Table Numbers (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Teacher Toolbox Labels (Editable PowerPoint) Trolley Labels (Editable PowerPoint) Visual Timetable (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Voice Levels (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) Welcome Posters (Editable PowerPoint) Word Wall (PDF & Editable PowerPoint) This bundle has EVERYTHING YOU NEED to set up an Australiana -inspired, engaging educational space for you and your students! If you like this, then I know you will LOVE: AUSTRALIANA Bulletin Board Lettering Pack AUSTRALIANA Reading Groups AUSTRALIANA Math Posters Bundle AUSTRALIANA English Posters Bundle Like matchy, matchy? Click here for more Australiana Resources

Kokopelli Serenade, Sun, Black, by Jonna Jones for Blank Quilting, 2448-99 Brightly colored suns are tossed over a black background, from the 'Kokopelli Serenade' collection by Jonna James for Blank Textiles. This is Jonna’s first collection for The Blank Quilting Corp. It is inspired by kokopelli, the cute and mischievous creatures found in native folklore. The rust, turquoise and terra colors reflect the Southwestern United States as do the patterns. The collection features kokopellis, the sun, geckos, frogs, and hot air balloons. These fabrics will add a touch of delight to any project! The Kokopelli Serenade Quilt Kit is available here: https://texasmomdesigns.etsy.com/listing/1473743634 Fabric is offered in one (1) yard increments (WOF x 36"). All yardage will be continuously cut at the time of your order. All fabric listed as panels will be sold by the panel. Size will vary based on each panel but size will be given in item description. All products are 100% quilt-shop quality, and are stored in a pet-free, smoke-free climate controlled environment. It is the customers responsibility to see and read shop policies and FAQ's for all sale conditions. Shop policies can be found at https://www.etsy.com/shop/TexasMomDesigns Due to the cost of international shipping, free shipping is only extended to domestic customers. FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING NOTE: Items which qualify for Free Domestic Shipping will be shipped the most cost effective method based on weight. For orders weighing up to 15.9 ounces, typically 2 yards or less, USPS First Class Mail/Package service will be used. For orders weighing 1 lb or more, typically 3 yards or more, USPS Priority Mail will be used. If you would like an order which weighs less than 1 lb to ship USPS Priority Mail, please message the shop for the upgrade fee.

Welcome to NurtureStore’s Printables Library Thank you for subscribing to our email newsletter. Please help yourself to any of the resources here. You are welcome to print enough copies for all your children, and can use them at home, in class, or wherever your children play and learn. To help you find what you’re […]

Maleku tribe members The Maleku Indigenous People of Costa Rica The Maleku are an indigenous tribe living in Costa Rica north of the Arenal Volcano in an area called Guatuso. Around 600 people live here on a reserve. The Maleku speak Spanish as their first language but many of the elders also speak …

We are in the middle of our All About America unit and things are really getting going! For the past couple of weeks we have been focused on American symbols. This is one of those topics that he kids just get! Which makes teaching it so much fun. I read through a ton of books on the symbols, monuments, documents etc... (thanks Donors Choose!) and we learned all we could. I put this symbol page together for us to do after we had be discussing for a few days (click the pic to download!) We made directed art liberty bells... the plan was to also do a white house, bald eagle and statue of liberty but time is flying! Then we did our big group projects! This is by far my favorite activity of the entire year... I love seeing them working in small groups independently, figuring out how to function... it's great! They each received a "Top Secret" envelope that included books, pictures, articles about their symbol. Then in their groups they had to go through the information, work together to complete a worksheet and a poster and then work with me to create a presentation (at least one sentence per group member about their symbol). So dang cute! Here are pictures that document our two day group project excursion... I have a ton more pictures so share, but I'll spare you all! Seriously, aren't those posters cute as can be! And bonus... I had kiddos ask to do more symbol investigation and give presentations! LOVE IT! The next couple of weeks will be dedicated to heroes! And we will begin our hero projects... I can't wait! Hope you all have a wonderful week! Oh and... Miss Amberleigh please send me your email address so that I can send you the Dinosaurs in the Dark!

This comprehensive bundle about the Haudenosaunee, Hopi, Inuit, Pawnee, Seminole, Kwakiutl, Nez Perce & Sioux will keep your students engaged! This resource has everything you need including reading passages, activities, vocabulary, map activities, and flip books. Inside you will find reading passages and activities for the following people: ✔The Haudenosaunee ✔The Hopi ✔The Inuit ✔The Pawnee ✔The Seminole ✔THe Kwakiutl ✔The Nez Perce ✔The Sioux ⭐If you are looking for our Native Americans by Region Bundle you can find it by clicking here. ⭐ What's Inside: The First Native Americans How the Earth Began Legend Reading Passages Tri-fold Booklets (Brochures) Comprehension Questions Map Activities Five Facts Webs Vocabulary Posters Vocabulary Flip Flaps Spotlight on Vocabulary Fact or Fiction Activity Teacher Directions Students will learn about two important Native American leaders in history: ✔Meet Chief Joseph (A Nez Perce Leader) ✔Meet Chief Osceola (A Seminole Leader) Vocabulary: Introduce the vocabulary words with real-life photo posters. You could post these posters around the classroom and have the students travel around to write the definitions under the flip-flaps in their notebooks. These look fantastic on a bulletin board too! Learning Stations: Set up learning stations. Have students read the passages and answer the questions on the tri-fold booklets (brochures). At each station, print and copy the following: Photo Posters Fact Sheets Reading Passages Tri-fold Booklets (2 pages) Map Activities Activities: There are lots of activities included for group work, fast-finishers, whole group discussion, homework, or for reviewing at the end of the unit: Fact or Fiction Activity Five Fact Webs Fill-in-the-blanks Related Products ► Native Americans - Nez Perce - {Articles, Activities, Vocabulary, and Flip Book} ► Native Americans - Seminole {Articles, Activities, Vocabulary, and Flip Book} ► Native Americans - Sioux {Articles, Activities, Vocabulary, and Flip Book} ► Native Americans - The Hopi {Articles, Activities, Vocabulary, and Flip Book} ► Native Americans - The Inuit- {Articles, Activities, Vocabulary, and Flip Book} ► Native Americans - The Kwakiutl- {Articles, Activities, Vocabulary, & Flip Book} ► Native Americans - The Pawnee {Articles, Activities, Vocabulary, and Flip Book} ► Native Americans - The Wampanoag Activities {Articles, Activities, & Flip Book} CHECK OUT MY OTHER POPULAR SOCIAL STUDIES UNITS: Civil War Unit Westward Expansion Unit 13 Colonies Unit Revolutionary War Unit Ancient Rome Unit Early Explorers Unit Three Branches of Government Unit US Constitution Unit U.S. Landforms Unit Ancient Egypt Unit JUST FOR YOU!! To assess the quality and see the style of my work please check out these two FREE activity packs by clicking below: Earth Day Activity Pack Amelia Earhart Activity Pack Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER to gain access to our FREE Library of Classroom Resources, special giveaways, and to see our products in action! HEART 2 HEART TEACHING ********************************************************************* ***Please know that I spend a lot of time researching, creating, writing, and proofreading my work but even after several revisions there may still be a typo or grammatical error. Please let me know if you find a typo or feel that a correction is needed. Just click on the Ask a Question section or email me at [email protected] versus leaving negative feedback so that I can fix it as soon as possible. I value your input to make my products the highest quality possible. Thank you in advance for your help and support! Copyright © Heart 2 Heart Teaching LLC. All rights reserved. This file is intended for classroom and personal use only. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: **You may print for your personal, classroom use, and non-commercial use only. **Clipart, graphics, photographs, found inside this product are copyrighted. They may not be extracted from this file without written permission from the original artist(s).

This product includes diagrams about the Plateau Native Americans, 10 short answer questions, a chart to complete based on information from the text in the chart, and a writing prompt activity. Perfect for use after introducing the Plateau Native Americans in a Native American unit or for a quick test prep review of interpreting data on charts and graphs. Check out my entire Fourth Grade SS Reading Passages For the Year BUNDLE! Check out my entire Fourth Grade SS Interactive Sorts For the Year BUNDLE! -Science Passages for the Year! -Government MEGA Bundle! Thanks & Happy Teaching!-Bow Tie Guy ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ***************************************************************************** Have a question? Click here to send me an email!

Save $! This 3-Pack includes all Templates and complete Instructions for my Igloo, Longhouse, and Teepee projects. - The Igloo is a replication of dwellings used by the Inuit Eskimos. - The Longhouse is a replication of the dwellings used by the agricultural Native Americans of the northeast. This p...

To maximize the chances your package will arrive before Christmas, please order BEFORE November 24 Up for sale today is this North Dakota highway 46 sign. Made to the exact state standard used from 1926 to about 1929. An original of these is very rare to find; the original style chief with the fancy headdress seen here has long ago entirely disappeared from service, and even the more modern variant with a black background and a simplified outline is being phased out. Here is your chance to own an excellent display piece, without breaking the bank. The sign is flat printed on steel, with completely accurate layout and fonts. It weighs about 4 pounds, 6 ounces, and is the correct size for the early years: 15 by 15 inches. This is the original 1926 style that lacks the initials N and D in the top corners. the initials were added around 1929 first in a serif font, and then modified in 1931 to the standard block highway sign font. This is a high quality, heavy steel sign. Accept no imitations that may be one-third this price, but are one-tenth the quality. No cheap tin to be found here, with the wrong fonts, layouts, size, shape, or any other manner of embarrassing imperfection. This one will make even the most discerning collector stick their nose into the sign, as it looks that good from that close! I can of course make these signs with any route number of your choice, and not just this style, but older and newer ones, and even the classic mileage, direction, and city limit guide signs from the era. Anything you would like, made with unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A. Please note: actual international shipping will be calculated on a case by case basis. Please contact us so we can calculate the shipping for you. "Life doesn't happen along the interstates. It's against the law." - Charles Kuralt

Trekking in Sapa is one of the must-do activities for visitors to Northern Vietnam. Here's the lowdown so you can choose the best options for your trek.

Little by little I've mentioned in my posts some mistakes that you might be making as a hand embroidery beginner and warned you from some other things that you can do as a rookie. But all of it is scattered around the blog, so I thought it is a high time I make a compilation and gather all of that in one place. So here we go! The list of the most common mistakes as a hand embroidery beginner: 1. Not taking your fabric out of the hoop after stitching session So, let's say, you have an embroidery project. Or, you just stitch some random stuff on a spare piece of fabric, experimenting with your first stitches. And after you stitched a little, you put the hoop away with the fabric still trapped between the rings. Don't do that :) Fabrics are more delicate than they might seem and embroidery hoops put more pressure on them than you would imagine. So, if you keep your fabric in a hoop for a long time – several days, a week or even more – the creases from the hoop will be veeery hard to get rid of later. The fabric will sort of “remember” that position in the hoop, and it will just stay in that state. You won't be able to iron the creases out completely. And doing some hardcore washing rituals will likely hurt the embroidery that you did on that fabric. So the tip is: after every stitching session, take the fabric out of the hoop. Let it rest, because it was under a big pressure while you were stitching your heart away :) *By the way, consider binding your hoop. There are some very serious benefits of doing that, and your fabric will be thankful!* The only exception is when you want to keep your embroidery in the hoop after finishing it, or you just use that fabric as a “draft” of sorts. 2. Using the wrong needle I know that the classification of needles can be too complicated and overwhelming to understand at first (I mean, it kind of still is for me), but choosing the right one is going to make your life as an embroidery artist so much easier. I have a post on my blog that briefly talks about the classification of needles and points out the most important features of each type, so do check it out. And here's a little lifehack from my personal experience. When I started out and was still confused about the needles too, I simply took some books and magazines where they publish the projects suiting my taste and style of stitching and looked at what kind of needles they recommended. And then I tried to source them. Actually, there is a different classification of needles in my country so sourcing exactly that type was difficult even online, and impossible in my local shops. But I kind of learned to go with the flow, decided on the most important characteristics and figured out some of my favorite needles. For my style of embroidery it is important that the shaft is thin (and preferably long) and the tip is sharp. So that's what I focus on. And, as for the other characteristic, the eye of the needle, I have them both with small eyes and larger eyes. So, take it easy here. Read about the 4 things to consider when choosing a needle and even if you are still confused about the classification and variety of types, you can go to your local store, look at the characteristics of the needles they have there (shaft, eye, tip) and make your choice based on that. 3. Stitching in the dark Please, don't do that, it will hurt your eyes! The best option is to stitch in the daylight close to the window. But surely we tend to have our daytime affairs and work, so if your usual stitching time is in the evening please do get a nice lamp for that. Like, not a ceiling or wall lamp, but a table lamp or something that is closer to your work area and with a good daylight bulb. I can't stress enough how important it is to be careful with your eyes when stitching. I've messed up very badly with my own eyes back in the days because I thought that it wouldn't be a big deal to quickly make a couple of stitches even though it was a bit dark. And what happened after that was so scary that I stopped embroidering for a while. Damaging your eyes for a couple of stitches is NOT worth it. Your eyes are more valuable, so be careful. 4. Bad posture High five to everyone who has posture problems. We're in the same boat here! Ever since high school I've always been bending my back quite low over the desk. My family calls that “writing with your nose”, is it a common saying anywhere else? Well, the thing is, I brought this habit to my needlework as well and in needlework you tend to sit in that position for quite a while. So, long story short... I've always tried this and that to improve my posture but nothing hard a long-lasting effect. So the habit stayed. And a few months ago, when I was working on “Needle painting for beginners” course, this habit brought some health issues. Because I've been filming the process of working exercises and the final project, and I was doing it in a very bad position (worse than usual so that the camera would have a better angle) and I stayed in that position for 5-6 hours. Every day. For about two weeks, I think. Soon after that I started literally having problems with breathing – I couldn't take a deep breath, only very shallow ones and I was yawning all the time. I guess my body needed oxygen? I don't really know, I just know that I didn't have enough air, I felt like my ribcage was squeezed. And my pulse also increased. Usually, you don't feel your heartbeat as you go with your day, do you? But I was feeling its beating and was conscious of it, and, not going to lie, because it was beating faster than usual, I got pretty scared there :D Anyway, after that I started doing yoga and jogging and it helped with breathing and heart beating. You might think that, well, this is an extreme example of an extremely bad posture for an extreme period of time. But I think it is simply a fast-forwarded example of what can happen in the long run. So, let's be careful! Personally, yoga became exactly what I needed. You can do some sets and compilations on Youtube for beginners. There are special videos for back and shoulders. Even just after several sessions I already felt like my back muscles were holding themselves upright and I didn't need to remind myself to sit correctly. On the contrary, it became inconvenient to sit in a bad posture and bend all the way down. Maybe you can find some other exercises for back, or wear special vests. But do consider starting to work on this problem right now! 5. Overstretching or under stretching your fabric Okay, back to embroidery-specific matters! When you hoop your fabric, the most important is that it is drum taut. For that, you will probably have to adjust the screw on top of it. It is not hard, I'm sure you will get how to achieve that. And while you are embroidering, it is normal that the fabric's tension will weaken a little bit. When it happens, you can adjust the tension again by pulling the fabric a little in the vertical or horizontal direction (not diagonal). However, under stretching your fabric is just as harmful for your embroidery as overstretching it. Both can result in puckering. You can usually see if you overstretched your fabric when the grid of the weaving gets wavy. It means that you pulled the fabric in one place more than in other places. Actually, I have this problem too! If I'm embroidering for a while and need to adjust the tension of my fabric, I just can't seem to be able to do it evenly. So I either pull the fabric very slightly, or take the hoop off completely and put it on again. And if the fabric still started puckering, here's what you can do to fix it. 6. Thread is too long This mistake is also what I remember from my own experience as a newbie. I used to think that it is easier to cut a long piece of thread and work with it until it finishes rather than cut shorter ones and start and end them again and again. Well, that was wrong of me to do :D First of all, your thread wears down while you are stitching. The end which you use when you just start stitching will look fresher, shinier and “healthier” than the other end after some stitching is done. You will surely start to notice it if you pay some attention. And the length of thread will not improve anything in this situation. You will just have about a half of that length completely worn out and not looking so pretty on fabric. Secondly, the longer thread you are using, the more prone it is to tangling. Which is another headache (here are some tips on how to avoid thread tangling). So, cut the thread shorter. With time you will figure out the length that you prefer the most but it definitely shouldn't be more than two forearms. Besides, starting and ending thread extra time will not actually take you that long :) 7. Dirty hands Be honest, do you drink tea or coffee with cookies at your desk while you are embroidering? ;) Because I do :D But I'm careful! It is really hard to resist to have some snack by your side while you're working/doing homework/doing any brainwork or even physical labor. Maybe that's why many of us crave to have a cup of favorite beverage and a treat when we embroider. But let's be smart about it, okay? We don't want to smear the fabric or thread with greasy and dirty hands. That's why cookies, candies, and fruit are allowed at the desk when the needlework, fabrics, and thread are hidden in the drawer/put away in a safe distance. After we have our snack and get a bit of rest, we wash our hands (+optional: apply hand cream), and only then we take our embroidery out again and continue. By the way, don't forget to have a bottle of water at your desk and keep hydrated. 8. Clumpy thread, long thread stretches at the back We don't look at the back of your embroidery all the time so sometimes there are some “amazing” things happening there that we discover too late. For example, clumpy thread. It's when your thread tangles on the backside but you don't see it and you continue stitching happily. And if you are attentive then you will probably wonder why your thread suddenly feels shorter. That's because a chunk of it got stuck at the back. Or, when the stretches of thread are too long at the back. That's not good because in case you pull your thread even just slightly too much, it can result in puckering. And if you keep the stretch weak, the last stitch before that would weaken and get loose. So, our prevention methods: To avoid clumpy thread and other “surprises” at the back, constantly feel it and track it with the free fingers at the back. In case the tangle happened after all and it annoys you, here's a way to fix it. To avoid long stretches of thread, when you need to travel from one point to another, couch your thread under some stitches in between. I have an old post here which is not exactly about it, but it shows how you can do it. I do that with small stitches there, but you can slide your needle under the body of long and short stitching, for example, too. Just slide your needle under some stitches until you get to the desired destination. You can also make a few tiny anchoring stitches on your way to the next point. Or simply end the thread and start it at the new place :) 9. Investing too much I already warned about it in my tips for beginners post, but I thought it is still important to include here too. At the very beginning, when you are still not sure which style of embroidery you like the most, what kind of fabric you actually enjoy working on, which thread brings you joy, when you still don't have a clear idea what exactly you want to do, it is better to be a bit more modest in your expenses. Because chances are that you will see beautiful Crewel pieces there on Pinterest, and being so in awe and inspired, you will buy wool thread, crewel needles, twill fabric, books, and kits, only to discover after a couple of weeks that the experimental blackwork stitches you made a day ago actually brought you more joy. You know what I mean? 10. Focusing on earning money / followers If you are into it because you want to have a following or you want to earn good money... I personally think it is better to do a self-check here. That is definitely not something that should be your priority, especially at the very start. Dear friend, if that is your main goal, then I'm afraid that the embroidery you do will be lifeless, lacking personality and spark. Instead, focus on what brings you joy, what makes you feel better and how you can actually spread that joy and happiness with people around you :) Popularity and money might come, or they might not. But at the very least, you did something that you enjoy! Don't get me wrong, having long-term goals and aspirations is cool. Making embroidery your main occupation is cool. But don't let it cloud your vision so much that you lose your own individuality and betray your passion. Focus on your art, be sincere, work hard and the rest will come, God willing! -BONUS- 11. Overthinking This is actually common among all newbie artists, whatever art form they are pursuing. But we all tend to think low of ourselves and that we will never reach the same level of skills as that one cool artist. But have you ever sat and considered that all the “cool” stuff from that one artist you see in the books or online is actually a result of thousands of hours of training? We all started somewhere. There is not a person who was born with a needle and thread in their hands and started making masterpieces in the crib. It's all the result of work and practice. You just don't see the start of that journey. You only see the result. I ramble more about this topic in my Fear of talent post, so if you need an extra reminder that no, you are not talentless, and yes, you can achieve the same level of skills and even more, then head there :) Wow, looks like this essay came to an end. Congratulations if you made it this far! Keep embroidering, don't be afraid of making mistakes and enjoy this journey!

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