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US Presidents!!! In this lesson, we will list all US Presidents in order. Below are the 45 men who have served as president of the United States. US Presidents The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term by ... Read more

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I am so so excited to be linking up with The Primary Chalkboard for the No Worksheet Wednesdays series! How did this idea start? It was the idea of the amazing Christina, from Sugar and Spice with Miss DeCarbo. She had just returned from the National Reading Recovery Conference, and had picked up a few professional reading books. Among them, was the book: A lively and interesting discussion followed, and we all agreed that it was time to go "back to basics." So here we are! Future link-ups will be held on these dates: March 11th March 18th March 25th So, what did I do two Wednesdays ago in preparation for this link-up? Well, we were still working on our Presidents' Day Flip Book. More specifically, we were set to read and learn about the responsibilities of the president. I knew I needed to get my second graders to a place where they could accomplish this task on Thursday: So, before we read the text, we focused on some hands-on vocabulary building...old school style, and made Word Posters. Here's how I did it: 1) Required Skills Mini-Lesson: Whole class mini-lesson on dictionary skills (abc order and guide words) 2) Guided Practice: We did a sample poster together. I left it pretty open-ended, and told them they could represent the word in any way they thought would be helpful. (pictures, definition, examples, cut-out photographs, and even non-examples) 3) Guidelines and Expectations: Ok, here is where I botched it up. We do a lot of inquiry work in my classroom. Kids are working together on a regular basis. So, I skipped the expectations talk, and just let them get to work. Big mistake! I had to stop our session, pull everyone back to the carpet, and go over our rules for working together. Here is the poster I have in my classroom. These are the rules that we have come up with together, during the course of the year. Each time we have a collaborative task, we always wrap it up with a discussion about our "successes" and "challenges". Students share any issues that came up in their groups, and then students work on coming up with a solution. We add the solutions to our poster. This makes the rules relevant and meaningful to my students. 4) Independent Practice: Students went off with their partners to go create their posters. They looked up their word in a dictionary, and worked on paraphrasing what their word meant. I made sure the poster paper was large enough so that all 3 group members could be contributing to their poster at the same time. By leaving this task open, all students were able to participate. I loved that even my students who struggle with reading and writing were able to add drawings and labels that represented their word, and made their learning evident. All Hands On Deck = A Happy Teacher! Here are a few finished posters: Think the poster above is a little bare? That's ok, because we will add examples and character's names throughout the year who demonstrate this trait! "collaborative" Their posters were seriously cute and authentic (not perfect), and they loved making them! As a teacher, the discussions I heard while walking around were rich and meaningful. Students were negotiating, compromising, agreeing and disagreeing respectfully, and coming to a consensus. 5) Group Presentations: Each group was then asked to present their word to the class. Each student was expected to contribute to their group's presentation. After the group is done, we use a wonderful idea I got from Stephanie Harvey. After students share, the audience may respond with: a) Comment b) Connection (In my classroom, this has become "Important Connection", to make sure we stay focused on the big ideas) c) Question, d) I also added the option of "Suggestion". The audience members usually have lots of suggestions for each group. After all groups had finished, I gave all of the groups an additional 5 minutes to add any ideas to their posters. These posters now hang in our classroom, and are a great focus wall for character trait discussions during our ELA block. 6) Debrief: Don't forget to go over the "successes and challenges" of working together. The next day, we were all set to read! We did a quick review of the words using a Powerpoint that I had made (which I will get into in a future post). (BTW: My approach to vocabulary instruction is based on the work of Isabel Beck. If you have not read her book...it is amazing!) Affiliate link below. With all of this background knowledge about the vocabulary, the students did a wonderful job finding text evidence to complete our reading task, the following day! To learn more about vocabulary instruction or the Let's Learn about Presidents' Day Flip Book, click here or on the image below. Here is a little freebie poster that you could use in your room for having students respond to each other. This poster works well for all subject areas, including math! Don't forget to check out all of these other amazing No Worksheet Wednesday ideas. (click below) Nicole

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President Nelson’s Challenge to the Youth – Handouts to help keep them on track and remember the counsel from the prophet! In a special devotional in June President Nelson of the LDS Church spoke to the youth and gave them a challenge! Well he listed 5 specific challenges, things they can do that will make ... Read More about President Nelson’s Challenge to the Youth

*I just updated this to include a link to the full document at the bottom of this post. I am so excited so many have joined me in doing this challenge. I know we're blessed for following counsel from the leaders of our church. If the link doesn't work, feel free to email me at ashleyjaggi at gmail.* One of the leaders in my church issued a challenge in January to read all the citations about Jesus Christ as listed in the back of the scriptures and promised those listening that if they would proceed to learn all they can about Jesus Christ, their love for Him and for God’s laws would grow beyond what they could currently imagine. This seemed overwhelming and I quickly gave up. But then he posted that he did this in just 6 weeks and gave us an idea of how in this post. Here is the picture he posted. There are 2,249 citations in the scriptures we use. Now that he made it more concrete for me, I'm going to try again. I plan to break it into 90 days, which is 25 citations a day. I copied the citations into a word doc similar to the printed sheets he used to help me keep track. I can send them to you if you'd like. :) Here is a link to the full doc. I printed the first page separately as a reference throughout and then the pages 2 to 30 front and back. Want to join me?

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I am SO EXCITED to share this Escape Room with you! Our stake president asked all the youth in our stake to review the worldwide youth devotional with President and Sister Nelson titled Hope of Isr…

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Free, printable presidential election lap book for the upcoming 2020 United States presidential election. Features candidates, vocabulary, and more.

A recipe given to President Eisenhower by Queen Elizabeth II for drop scones, also known as Scottish pancakes.

The Past and Present This is an introductory mini-unit on past and present! It includes: - A worksheet on the meaning of past and present - Task Cards and two activities - A cut and paste activity - 5 Worksheets to complete on the past/present - A wrap-up activity to show their understanding Check out my other social studies products aimed at little learners! Biographies for Little Learners! Keep in Touch! Follow me on Instagram for updates, new products, and what I use and do in my classroom: Fun in 401 keywords: preschool, kindergarten, first grade, social studies, past, now, future, no prep, worksheets, activities

Your students will love these Election Day Activities For Kinder - books, mock voting, learninging about elections, and so much more.

Ever wondered what the apostles looked like growing up? Here's a glimpse at our beloved apostles as children.

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Need a new game to play? The President Card Game is a blast to play and beyond simple to learn! It's perfect for the whole family.

Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States. His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.

A list of picture book biographies of the US Presidents that make great reading for kids on Presidents' Day or all year long.

Do you teach with Kid President videos? If not, you should! Read 10 reasons to use them to teach language, writing, kindness, and community building.

I made a meeting agenda for the Relief Society Presidency. It has been in my mind to help them in their meetings. In this way, import...

From New York Times bestselling author of The Dollar Series comes the first novel in a dark romance duet. She is a woman divided. Her past, present, and future are as twisted as the lies she's lived for the past eight years. Desperate to get the truth, she must turn to the one man who may also be her greatest enemy . . . He is the president of Pure Corruption MC. A heartless biker and retribution-deliverer. He accepts no rules, obeys no one, and lives only to reap revenge on those who wronged him. And now he has stolen her, body and soul. Can a woman plagued by mystery fall in love with the man who refuses to face the truth? And can a man drenched in darkness forgo his quest for vengeance-and finally find redemption? Ruin & Rule is a full-length book at 436 pages and ends on a cliffhanger. Cleo and Kill's story continues in Sin & Suffer.

Looking for activities using president facts for kids? This free printable U.S. Presidents crossword puzzle (which includes an answer key) is perfect for upper elementary, middle school, and high school students.

En cette saison d’examens universitaires, arrêtons-nous un instant pour nous rappeler les paroles émouvantes de ce savant bien-aimé de l’Amérique, George W. Bush, parlant en Floride en 2007 au débu…

Dwight Eisenhower lived one of the most productive lives you can imagine.

Thank you so much to all of you who really have like the Relief Society Meeting Agenda. It was viewed, shared and pinned many times. I hope...