FREE Call Backs and attention getters for the kindergarten classroom! Great classroom management tool!

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!

Shake the cobwebs out of your marriage. Spring cleaning isn't just about the house.

Looking For An Easy Music Game for your Class? You've come to the right place! I'm sharing an easy music game I like to do in the spring time with my preschool, kindergarten and 1st graders. Check out this easier version of the game "Little Bird" and be sure to share your thoughts in the comment section below. Easier Game Version: Little Bird Have the class sit in a straight line along the wall. Select two students to make a window by joining each others hands high above their heads so the other children can fly under their hands. The teacher will call out a color such as red birds. Anyone that is wearing red clothes will pretend to be a red bird and fly through the window as the class sings the song. Repeat the game by singing the song again and picking a different color bird to play the game. Continue the game calling out different color birds to go through the window. (Yellow, orange, green, black, blue, white, red, pink, brown, purple, grey birds) I like to make it more fun by calling for girl birds, boy birds and all birds. Most students will get several turns to go through the window since they will have more than one color on their clothes. Teacher Tips: 1. Let the children take turns forming the window throughout the game. 2. It's much easier to have the preschool or kindergarten classes fly around the room without using the two student window. They have just as much fun pretending to fly around like birds. You can find loads of fun music games and singing games Here! Enjoy this fun game with your classes! Sherry Stucki :)

May is Mary's Month! It is my favorite month of the year. Now that I have my own house and am not renting, I decided it was time to plant a Marian garden! Many flowers and plants have "religious names." I rounded up a bunch of options for sowing that can be done in May. You can download the PDF here of what seeds you

Spring clean your Rocketbook, notes and app to make sure that you’re making the most of your Rocketbook experience. These tips will have you organized ASAP.

Capture Instagram-famous churches and hike idyllic trails with our complete guide to visiting Val di Funes in the Dolomites, Italy.

In this article I teach you how to identify true dandelion from false dandelion so you can start foraging for dandelion!

Passion projects have changed my relationships with my students forever.

Limited Time: Fall Book Club BUNDLE! Check out the limited-time Fall Book Club Bundle! It includes 12 weeks of themed printables, activities, and more! YES! I want this AMAZING bundle before it's gone forever! 🙌

Propagating fuchsias from cuttings is extremely easy, as they root rather quickly. Fuchsia cuttings can be taken anytime from spring through fall, with spring being the most ideal time. Click here to

Just as the years moves on so does Ali Smith with the third volume of her seasonal quartet. Now, its spring time, the time of the year between death and re-birth, between the end and a new beginnin…

Sometimes, we're using project-based learning and other times, we're just doing projects. Here's a project based learning ideas checklist to help clarify.

Happy first day of March! Only 20 more days until spring. Somebody shout a HALELUJAH to that! Springtime always gives me that sense of readiness, aliveness, expectant-ness, and a bunch of other -ne…

Don't miss our Spring Cleaning Tips and grab our awesome 30 Day Cleaning Challenge printable checklist to keep your home clean year round!

It's time to get your chickens ready for Spring. After a long winter of being cooped up, it's time to clean it all out! Here are the 7 chores and health checks I do every spring to get the chickens and their coop ready for the new season. Infographic at the end to save for a reminder list!

Imbolc bringer of Spring is the ancient Celtic celebration between winter and summer. Falling on the 2nd February it is also known as Candlemas. It has a fascinating history. Did you know? Brigid the Goddess of fire, and the Christian, St Brigit both have the lighting of candles in their ceremonies.

Circle time includes songs, verses, movement activities, and games. Does it work for homeschooling? Yes! Here ideas for how to do circle time at home.

The four corners icebreaker game is one of my favorites! It's quick and easy. It will get people up and moving. Read the full directions here.

This packet includes BOTH silly SPRING sentences (pg 2 -7) and spring story ideas focusing on characters, settings and problems (pg 8-10). This packet contains SPRING ideas that includes butterfly, caterpillar, raindrops, umbrella, garden, flowers, animals, garden gnomes, puppies, kittens and much, much more! All you need is to print and use a dice! (You can laminate as well). You can use this for March, April, May and June. Perfect for after that holiday slump for sentence building! If students are unable to write, you can help students by practicing how to organize / write by having them tell you a story using the ideas. This could also be used as reading practice or articulation practice. Silly Spring Sentences Directions: Roll a dice. On the first roll, find the number of dice you rolled and write down the first words. Do the same for the 2nd and 3rd roll. Now you have a silly Spring sentence! Silly Stories Directions: Roll a dice three times to find out the setting, characters and then problem. Write a story using the setting, characters and problem. CLICK HERE TO GET ROLL A DICE SILLY SENTENCES WITH VISUALS CLICK HERE TO GET ROLL A DICE SILLY VALENTINE'S DAY SENTENCES CLICK HERE TO GET MORE ROLL A DICE WINTER PRACTICE CLICK HERE TO GET ROLL A DICE WINTER HOLIDAY PRACTICE This is perfect for RTI / MTSS as an intervention for hand strength and pre-handwriting skills.This is great for visual scanning, visual perceptual skills, coordination, visual motor integration and fine motor. This is also a perfect activity for occupational therapists OT, teachers, speech pathologists SLP, special education SPED teachers and other school professionals while working on skills! This could be used for a spring party or for homework or centers. I am a school occupational therapist who has a doctorate in occupational therapy. I work closely with special education and general education staff adapting material. This is where I get my inspiration for this material. I have used my materials with a variety of children with different disabilities including learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism, sensory processing disorder, ADD, ADHD, visual impairments, deaf/hard of hearing, cerebral palsy, down syndrome and more. DISCLAIMER: By using this, you agree that this activity is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or occupational therapist. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. Please speak with your physician or OT if you have questions. Stop any activity if you are unsure about a child’s reaction or ability.

7 Earth Day Activities for STEM & Technology that your elementary students need to try. From digital interactive notebooks to coding, celebrate in a new way

These easy home renovations are proof you don't have to spend a lot to finally tackle those home improvement projects you've had on your to-do list.

Spring in Seattle brings the start of sunny days, and there are plenty of places to explore. Here's what to do in Seattle in the spring.

Visiting Disney's Aulani resort for the first time? Here are 10 Disney Aulani mistakes to avoid when visiting the resort!

Spring is one of the best, most magical times to see Mt. Fuji of the whole year. Here are several vantage points that offer the most impressive view of "Fuji-san", plus tips on predicting Mt. Fuji's visibility.

Gyazo is the easiest way to record screenshots & videos you can share instantly. Save time with async visual communication that's effortless and engaging.

I began the Year of Microadventure campaign to challenge people to spend one night a month out in the wild. I knew full well that only a certain breed of person would be up for sleeping on a hill in January or […]

Spring cleaning is about to begin if it hasn't already. In my house, spring cleaning started on Imbolc and boy am I feeling good about it. There are few things I love more than a clean, organized home. While there are tons of blogs and even an entire Netflix series out there to help you clean and organize your home, no matter what time of year it is, there aren't too many focusing on the witchy side of cleaning. We all know that you need to routinely cleanse your home and self, especially before and after working with spirits. Its common courtesy to make sure your guests have a "clean" space to visit and its common sense to make sure those guest leave completely when you ask them to. Sometimes you cleanse because things just feel "heavy" or the vibrations in your home are just off. This is usually the type of cleanser I am. When my home begins to feel heavy or I notice I have no energy or motivation, I realize its time to cleanse everything and raise that vibration through the roof! But let's be honest here; when was the last time you completely and thoroughly cleansed your home and I mean deeply cleansed your home? Mine was when I moved into the home a couple of years ago. Yeah, it's been a while, and it has probably been a while for you too. While routine cleansings are great and work really well, energy sometimes gets trapped under furniture that never moves, behind the fridge, or in a closet you rarely open. It's important to make sure that every so often you get rid of the stagnate energy hiding around your home. This is where this ritual comes in. This Deep House Cleansing Ritual is designed to remove any and all stagnate or negative energy from the home and leave it feeling light and airy. You'll feel the effects immediately. What You'll Need Image or representation of a scavenger animal, such as a vulture, coyote, or raccoon 1 white tea light or small white candle in a holder 4 quartz crystals 1 malachite crystal 3 amethyst crystals 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary (or some dried to spread around) 5 fresh sage leaves (or some dried to spread about) Sage bundle Bowl of salt water Salt (and lots of it) Matches/lighter Broom What to Do Begin by completely cleaning your home from top to bottom, and I mean cleaning. Get underneath furniture, clean out that closet of yours you never open, and vacuum up all the cobwebs in the corner of that guest bedroom you forgot you had. You want to make sure you stir up all the energy in your home. If you don't have time to clean or your home is already pretty clean and well-organized, go ahead and vacuum or sweep to get any debris off the floor. When you are done cleaning the floor, walk around your home clapping, especially in places that you don't visit often, behind doors, in room corners, and under furniture. Between sweeping and clapping, you will have stirred up the energy in your home enough for this ritual to be effective. Once your house is cleaned or you have finished stirring up the energy in the home, set up an altar in a central place, such as a living room or kitchen table. It will need to be off the floor and large enough for you to display your items and encircle it in salt. Place the image of the scavenger in the center with the candle behind/above the image. Around the image and candle, place your quartz crystals facing outward at each corner. In front of the image (South) place your malachite while filling in the other cardinal directions with amethyst. Place 4 sage leaves next to the quartz at the corners and 2 sprigs of rosemary on the left and right side (East and West). Encircle the entire altar in a ring of salt. After your altar is set up, invoke the spirit of your scavenger to help clear all negative and stale energy and aid in your ritual to completely cleanse your home. Say, "Spirit of [animal name] I invoke thee to cleanse the negative and stale energy from my home. I ask for your aid as I perform this cleansing ritual. I empower thee with quartz, amethyst, and malachite, to bring purification, balance, and prosperity to this home. With rosemary and sage, I empower thee with purifying energy and ask that these plants protect my home and those within it. So shall it be." Light the white candle and say, "By this candle, I begin this ritual to purify and cleanse my home. When the candle is snuffed out, the ritual is done and no negative energy shall remain." Next, begin spreadly salt all over your floors. If you have carpet, baking soda should be used instead. It doesn't matter which direction you move, as long as all the floors are covered. Once complete, begin sweeping (or vacuuming) from the Northwest to the Southeast. As you sweep chant, "With this broom, I sweep away all negativity. Only happiness and positivity remains." When you are complete, you should have nothing but salt and maybe a small amount of debris. Flush this down the toilet, imaging all the negativity flushing with it. If you vacuumed up baking soda or have too much debris to safely flush, throw the remains in the garbage and remove it from your home. Next, place the last leaf of sage and sprig of rosemary in your bowl of salt water. Using the rosemary, asperge (sprinkle) the water counterclockwise around your home while chanting, "By water and earth I cleanse this home. Only love and happiness may enter here." Next, light your sage bundle and smoke cleanse counterclockwise around your home while chanting, "By fire and air, I cleanse this home. Only love and happiness may enter here." When you are finished, spend some time meditating in front of your altar. Feel how light and airy the home now feels. Allow the candle to burn out on its own and thank the animal spirit for aiding in your cleansing ritual. You will likely wish to bathe at the end of this ritual to remove negatively that may have latched on to you. Why You Did It Why was this ritual set up the way it was? This is something I decided to do for each of my spells and rituals posted on this blog because I felt a lot of times we find a spell online and go through the motions without really understanding why it was done the way it was. So why the scavenger altar? First and foremost, scavengers are natural cleaners; they come through and pick up all the "rotten garbage" and dispose of it so the ecosystem can remain healthy. Without scavengers, there would be an increased risk of contracting a potentially deadly pathogen. Because of this, they are strongly associated with cleansing, which is perfect for a cleansing ritual. On my altar, I have a coyote skull as my centerpiece, but a picture, drawing, statue, or plastic toy will do the trick just as well. The white candle above the scavenger image is for cleansing and purification as white and fire are both cleansings in nature. White reflects all light, thus removing all energy from it, while fires often rip through a landscape destroying everything in its wake to allow new beginnings. The candle was also used to activate and close the spell once the altar is set up. The quartz crystals around the scavenger image are for cleansing and purification, as well as to amply the effects of the spell. Amethyst is a balancing crystal while malachite is used to bring prosperity (being green and all), both energies you want to remain in your home when you are done with this ritual. Sage and rosemary are both strongly associated with purification and cleansing, partly due to their strong aromas and their antibacterial tendencies. The entire altar was in the center of a ring of salt, as salt is purifying and cleansing, this association coming from its use in drying and disinfecting wounds and traditional folklore saying ghosts and demons cannot cross a line of salt. We placed this altar at the center of the home or in a room frequently traveled because this area is the heart of your home and where any cleansing journey should begin. The magic and energy in that space are usually already high, and the scavenger spirit can use that energy to boost the power of the ritual. The salt on the floor was used for the same reason as the salt around the altar. Sweeping with salt is a folkloric tradition said to remove negative energies and purify a place. As you swept or vacuumed, you did so from Northwest to Southeast to banish the negativity from your home. If you used a broom to do this ritual, you increased the spell potency because brooms are closely associated with cleansing and purification because of their cleaning nature. By flushing the salt down the toilet or discarding them outside the home, you made sure that the energies you were banishing were not welcome back. Coming behind the sweeping with the sage and rosemary salt water and sage smoke further cleansed the home by invoking the elements to aid in the cleansing process. As mentioned before, salt, rosemary, and sage are all heavily associated with cleansing and purification. Water is known as the great purifier as it washes everything away, while Air is able to stir up negative energy so it can float out of the home. Walking counterclockwise was done to banish the negative energies from the home. Looking to break this spell? Unfortunately, this isn't a spell to be broken. Once you have cleansed the negativity from your home, it will not be welcome back. However, if you are looking to get rid of the scavenger spirit, simply thank it and ask it to leave. Feel free to leave an additional offering if you do not feel the herbs were enough. Remember to record this ritual on your ritual/spell worksheet and have fun cleansing your home this Spring. I hope it brings you as much joy as it brings me!

Print this fall cleaning checklist to get a head start on tidying up your home for the holidays! Hey friends! Time is definitely getting away from me lately.

First time to Dublin? Here's the perfect 4-day itinerary to introduce you to the many charms of this Fair City!