I have plans to do a few sets of printable packs based on social concepts. I've already done two on feelings and emotions, but I wanted to get into other realms as well. So, to
"Don't just pin it - try it out! Pinning with purpose is a blog full of tried and true pinned items, LDS, family, and holiday activities."
Inside Out games have never been more fun. Play this Printable Inside Out Emotions Board Game to teach colors and emotions to
I took the character cam out on a field trip and look at all of the engaging anchor charts we spotted: Anchor charts make me happy!
"Don't just pin it - try it out! Pinning with purpose is a blog full of tried and true pinned items, LDS, family, and holiday activities."
I have only done this game with the Senior primary and it was a complete hit! I'm sure it would work for Junior too. So here's our Sing or Dare cans (you better believe I opened up a can of kidney beans and sweet corn on Sunday morning just for this activity, hehehe! :) Inside each can are the sticks that have how we will sing the song (any song works!) OR their dare! Pick a "reverent helper" one at a time and have them decide "sing or dare?" Then they pick a stick out of that can and read aloud! Sing: -Play Stop & Go while you sing ____ (You pick the song/verse) Leave out 2 keywords in the 1st verse. (I would write them on the board) Girls face left, boys face right while you sing. Rub your belly, pat your head as you sing. Stand on one foot while you sing, if you drop the other foot, sit down. "Buzz" instead of sing the word "the" Dare: -Tell us your favorite thing about primary! -Name 3 latter-day prophets (if they need a hint say-- who was the first prophet? Who's our prophet now? Remember the one before him? -Give everyone in your class a high 5! -Give your teacher a hug :) -Stand on your chair & shout "I Love primary!" -Give the primary president a high five. -Tell us the names of everyone in your class -Hop on one foot around the podium 3 x! -Lead the music for us! (Do a quick lesson on count, or just have them lead a triangle, or back & forth or have them spell their name in cursive ;)!) HAVE FUN with this!! If you have multiple songs you are reviewing, you can just write the titles on the board and rotate through them!
I have a new calling at my church! . I've been in activity days. Primary. Relief Society...and now I'm back in Young Woman's! (If you want to know more about my church...go here!) The miamaids
Literacy Development. Well, there’s a teacher phrase if I’ve ever heard one! What does this mean really? In simple terms, these are the stages that kids typically pass through in regards to their reading and spelling skills. As you can clearly see, that was too long for a title. 😉 I’m excited to explore literacy development in ... Read More about 5 Stages of Literacy Development
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another of the GLAD strategies that I am using in my class. From this we make new songs each day and they write their own leaf poems -- to be seen soon!!
Young students love to act like scientists! This pack includes posters, 1/4 page cards to sequence and a generic science experiment recording sheet. If you enjoy this pack, check out my other science packs I have available! Freebie offered under Scrappin Doodle license #TPT52884...
Nurture emotional intelligence in children with expert teaching strategies. Unlock their potential for self-awareness, empathy, and healthy relationships.
While all of my students have different struggles, they all need intensive teaching to develop language and language concepts. Here is a list of tips to help you support your students with language based disabilities. 1.) Give students a reason to communicate by sabotaging their environment. There are many ways to do this depending on ... Read More about 10 Tips for Language Development
Project/Inquiry Based Learning has been a passion of mine ever since I discovered it about 5 years ago. Since then, I have stepped out of m...
When I'm unsure of my parenting, I turn to scripture to guide me. These 5 favorite verses to teach your preteen daughter have made such a difference for us.
Learn how to make a hurricane tube of your own - a great activity for when you are studying weather, or space, or just want a fun activity for kids.
Stop taking away recess and using other punishments to control your students. Find success with 10 powerful classroom management strategies!
Welcome to one of my hundreds of character building posts. Today we focus on respect. These 20 ways to teach kids about respect include my previous lessons, crafts, activities, book collections and thoughts about teaching kids the importance of showing respect. I am also including other ideas I’ve found around the web so you are...Read More
I knew that I wanted to do a fun project involving the tops from baby wipes containers ever since I saw this post from I Can Teach My Child on Pinterest. I started saving wipes lids and was inspir…
UPDATE: The AIMS Educational Foundation has written a blog post about my 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice! It's called Making Sense of Common Core in the Classroom. You can find it HEREThe Com
Read aloud time is a very sacred, coveted time in our classroom. My kids beg for more of it and some of the best conversations and deepest thinking happens during this time. We are starting my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE read aloud in our classroom this week, The Westing Game. We are knee-deep in our character unit […]
Looking to jazz up your youth group? Starting a new group at your church? Here are more than 50 ideas that will make your weekly youth meetings the place to be!
Happy Friday Friends! I hope everyone had a great week! I am not feeling good (ears, throat, tired..blah!) Hoping to have a relaxing weekend of nothing and possibly head to the doctor tomorrow! Last school year I had strep 6 times and I don't want a repeat of that this year...no thank you! Yesterday I told you we were going to do a multiplication table project that I saw on Pinterest! Well, the kids LOVED it! They were so excited to draw and color during math! And to top it off, they did such a great job at this project! It took them about an hour to complete but the results are awesome! Here is my table before! It's not the straightest table you will see, or even, but oh well! Then, students each got an index card and pulled a multiplication problem out of a bag! They had to show that problem in one of the 5 ways I taught them-arrays, repeated addition, fact families, grouping, or skip counting. Once they did their index card in pencil, they had to show me to make sure it was correct. If it was correct, they got to color it and then had to show me on the board where it went before gluing it on! Here they are placing it on the board! All complete! Then I made a quick sign, printed out the strategy posters and added them to the top! SO cool huh? I am really proud of it! I had a few people stop in my room at the end of the day to say how cool they thought the board was! So so proud of my kiddos! And to top it off...their test today...WOW! I have been teaching 3rd grade for 4 years and this group gets it! On another note, since Halloween is right around the corner and I have yet to make anything or do anything in my classroom related to Halloween-sorry Lisa from Learning is Something to Treasure. I know you BOOed me...but I have nothing to write about:( I am SO out of the loop with this holiday this year! But now, I have made some Halloween No Homework Passes! I would LOVE to give some of these away! All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me about your favorite childhood Halloween memory-don't forget to leave your email otherwise I can't send it to you! So here are a few of mine! I remember my mom making me a bat costume in the 4th grade! It was SO cool! I lived on top of a hill with a massive driveway. I remember getting off the bus, running up the hill, still wearing my bat costume. My dad was blowing leaves and my Giant Schnauzer Jack was running to see me. Later that night I went trick or treating with my best friend Lori! I remember coming home and sorting through the candy and my baby sister Mallorie was trying to get into my bag! I also remember one more thing I just HAVE to share! My mom was the queen of making me costumes and clothing! I usually didn't match and had some very unique costumes. This next costume, well..I mean seriously...can you tell what my mom made me this year??? Take a wild guess...I am curious to see if anyone can get this! And yes, this is in 1988! I swear, one last thing:) Check back tomorrow for the start of my 600 follower giveaway! YEA! Have a great night!
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Use this list of free resources to use as social emotional learning activities to help you work with kids and young adults. As a special educator for 10 years, I can say without a doubt that we need more social emotional learning supports for kids and young adults. Some of my best days in the classr
This May package includes some really fun and applicable teaching suggestions, as well as three different group activities!
Kindergarten helps set the foundation for sped students. This post helps discuss 5 essential IEP goals for sped kindergarten students.
**EXTINCTION PRINCIPLES SHOULD NEVER BE USED WHEN STUDENT BEHAVIOR CAN HARM THE STUDENT OR PEERS.** I’m sure if you’ve spent any time working in special education you’ve heard the term extinction or planned ignoring. I wanted to take some time to dive deep into extinction with you and provide some information that will be helpful ... Read More about Extinction 101
