Lean UX has the same goal in mind as other forms of UX, it’s just that the way you work on a project is slightly different. Let’s take a look at how it works.

CC kiddos have a ton of fun with this review game whether it's played during Community Day with their friends OR at home during independent play! Questions cover material from Weeks 1-12: timeline song, English grammar, science, history sentence, skip counting, Latin, and geography. Each question card is labeled with the week so that the Classical Conversations flashcard ring can be quickly and easily used to check for correct answers. Check out the preview for a more detailed look. Click HERE for weeks 13-24! CLICK HERE for additional review materials for Classical Conversations. **NOTE TO BUYER: We are independent teacher-authors and are in no way associated with Classical Conversations. This is not an official resource from Classical Conversations** TERMS OF USE Permission is granted specifically for student or teacher use only by the original purchaser or licensee. Sharing the product link for any other use is strictly prohibited. Copying the product link and placing it on the Internet (even a classroom website or personal blog) is strictly prohibited. Doing so makes it possible for an Internet search to make the product available on the Internet, free of charge, and is a direct violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA). ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ We value your input on this product so please leave us a comment / rating! Remember you can earn credits by leaving feedback ♦TpT Credits As a follower you will be alerted as soon as Teachers R Us lists a new product or a freebie. During the first 24 hours, we often price our products at a 50% off discount. To follow, look under where our logo is located and click on “follow me”. Thank you! Have questions regarding this product? Shoot me an email at [email protected]! ♥Check out our blog ♥ ♥Follow us on Pinterest ♥ ♥Follow us on Instagram @teachersrushomeschool ♥ ♥Follow us on Facebook ♥

The five most well known classes of Vertebrates (animals with backbones) are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians. They are all part of the phylum chordata -- I remember "chordota" by thinking of spinal chord. There are also a lot of animals without backbones. These are called Invertebrates and are part of the phylum arthropoda (arthropods). Two of the most commonly known classes in this phylum are arachnids (spiders) and insects. Below is a picture of Classification of Animals. You may click on the picture to get larger and clearer view. In my next post, we will look further into each group of Vertebrates and Invertebrates.

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The shape of your nose reveals your personality-Different people have different variety of physical features. If we talk about the […]

NEWLY UPDATED 5th EDITION SCIENCE coloring pages. Every page has been edited and updated for quality and content accuracy. Enjoy coloring the science coloring pack! _________ These coloring pages are excellent resources to supplement Classical Science Memory work. 24 unique pages in all covering BIOLOGY and GEOLOGY. Including a few extras at the back because I couldn't help myself. 28 pages in all. Print, color and ENJOY! This is a digital item for INSTANT download! Please use as much as possible, print and enjoy - however this is only for personal and classroom use. Do not share digital files or sell. HOW IT WORKS........................................................................... You will receive a high resolution PDF with all the files INSTANTLY! Purchase, wait for the email from Etsy, download, print and start coloring! DETAILS........................................................................................ 24 beautiful images. (Plus 4 extras of duplicate/extra work if desired. The coloring pages were created from a passion my daughter and I share. We love science and coloring together. She would ask... "what does that mean, explain, can I color it?" We love them, my community loves them, I hope you love them too! ENJOY! Amy (and Mackenzie) By purchasing and downloading this item, you agree to abide by the terms of the below copyright. The important legal stuff that has to be here. All images, designs, and listing text © 2021 Amy Snider Design. All designs are the property of Amy Snider Design and are for personal use. Please do not distribute these digital files or the printed documents for commercial use or share with a third party. You do not have permission to take portions of this artwork and add to other creations and distribute or sell. Thank you for honoring these Copyright rules. These coloring pages are intended to compliment and expand upon the factual general knowledge material presented in classical memory work guides and is not approved or endorsed by any classical education organization. To find the approved supplemental materials refer to your classical education website.

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Colour by Capacity Use this teaching resource when teaching capacity and the terminology. Students will need to use their judgment to determine which containers in each row will hold the most and least capacity. Use also as a pre or post assessment, as homework or in maths rotations. Cut and Pasts Capacity Worksheet Students cut out a variety of objects and organise them into pairs to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of capacity. Students will use their judgment to determine which objects hold more and which hold less than others. Use this resource when teaching capacity or as a pre/post assessment. You could also use it for homework consolidation or in math rotations. Measuring with my body worksheet This template is ideal for classroom investigations, or as a homework task, when investigating the concept of measuring length. In a real world context, students use their body to compare and measure the length of objects around them, while using measurement terms and vocabulary such as; longer, shorter, taller and same length. Measure the Room Worksheet Use this template as a fun hands-on way for students to practise reading and recording measurements, using a ruler or tape measure. Student instructions: List objects in the first column. Estimate the length of each object in the second column. Measure the length of each object with a ruler or tape measure to find the actual measurement. Students draw on their knowledge of informal comparisons and make judgments to estimate the length of objects before using a measuring tool to find the actual measurement. Use as part of maths rotations, as partner work or as a homework task. Heavy or Light cut and paste activity A simple cut and paste sorting activity to get students classifying objects into heavy and light categories. Students cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page and glue them into either the heavy of light column. Heaver and Lighter Worksheet A worksheet for students to make comparisons and judgements about objects and their mass. Use this worksheet when exploring mathematical vocabulary, heavier and lighter. Students compare and make judgments about the mass of objects, using their knowledge and understanding of objects in real world context to classify objects as heavier or lighter than others.

"A good teacher is a master of simplification and an enemy of simplism." ~Louis A. Berman

Help your third-grader learn to recognize quadrilaterals with this geometry worksheet.

Commutative, associative, distributive... the math property terms can be a bit intimidating for elementary students being introduced to the addition and multiplication properties. I know some teachers

Not your typical crossword, this puzzle will have your child learning to recognize the shapes of the continents. Great for map skills and vocabulary!

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Now that I am going to be officially homeschooling 3 kiddos (eek!), I am trying to take a little extra time this summer to plan out our lesson plans and ideas for the upcoming Fall year. I will be homeschooling one 3rd grader and two Kindergarteners. Typically, I like to keep things very simple with our homeschooling. We keep "the main things the main things" as I've been told. We stick to the memory work, Bible, Math, Phonics, and Handwriting (ok, and a little Spanish, Drawing, and Piano here and there). We read library books each week that correlate with our memory work. But, in addition to that, I like to have my options open in case we need a little creative inspiration. There are SO many ideas surrounding Columbus. So excited! HISTORY Here are a couple of Columbus Ideas: This used to be a set sold by Oriental Trading Company, but I feel confident we can make it without the set! These egg cup ships are another option. All it takes is an egg carton, play dough, and toothpicks. Lots of other Columbus ideas here. Another idea: have the kids decorate paper towel rolls to use as their telescopes. {Tutorial here by Crayola} Snack idea from here. So easy and the kids would LOVE this! This will be our book of choice. Hoping to buy the entire pack of D'Aulaire books. LATIN I think I'll make a hopscotch board like this to help the kids learn our Latin Prepositions! We can add to it each week. {via} GEOGRAPHY Personally, I am going to spend the whooping $3 to buy this packet of Mnemonic devices to learn the States & Capitals. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania = Hairy Pen?!? C'mon! That is brilliant! ART Loving this idea of making a piece of art with "found" objects around the house. Could make the project, then identify the different "OiLs" in the art. Art is always my favorite! Can't wait to do this with the kids and hang it up in our (soon-to-exist) art display area. {instructions over here at Art in the Big Green Room} I also love this idea of contrasting Piet Mondrian and Romero Britto. Very simple and they'd be able to fill in the spaces with different oils. {via} Draw Write Now (match ups for all of Cycle 3 here) Book #2 - Columbus (page 10) Book #2 - Sailing West (page 12) Book #3 - The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria (page 14) I'll be updating this as I come across new ideas. Happy Homeschooling!

This past year, Directing Challenge A, was a blast. Wait, have I mentioned that before? The big win for me this year, besides Latin, was the 5 Common Topics and the 5 Cannons of Rhetoric, but I'm going to focus this post on the 5 Common Topics. Who's ever heard of the 5 Common Topics and who cares? They started way back in Aristotle's time and are a great way to organize, plan, implement, overcome, understand and approach the world. In other words, the 5 CT's are tools for the person who is interested in learning, thinking well and gaining a deep understanding of the world. What are the 5 Common Topics? Definition- How do I define X? Naming was one of the first tasks of man and brings clarity and vision. Compare & Contrast- What is it I defined and how does it compare to something else. What are the similarities and differences between X and other things. Circumstance- What is going on in the world during the time of X? Relationship- What causes X? What precedes or follows X? What are the effects of X? Authority -What have others said about X? Why Care? From a classical pov, the 5 CT's allow us to think widely and deeply about any subject area. From a irl pov, the 5 CT's allow us a starting point of understanding. I made a poster for my class and referred to the 5 Common Topics in almost every seminar throughout the year. For instance, I had a Math Discussion sheet, based on the 5 Common topics- that allowed us to talk about Math problems, across 4 math curriculum and with kids in math programs varying from Saxon7/6 through Algebra. They might not have known how to do the Math itself, but they all knew how to dissect the math problem, understand what they did know and deduce solutions from there. They were often surprised at how much information they knew, even while being unfamiliar with the actual problem itself. We coupled this with really memorizing for understanding (long term vs short term) the definitions for Math Laws and Formulas and all became math stronger as a result. How to Implement? If you are not familiar with the 5 CT's, write them out and put them where you'll see them every day. I wrote them on the large chalkboard in my kitchen. I also made laminated bookmarks for my students to use. I asked them to bring them to class and we referred to them often. We also, as I've mentioned before, wrote 5 & 5 on the whiteboard at the beginning of our Community Day every week. Use them in your discussions with your students. I make a point of talking about historical anachronism with my students every year especially in light of Circumstance, Comparing & Contrasting and Authority. One of my pet peeves as a writer, reader and intelligent person is when the past is presented or vilified based on our current pc times (case in point- the smear campaigns against Columbus, the Founding Fathers along with how women or marriage in past times are often portrayed to reflect the current climate). The important lessons are trivialized and we are left with a weak, watered down scorn for those who went before us. Apply them yourself as you write, teach, read, discuss, think.I often stop those who I discuss things with- especially when it's say, politics, or religion or education, and ask for definitions. What's the Benefit? The ability to think logically; to present an argument with fluidity and with nuance of meaning. It brings width and depth to what you do, what you are creating, what you are engaged in. For even more info, check this out: Aristotle's Common Topics in detail @Golden Grasses 2008-2013. All photographs, artwork and text are the property of the owner unless otherwise stated. Don't miss a thing! Subscribe to Golden Grasses and get our articles right to your inbox!

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Happy happy Saturday! I have now heard from three of my upcoming students. Those postcards have made it into their hands. Hooray. I worked Friday in our classroom, and it is as finished as I can make it! Woo Hoo! The clipboards are completed! Every adult who saw them loved them! I sure hope my students enjoy working with the clipboards as much as I enjoyed making them. The team points board is up! Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hogan and I work as a team with our team points. Each table has a number 1-6. The students who sit at table 1 in my room also sit together at table 1 in Mr. Smith's room. We award team points based on work habits, attitude, organization and behavior. At the end of each two weeks, Mr. Smith and I combine our team points. Each student from the team with the most points wins a surprise prize! The anchor charts that I displayed in the first blog entry, "Setting the Stage" are now all in their designated locations. There are still a few more in the works, believe it or not!!!! But here they are. Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening = Literacy See below regarding our classroom library! Common Core asks us to provide evidence from the reading to support our opinions. Beware the ISTEP Lady... What does she look for in your writing? We will add book titles to this board as we find books with these life lessons. Until next time...peace be with you! Mrs. T.