mars color palette tut thingy for a tiktok i did today to explain why a base color palette is a suggestion, not a law and the relationships between colors in that base palette if you like my work, p…

Today I have another little teddy bear pattern to share with you - this time with a different body shape, where the legs and body are crocheted in one piece. I made two versions - one with regular cotton yarn and one with fuzzy baby yarn. I love them both, but the soft texture of the fuzzy yarn does make them extra cut

If you're looking for interoception activities for kids to improve internal body awareness and self-regulation, these ideas will inspire you!

This post will show you how to make your own Fine Motor Take Home Kits. They are perfect supplemental fine motor tool for your classroom.

She looked up, all she saw was black. The sky seemed to have no light. No will to live as the Sun's shadow. She felt her breath leave her lungs as she felt as an exoskeleton. Nothing inside, only an empty heart. She hoped it would change. That she wouldn't be the omega they said she was. She closed her eyes and took one little step. ALRIGHT SO I AM EXCITED TO WRITE THIS.

I’m here to share a fraction anchor chart freebie and a hands-on mini lesson idea I used with my math intervention students. When we started our unit on fractions and did our pre-assessments, I quickly learned that I have a small group of students who need quite a bit of intervention. Unfortunately, many of them...

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The ability to ask for and receive your students’ attention is crucial. It’s crucial because it saves precious learning time. It improves listening and performance. It allows you to give instruction anytime you need to and know that it will be heard and understood. ... Read more

What is an autolyse, and is it important? This article will explain all benefits and reservations you need to know about the Autolyse technique.

Our school has an Outdoor Learning Committee that I am a part of. We all feel very strongly that the environment where the children play outside is just as important as the environment inside our school. We have worked hard to make our playground an area where the kids can run, exercise explore and yes...learn! Outside play plays an important role in children's development! They are working gross motor muscles and getting must needed exercise. They learn how to solve problems such as when social disagreements arise. They learn empathy as they help friends who get hurt. They learn to take risks and see where their limits are and feel empowered as they take those risks and succeed. They create games and role play. They learn science concepts as they discover things in nature and learn to look closer and ask questions about what they see as they discover new things. They learn kindness as they try to save an insect in danger or nurture a plant. They are literally learning about life and life skills as they play outside, so we knew the environment needed to support that. We had an area that we were having some problems with in the middle of our asphalt area. We wanted to turn it into something all of the kids could explore and benefit from and decided to create a Barefoot Sensory Path. We came up with a design and my husband figured out how to make it so that it would be sturdy and last. Our amazing PTO gave us funds to purchase the materials and we had fun shopping at Lowes for items that would provide the sensory experiences we were hoping for. Our team came in on a Saturday and went to work. Our maintenance team had dug the area down four inches so that it would be even with the asphalt. We put down a layer of paver sand, and then the 4x4's. We glued some materials to 2x2 pieces of plywood. The sections were all 2x2. We filled the sections with paver base and tamped it solid. My son even came and helped! Here is the finished frame. Of course, we had to test it out! Here is the finished path!! We were so excited for the kids to try it! It was a huge success!! The kids absolutely loved walking on it with bare feet, crawling on it and feeling with their hands and even laying in it enjoying the warmth radiating from it from being in the sun. Another new area we created was an area to create roads, ramps, etc. using scrap wood, cars, signs and other loose parts. This lovely lady below had the vision for this area! We also added an area to really work those gross motor muscles. Mr. Doyle created a boundary to keep it all contained to one area. We filled it with stumps, logs, and large branches. The kids have created obstacle courses and love lifting these up to show how strong they are! They jump, balance and create here. They collaborate and problem solve. They use both critical and creative thinking skills. This is a great area to develop 21st Century Learning Skills as they play! For our nature lovers, we have an area with plants for them to explore and observe. Some are edible such as peppermint and fennel. We have cone flowers, milkweed, irises, sunflowers and more. This area is a great place to explore and observe insects also! Here are some other things on our playground where they can let lose and have fun! Our playground is still a work in progress! We have many more ideas that we want to implement some day! One step at a time!

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If you are a fan of the amphibians, then try your hand at some crochet toads! Just like the crochet frog amigurumis, the toads will be another fun crochet

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Artist Patti Mollica breaks down some of the most common color schemes, from analogous to tetrad, then she demonstrates a quick and simple step-by-step for how different color combinations impact the same composition, all excerpted from her new book, "How to Paint Fast Loose & Bold."

Here's an adorable and huggable baby humpback whale crochet pattern that would make a perfect gift for any fan of the deep blue sea.

This checklist helps navigate students through the process of citing evidence in a short answer written response using the RACES method. RACES stands for Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, and Summarize. The checklist includes information that needs to be met in order to cite evidence; such as using ...

New and experienced artists use the grid drawing method. Learn how a grid can improve your proportions and take your art to another level!

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Hashimoto's Progresses Through Certain Stages Over Time https://youtu.be/-RioumvSLmE Every single patient with Hashimoto's will go through the same stages over the course of their disease. These stages outline are important because they outline exactly what

Prepping Matrix Scheme in High Resolution! The Prepping Matrix helps you visualize everything that needs to be accomplished. As adults, we tend to focus on areas that we are interested in, and neglect areas that we are not. When I first started prepping, I looked for a prepping road map, but was unable to find one. In addition to your personal preps, this matrix can be used to explain what is involved in the prepping lifestyle to those just getting started. Additionally, a group can use it to identify priorities and responsibilities. It is a really fantastic resource that I recommend you to take a look at Thank You!

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This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!

In this blog I am going to be explaining two activities that I do with my kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students. The two activities are called Rattle Snake and Elf Express. These are activities that I do during my … Read More

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This guide explains the ins and outs of low carb Lupin Flour: what it is, where it comes from, and how to use it in Keto cooking.

This is a great activity for students learning the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate distances. In addition, students will add decimals to calculate routes involving more than one stop. Lastly, students will explain the shortest route.

I read articles; followed diagrams; squinted at equations; watched recorded classes; read code documentation; and still struggled to make sense of it all. This article bridges the gap, explaining in…

.... Honestly I never ever ever thought I would be writing this. EVER!! but here I am sitting here at my computer typing to you that... WE ARE PAINTING OUR FLOORS. Holy hannah it feels good. Ok, I have a lot of explaining to do. Ok, where do I start? Let's start way back into 2016 when we decided to put wide plank pine boards throughout our house for our flooring. When we moved in the house we started ripping up the old carpet & flooring & discovered the old 1800's floor underneath. Most rooms were in horrible shape &

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Print advertising and publication dimensions are important for preparing and formatting an illustration for delivery to a client or printer. All periodicals and many independent publications rely on a system using three measurements or guidelines for the preparation of artwork. These guidelines are called the “trim”, “bleed”, and “live area” dimensions. Publishers supply these specifications to illustrators and designers for the preparation of artwork. Any variance or a failure to comply with the dimensions provided can result in a rejection of a piece of artwork by a publisher. © 2013 Don Arday. Areas Trim Area Somewhat self-explanatory, trim is the term that is used to describe the absolute horizontal and vertical area dimensions of a publication. Most publications are printed on paper that is larger than the page dimensions to allow for processing, handling, and binding as well as image demands. In the finishing process, guillotine knives trim bound or individual printed sheets to their proper final size, which is the trim size. Every print publication has trim dimensions. The final compositional appearance of an illustration, whether it will bleed or not, should be based on the proportion of the trim dimension. Bleed Area When imagery or design elements are produced with the intention of extending beyond any edge of a page of a publication this known as a bleed. In other words bleed is used when it is it is necessary for the image or a portion of it to extend beyond the trim edges. Bleed area dimensions are provided by publishers to ensure the image will be placed on a page for proper reproduction, and to provide a margin of safety for variations of movement as the paper passes through a printing press. Not all publications use bleeds. If a publication does not permit bleeds then there is no need to prepare artwork with a bleed dimension. Newspapers would be one example of this. The normal allowance for bleed is 1/8" beyond all sides, although on posters and large publications it can be wider. Live Area With the extreme accuracy of today’s printing presses, there is some debate as to whether live area in a publication is still necessary. The live area is an area within a page that is designated a safe area for all content. In print ads, the live area it typically 3/8” inside the trim, or in some cases it can be as wide as 1/2”. Imagery and content meant to bleed will extend beyond both the live area and the trim. In other forms of print publications, such as magazines, the live area is actually a margin established for layout purposes. In magazines for instance, the edges of the live area would indicate the furthest extent that text could occur at the top, sides, and bottom of all pages. The publication designer establishes a live area margin in the initial layout stages of a new publication design. Slug Area The slug area is every part of a press sheet that will be cut off of the final print. This includes any bleeding image content; all crop, fold, and registration marks; and any color bars. © 2013 Don Arday. Marks Crop Marks Crop marks indicate where the page is to be trimmed. They are short, thin, solid, horizontal and vertical lines, placed outside of the trim area at each corner of a page that provide a cutting guide for the finishing process. Crop marks are provided by who ever prepares the document for print, be it an, illustrator, art director, designer, or production artist. Fold Marks Fold marks indicate where the paper is to be folded if needed. These marks are short dash or dotted horizontal or vertical lines, placed outside of the trim area along the edge of a page to indicate where a desired fold is to occur. Fold marks are provided by who ever will prepare the document for print. Center Marks Center marks are included to indicate the horizontal and vertical center of the printed page. These marks are used in the post-printing process to help align pages to finishing machines, etc. Registration Marks A printer uses registration marks to align the separate colors of ink when printing a page with more than one color, Since each color of ink used in printing is applied with a separate set of rollers to a separate printing plate, registration marks are crucial for accurate alignment. There are many different kinds of registration marks used by printers, each with its own purpose to aid in printing a variety of different types of imagery. Color Bars Color bars are placed beyond the bleed area to allow the printer to control the color on the printed page. Color bars not only provide a constant stable standard for measuring the flow of various colors used in a printed image over the duration of a print run, they measure the visual properties of ink as well as the performance properties of the printing press. They also provide information for comparing a color proof to the printed version of an image.

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Tessellations are so much fun to make! This post includes directions and examples for creating tessellations in middle school math.

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