So, you’re a new pet photographer and you have no idea how to price your sessions. In fact, it’s highly likely you are just going with a very inexpensive session fee that gives away the entire kit and kaboodle, but you are quickly realizing that that is not a sustainable way to do business.
I've had Interstitial Cystitis (IC) my entire life. I turned 26 this week, so that means 26 years of living with this chronic condition. I thought it would be helpful to share a few things I've learned on my journey to solving my IC puzzle. Here's 16 things I've learned over the years (26 was too many LOL):1. IC is not a death sentence. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but it will take time to solve your IC puzzle. Be patient, and remain optimistic. 2. Find support right away. Connectin
Kids love all things Sharks! Why not have Shark Week in the classroom? Grab these shark activities to share with your students before summer break!
I've had Interstitial Cystitis (IC) my entire life. I turned 26 this week, so that means 26 years of living with this chronic condition. I thought it would be helpful to share a few things I've learned on my journey to solving my IC puzzle. Here's 16 things I've learned over the years (26 was too many LOL):1. IC is not a death sentence. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but it will take time to solve your IC puzzle. Be patient, and remain optimistic. 2. Find support right away. Connectin
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Maori Language Week is celebrated from the 11th to the 17th September 2023. I've put together this blog post to highlight free
Dyscalculia. This is going to be a short one today, because dyscalculia shows so many similarities to the dyslexia we covered last week. This one I know about on a very personal level. I’ve…
I've had Interstitial Cystitis (IC) my entire life. I turned 26 this week, so that means 26 years of living with this chronic condition. I thought it would be helpful to share a few things I've learned on my journey to solving my IC puzzle. Here's 16 things I've learned over the years (26 was too many LOL):1. IC is not a death sentence. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but it will take time to solve your IC puzzle. Be patient, and remain optimistic. 2. Find support right away. Connectin
Writing Journal Worksheet – Things I’ve Learned (PDF) The inspiration for this week’s worksheet comes from Book 1 of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations. Who taught you how to live well? Who taught you how to live practically? Who are you still learning from? Explore the teachers and mentors in your life. And if you’d like a fun…
This summer I've been teaching summer school so I've been staying after school a little each day to get my new room ready for the upcoming s...
This is a great form if you are just in the beginning stages of doing student led conferences. It is simple and to the point. Simply have you students fill out the form prior to a parent conferences and allow them to use this as their guide during the conference. It has a focus on the positive aspect of how the student feels they are progressing. Too often conferences turn into negative things students are not doing instead of showcasing their positive traits. Topics on the form include: When I stated the school year I thought......, now I think...... The most difficult thing this year has been...... Some example of how I'm growing as a leader include...... One thing I'm proud of ......... I'm glad I've learned............ And an area to place current grades.
I was talking to a few teachers in my department between classes earlier this week: “I’ve introduced most of the unit’s vocab, but I need more ways to practice it. Students can do…
Evernote is my brain, my best friend, my obsession. I’m pretty sure I’m not even using it to it’s full capacity, but I do want to share how I manage my to do lists with Evernote. Each week I have certain things I want to accomplish each day. I can’t say it enough, but my previously mile long lists have become much shorter and more realistic since I’ve become a mom. My “Get Shit Done” NotebookLiterally, this notebooks sole purpose is to house my weekly to do lists. Not only does it keep things organized, but I love looking back at previous weeks to see what I managed to get done. Master To Do ListOne of my secrets to making sure things get done is to have a master to do list. Since I like to have one list for the whole week and I have quite a few things that happen on the same day each week, it’s easy to just be able to copy and paste this into the current week.
Tomorrow is my first day of *real* school! I am so excited to meet my new group for this year! Back to school night was last night. I gave my new group a very quick and easy gift. Glow bracelets or necklaces will work perfect. I’ve learned to keep it simple since the turn out...
Bubbles Show Us Jesus' Love Kids love bubbles. They are endlessly fascinating to look at, to blow, and to pop. In this series, preschoolers will play with bubbles, and through their play learn some important lessons about the love of Jesus. Bubbles 4-Week Preschool Ministry Curriculum Overview: Memory Verse: “So we know that God loves us. We depend on it. God is love.” 1 John 4:16a (NIrV) Lessons: Clear Bubbles Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, Zacchaeus As bubbles are created, kids will be encouraged to look right through them to what's on the other side. Zacchaeus wanted to see Jesus, so he climbed a tree. When Jesus spoke to Zacchaeus, he realized that Jesus could see him, and knew him completely. It's clear: no matter what we face, God sees us. Objective: Kids will learn that Jesus sees us. Bubbles in The Air Scripture: Luke 5:17-26, Jesus Heals A Paralyzed Man Kids will have a contest to see how high into the air they can get their bubbles to float. When the paralyzed man wanted to get into the crowded house to see Jesus, his friends lowered him down from the roof. Just like bubbles move up and down through the air, Jesus' loves us no matter where we are or how we feel. Whether we feel up or down, good or bad, God always loves us. Objective: Kids will learn that Jesus loves us. Blowing Bubbles Scripture: Luke 9:10-17, Jesus Feeds Five Thousand Kids will blow on the wand and see if they can create more and more bubbles. When the large crowd was hungry, Jesus multiplied the food in order to feed them. Jesus cares about our needs. Objective: Kids will learn that Jesus cares about our needs. Soapy Bubbles Scripture: Luke 22:14-22, The Last Supper Kids will look at the bubbles in ordinary hand soap and see how they help us to get clean. Jesus died for us, so that we could be forgiven of the bad things we've done. If we trust Jesus, he can make us squeaky clean inside and out. Objective: Kids will learn that Jesus makes us clean. About This Curriculum: Perfect for kids ages 3-5 4-weeks Includes large group and small group resources This curriculum is an instant download Download a free sample here Each Lesson Includes: Make It Stick! Parent Sheet Memory Verse Skit or Puppet Show Sunday School Craft Activity Large Group Lesson Small Group Discussion Special Lesson for 1 and 2 Year Olds More! Guaranteed to Be Awesome Our Preschool Ministry curriculum is guaranteed to be awesome. If you don't absolutely love this curriculum, just let us know within 30 days and we'll give you a full refund, and a big hug. No questions asked. Check out our collection of Children's Church Lessons for more great curriculum series for your Kids Church or Sunday School.
A little over five weeks ago I decided that I was going to change the way I view and practise my art. I was tired of wanting to consider myself an ‘artist’ but only occasionally making time to draw, only to be frustrated that I never had any good ideas and that my art wasn’t really improving.&nb
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I've been working hard this week to get my long range plans done and I think I finally settled on a plan I am happy with. Moving to a new grade with a new group of teachers is going to be a challenge in that I'm not sure everyone will be on the same page with me. I have made certain changes to their LRP's from last year based on what I think these students need to be ready for 3rd grade next year {since that's where I coming from}. Regardless, I think I have to do what is best for my students! I created two formats. The first is a glance at the whole year month by month. This is something that I think will be great to send home with parents at the beginning of the year so they know what they can expect. The second format is mostly for me and my own planning purposes. I've updated and changed the format of the latter one a bit to better suit my needs. These long range plans reflect the 2nd grade Common Core standards for Math and ELA, but 2nd grade South Carolina standards for Science and Social Studies. You can download your own copy HERE and edit them however you would like. You will need the fonts KG Always a Good Time, KG Miss Kindergarten, and KG One More Night to view the file correctly. I recommend having these fonts installed before you download and open the file since it is editable. If you do not know how to download and install new fonts, please click HERE for a simple tutorial form the Kayla Aimee Writes Blog! I hope you find these useful! Happy Planning!
I've learned a lot from growing my therapy business, so here are 14 things I'm sharing with you to help you grow yours.
I’m sure the last thing a teacher is thinking about right now is summer professional development, but! Melinda Miller is an amazing principal that I get to call friend, conference roomie, and creative collaborator! We’ve teamed up this week to bring our campuses a fun opportunity for summer professional development This is obviously not required, but some […]
Product Description The Butterfly Award is a great supplement to ANY We Choose Virtues tool! Let your kids know you can see their Virtue growing! Take time to honor your child or student on a consistent basis. Present them when they choose and use a Virtue. What you notice you will talk about, and what you talk about you will see more of. Included: This is a one-page file that has two 8.5 x 5.5 awards per sheet. Permissions: This product is for a single home or classroom use. You may print as many copies of the PDFs as you want for your immediate family or classroom. No file transfers or copy sharing, please. Delivery Method: Your Butterfly Awards BUTTON will be emailed to you. PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL for it. Enjoy! Review: "My son was given one of these for Perseverant. He has struggled to keep going without giving up. The week that we were learning about “perseverant” he accomplished much more on his own than he normally would. For instance, completing a cutting assignment all by himself. I know it’s not a big feat but for him it was." Heather F.
Parent-Teacher Conferences are right around the corner and it’s time to gather a few materials and to get ready for this important connection time with parents. I thought I would share some things I’ve learned along the way about how to make Parent-Teacher Conferences a success. 1. Be Prepared Conferences are definitely a time to […]
Last week we talked about how to be consistent with your classroom management plan. Which is especially important to begin the school year. This alone will go a long way toward creating the learning environment you really want. Once you’ve conquered this challenge, however, ... Read more
My students practice their Spanish reading fluency with our "Escaleras de fluidez!" We start with the syllables and then build up to words.
Continuing in our discussion of discrete trials as an effective method of ABA instruction, I am going to dissect the different elements of discrete trials and share some best practices about each one
Learning a new skill or hobbie doesn't have to cost a cent! Here are 52 fun things you can learn for free!
Kia orana! I've put together this blog post to highlight Cook Islands Language Week Activities. Read on to gather some ideas for bringing the language and
I've created this I Am a Scientist Unit so our future scientists can learn and research about what a scientist does and the tools they use.
Teachers Get It After I pinned this idea last week, it got repinned over 300 times. When teachers rally around an idea, attention needs to be paid to it! I’ve been struggli…
Assessment is a word that many educators have come to dislike, but we all know that assessment drives instruction. It is important to know where your learners are at in order to teach them effectively. My beginning literacy skills assessment is great way to see what your young learners know. Alphabet knowledge and phonological and phonemic awareness
We're still hacking through the parts of speech in my class. We've finished nouns, verbs, adverbs, and we're almost through adjectives. I spend about 10 minutes a day reviewing parts of speech (part of our word work). I always try to mix things up for my students. I'm lucky enough to have only 20 students this year, but of these 20, 15 are boys, 5 have I.E.P.s (with another 2 on waiting lists to be tested), and 6 have behaviour issues (and that's on a good day) - whew!. Needless to say, I HAVE to mix things up, keep things structured, yet fun, and engage them in hands-on activities as much as possible. For each part of speech we co-create anchor charts (I "borrowed" this idea for adjectives from a chart I saw on pinterest, but my students think they came up with it themselves). For their independent Word Work, I'm using the book Hot Fudge Monday - they LOVE the funny activities, and I LOVE that they actually WANT to complete the work. We also use the SMARTboard a lot so they can circle and highlight the various words on the board - and sometimes I even let them use the magic pen. ;) They also really enjoyed the poster activity we did on "Life is a Verb" (see last post). I'll have to tie something like this into each unit - it would be great to have real student created posters for each of the parts of speech. But I've got a surprise for them tomorrow. They LOVE using my Comprehension Cootie Catchers for pair share activities after their independent reading. And I mean LOVE - I've never seen a bunch of boys so excited about using cootie catchers. So, I made a Cootie Catcher Parts of Speech package for them. This activity contains a cootie catcher for common nouns, proper nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. I'll pair up two students, each with a different cootie catcher, and they can take turns identifying the correct words. I may even turn it into a little game WITH a timer going on the SMARTboard. Watch out, boys .... I told you learning can be FUN! I just posted this activity to my TPT store. Click on the picture above to preview the activity. And ... for a little extra fun, I'll send a FREE copy to the first two people to leave me a comment (with their email address) telling me their favourite way to review parts of speech. Happy Wednesday!
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Enhance your Girls Camp experience with this beautifully designed camp journal. Give campers an opportunity to set personal development goals and record progress throughout the week and beyond. WHAT'S INCLUDED + AVAILABLE FOR INSTANT DOWNLOAD: -24 page Camp Journal (prints as a booklet on 6 double-sided pages) PDF -Stack & Staple Camp Journal that you can piece together (2-24 pages) based on your camp needs PDF -Advanced Print Option Camp Journal (8.5x11") that you can use to print in various sizes and formats (incl. wider margins for 3-hole punch or spiral binding) PDF -Printing & Assembly guide PDF PAGES INCLUDED: -My Camp Journal cover -All About Me page -My Camp Goals page (featuring 4 personal growth areas) -5 Daily journal pages -5 Daily personal growth reflection pages -2 Testimony pages -1 Make Time for the Lord Page -4 Blank journal pages -Girls Camp Awards page -2 Keep in Touch pages -1 Autograph page The journals can be printed in black/white, color or a mix. They can be printed at home or sent to a local print shop. The printing & assembly guide will help you decide which version of the journal will work best for your needs. Remember, this is a digital file only -- no physical product will be shipped. Once you've purchased the packet, you will immediately be able to download the files to your computer and can have them printed at any copy shop. This file is for personal, non-commercial use only. You can share the file with members of your own ward or stake YW presidency, but please do not forward, share, sell, or distribute the file to anyone else. MyLDSPrintspiration retains all rights. Thanks so much for visiting my shop!
In this week’s article, I’ll show you the first project that I developed to create a new experience in a fashion designer and client collaboration that taught me how to balance input and criticism in fashion, and reasons why some people love a design, and why they sometimes don’t.
A week of fun ideas for teacher appreciation week from free thank teacher printables, gift ideas and a series of printable prompts...fun!
Advice is available everywhere you look, and some of it is very good. But a lot of those tips won’t work if you fail to follow this one essential rule.
Hi guys! Happy Friday! I’m sitting at Starbucks and wanted to stop by and share some must-haves for every classroom. When these ideas were originally spinning in my brain, I […]
Quizlet has always been a great tool for vocabulary. I've always shared my vocabulary lists for my Environmental Science through Quizlet. Last year I fell in love with using Quizlet live with my students. I've written a few posts connected this wonderful collaborative tool for formative assessments. (Search Quizlet in the search box to explore my past Quizlet Posts.) The most recent updates to Quizlet are now available for teachers and students. Check out Quizlet Diagrams and Quizlet Learn. "See what you're learning in a whole new way." - Quizlet Diagrams "See how you're improving, get gentle reminders to study, and make progress with short, actionable study sessions." - Quizlet Learn I am using Quizlet Diagrams with my students to explore Biogeochemical Cycles this week. You can explore some of the diagrams already be created by students and teachers here. How will you use Quizlet Learn or Quizlet Diagrams with your students?
Did you know that changing the time of day you take your thyroid medication may impact your thyroid function? Beyond the time of day, there are several factors that YOU can change which may result
It’s National Storytelling week soon, and I’ve been looking at ways to engage the children interactively in the art of storytelling. We did story sticks last year, which was a big hit, but I want to try something else this year. Here are some exciting ideas to look at and try for National Story Telling …
