Caring for your gardening tools is important. This article and video will show you how to sharpen pruners and how to keep them in good shape.
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All the tools you need to learn how to create your own block prints on paper. Recommendations for carving tools, printing blocks, and paper.
Need to organize your cordless drills and batteries? Build a custom drill storage and charge station for your batteries with these free plans.
A super spooky and cute crochet ghost pattern for beginner and up skill levels. The pattern is available for free, as a written pattern, video tutorial, and a downloadable PDF. Best part, it is NO SEW!
Organize and track student information quickly and easily! This video tutorial helps you set up digital checklists with Google Sheets.
Lookee, lookee, lookee, I've got something to Show and Tell! See what I stumbled upon! A new, safer, pokey pin tool! More like a pokey pin pen, though it doesn't start out as such. In the hands of teachers and students they become a great pinning page tool, one that is much safer than the push pins which are usually used. First of all, you need to know what pokey pin activities are. Sometimes they are called poke-a-page or pinning pages, as well as pokey pins. They are printables of pictures, words, or numbers, drawn with a dotted line. Kids usually use a push pin to poke a hole in each dot, creating a pretty cool image of micro dots of light when the paper is placed on a window– sort of like a constellation in the night sky. It is a satisfying sensory experience to poke those holes, and it provides great practice for fine muscle control, too. Here is a pinning page from From the Pond. There is a link below. The problem for me was that I worried about my kiddos using push pins. I have EXCELLENT classroom behaviors 100% of the time... well, 90%... well... most of the time. But even the most responsible kids in the most well run classroom can get a bit mad annoyed with each other from time to time, and all it would take would be one little impulsive swipe with a push pin in hand and Yowee! A lot of damage could be done to people and things. So only on very rare and highly supervised occasions have we done pokey pin sheets... until NOW! They look like pens but they have tips like this– See those little balls on the tips? They are much blunter than push pins tips, yet they go right through the paper. And they have nice handles, too– it's like holding a regular pen. You can even put a pencil grip on it for your kiddos who need it. They are actually manicurists' tools. I think they use them to marbleize polish on nails and place little gems. Don't even ask me how I stumbled upon them. I'm not a glamour nail kinda girl– I get a pedi two or three times a year, but my shopping does take me on mysterious, meandering paths sometimes. We use them at the table with a carpet square underneath like this. Or on our tummies on the floor carpet like this. Our school OT says the tummy style provides particularly good fine muscle practice. And it provides a nice movement break as well. The kids really like doing pokey pins this way. Usually the directions for doing pinning pages say to use two pieces of paper– one with the image copied on it, and then a black piece of construction paper, paper clipped under the first. The holes of light do show up better on the window when the paper is dark. I can't stand wasting two pieces of paper, however, so sometimes I just copy the pinning picture on a regular piece of white or colored paper. Do you know about colored paper place mats? They are colored on one side and white on the other. They have all sorts of uses for teachers... like when you do folded paper projects. They are bigger than 8.5 x 11, but when you trim them down to standard copy paper size they will go through the copier. I can copy the pinning image on the white side, and then when it is done the kids can turn it over to have black. Also, the copier ink even shows up on the dark side, so you can run it that way as well. I've used both black and dark blue with great success. With their scalloped edges I have also used them to mat kids artwork. They come in 100 page packages for about five dollars at stores like Gorden Food Service. They are useful to have around just so you can experiment with a new type of paper. Paper placemats that are colored on one side and white on the other are another useful type of paper to have around the classroom. It was a very gray, cloudy day when I had the camera out, so I took this picture on our light table. You can sort of get the idea what pinning pages are all about. The "go" didn't come out too well in the picture, but they look better on a window. And here is some more REALLY good news– these tools are quite inexpensive. Over time they have fluctuated in price on Amazon from $2 to $5 for the set. I stopped by our local beauty supply store to see if they carried similar tools, and they carry what seems to be the very same item. They cost about ten dollars though, considerably more than on Amazon. If you are in a big hurry then maybe shopping local would be a good idea, but otherwise, click on the Amazon affiliate paid link below to see them. Pokey pin downloadables are available on TPT, of course. I especially like Mel's from From the Pond and Krissy's from Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business. You can find them by clicking below. I hope you find these new tools useful and you and your students have lots of fun and learning with pinning pages. I would really appreciate it if you'd Pin this idea for me! I think other teachers would be especially happy to find pokey pin pens. Now be sure to check out all the other fun Show and Tells on Forever in Fifth Grade's Linky Party. Thanks Stephanie! Thanks for stopping by! See you next time!
Get your teacher life organized with 200 free Google Keep headers! This note-taking system will revolutionize the way you teach.
Want to learn how to sew a v-neck or learn tricks for a perfect V? Check out this v-neck video tutorial to score all my tips and tricks!
My 'Highly Prized' theme is buttons. This page was created by making quick drawings of individual buttons using black watercolour paint.
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Pixar short films are a great way to target essential literary elements and techniques from characterization to theme to conflict to symbolism. These Pixar short films inspire class discussion and analysis, and students can then in turn write essays based upon these films. They are an excellent to
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Need a way to change how your PLC or team does intervention? This RTI planning tool was a lifesaver when planning for purposeful intervention without overdoing it with extra assessments! Check out my blog on 6 mistakes we make with Intervention for more on this topic! Watch a FREE VIDEO on how I use this planning grid in my classroom! INCLUDED IN THIS RTI PLANNING TOOL • RTI intervention grid in Google Docs - fully editable • RTI Intervention grid written instructions • Video links with instructions and suggestions on ways to use the document While Google Drive makes this easy to share with colleagues, please remember that purchasing this file allows ONE teacher to use this file legally under copyright laws! Please purchase additional licenses for 50% off to use for your entire team! RELATED RESOURCES: Shop more Google Drive tools First Grade Pacing Guide Resources to use for RTI Copyright Whitney Shaddock, 2020, licensed for one classroom use only. Please use the multiple licensing option for more than one classroom use! Let's Connect: Follow My TPT Store | Follow My Blog | Facebook | Instagram
PDF pattern for Felt Orca. This PDF hand sewing pattern will give you a pattern and step by step instruction to make a Felt Orca. All instructions are written in English. Also, in the PDF file you will find links to videos (YouTube), in which all the stitches we use are filmed in detail. - This listing is for an instant-download (PDF PATTERN) - This is not a finished toy. Our store sells exclusively patterns and instructions for hand-sewing toys. Any materials and tools are also not included. PDF tutorial includes: - Step by step pictures tutorial. - List of required materials - List of required tools - Full size pattern pieces for print (no need to enlarge or resize) - Two pattern size options 6" and 4,5" (15cm and 12cm). - Basic stitching guide with detailed images. Links to videos are also included (all the stitches we use). - Design of Gift Cards in JPEG format, in case you want to give someone a toy you made. - Mass production, re-sale and distribution of pattern pieces and instructions is expressly prohibited. Copyright © ToysPatternUA Immediately after making a purchase, a PDF file will be available for download. The file is sent to you automatically. If you have any problems with downloading, feel free to contact us. Thank you for visiting my shop💙💛
