You’ve probably tried all the commonly recommended ways to quiet a chatty class, only to be left frustrated by the lack of results. If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried everyt…
Love podcasts? Check out this post in the form of a podcast episode on The Classroom Commute
Music class is an active, engaging, and joyful experience! This is especially true when our musical activities are grounded in creative and intentional teaching strategies. One of the most important teaching strategies has to do with teaching the difference between steady beat and the rhythm of
How to make a crocheted i-cord. This technique allows non-knitters to make an i-cord identical to a knitted version!
Great news! We've created a series of free, easy to use anxiety resources to help parents, teachers and loves ones get kids talking about their worries.
The workshop model is a great way to differentiate your instruction for all learners in your classroom. This post focuses on workshop for gifted students.
Be it for a friend, colleague, boss or just in general try these thoughtful and kind ways to say thank you for your support
Drying homemade pasta takes just a little advance planning and can provide a simple way to store large batches for later use. Plus, it can last for months.
Kids love music! I try to find ways to incorporate it throughout our school day. It is such an amazing learning tool. My Songs for the Year
These monthly learning checklists provide an entire year's worth of fun literacy, math and science ideas for your preschooler! Grab one for January!
Every kid loves pizza, many love spaghetti so a marinara sauce it a great way to get your children to enjoy more veggies. Try garden veggie marinara sauce!
Practice writing cursive letters by tracing them on this free printable worksheet. Learn the cursive alphabet!
What is the best thing to drink during the fasting period of intermittent fasting? Here are 4 drinks that make fasting almost effortless.
Do you play every day? If not, consider the powerful boost play could give your emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Most notably, play can: Relieve stress when endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals, are released. As an added bonus, endorphins can reduce pa
Are you about ready to hold your baby in your arms instead of in your belly? Through most of your pregnancy you wanted your baby to stay in, you prayed for your baby to keep cooking, and you did everything right so that you didn't go into preterm labor. But suddenly...37 weeks pregnant hits and
You can make it last 3 days instead of 5. Don’t believe me? Well, first come and follow these 10 ways showing how to shorten your periods!
Do you remember those space rocks that I made? They have been providing hours of play and learning this week. The very first thing we did with them was create sensory bin that included all the planets (not poor Pluto much to the dismay of my children.) This free solar system printable includes, not only the planets, but astronauts, a rocket ship, and alien in a UFO and shooting stars. Lots of fun!
Aurora Sisneros shows you a quick and easy way to take in a shirt by yourself without using a dress form.
I am 5'2" necessitating LOTS of hemming and shortening of pants, skirts, and dresses. I just can't find anything the right length. If you've ever priced the cost of professional seamstresses (and add in the time it takes to get your clothing back), it costs a fortune to have everything you buy hemmed. I learned years ago how to hem pants and skirts, but jeans always gave me grief. A couple of years ago my older sister showed me a pair of her jeans that she had hemmed professionally, and it was easy to see how it was done. The difference is that jeans typically have a worn edge. The hem is decorative, so cutting that edge off to shorten them takes away part of the character you're paying for. So I developed a tutorial for hemming jeans the way professional would. Hope you find this helpful! What you'll need: sewing machine dark thread to match the jeans iron straight pins measuring tape scissors The Process: You'll need to measure the desired length of the jeans. The easiest way I've found to do this is to have the person stand on a chair and scoot back so the heel of their shoes is even with the edge of the chair. It might be helpful to note that you definitely need to have them wear the shoes they'd typically wear with the jeans. I prefer to hem the jeans to the ground. So, using a safety pin or water-soluble marking pen, mark the desired length (in my case, where the shoe ends and the chair begins). Next, measure the amount you'll need to shorten them from the edge of the current hem to the mark you've made. In the jeans in this tutorial, they needed to be shortened 2 1/2 inches. Lay the jeans flat on a hard surface, and measure up the desired length (2 1/2 inches here) from the stitching on the current hem. Since the current hem will remain in place, that half inch or so will also remain. So, if you measure from the edge of your jeans, they'll still be a half an inch too long after hemming. Make sense? Now place a straight pin to mark. Next you'll fold the edge of your jeans up into a cuff matching the current stitching to just above the pin like this. Pin in place. To check your accuracy, divide your total amount needed to shorten (2 1/2 inches for me) by 2 (equalling 1 1/4 inches in my case). Measure from the fold to just under the current stitching making sure this amount is half of the amount you need to take it in. Next, keeping this length consistent, pin all the way around the cuff. Measure as you go to make sure you're still consistent. Repeat these steps on the second leg. When both legs are securely pinned, move the pants to your sewing machine. Carefully stitch in the ditch just along the fold of the current hem. Make sure to get as close to this fold as possible being careful not to sew on top of it or across the current stitching. Stitch all the way around backstitching where you stop and start. Repeat this step for the other leg. Remove your jeans from the machine, and turn the cuff up to the inside of the leg like this. With a steaming hot iron, press this new seam from the inside all the way around each leg. Now turn the pants inside-out revealing the new cuff on the inside of the leg. Using super sharp scissors, cut the cuff about a quarter inch from your stitching. Turn the jeans right-side-out, and iron again if necessary to reveal your finished hem. Easy, and your seam is almost invisible! As always, please feel free to comment with questions, and I'll do my best to answer.
Are you wondering what the purpose of a bullet journal dutch door is? Well here we not only give you some amazing dutch door examples but...
👶 Have you seen your child not using a part of their mouth while trying to talk? 📚 Discover kids oral motor exercises to boost language skills here! ❤️
Morning habits can make or break your day. You get up and face the day either with the energy and enthusiasm of a young child, or with that of a sloth.... And who do you think stands more of a chance of having a productive and great day? The enthusiastic one, of course. I wanted to look today at just how to create fantastic morning habits that could just change your days, for the better, forever. Sounds good? Let's get started!
Have fun with this extensive list of ideas to use your old books in cool projects!
Learning how to tie a quilt is a great way to give some hand quilted charm to your projects. Continue reading for 6 fun ways to try it out!
When trying to differentiate instruction for our students, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Here are 6 Easy Ways to Differentiate Instruction
Anger is my least favorite anxiety symptom, and it's very difficult to try to manage. Here's 5 ways to cope with anxiety and anger issues.
This Zucchini Relish is a favorite of everyone who tries it! I get requests for it often and it’s a great way to use up all of the zucchini in your garden! It tastes very similar to cucumber relish and is a great use for and abundance of zucchini.
