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STEP 1 You print out 3 lists of each of the sisters in the ward - with their phone numbers. I color coded mine so that I had 3 colors - Yellow for being a VT, (everyone) Blue for needs day visits Pink for needs night visits. STEP 2 Stick each list on magnetic sheets (found at all craft stores) and cut the individual names/ph numbers to uniform strips. STEP 3 Buy a magnetic board - the size of your group will determine the size of your board - In a small branch of 80 or so women I was able to use a Large cookie sheet that I bought at Walmart. In our larger ward we used a small white board which gave us ample room. STEP 4 Group the names according to the Supervisor they report to. (2 Yellows (VTs) followed by each of the Pink or Blue sisters that they visit. I ended up with a column for special situations that the Presidency needed to visit.) Click image for a closer look! When you look at the board, the colors make it easy to see if you've mixed up any of the day/night visits. You can also see the partners who visit together. If you ever have a situation that needs attention, you move that particular name so that the magnet runs at an angle. It's so easy to see what needs to be addressed. The beauty of this board is that when it has the phone numbers listed with the names, the info is right there in front of you for making a contact in the case of an emergency, sickness etc etc. I used to take mine with me in the car when I'd travel with the Sister Missionaries and we would go to visit all the inactive sisters - if we found we were in someone's neighborhood we'd have her phone number right there in front of us. That's it! So simple! And it's so great that you don't have to be erasing and you don't overlook any situation and stuff like that. Every name has a place. My Branch Pres and my Bishop both loved it when we'd bring our board with us to meet with them one on one. It's such a visual thing - it really works great AND since they are magnets, they don't go all over the place if they get bumped. One last thing, sometimes there are special situations with a sister and her name doesn't really have a place either as a visit or as a VT. (Inactive, away at school, prolonged illness etc) Just find a spot on the board, usually in a corner, and stick the names there - every time you look at the board you will think about that sister. If there truly are no spots available, and to keep blank strips on hand for new sisters (just pencil in the information until you print a new sheet), then put the extra strips in an envelope and tape it back to back of the board. With the flap of the envelope against the back of the board it is much more difficult to have any of the strips fall out of the pocket. Happy Organizing! Feel free to leave a comment but since I no longer have this calling I'll only be checking this blog on occasion so you may not get a response right away.

So, I posted recently that my sixth graders were writing a mystery that was going to take place in the library. I took two of the best mysteries that were submitted and combined them! Here's how our mystery looked: The Problem: Mrs. Svarda got to school on Monday morning and saw the mess. At first she was just mad that all of the books were out, then she saw that all the books were missing their endings. She picked up a book and noticed that the barcode was missing, too. She looked around and found that several books were missing their endings and barcodes. The scanners were also missing so no one could check out books! Then Mrs. Svarda was scared and mad. Who could've done such a thing? What happened here? How could this happen? She needed help. Starbelly Sneetch Alibi: It was 5:00 and I heard a knock on my door. It was Fox in Socks. He came in and I turned off my music and put away my IPod. We played at my house until we got bored. We decided it would be fun to go to the movies. We texted Hop On Pop and Yertle the Turtle to see if they wanted to come, too. Everyone came to the movie except Hop on Pop. After the movie we couldn't think of what to do so we walked around. We thought we might stop by the library to visit Hop On Pop. It started to rain as we walked so we stopped at Fox in Sock's house to pick up some blankets to keep dry on our walk. Hop On Pop Alibi: It was 5:00 and I was looking at my clock when the doorbell rang. It was Yertle the Turtle. He had brought me some homemade bread. He asked if I wanted to go to the mall. My mom said, "No. I had to work on my homework at the library." Yertle the Turtle got a text right after that asking if we wanted to go and see the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie. Bummer. I really wanted to see a movie and hated that I had to go to the library instead. Yertle the Turtle left to meet everyone for the movie. I headed to the library with my homework. My animal report was due on Monday and mom said I couldn't do anything fun until I was finished with the report. The fun thing was that everyone came by the library after the movie and told me all about it. They had a great time. At 8:00, everyone had to head home. I had about thirty minutes left of homework, so I told them I'd have to stay around just a bit longer... Yertle the Turtle Alibi: It was 4:00 and I was cooking some homemade bread. When it was done I wanted to have some fun so I took some bread over to my friend Hop On Pop. I asked if he wanted to go to the mall, but then I got a text from Fox in Socks and Starbelly Sneetch asking if I wanted to go to the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie. My mom said I could go to the movie, but his mom said he had to do homework. He tried not to show it, but boy, was he mad. I had to leave Hop On Pop to make it to the movie on time. I told him if we had time, we'd stop by the library after the movie to hang out with him. Fox in Socks' Alibi: I was sitting in my room when my mom came in and said when I finished my chores I could play. I decided to go over to Starbelly Sneetch's house to play. We thought it would be fun to go to see a movie and texted our friends to see if they could come, too. When the movie was over we went by my house to get some blankets because it was raining and we didn't want to get wet. Then, we headed to the library to visit Hop On Pop because he was doing homework there. At the library, I looked for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. I really liked the movie so I thought I would like the book. What the students do: When the students entered the library, they each grabbed a clipboard with a pencil, ingredients of a mystery checklist, alibis, map of the crime scene, and suspect list attached to it. They also grabbed a highlighter. I had the problem and alibis typed up on my SMART board including pictures of the characters. I read the problem and each alibi to the students. We walked through the ingredients of a mystery and checked off all of the mystery elements that our mystery had on the list. Then, I separated the students into two groups. One team surveyed the crime scene and drew the map of the evidence in the crime scene first. The second team worked in teams to read through the alibis and highlight evidence they found in the text that made them believe a character or characters might be guilty. After ten minutes, the teams swapped stations. We returned together as a group to discuss all of the evidence the students had found in the crime scene as well as the alibis that led them to believe that specific characters could be guilty of the crime. We completed the suspect list together. Students work in teams to highlight evidence in the alibis. Students sketched the crime scene. We taped off the crime scene with caution tape. The crime scene included Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, barcodes with fur on them (from characters), endings ripped out of the end of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (these were really just copies I ripped), a blanket, movie ticketes (3), and a book about bumblebees (this was the book Hop On Pop was using to do his research for homework). I found the copies for the ingredients of a mystery checklist and suspect list from Beth Newingham's Scholastic post about the mystery unit she teaches in her classroom. The Solution The students really thought like detectives in this lesson! I did catch a few of them off guard with my red herrings, though. The fuzz on the barcodes made some of them immediately suspect Fox in Socks and the Starbelly Sneetch. One of the kids said, "This is the best lesson we've had in the library all year!" So, you can make whoever you want responsible for the crime. I decided that Hop On Pop was guilty. He was mad that he did not get to go to the movie with his friends. He was working on his report about bumblebees (since bears love honey) and had to stay later than his friends in the library to finish up. All of the other characters visited the library to visit Hop On Pop and they did not say anything about something being wrong in the library. Hop On Pop tore the endings out of the books when his friends left. To excite the kids about checking out mysteries in our library, we created a mystery display. All of the books were sealed in brown paper bags with the barcodes on the outside so we could check the books out without opening the bags. Each bag had a different mystery inside. This was a fun way for our students to try reading something new in the library and practice their detective skills we learned in our lesson together! Mystery books in mystery bags!

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Trying to get your family excited about family history? Perhaps you're about to teach a Relief Society, Priesthood, or Primary lesson on family history and you're looking for a fun display or a handout? Or maybe you still haven't done your visiting teaching for June? You still have one more week! Regardless of the circumstances, these homemade family-history inspired treats are bound to delight and motivate! We all need to remember the "sweetness" of our ancestors and the sweetness of doing family history, and this sweet reminder is the perfect way to remember those who have gone before us. You can print off these fun family history handouts for free just by following the instructions below--all you need is a computer and a printer! Click here to download. For more fun family history handout ideas, see this post. We hope you enjoy! For more fun party ideas and themed patterns, visit our WEBSITE.

Differentiation of content, process, and product alter what kids get, do, and/or create. Read on for differentiation examples and ideas.

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Simplest Newsletter I once had a church assignment where I sent a list of seldom seen sisters a message in the mail each month. I started writing a newsletter to them. My goal was to keep these less-active sisters connected with our church. I wanted it to be an easy transition for them when they returned by knowing what was going on. As a church secretary, I expanded on the idea. This example shows you the simplest form I've used, but most of the last year I had a spotlight where I took a picture of a sister and wrote a paragraph about her (including her church assignment). Hopefully, this helped folks old and new, get to know people. This SugarDoodle link was my inspiration: http://www.sugardoodle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6532:relief-society-newsletter-template&catid=2650:-sp-801&Itemid=200411 I have also included regular short "articles" entitled Pursuit of Excellence which encouraged goal setting, Provident Living a preparedness feature, as well as Today's Family and a 3-Month Clip & File Food Storage Recipes. Interspersed were really good quotes. I put in phone numbers for the church leaders and contact people. For better viewing of the newsletters, click on each picture to enlarge. (Graphics are Dazzle Daze by D.J. Inkers at www.djinkers.com). Spotlight and Today's Family Example  July page 2 - Clip & File Recipe Example  July page 1 - Provident Living and Pursuit of Excellence Examples 

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Despite the storm brewing in the sky that night, we had a GREAT turnout for our May Relief Society meeting! The theme was "Rock, Paper, Scriptures." We focused on ways to come closer to the Savior and "hold to the rod." Carrie opened up the evening with some personal experiences and a wonderful video emphasizing the importance of daily scripture study in our lives. We then split into three classes and got to take part in some great discussions. ROCK Teryl told us about her grandfather and the house he built one rock at a time. It was a three year process but the results were a house with a strong foundation and walls that would stand through the years. Even after the house was vandalized, it still maintained its structure and has been fixed up and still stands today. She tied this in with our own lifelong efforts to build upon the rock of our Redeemer. Helaman 5:12 states: And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall. PAPER  Brianne led a great discussion on journaling and how it blesses our lives-- and the lives of our posterity! We talked about different kinds of journals we can keep: scrapbooks online journals (someone suggested we all try out www.ldsjournal.com !) good old fashioned pen and paper journals family journals scripture journals gratitude journals blogs Not only can we benefit from looking back at past journal entries, but our future children and grandchildren may be able to gain something from them as well. If you think about it, the scriptures themselves are record keeping and "journaling" of ancient prophets. So, in a way, our personal journals we keep can be like our own "scripture" we are writing for our future children and grandchildren to learn and grow from. SCRIPTURES (Holding to the rod): Kimberly lassoed us up and took us on a little obstacle course to drive home her point. Her instructions to us were only this: "Hold on to the rope and follow me." So the group was all walking along clumped together in the loop of the rope. We thought getting up the narrow stairway to the stage was difficult... ...but that seemed like nothing when we realized we hand to climb under a small table!!! Kimberly just kept repeating "Just hold on to the rope and follow me." Most groups went through the whole thing trying to stay inside the loop of the rope. This last group made the realization as they were trying to cram under the table that Kimberly never said they had to stay in the loop. They just had to hold onto the rope! They realized that it would be much easier if they untied the loop and just each held onto it in a straight line.  This was a great object lesson that brought us closer together as sisters (literally). We discussed the point of this exercise and applied it to our own journeys in life. Sometimes we get too caught up in doing things a certain way or a way we think it should be done or even the way that MOST people do it. But, that isn't always the most effective way. Ultimately, our instruction is to "hold to the rope and follow me"-- or hold to the rod and follow Him. We need to try to get rid of those distractions or unimportant things that sometimes make it so much more difficult than it needs to be! We shared different things we personally do to bring ourselves closer to Christ and our Heavenly Father-- different ways we have found to do things that work well for US personally. Whether it was methods of scripture study or ways to get rid of distractions in life. After these awesome messages we joined back together to close our meeting. Carrie invited each of us to take a rock from the table in the back of the room and write on it something that was a "spiritual rock" in our lives. Either a favorite scripture or quote. We can display these rocks somewhere as a reminder of having that strong foundation in our lives. And... of course we enjoyed some tasty refreshments together! We had fruits and veggies and dips. Our new friend Ann even brought some delicious Pilipino dishes for us to try! A tasty sesame noodle dish and some potstickers. We always have a great time getting together as sisters and visiting together. And tonight was no different. 

Do you ever wonder if your efforts to serve make any difference at all? There is a book by M. Russell Ballard, an apostle of the LDS church, entitled One Drop at a Time that addresses this very topic. He compares our efforts to serve with that of a tiny honey bee: (The book is based from a talk given by M. Russel Ballard that can be read here.) "It is estimated that to produce just one pound of honey, the average hive of 20,000 to 60,000 bees must collectively visit millions of flowers and travel the equivalent of two times around the world. Over its short lifetime of just a few weeks to four months, a single honeybee's contribution of honey to its hive is a mere one-twelfth a teaspoon. Though seemingly insignificant when compared to the total, each bee's one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey is vital to the life of the hive. The bees depend on each other. Work that would be overwhelming for a few bees to do becomes lighter because all of the bees faithfully do their part." Our service efforts are never in vain, even if it will take a million "flowers" to make any difference. We may be aware or unaware of all the individuals that will do service for a particular need, but if we do our part, a difference will be made. Even if the difference is to soften our own hearts. My husband and I like to watch E:60 on ESPN. It is a show that highlights unique stories from athletes; sometimes they are quite touching. One we watched lately was on a minor league ball player named Matt Szczur. It is about how one unselfish act saved the life of someone he didn't ever know. It is a little long but worth the time. You can watch it here. This week I made two printable because I couldn't decided which I liked better. download free 8x10 printable here download free 8x10 printable here

As vivid as a moment seems at the time, our childhood recollections fade. These writing prompts about childhood memories will help jog them.

For those of you lovelies who may have missed my guest post last week: When Jessica and Linz generously invited me to share something on their blog Sweet Athena on the theme of celebrations, I got to thinking not just about the grand fanfare celebrations, but the little ways one feels celebrated in a day. You know what...

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Through an exercise and roleplays, students consider the importance of understanding another person's point of view in solving a conflict.

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I know this printable is themed as "12 Months of Visiting Teaching" - BUT these tags are great for many friendshipping occasions! ANYtime you need a little "drop-by" treat or want to send a gesture of friendship or pick-me-up to someone you love, you now have a new arsenal of tags and ideas! PS... These tags can either be trimmed with scissors or punched with a 2" round punch. Please PIN FIRST... then download freebie HERE! Happy Printing! Don't miss new printables, freebies and discounts! FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST or SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER SHOP NOW | WHAT IS SCRAPBOOK MAX? | TERMS OF USE | DISCLOSURE | CONTACT

a printable handout for primary manual 4 lesson 5 which discusses how Lehi and his family are led through the wilderness with the Liahona.

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Here’s How to Play: After each session of conference you will hide pumpkins, one for each of the speakers during that session either in the house or the yard. You could change the location everytime just to keep things fun. Each pumpkin will have a number. I have include a sheet that you will fill in during conference. The blank one is for the kids to fill out during each session. They can fill one in as well to use as a cheat-sheet for the game. They won’t even realize that they are paying attention. They might think they're just going for the prize . . . How great is it that we know the prize is not only temporal . . . but ETERNAL as well! Now it’s time for the hunt! Send the kids on a hunt to find the numbered pumpkins you have hidden. They only get the prize if they can answer the questions that go with that pumpkins number. You may want to divide the prizes into different groups. Little candies for part of the answer and Dollar Store prizes for complete answers! That might make them pay a little closer attention to the next session. Here are the Questions: Who was the speaker? What the topic was? and a Bonus Question written by YOU! I think for my bonus questions I'm going to write down 1 or 2 scriptures referenced by the speaker and work on them between now and the next session of conference. I have also included some Music Pumpkins and Cards: I just bought some prizes from the Dollar Store. You can use REAL pumpkins or the PAPER ones I've included in the PDF. Copy, Cut, and Laminate! Here's the PDF: Conference Pumpkin Search Packet PDF Enjoy!

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Kids, by nature, are curious. I love to listen to my kids talk and explore life. They see everything with such a fresh perspective and innocence. It is so refreshing. As a parent, the word I hear most often in my home is, why. Why is it always cold in winter? Why is his mom taller than you? If it is winter in Hawaii too, than why is it warm? Why does my belly blow up when I breathe? All day long I answer these questions. I really should say all day long I look up answers to these questions, because I certainly don't know all the answers.

April 2018 General Conference discussion helps for President M. Russell Ballard's talk, "Precious Gifts from God."

My granddaughter was asked to play a piano solo in Sacrament Meeting on Christmas Day but the piece they asked her to play was a little too hard for her. It was on an advance level and she is more on the intermediate level. So I made an arrangement for her. It's the same two songs but on a level she can play well. I just thought I'd share it in case anyone could use a piano solo for a Christmas program. Click HERE to download. ENJOY!

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This free RS Visiting Teaching Printable is perfect for January’s lesson – call on your creativity with a small DIY project and you’ll have customized prints for your sisters in less than 30 minutes. The Visiting Teaching Message for January 2017 is The Purpose of Relief Society. I’ve always considered Relief Society as cool, but I know not everyone…

Here's a fun and easy Raising of Lazarus game to play in your Sunday School class or with your kids at home, all you need is some toilet paper and some willing volunteers.

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