Today I'm breaking down my most important advice for surface pattern designers who are considering freelance work creating art for products.
Growing a blog is hard, that's why I am sharing what I am doing to grow mine. I am not a traffic expert and can only share my personal..
A Blog from a 1st Grade Class.
Radio Theater is dear to my heart. Having been involved in it for most of my life, I've directed many productions, adapted and written several of my own.
Try DOODLING!!!!! Get inspiration from Mr. Doodle; Sometimes, the solution to your problem just won’t come into your head, yet your thoughts are spinning at a 100 kilometres an …
I'm kicking off a new mini-series with ideas for ways to create incidental opportunities for learning for students in different activities across the classroom .
Looking for an effective way to manage early finishers in your classroom? Look no further than this comprehensive early finisher decor set for students! With a variety of labels, posters, and rules, this set will help you create an engaging and organized space where students can grab worksheets and other activities to work on when they finish their assignments early. Featuring eye-catching designs and clear, easy-to-read text, this early finisher decor set is the perfect addition to any classroom. From colorful labels that clearly indicate which materials are available to posters that outline your expectations for how students should use the early finisher area, this set has everything you need to create a seamless and efficient workflow. Whether you're a seasoned educator or just starting out, this early finisher decor set is the perfect resource to help you manage your classroom with ease. So why wait? Start exploring the possibilities today and give your students the tools they need to succeed! ***Please note: this does not include activities for early finishers. This is a decor set to create an area in your room where you will keep activities based on your grade level and class need. You will need to add activities.*** Labels Included: Handwriting Sudoku Cursive Math Origami Coloring Games Drawing News Riddles Color by # Grammar Writing Science Puzzles Crosswords Word Searches Editable Labels Posters Included: Early Finishers When You Think You're Done You've Just Begun Early Finisher Rules Fresh New Choices This Week's Choices Current Choices Bulletin Board Letters: Early Finishers When You Think You're Done You've Just Begun ✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿---✿ ✿ Reach out anytime by emailing me! [email protected] ✿ Follow me to get updates when I post a new resource!
If you think I have the answers here, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. I'm far from having any answers.
There are many tutorials out there on how to create a narrow hem. The problem is they mostly demonstrate on a rectangular piece of fabric, which makes the process deceivingly easy. With a few exceptions, that usually is not how I use a narrow hem. If I need to hem something straight, a wide hem of 1″ or […]
It’s a difficult phenomenon to describe to non-educators, but classroom teachers will instantly know what I’m referring to–having a group of students that just don’t click with you and are extremely difficult to handle, usually with more than the average extreme and violent behavior issues tossed into the mix. These experiences seem to suck the joy … Continued
If you think I have the answers here, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. I'm far from having any answers.
I hear it all of the time... "I want to have a podcast, but I hate the sound of my voice! What do I do?" Today I'm sharing with you some tips to overcome those inner thoughts that can be damaging your confidence behind the mic. Don't let that feeling of "not good enough" hold you back from creating a podcast that can help lots of people. There's someone out there, like right now, that needs to hear the message that only you can share. Not her. Not him. Not anyone else but you! So come along for the ride as we overcome our voices and step into exactly the podcaster we need to be.
Sweet Sounds - Quality Kodaly Resources for Elementary Music Educators
Does your child say, "I'm dumb, I'm stupid, no one loves me" when they are frustrated? Use these tips to respond to your child's negative self-talk.
A complete bookkeepers guide to: creating 1099s, who gets a 1099, when to send out a W-9 to contractors, how to file 1099s online with the IRS. I'm using the program tax1099.com to file these online. Creating, sending and filing 1099s can be confusing--it depends a lot of how much the contractor mak
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Learn three reasons why you should stop using Microsoft Word to make your worksheets (and what program you should be using instead).
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As stitchers, we know how much time and effort goes into creating a beautiful needlepoint treasure: selecting threads and stitches, plying your needle to
Do you teach half day Kindergarten? It is a constant juggling act to get it all in, keep students engaged (without being overworked), and keep things moving because the end of the day comes quickly! I have my students for 2 hours and 45 minutes each day and I try my best to jam pack it full of learning and fun along the way. Here is a look at what I'm teaching this week in a half-day program. My day is broken up into 5 sessions. We have Morning Work, Word Work, Reading, Writer's Workshop, and Math. We start every day with MORNING WORK that focuses on our letter of the week, sight words, grammar skill for the week, and writing sentences. This activity gets them in their seats and working as soon as they get in the door. As soon as they are done they raise their hands and I come by to check their work and I give them a stamp. Once they have a stamp they can move on to a WORD WORK station. WORD WORK stations consist of 5 different "core" stations that I have introduced throughout the year. Students choose from: Cut and Glue Listening Word Work Write the Room Lexia Core 5 They have to go to Lexia once daily but the rest of the stations are completely up to them. I time the stations 15 minutes at a time and ring a chime when time is up. When the chime rings they clean up and move to another station. This 45 minute block of word work time gives me time to meet with 3 small groups daily. Reading: After our word work stations we have a reading lesson (I use a CAFE model: Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, Expand Vocabulary) and we go to Read to Self time. This gives me another opportunity to meet with students and read with them. I also use Heidi Songs during this time in our day. You can read more about how I use them to teach sight words HERE. Writer's Workshop: My Writer's Workshop routine and lessons come from Lucy Calkins units of study. Right now we are working on personal narratives. This week we are working on telling a story with more than one detail and at the end of the week we will put all of our details together into a little book. This is our first attempt at plan, write, edit, and publish. It should make for an exciting week! Math: I use Guiding Kinders in my classroom for math and have loved these units from Deanna Jump and Deedee Wills since I first started them last year. You can see more about them when I first started them HERE. The post is titled "Math Workshop, I'm in LOVE"....just to let you know how I really feel about them! They include daily fluency, group lesson, partner work, and independent work. Once my students finish their independent work I use math tubs to keep them moving. We don't all finish at the same time so this gives my "fast finishers" a hands on way to keep working on math skills. We also have an online learning program called SPLASHMATH they can go to if they want to too. For the students that don't finish right away this time gives me an opportunity to work with them one on one or in small groups. Some days I'm working with one kiddo and some days I have 4 or 5 sitting at my horseshoe table working through the new concepts. It's a really flexible way to give additional intervention. After math tubs we get together again to solve our "Problem of the Day" in our journals. I put this routine all together HERE. We don't always get to our journals but I like to make sure we solve 2 to 3 problems a week. The whole routine only takes about 10 minutes! OK....where is the fun? I have to be sneaky to plan any fun into our tight schedule but I've managed to figure out a few ways to make it happen! First off....WACKY WEDNESDAY! We have early release on Wednesday for Professional Learning Communities so these days are already a bit "wacky". When I started teaching half day I realized that I never had any time for science, social studies, or any of the amazing things we get to explore when we are in Kindergarten. After a quick talk with my principal I ditched our regular routine on Wednesday and adopted "Wacky Wednesday". On these days we start with our regular routine and then I spend the rest of the day exploring new things. This week we are talking all about dental health with a cool little book from Simply Kinder. Our other little bit of fun that we have each week (ok...it's actually a lot of fun) comes on FUN FRIDAY. On Friday we get out the paint, blocks, STEM activities, iPods, Starfall, and iPads and we have 2 hours and 45 minutes of centers. What am I doing during this time? I'd love to say I have my feet up and I'm enjoying a latte but that would be a lie.....sigh....I am getting ALL of my assessments and progress monitoring done for the week during this time. I'm a little bit of a data geek so this is actually fun for me too (and students love to come show me what they know so it's fun for them too!) Fun Friday Center: Starfall on the Chromebooks Turtle Diary games on the Mimio Lakeshore STEM activites (we call this the problem solving station) Blocks! That's how we shake things up in a half day kindergarten program. It is a whirlwind adventure that happens twice a day in my life. As soon as I finish with the first group the second group comes in and we start all over again. (OK....I do get a lunch break...I'm not completely bananas!) I'm linking up with Mrs. Wills' Kindergarten for Peek at my Week. She has some amazing links for dental health week, yay for collaborative planning!
From planning and organizing my content ideas in Notion all the way to filming and editing, I share my workflow, the equipment I use, and you can grab my free content planning Notion template.
What happens when you've written your website, you've written your work with me or a services page and somebody reaches out and you get a bite on the line to work with you? Ah, what next? Well, if that is you and you've ever wondered that before, voila. Today, I'm taking you behind the scenes
Making a course is quite a big task, but what if it were mini? There's many reasons to make a mini-course but one of the best is how much time it saves compared to one that's much bigger.
Are you interested in blogging for your service-based business but stuck on what to blog about? In this post, I’m sharing how to never run out of ideas.
I’ve never liked fundraising thermometers. For me, unless you are […]
A list of 10 common cliches in YA stories. Learn what cliches are out there in YA so you can avoid them or learn how to twist them into something new.
Summer is right around the corner, and with it comes the incessant “Moooooommm, I’m booooored.” You know the phrase. Well today we have the solution! Introducing the “I’m Bored” Jar. The best part about it is that you can fill it up in advance with lots of fun and simple activities. Get your little ones […]
If you've decided it's time to get serious about social media, I'm here to tell you - YES, it is time! Social media has been a real game changer for businesses and for one reason, it's SOCIAL. It re
Today we're talking about what to include in your services and pricing guide - otherwise known as a Client Introduction Packet - for potential clients. Before we begin, I want to take a second to talk about the difference between a Client Introduction Packet (Services & Pricing Guide) and a Client Welcome Packet. A Client Welcome Packet is what you would provide a client when they have already signed on to work with you - that is not what we are talking about today. Instead, we're talking about
Are you interested in blogging for your service-based business but stuck on what to blog about? In this post, I’m sharing how to never run out of ideas.
It all comes down to the workflow in your business, & in this week's Coffee Chat I'm bringing on a workflow expert to talk in detail about what to include (& not include) in your business workflow. We'll share a behind the scenes look at our own workflow and talk through the 12 essentials every workflow must include!!
In this post I'll share my collagraph, or collograph as it also can be spelled, printmaking process with you. I'm fascinated by the unpredictability of collagraph printing…
Digital products are a great way to monetize your blog and generate passive income. Here are the 12 most popular digital products to sell in 2022!
Making a living from a blog is totally possible. But the truth about blogging is not as exciting as it might seem. Here are 11 reasons why.
Social media marketing with content created on the convergence of neuroscience, human psychology and group dynamics.
'Keyla' is probably one of my most important pieces of digital concept art because it includes lots of symbolism. Find out what it means here...
Days for creating are the best, right? In this video I share my advice on structuring your creative work days after who you are and what suits you best. I also take you along on my very first creative business Friday - I'm now working my day job four days a week instead of five.
