Learning about the Renaissance? This Renaissance worksheet lends extra help remembering important people, places, and things of this important time in history.

Lately I’ve been sharing some great workout plans with you guys. I’ve done a few of them and whether they work or not well, I’ve lost 5 kilo but that could be from the stress of redocorating, detoxing and/or my flu.

This is a fun board game to practice time expressions and prepositions of time. Your students talk in pairs about the topics on the sheet. Each student places their counter on one of the

Writers Write creates writing resources and shares writing tips. We continue our parts of speech series by writing all about prepositions.

A time management worksheet will inspire you as you work your way toward improved productivity and better health and well-being. Significantly...

From history and the arts to travel and fashion, we take a broad look at culture in the context of sustainability.

During my time as a school counselor, I have been surprised at how many school counselors are uncomfortable with the topic of self ha...

@Chicagology They called it the city of dreams, a series of white stucco buildings that surrounded a pool of glistening water. As the sun rose above the sky, the buildings would be illuminated in hues of peach, gold, and lavender. The real magic was at night when all the buildings would be lit u

Second grade is first in our hearts.

Dots and Boxes is a pencil and paper game that probably every child (and adult!) has played at least one time in their lives! The great thing about Dots and Boxes, like Tic-Tac-Toe and Hangman, is that you only need a scrap of paper and a nubby old pencil to be able to play. Trust me, these are great games to keep the kids busy while you're sitting in the waiting room at the dentist's office for two hours while another patient has emergency surgery...or such like. So even though you don't need any special game board or paper to play, it's still fun to have a pre-printed board to play on. I've whipped up two different pages for you today. One has 2 small game boards and 1 medium game board. This sheet also includes some instructions, in case you and your children have forgotten the rules! The other sheet has one extra large game board on it. So choose your board and have fun playing with your kids. Or give them some sheets when they say they're bored and make them play with each other! (That option sounds best to me this summer!) Just click on the pages above to download the printable sheets from Google Drive.

Verb tenses explained for primary-school parents: present, past and future simple and continuous forms, with examples of use.

You are about to take a big leap forward with your life. Worry will be replaced with optimism, fear with hope… and joy is coming home to roost!Oriole: Faith. The end of challenging times. …

An Interactive Way to Teach Kids Their Address as well as their state, country, continent, and planet! A fun introduction to geography for kids!

Part 1 of the infamous series. Feelings appear. Sparks fly. Love rises. Problems occur. Please note: This story is now very old (7 years old in 2020) and I'd like to think my writing has improved since then! There are a bunch of cringey parts and bad writing in here, but enjoy and thanks for reading! :)

Love deviled chicken? Did you know that America isn't the only place that has a deviled chicken recipe? This easy Sri Lankan devilled chicken recipe (yes, there's two Ls) is full of spices, juicy chicken and fresh vegetables. This stir-fried chicken cooks in one pan and is on the table in about 20...

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Second grade is first in our hearts.

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I really don't love practicing sight words with my students. I mean, it just gets tedious. And when we go over a word 100 times and the 101st time they say the wrong word, I cry a little inside. I decided to really take my sight word practice to a whole new level. A few of my reading groups really needed to learn a certain 5 words ASAP because I was sick of them missing it on their running record. So, I whipped these games up today and we played them like champions. In our PE closet we have these bowling pins! I pulled them out and taped the sight words to them. I had one student come up at a time and I called out a sight word. Then, they had to roll the ball and try to hit the pin with the sight word on it. They LOVED it. This is an oldie, but certainly a goodie. Not only do we swat all the flies in our classroom (for real, we had like 5 in our room today), but when I call out a sight word, the two students with the swatters try to swat the word first. Do you have any pool noodles around your house or perhaps you picked some up at the Dollar Tree in the summer? I cut one in half and gave one to 2 of my students. I called out the sight word and they "jabbed" it with their noodle. No students were hurt in the playing of this sight word game. I have this stylus that I use for my iPad and it has a laser pointer on the end of it. You'd think that my students are more like cats because they love to chase the laser pointer all around the room. ;) But really, I call out the sight word and they point the laser to the right word. It's a favorite for sure.

What are executive functioning skills? Executive functioning (EF) skills are the abilities in our brain that help us complete everyday tasks. These skills include planning, organization, time management, metacognition, working memory, self-control, attention, flexibility, and perseverance. S

Aloha friends! It is my 2nd week back in school and things are flowing pretty well in my class. We are still working on our rules and routines and figuring out new procedures as they arise. The first 3 weeks are pretty slow curriculum wise, but once we have these routines down we will be ready to roll. I am linking up with Blog Hoppin' for Teacher Week Day #4-Classroom Management. Classroom Management is one of the key ingredients to a successful year. There are so many wonderful and different ideas, tricks and tips and I am excited to share what works in my classroom. I think many of you have seen pictures of my room so some of these pics might be repeats. Each morning when my students arrive they mark their lunch and turn in their homework. I created this simple lunch chart out of a yardstick and the kids quickly move to where they need to be. It is right by the door and on the opposite side is my basket for homework folders. They put away their backpacks and write down their homework in their agenda books. Our books are provided by the school for each child. Then they begin their morning work. My rug area is our main meeting place in the classroom. The students are assigned a spot and I switch it each month. This particular rug has been so helpful to get them on the floor and seated without arguing who sits where. I received it through a Donor's Choose project. Each morning for the first few weeks we review our Class Rules. I just created these posters and they are really easy to see from across the room. I give lots of positive praise for my kiddos who are demonstrating these rules. My clip chart is really the star of my classroom. This behavior system has been magical in my class. Maybe it's because of the surf theme and the top says Cowabunga!! When I am waiting for students to get rolling or I notice any negative behaviors I quickly turn to my sweeties who are modeling good behavior and tell them to "Surf Up". Suddenly everyone seems to be on task and waiting for a chance to surf up. I usually pick 1-2 kids at different times throughout the day. At the end of the day anybody on Cowabunga gets to add a bead to their Award Necklace. Each student has a necklace to start the year. They add a bead each time they surf to the top of our chart. Once they have 5 beads I let them choose a new tag for their necklace. I have lots of different tags that I have created. Once kids start adding more tags they get so excited to see how many they can earn. If you are interested in these tags you can check them out {HERE}. This year I have really tried to label everything in my classroom and am teaching students that everything has a place. Their cubbies have their number on them and most have memorized their numbers for this year. Our book bags for Daily 5 are also numbered. They place their backpacks here on these hooks. Our supplies are clearly labeled so they know where everything belongs. This year I took the supply buckets off of the tables. I just couldn't take the kids playing with everything all the time. I have them keep pencils, scissors and crayons in their toolbox in their desks. If they need glue they grab a bucket for their table. I finally created my own Class Job Chart. I make everyone responsible for a classroom job. We have been taking the last 15 minutes each day to go over our duties. I will change the jobs at the end of the month. That way each child has enough time to learn their job well before moving to a new task. I will then have them train the new hires at the end of the month. The final management item that I have been working on is our class Attention getters. My favorite item for centers is my Music Wand. It has such a great sound and my students respond instantly to it. When my wand is not close at hand I use some good old sayings. The two I am using this year: Teacher: Macaroni and Cheese Students: Everybody Freeze Teacher: Hocus Pocus Students: Everybody Focus The teacher down the hall uses this one: Teacher: Shark Bait Students: Hoo Ha Ha! It always makes me smile when I hear it :) If you have started back already I hope you are getting your class in order and running smoothly. If you are still on vacation enjoy your time and sleep in for me! Make sure you stop by and check out all the great posts going on this week over at Blog Hoppin', and if you haven't stopped by our new collaborative blog make sure you do! We have a great eBook to help you through your first weeks of school!

Purposeful icebreakers can provide great points of connection for the women at your women's ministry events.

I have another little booklet to share from General Mills, Inc. and Betty Crocker from 1943. The booklet is aimed at the woman of the ho...