tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49466924658867179952024-03-04T23:07:51.552-06:00Educating With HeartJulie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-66181690969748506262023-09-06T19:31:00.011-05:002023-09-10T17:10:48.801-05:00Apples<p>It is apple time! I stopped in at the apple orchard today for some fresh apples and my kids favorite apple salsa! I also picked up a few for my students and some apple activities for the classroom! Do you do apple activities in your classroom? I have some of my favorite in this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apples-and-the-Common-Core-301625?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=BLOGApplepost23">FREEBIE!</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apples-and-the-Common-Core-301625?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=BLOGApplepost23" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAQImApSGiVVnE70b7pFrDcoNOYjufZSN7gGh-75J8CfWtQ-gWcuiXSnrLXqJimlE2qwxiqIh8zIqRjCLSWJyr9ZS4xdmRQ5q6xl8N8bNaKGUPavs8LPd1iRco2DDsEcbXpuocD6G40lmNZR6AW9uel3crEPtUdaRvU4gImm-3LuwIljhYDjaS69BfM2X/s320/original-301625-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apples-and-the-Common-Core-301625?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=BLOGApplepost23" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2AoOkP5PcQvuhSL-F38zXaC15ee5bTyMFArOARF4R_9eNTxEs9asylTZODS-GUXNjFnQa_YpVq5Oxw8Errj8KqiWlzVMfH2NmkDvHIyGvtVXakK-754zTsm5t99W9Ds8TZcnpJfxxv8OaJRBZnn_4KGkdzVxCQXxm2mfz1tDjfeCqIro-c1QbsIamiix/w154-h200/0004.jpg" width="154" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apples-and-the-Common-Core-301625?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=BLOGApplepost23" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Y0hHyBCaMFMehUytKF2npfe9taOQSnRnusTFy6FRRB-5A9AgxkOhpv2DX1gnDnu1EUOJrw1NztMDahBVD1yaeL_GMZsE6fLJXpK6s2O2Gqlbj8kNoX9SFxHOepqeDHZrh_XJzC_gtYsn114Ch_s8Zj5RNN9K6RS96FQBT0F7MAPoRtuv7pDyonFMHg-W/w154-h200/0018.jpg" width="154" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Apples-and-the-Common-Core-301625?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=BLOGApplepost23" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXpJ1bN_RHvWhNon_FMRDhbxlQ3SEZCSPL08aGL0h754efh-F2OwB6l-zx1SXE3BxxJlLf4ZBb4nufV_6u2xmys_ntwBNAuPfzjOaPDlMxQyXrLb4uSDMMT_7D6QBER-heJH6mAsBwfFciBaaJ3d6jCIHd_PHTb4DDZqHh2QhOagfJQAyu6gBlJ5rmaUp/w154-h200/0026.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Head over and grab your copy today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-15573524921667599052023-07-05T21:03:00.002-05:002023-07-05T21:07:24.510-05:00 5 Ways to Increase Your Students Learning using Desk Help Name Tags!<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Have you ever stopped to think about how a name tag can unlock learning and discovery?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">My students have gained independence and learning using desk help name tags for years! With everything from numbers and letters, colors and shapes, right and left, desk help name tags offer a wealth of advantages to help students with their learning every day. Here are 5 things that I included on my name tags to increase my students’ learning.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqxhCRN0wdGwTqZrsW06_VoRtR_PQaOCqlJiIiaYDSoTxiPgvABOE7VTOZCSdkaYEvW9gj-Bl-N3BnK0c8_GHAKcinBgmnnSNqfNWH6qCDoNrQD4zeeaVT_Tw_H7BXw-g1j2X4d3eD6bTlwpZS7TyFrLaJj6toYq5t1plNVSDObRxKzTEXMa5NfB2a1LA/s1500/Editable%20Desk%20Help%20Name%20Tags%20Pinterest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqxhCRN0wdGwTqZrsW06_VoRtR_PQaOCqlJiIiaYDSoTxiPgvABOE7VTOZCSdkaYEvW9gj-Bl-N3BnK0c8_GHAKcinBgmnnSNqfNWH6qCDoNrQD4zeeaVT_Tw_H7BXw-g1j2X4d3eD6bTlwpZS7TyFrLaJj6toYq5t1plNVSDObRxKzTEXMa5NfB2a1LA/s320/Editable%20Desk%20Help%20Name%20Tags%20Pinterest.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">1. Name writing and recognition<br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Students come into kindergarten and first grade with varying abilities of reading and writing their names. Being able to see the proper way to form their letters can help students master writing their names. I include my first grade students’ last names to help them spell and write it as well! </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">2. Mastering letters and sounds with Alphabet Strips<br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">With a picture alphabet strip, you can see the magic of letter-sound relationships unfold right before your students’ eyes. Students will come across illustrations representing each letter as they associate the letter with its associated sound, helping them to reinforce their phonics instruction.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">3. Number Lines and Hundreds Charts<br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Number lines and hundreds charts are fantastic tools for making math easy and fun. These visual aids are incredible for helping students understand and solve mathematical problems. With a number line, they can learn addition and subtraction by counting forward or backward. By using a hundreds chart, they can see patterns in numbers and improve their counting skills. Overall, these tools are invaluable resources that make learning math a breeze.</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">4. Colors and Shapes</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Color words and shapes play a role in enhancing vocabulary and communication skills. These words help my young learners recognize and differentiate between different colors and shapes. By having color and shape words readily available, students can express themselves more accurately in their writing, describe objects.</span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-017b0956-7fff-d88b-808b-b697fc00e396" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">5. Left and right</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Navigating left and right may appear to be a minor task, but it is a critical skill for young learners to develop. Students will never mess up directions using the left and right reference materials. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Desk help name tags are helpful tools that encourage students to seek answers on their own, allowing them to become independent learners. They also provide a student with a learning space of their own that they can proudly claim.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I have included my desk help name tags in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Educating-With-Heart/Category/Classroom-Decor-59343" target="_blank">Teacher Pay Teacher</a>, <a href="https://classful.com/educatingwithheart/" target="_blank">Classful</a> and Teach Simple stores! I have a theme or color to match every classroom! You with can set your students up for independence and success with these name tags! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Educating-With-Heart?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=7223" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjt8OhwlycTJPm0K-C-psoU41Rl3PXk3sMeMUeDRQ9bzM7VEO9_Z82zU7_BumRuptjwgzNgxqTiZELsyIBI98gAtWeWbFuftrDpEiVx_Ghp89ytFucc16mk5npC17uXPEdpPwPm4BUhuVzivAA7F-hFgm_l3DyAHSDwS8ydZwtgQboT2p28odu5Rn0ZmA/w640-h494/Name%20tag%20covers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Do you prefer flexible seating? The Pencil Box Name Tags are a perfect for students on the move! The Intermediate option is perfect for grades 2-5!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/-fssparklers23-Pencil-Box-Name-Tags-in-Primary-Colors-EDITABLE--4367127?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=7223" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIy9Kd5T52La3VdKZUJ4P-stwCeWVYCoa374HCf87SV-s34RpyC_n6ZzGB5taOdeqQpEjATbrGJdtZRX6JEsM1YRz75VY2tFrnsxdk25BrftR5s1dSorVmMxZAieVngAvJJ491x1Pq1HO1JJ7y89UKvKBBqumcA4Nky84k8zJy76joL4zlQo4zDkSUA4OT/w200-h200/name%20tag%20square%20covers.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/-fssparklers23-Intermediate-Pencil-Box-Name-Tags-Grades-2-5-EDITABLE--8296972?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=7223" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p>Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-8155596127868120752023-04-24T17:19:00.137-05:002023-04-24T17:19:00.186-05:005 Tips for Preventing the Summer Slide!<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span color="var(--tw-prose-body)" face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 1rem; white-space: pre-wrap;">One year, I looped with my first grade students and had them again as second graders. As I was doing one of my beginning of the year testing, I noticed that one of my students was significantly lower than when I had tested her in May. I asked her "Did you read this summer?" She told me "No, I had fun this summer!" *sob* </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The reason she had gone back so far was due to what educators call "Summer Slide." </span></span><span color="var(--tw-prose-body)" face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="font-size: 1rem; white-space: pre-wrap;">Summer slide refers to the learning loss that occurs during the summer break, where students can lose some of the academic progress they made during the school year. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span color="var(--tw-prose-body)" face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">There is no reason why a student cannot have fun while also avoiding summer learning loss! Here are five recommendations to help your student avoid the summer slide:</span><span color="var(--tw-prose-body)" face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="font-size: 1rem; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ol style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; counter-reset: item 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1rem; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Read daily: Throughout the summer, encourage students to read for pleasure. Library programs, book clubs, and reading challenges can help with this. Reading daily helps maintain and develop literacy skills. Studies show that students that read daily during the summer actually increase their reading level!</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Practice math: Summer slide can affect math skills as well. Students can maintain their skills by incorporating math into everyday activities like cooking, shopping, and even when they travel.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Enroll in summer programs: Many schools, community centers, and libraries offer summer programs in academics, sports, and the arts. Many of these programs are even free! Enrolling in these programs can help students in keeping up their reading and math knowledge, learning new skills, spending time with their friends, and keeping their routine.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Use educational apps: Educational apps and games can provide fun ways for students to practice skills and stay engaged with learning during the summer months. Something as simple as an online journal (or handwritten) helps students to maintain everything they have learned!</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Encourage curiosity: Summer is a great time for students to explore their interests and hobbies. Encourage students to learn about topics of interest to them. If your student loves dinosaurs, go to the library and check out books about them! Look for museums that have exhibits about dinosaurs. Show them something new! Teach them how to grow a garden, or learn to hike or something fun outdoors. These kinds of activities can develop a love of learning that will last a lifetime!</span></p></li></ol></div><div class="flex-1 overflow-hidden" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 0%; overflow: hidden;"><div class="react-scroll-to-bottom--css-yyejt-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; 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text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I send home a pack to parents that would like something </span></div><div style="font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">to have their kids practice every day:</span></div><div style="font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgH1AY25tmhW4h8wvL-SHjyvbkqm5k4HYjrLhdFkJixsDZyt_zLEmWmr71_tiYabTGENM3Z8b8rhfOv-7N8GI79H83hEvVUI5U-ICRdewW453BDa9YhVRn5Fv2JBdjwK89Wn-dL-SJ_ToSVI3AkEdHaXJWY8N-hWNKRsGdW3ycDWm3xDbcS45QfLn_A/s200/Subject%20(1).png" style="font-size: 1rem; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgH1AY25tmhW4h8wvL-SHjyvbkqm5k4HYjrLhdFkJixsDZyt_zLEmWmr71_tiYabTGENM3Z8b8rhfOv-7N8GI79H83hEvVUI5U-ICRdewW453BDa9YhVRn5Fv2JBdjwK89Wn-dL-SJ_ToSVI3AkEdHaXJWY8N-hWNKRsGdW3ycDWm3xDbcS45QfLn_A/w136-h136/Subject%20(1).png" width="136" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOQHsJv0jP7GrvqIunCTgrWYKeamacNLlssB5tCD48_xkoMABodWYji45PcjJS4tLw0E99m0MsE5NPCA5koyqqebecnXPVSoA92X4W-PuEPuIPaNGSUzvB3pfusp5j_OHX2AOYwZYHOgamS9hIuYWUMK3iZ0UUAIvlJM-pOewTDO2MKP-kvuxPtFf_Q/s200/2.png" style="font-size: 1rem; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOQHsJv0jP7GrvqIunCTgrWYKeamacNLlssB5tCD48_xkoMABodWYji45PcjJS4tLw0E99m0MsE5NPCA5koyqqebecnXPVSoA92X4W-PuEPuIPaNGSUzvB3pfusp5j_OHX2AOYwZYHOgamS9hIuYWUMK3iZ0UUAIvlJM-pOewTDO2MKP-kvuxPtFf_Q/w143-h143/2.png" width="143" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">You can see them both here!</span></div><h3 style="clear: both; font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/-sparkle2022-First-Grade-Summer-Skills-Review-Packet-250952?utm_source=Educatingwithheart&utm_campaign=edwithheart%20post"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">First Grade</span></a></h3><h3 style="clear: both; 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font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">The end of the school year is coming soon! Make the most of every minute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji" style="font-size: 1rem; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-89648986407890810822023-03-01T14:53:00.025-06:002023-07-05T21:03:31.916-05:005 Steps to Personalize Centerpieces<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismuEfJ1Nx8az7ocv99clUGD7B5uPHDxKVq6nYPGR_eSEDshrIbetxi_CcPFcXHFGVWj3KJdHycKteWsQbPVbtwy153NHq6ohrVhPa4mwqUbaIOQU2YJzEthBCadZELnluZSzfYY64NEbOCRpFLl3ZzcLypLN8UNPosOpTCGpS0qofwhJfAKgnOu27ow/s900/Pinterest%20centerpieces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismuEfJ1Nx8az7ocv99clUGD7B5uPHDxKVq6nYPGR_eSEDshrIbetxi_CcPFcXHFGVWj3KJdHycKteWsQbPVbtwy153NHq6ohrVhPa4mwqUbaIOQU2YJzEthBCadZELnluZSzfYY64NEbOCRpFLl3ZzcLypLN8UNPosOpTCGpS0qofwhJfAKgnOu27ow/w133-h200/Pinterest%20centerpieces.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #374151; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Centerpieces are a great way to add your own personal touch to any of your get-togethers! Whether is it for a wedding, birthday party, anniversary, or another celebration; making your own is easier and more affordable than you might think!</span></div><ol style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: item 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 1.25em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1rem;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Choose a theme: The theme of your event can be determined by the event, the guest of honor, or even a color scheme that goes with the event. For a wedding, for example, you might want to choose a theme that reflects the couple's hobbies or interests.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Choose your materials: Once you've decided on a theme, you can select the materials you'll need to make your centerpieces. Vases or jars, flowers, candles, ribbons, or other decorative items may be included. For my nieces wedding, we asked everyone important to her for extra unused vases for eclectic but sentimental centerpieces for her tables.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Plan your design: Before you begin assembling your centerpieces, sketch out your design. You can create a mood board with pictures and inspiration or sketch out a rough idea of what you want your centerpieces to look like.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Assemble your centerpieces: Once you've decided on your materials and design, begin assembling your centerpieces. Arranging flowers in vases or jars, tying ribbons around candles, or adding other decorative elements. Always have your centerpieces as complete as you can before the day of the event to avoid last minute stress! I always do a test run with pictures long before the big day so I have everything I need!</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #374151; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Consider adding a personal touch, such as a photo or a message, to make your centerpieces truly personalized. Include a small picture of the person or people being honored, or make a tag with a special message or quote. We have used laser cut hearts, initials, and photos to help make our centerpieces special. For my wedding we used small pictures of us when we were children for a fun personal touch! </span></span></p></li></ol><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Following these steps, you too can create beautiful, personalized centerpieces that will add a special touch to any occasion!</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p>Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-20350674395745326242023-02-25T13:52:00.003-06:002023-02-25T13:52:00.180-06:00Personalized 50th Anniversary Budget Friendly Centerpieces<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxdU3eh8jmAqGwP7byHYiy5sHZfgwlnoxzMHO5RP0JrwByEx-M3vMckZ4XOxyp2w3Uo5tct_RT7Op9C_YZaabwddtBI8TI_CZMyTeNhZJyXx8JGXTpxQcPnKztsUJn0RnYzcIetD0q3hK6BAeKnIm9-jgKytMurqjXNT_0jgjKd7LTOHFeRckbwpdjA/s858/flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="858" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxdU3eh8jmAqGwP7byHYiy5sHZfgwlnoxzMHO5RP0JrwByEx-M3vMckZ4XOxyp2w3Uo5tct_RT7Op9C_YZaabwddtBI8TI_CZMyTeNhZJyXx8JGXTpxQcPnKztsUJn0RnYzcIetD0q3hK6BAeKnIm9-jgKytMurqjXNT_0jgjKd7LTOHFeRckbwpdjA/s320/flowers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">My parents' 50th anniversary celebration:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">We wanted to have something beautiful, personal, with a </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">sentimental nod to their wedding day. We </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">asked our local florist for filler that would hold up during our drive from Illinois to Minnesota, as it's important to ensure that the centerpieces stay intact and look their best for the celebration. We added </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">yellow roses to the centerpieces once we arrived at the venue. My brother cut the wood slices and sanded them and added a protective clear stain. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">\<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjPAqdPvgrAyb2BYY5XcIeEXX_W1UXLHgZKxycAijg0F-KOeZnPXu_mxeyQOGUJVJYKn_i1CWVvKLBsP-KUUkJE9Z6Ob1ZsOtB-OE-ptsmd2QvnQKDM5TNwatAy_-nMPK9nL2e-P5IdlszGfyhjNUlvml4ZzHPvDDbb6gkLXaac4IT_YbUo6TVTBT3w/s4032/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjPAqdPvgrAyb2BYY5XcIeEXX_W1UXLHgZKxycAijg0F-KOeZnPXu_mxeyQOGUJVJYKn_i1CWVvKLBsP-KUUkJE9Z6Ob1ZsOtB-OE-ptsmd2QvnQKDM5TNwatAy_-nMPK9nL2e-P5IdlszGfyhjNUlvml4ZzHPvDDbb6gkLXaac4IT_YbUo6TVTBT3w/w150-h200/5.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiXsRw90H1kx_rFVBt6FKhhyYbRxogOF6_McmJKS5ia87ZV32cBb9UtbUBjeYqotOG1yTbRvgliGv2OGyC2BGq1qP66OkjWofM_p7qg1dHyZhkhmQmJf9KGZSNl_2DRgr3rwZfab-gm3y3PZRIfXB9ZzACfY1My673xOoL6DkyFONtSnIhoBU2lyliQ/s4032/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiXsRw90H1kx_rFVBt6FKhhyYbRxogOF6_McmJKS5ia87ZV32cBb9UtbUBjeYqotOG1yTbRvgliGv2OGyC2BGq1qP66OkjWofM_p7qg1dHyZhkhmQmJf9KGZSNl_2DRgr3rwZfab-gm3y3PZRIfXB9ZzACfY1My673xOoL6DkyFONtSnIhoBU2lyliQ/w150-h200/4.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh8ud_1sEJ0bn6ciXPK8VC1BYrI6PRiqHTbggTvfpy5EdYWf3lcMHY7YiJJbvIpLgOzbUdUvVlLst4MUymgRD9pgUfKxqbEtwuVAVgvhpqhPfgn7KvXsddMwF7ORhZY-yyocwiLRnZm3gQHfNvdBbKefZsLs2wbgzkS66JJODnUEvXbk5Y-oYr8erPw/s4032/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh8ud_1sEJ0bn6ciXPK8VC1BYrI6PRiqHTbggTvfpy5EdYWf3lcMHY7YiJJbvIpLgOzbUdUvVlLst4MUymgRD9pgUfKxqbEtwuVAVgvhpqhPfgn7KvXsddMwF7ORhZY-yyocwiLRnZm3gQHfNvdBbKefZsLs2wbgzkS66JJODnUEvXbk5Y-oYr8erPw/w150-h200/3.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKOpCB49cZI1dw9gdw0ASDvl7nebp9M7mC9oiMe9HhXPpOdZ5NVWRwJOerl9FN8Vy2Fwhlwx2vzup_vxS-1L6PUOzgf4MdHksyWrPjYXJ0vGEmBoV9GHfkZdrKoj-8cAZP1JJoMiu41q19rH8Wy4XDzM2EY9KHF8K0_XgelYXfivYJmMJqd9s3FyjBA/s4032/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKOpCB49cZI1dw9gdw0ASDvl7nebp9M7mC9oiMe9HhXPpOdZ5NVWRwJOerl9FN8Vy2Fwhlwx2vzup_vxS-1L6PUOzgf4MdHksyWrPjYXJ0vGEmBoV9GHfkZdrKoj-8cAZP1JJoMiu41q19rH8Wy4XDzM2EY9KHF8K0_XgelYXfivYJmMJqd9s3FyjBA/w150-h200/2.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://amzn.to/3Zincf3" target="_blank">Gold Spray paint</a> $7 (aff. link)<p></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3Zincf3" target="_blank">12 Ball canning jars </a>$31 (aff. link)</p><p>Words and Letters (I found these at Hobby Lobby all $1 or less) $15</p><p>Roses $40</p><p>Greens from local florist $50</p><p>Hearts from Etsy $12</p><p>wood slices- free</p><p>12 center pieces $155 or about $13 each </p><p style="text-align: center;">I love how these turned out! They were the perfect centerpiece for a great party!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-90292953814675671662023-02-22T14:53:00.006-06:002023-02-22T19:14:55.772-06:00Planning a successful 50th Anniversary Party on a budget!<div><br /></div><div><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"> A few years ago we were so blessed to be able to plan a 50th wedding anniversary party for my parents! We had a small get together at a hotel since most of our guests were out of town. It was so much fun! A few pictures from the party!</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExVkQ-WPhqGqs8t1cDbXOHVAeM1xUaaci3xBClU6nGddIexnFYnk7Y-HwEC1hG8dm-CgvDJTRDCiFkv37FuFfM7RBJ-8WROdxeSPKMvQ0Tx77qQBIoad3uHEtPsbnseF6XC-A7BhH7HOZSPH7jSew3nYdfWapI6hwzOVJjxbhVhlJwgq3p5LFbn7jrg/s2040/1a5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2040" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExVkQ-WPhqGqs8t1cDbXOHVAeM1xUaaci3xBClU6nGddIexnFYnk7Y-HwEC1hG8dm-CgvDJTRDCiFkv37FuFfM7RBJ-8WROdxeSPKMvQ0Tx77qQBIoad3uHEtPsbnseF6XC-A7BhH7HOZSPH7jSew3nYdfWapI6hwzOVJjxbhVhlJwgq3p5LFbn7jrg/w320-h240/1a5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We served appetizers and desserts. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrkLUrFDSslw9Np1yIcUzWO2SEPuLPCA5EsG5qpYKFcO3Lz_NHQNhzOKn9psQhGd_7VQg1A-f81tIl1R73Y-HHrUI2BXYklNa-CDQ8A9tvi832pW4YYrrGCHaewam4LnCU4caVxH69eJy3CRQVuJZPmKsYdedEcakNyDPNWmKSuitAA6pE4OXnXaT6w/s4032/IMG_7732.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrkLUrFDSslw9Np1yIcUzWO2SEPuLPCA5EsG5qpYKFcO3Lz_NHQNhzOKn9psQhGd_7VQg1A-f81tIl1R73Y-HHrUI2BXYklNa-CDQ8A9tvi832pW4YYrrGCHaewam4LnCU4caVxH69eJy3CRQVuJZPmKsYdedEcakNyDPNWmKSuitAA6pE4OXnXaT6w/s320/IMG_7732.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cake and cupcakes are from Sam's Club! Under $50!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwziHEIB0aGZCXsEdQNtUDnyzE99RX30aZpYGh5RvIFDjIA-Co6VDS85R2qGkwQs_g63-4ix6-flj9KYU_nlcUa528bR4ds3oNWuF6aEPQZHIGI7Zqqtp7623wGiaABxknOYkDc2R2DFAvojT8PfpaNHVRK6ynWfCrNd9hNuK6NYzRdWr5gh44tr5CEg/s4608/DSCN5557.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwziHEIB0aGZCXsEdQNtUDnyzE99RX30aZpYGh5RvIFDjIA-Co6VDS85R2qGkwQs_g63-4ix6-flj9KYU_nlcUa528bR4ds3oNWuF6aEPQZHIGI7Zqqtp7623wGiaABxknOYkDc2R2DFAvojT8PfpaNHVRK6ynWfCrNd9hNuK6NYzRdWr5gh44tr5CEg/s320/DSCN5557.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">50 Years of Blessings!<br />Words and hearts are a collage of pics from the past 50 years!<br />There were always people around this chatting about the pics. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Want to celebrate this milestone without breaking the bank? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Check out these fun ideas:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; 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--tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji" style="color: #374151;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space: pre-wrap;">Host a backyard BBQ or potluck: Invite your friends and family over for a casual BBQ or potluck. You can ask everyone to bring a dish to share and provide drinks and snacks. Decorate your yard with balloons, streamers, and photos of your life together!</span></span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">You can renew your vows in a simple ceremony in a park or in your own backyard. You can write your own vows or use the vows from your wedding ceremony for a sentimental touch.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Pack a picnic basket full of your favorite foods, grab your kids and grandkids (maybe even great grand kids!) and head to a nearby park or beach. Bring a chairs to sit on, games to play, and spend the day with your family.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make a slideshow of photos from your wedding day and throughout your marriage to take you down memory lane. Show off your slideshow to family and friends at a gathering at your home or a nearby church or community center.</span></span></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Create a memory book by asking family and friends to share their favorite memories and stories about the couple. Make a memory book out of them and give it to the couple as a gift.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Go out for a special dinner: Look for local restaurants that offer senior discounts or early bird specials. Make a reservation and spend a special evening with your loved ones.</span></p></li></ol><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px;"><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji" style="color: #374151;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember that spending time together and celebrating your love and commitment to each other is the most important thing. The cost of the celebration isn't as important as the memories you make!</span></span></p></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-47222651869831484182019-09-12T13:49:00.000-05:002019-09-12T13:49:52.796-05:00Tips and Tricks to having a successful teacher observation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Observation. A word that can make a teacher's blood run cold. One colleague of mine used to always say she would rather go to the gynecologist than be observed! But being observed doesn't have to be stressful and can make you a better teacher. Here are some tips to have a successful observation:<br />
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You really start preparing for successful observations day 1 of your teaching. Principals look for:<br />
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Professionalism</h3>
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Do you show that you like your job? Do you spend your lunch hour complaining about accommodating a student's needs because it is extra work? Are you welcoming and friendly to parents and your colleagues? Do you contribute to the learning community as a whole? Impress your principal by showing a passion for teaching! Make positive connections with students, parents, and staff. Be positive, even on those days you don't feel it. Complain to your spouse, your best friend, your cat or your mom- but try to keep complaining out of your work conversations. Always bring up a problem with possible positive solutions. </div>
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Provide a classroom for your students that is pleasing and organized. Remove excess clutter. So many teachers are savers (myself included!!!) make sure what you keep is neat and put away. Hang examples of rigorous and meaningful student work in the hallways and classroom bulletin boards. Show that there is learning happening in your classroom regularly.</div>
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Routines, Management, and Structure</h3>
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From day 1, teach your students your expectations and routines. Students that know routines are better behaved, and you can be more focused on their learning. Practice routines. I review some parts of our routines almost every day. Even if it is just to quickly review a procedure before we move on. For example, about once a week, I say, "it's time for lunch, please stand up, push in your chair, and walk to the door." I don't say it every day, but often enough that they know, I still want them to do it that way. The days I don't say it if they don't follow that routine, I make them go back and do it over. My students just know that is what they have to do, or they have to go back. They don't like to go back, so they just do it.<br />
Another example is from the moment when my students come into my room, they have specific jobs and procedures that they have to do before they begin in our morning tubs. I review the expectation once in a while, but I expect that they can self-manage themselves. I can spend those few minutes getting myself together, talking to students that may need an extra pep-talk, and all of the attendance and lunch count activities I need to do. Having this morning structure gives me the time I need to begin teaching as soon as possible! Principals look for routines and structure when evaluating classroom management during an observation.<br />
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Good lesson planning can go a long way toward having a successful observation. Planning out the standards being taught, student-friendly learning objectives, essential questions, rigorous learning activities (include choice if you can!) to support the standards and informal ways to assess learning as you teach can make or break your lesson. Make sure you have every copy, manipulative, and supply and even a few extras you need to teach your lesson ready to go. Stick with activities you would normally do! This is not the time to try a group learning project for the first time! If you usually do group learning projects go for it, but if not, stick to your tried and true lessons that make you feel comfortable doing and you know have high engagement. I chose an interactive Venn Diagram activity the last time I was formally observed because I knew the kids already knew the procedure, but I then added a mathy spin to it. I tried it out a week before my observation and then did a similar, but different lesson during. The principal loved this lesson. Stick with what works!</div>
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Be Proactive</h3>
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Ask your principal what they are looking for during your pre-observation conference. If your district is using an evaluation tool such as the Charlotte Danielson Framework, see if your principal is willing to observe a standard or two that you need observational evidence. Ask other teachers for advice from their experiences of being observed. </div>
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Know what your school priorities are. One year at our school the principal was looking for posted objectives, if you didn't have it you would be marked down, last year we had to have expert walls and listed standard operating procedures, this year we are not supposed to have expert walls, but we do need to have data walls. Whatever the priority is for the year, make sure you have it.</div>
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Make sure you have everything ready for your lesson. Don't forget to have a good supply of sharpened pencils! You don't want any time of your observation to be wasted sharpening or worse, a child not engaged in the activity because they don't have a pencil and don't want to say anything because the principal is in the room!</div>
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Give your students the head's up that someone is coming in to observe the learning that is going on in the classroom. Some teachers make a point to say that the principal is coming only to evaluate the teacher, and some make a point to say that the principal is coming to see the students. In reality, neither and both points are the truth. The principal is coming in to observe the learning environment as a whole which includes the teacher and students. I usually tell my students that the principal is coming in to see all of the great learning that is going on in our classroom. This way, students don't stress over it, they just feel proud to show the hard work they do daily.</div>
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Make sure that your students know what they are going to learn. Have it on the board, say it, have them say it. Make it clear that they know what they are going to learn. Research shows this increases learning!</div>
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Don't try to pull off some kind of big fancy show with you as the star. Let the learning be the star! Every part of your lesson should be about keeping the students engaged in their learning. Some things principals watch for is student engagement, teacher/student connections, lesson flow (don't rush out of nervousness!), classroom management, as well as student learning. It is a lot to juggle but, relax, you do this multiple times a day! Follow the lesson plan as best as you can, but be ready to be flexible if you need to be. Make sure that you end with some kind of informal assessment. An exit ticket, a journal entry, a practice page - something that shows learning was happening!.<br />
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Try not to be nervous or stressed. An observation is meant just to be a snapshot of your teaching and student learning, if it doesn't quite go the way you want, use it as a learning opportunity! </div>
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What went well? What flopped? The students didn't fully grasp the lesson? Get ready for your post-observation conference with a plan of what you will do next. Your students were writing notes on their sticky notes instead of what they were supposed to write? Have a plan to fix the behavior. We are not perfect, things don't always go our way. Principals already know that you don't have a classroom where everything goes perfectly 100% of the time because no one does! What you need to be prepared to show is what you do when things are not so perfect for making it better the next time. We should be in a constant state of reflecting as educators... plan, do, check, <b>adjust</b>! Focus on the positives and how you will change the negatives!</div>
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We can be our own worst critic! Use your observation as a learning opportunity. Don't go into your post-observation meeting, ready to bash yourself! Make sure that you use your post-evaluation conference to highlight your positives. Show data that shows good results if you can, such as a pre-test and post-test. Use this time as an opportunity to have a meaningful conversation with your principal about your strengths and things that you can improve to be the best teacher that you can be. <br />
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No one is perfect. Observations are not meant to "get you," they are opportunities to find out how to improve. Listen to criticisms with an open mind and do not react defensively. Even if you don't agree, listen respectfully and take note of what your administrator wants you to do differently. If you would like to offer a written rebuttal, follow district procedures. In our district, we type a letter of rebuttal, and it is attached to the evaluation. Choose something from your evaluation to work on until next time.<br />
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Since I have been a teacher, I have always had desk help nametags on my student's desks to mark their space. I love them for the students that need a number line, help spelling their colors, or that might need an alphabet to help them remember which way their b or d should be written. A few years ago, as I bought my 3rd pack of name tags for my classroom for a particularly destructive group of students, I knew that this had to be a summer project! Since that time, I have made them to match themes of my own or for my friends!<br />
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Each pack has so many color choices, and a selection of a traditional or modern manuscript, all for less than you would pay for one package in the teacher's store! Do you hate your handwriting as much as I do? I also made an editable version, so the names can be typed right on the file! Click on the picture to take you to the nametags in my store!</div>
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Do you have flexible seating? Want students to be able to carry around their desk helper as they move to centers? The Pencil Box Nametags may be the ones for you! I love that my students can take these with them to RTI, Guided Reading, or to sit on the floor and they will have the reference that they need and they will have their name on their pencil box! No more trying to figure out who is the owner of the missing pencil box!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cruising is my family's favorite family vacation! We all love the variety of activities onboard the ship, the fun locations we get to explore, the affordability, and the convenience of it all! Carnival Cruise Line is a favorite for our family cruises! My family always has such a fun time and is it the most affordable way to enjoy the Caribbean! If you are going on a cruise, here is some of the must-know information!</span><br />
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Once you decide on your itinerary and your ship, you are ready to choose a room. The interior cabin is the most affordable and smallest. It is an excellent room for sleeping because there are no windows. Most people spend very little time in their room, so it makes a great option. The ocean view cabins are a bit roomier and an excellent choice for families. Balcony and suites are more expensive, but great if you plan on spending a little more time in your room. Sitting on a balcony with a cup of coffee and watching the sunrise over the ocean is a small glimpse of heaven! When choosing a room, make sure to look at the map to see where the room is located! Mid-ship and a lower level is the best place to not feel as much movement. You will also want to look at what is directly above or below your room. If you like to go to bed early, you don't want to be directly above or below an area that has the nightlife! If you prefer to sleep in, sleeping above or below the kitchen when they make breakfast would not be the best either. If someone in your cabin smokes, you might want to be in a room that has easy access to the casino or another smoking area. We like to be mid-ship near the elevators because it gets us to the Lido deck the fastest! The Lido deck has the pools and the food! </div>
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When I get my dates and ship decided, I head over to cruisecompete.com. I put in all my information, and travel agencies send me bids. Most will offer extra perks such as extra on-board credit and a good deal on travel insurance. The last cruise I booked had $300 in onboard credit from my travel agent and $50 onboard credit from Carnival. If you would prefer to book right through Carnival, they offer a monthly payment plan, and often they will have a deal to earn onboard credit as well. I also enter my information into the Shipmate app, which will send alerts if the price ever drops. I have saved hundreds having the price adjusted! </div>
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The last part of booking a cruise for me is so important. Travel insurance. To some, it might seem like an unneeded expense, but it is so necessary. Not only does it protect you if you have to cancel your cruise, but it also protects you if something happens during your trip. If you have unforeseen medical expenses or you need medical transportation, the insurance will pay for it. I hope we will never need it, but the protection is worth the price for peace of mind!</div>
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Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-23750454538657088972019-06-28T18:37:00.000-05:002019-06-28T18:37:10.603-05:00It's been a while!<div style="text-align: center;">
It has been quite some time since I have updated! So many changes have happened! Since my last post I have gotten my special ed certification and have changed jobs twice! Things have evened out a bit and my focus is changing a bit. I am still teaching in a self-contained setting, just with special education students! I am going to be picking up where I left off with gen ed curriculum, but adding some social emotional focus and special education ideas too. I am also going to be checking in more about my personal goals and most importantly my excitement for travel!</div>
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Here we are all rested and relaxed in San Juan during our recent cruise! It was a great way to start a summer break!<br />
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We are excitedly preparing for May the fourth! Our first grade boys LOVE Star Wars, so it seemed that celebrating May the Fourth is a must! We have several things planned! <br />
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Pool noodles and duct tape from the dollar tree! $4 for 4 light sabers! The pool noodles cut easily with a bread knife. My kids and I put the duct tape on however we thought they might look. Making 4 took me and my 2 "helpers" about 15 min. (I could have done it on my own in 10! LOL) </div>
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I tried my center today, I wanted a controlled way for our students to be able to use them without hitting each other, so I bought a package of black balloons as well. I decided to write words on the balloons that went with our word study lists and hung them from the ceiling. The students had to find the words that matched their word pattern they were studying and when they read it they could hit it. The rules were that they couldn't knock the balloons down, or they had to just write the words instead. Not one balloon was knocked from the ceiling! YAY! Tomorrow they will get another chance- they were so excited!</div>
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It is the last day of Spring Break! If your district is like ours, this was the last break we have before the end of the year. In the last months we have so much to get done, so it is so important to keep them engaged and learning till the end! Here are 3 of my strategies that I use to keep them learning until that last day!</div>
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I live by this all year for first grade, but even more so the last couple of months! Spring around here means kids starting baseball, soccer, and playing outside The only thing worse for a child to be stuck inside all day, is to be stuck <em>sitting</em> inside all day! These last few months, we do some kind of 5 minute movement at least every 45 minutes. It might seem like a lot of time wasted, but it helps students stay focused and more engaged during instructional time. We use <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/">GoNoodle</a>! The students love the variety of the fun activities they can do! We love it because we know there will not be commercials like YouTube or anything inappropriate popping up! </div>
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The last months we make sure that we pick themes that are engaging and fun too! We get to explore the world of frogs and toads while we read the books from the Frog and Toad series, we have a 2 week LEGO unit complete with LEGO robotics, and the last 2 weeks we do some camping and picnicking! Integrating our learning into these themes helps students get excited about being in school and keeps them engaged until the end! </div>
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Who doesn't love to have choices! To keep my students engaged, I try to provide lots of choices so that they have no choice but to learn! My students get choices of if they sit, where they sit, and who they want to sit by. They know as long as they are working, they can do it however they want! I have flexible seating in my room, so my students can stand, sit on the futon, in a bean bag, on a wobble stool, on a cushion, at a low table on the floor, or even at a regular table. I also make sure to provide activities for practice that accommodate any learning style. Hands on learners may be using manipulatives, social learners might be playing a game, and kids who just need to move might be doing a write the room activity all at the same time. It takes a little more time, but it sure makes a difference in classroom engagement and management. Kids are almost always 100% engaged when they have activities that fit their learning style!<br />
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I am so excited for these next couple of months because we have so much yet to accomplish, yet so sad because I just ADORE this group of kids and I really don't want to pass them along to someone else! (occupational hazard!) Hope your week is full of sunshine and fun!Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-47876793028438030712016-01-28T15:43:00.001-06:002016-01-28T15:43:37.521-06:00Winter Goal Setting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In our school, teachers work hard to teach our students how to set and achieve a goal. So this week we worked on <strong>goal setting</strong> in math. All of my math students have a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g6oWKcZiB_MVFucWdBdDMzQjQ/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">math fluency goal</a> that they are working to complete. Our standard is 1.OA.6 Fluently Add and Subtract within 10. My students have their goal setting sheet in their math folder, but I wanted a fun, meaningful way to display them as well. So we wrote our goals on snowflakes, decorated them (using glitter of course!), and hung them on our goal bulletin board. As the students accomplish their goals, we will take them off the board. I reminded them that I didn't want to see any snow after February! :) Hopefully, the visual reminder of their goals and the promise of taking their glittered snowflake home will be an extra motivator to practice, practice, practice their <strong>math fluency</strong>!<br />
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You can download a copy of math and reading are snowflake goal setting by clicking the image above! Happy goal setting! Send me some warm thoughts! We could use them in Northern Illinois!Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-90581897031442952742016-01-01T15:35:00.003-06:002016-01-01T15:35:56.898-06:00New Year, New Goals!I have been on a little bloggy break! December was so insanely busy (I had one week with a meeting after school EVERY day!) and once break started I decided that my Christmas present to myself was to put everything aside and enjoy just being a mom. The first 2 days I had off, but my children didn't. So my first mommy activities involved helping in classrooms and some cutie lunch dates, getting some shopping out of the way, and cleaning my very neglected home. What a great start to a week!<br />
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After a fun 2 weeks of Christmas, New Year's, XBOX game nights, play doh, painting, and playing it is time to get back to real life. I am rested and ready to roll! :) <br />
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I have spent the last couple of days planning my first couple weeks back. We are going to start back strong with some goal setting by my students. If your students are like mine, they are at all different levels in math and reading. I am going to find some time on Monday morning to discuss setting goals and how to reach them and then quickly conference with each student to help them come up with a good goal. I give them a watered down version of how to make a SMART goal. They have to make it specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound. My students have to choose an ELA or Math goal, we usually choose a math fluency, reading fluency, sight word, or reading goal. We base our math fluency goals on Xtra math data and there is district data for the ELA goals. I conference with them to help them come up with a measure that is achievable and results-focused. The time limit is the month of January. The students are not expected to know they are making a SMART goal, I just want them to get in the habit of making goals this way. I also want them to think and write about how to get to their goals, so they know that they have to do something for their goal to be met. I had my kids make them at home too. #teacherkidproblems <br />
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The students thought it was hilarious that he was reading a book! We told the students that he flies to the principal at night to report about all the learning he sees! We had journals made up and ready to go for the kids to do a little writing. Our students were so excited to write! Even my struggling writers were motivated to write! #win<br />
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The kids had so much fun! They were so excited to name him and to write about him. It is such a fun way to encourage writing! <br />
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Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-64931142867907197672015-11-30T08:00:00.000-06:002015-11-30T08:00:08.201-06:00It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!What a lovely week! We had 2 wonderful family thanksgivings full of cousins, family, laughter, and great food! I can't even begin to list all of the things I am thankful for, but a wonderful family is at the top of my list! Having a job that I LOVE and being a part of my students lives every day is also pretty high on the list! We celebrated Thanksgiving with our students on Tuesday with a traditional Charlie Brown Thanksgiving! The popcorn was cooked to perfection and the jellybeans were the right combination of sweet and chewy! #charliebrownthanksgiving<br />
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The 2nd best part of Thanksgiving? BLACK FRIDAY! It has been a girl's tradition in our family to shop, and even though my mom's recent health hasn't been great, we still were able to go! We did wait to go until 8 AM. :) We got tons of great deals! I will admit to doing a ton of on-line shopping on Thanksgiving morning! I am excited to get all our packages delivered this week!<br />
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Today has been cleaning and lesson planning! #funisover<br />
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Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-5076969716717154242015-11-15T10:30:00.000-06:002015-11-15T10:30:00.311-06:00Turkey Tasks<br />
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We have been going crazy with the turkey centers in math! Our objectives have been adding and subtracting word problems and fluency. {common core standards 1.OA.1, 1.OA.2, 1.OA.6, 1.OA.8} We have also been working on numbers to 120 and starting place value. {1.NBT.1, 1.NBT.2}<br />
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Turkey roll and color! 1.OA.6<br />
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Missing Numbers 1.NBT.1<br />
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Turkey Clip Its 1.OA.6<br />
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Turkey in the Straw game 1.OA.6<br />
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This week, we are making these cutie headband turkeys to practice fact families. The 2 parts are the number of each color of feather.<br />
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We will also be playing my new Feasting on Facts Game. I even bought a Dollar Store roasting pan to put my food pieces!</div>
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Students match the food cards to the target number on their plate. We are practicing addition, subtraction, counting money, tally marks, and number words all in one fun game!!! It is also in my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Feasting-on-Facts-A-Common-Core-Aligned-Math-Game-984757" target="_blank">TpT</a> shop!</div>
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<br />Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-86166468111305493612015-11-05T17:38:00.000-06:002019-07-17T23:26:24.372-05:003 Activities to Add Rigor to your First Grade Geometry Unit Geometry has always been one of the most fun units in first-grade math. We took this unit and Common-Cored it up to make it more rigorous, but we kept the fun! <br />
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<span style="font-family: Gotham-Book; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">1) One of the kids' favorites was building the shapes out of playdoh and toothpicks! Here are some of the 2D shapes we created!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tip: You have to have larger vertices made out of the playdoh, or they will fall apart too easily, and the kids get frustrated!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And... don't buy 6000 toothpicks! 1 box of 1000 was way more than enough! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">(Learned that one the hard way!) #overachiever </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And in Common core fashion, we wrote on a recording sheet to explain what we knew about our shapes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I made a point of explaining that the playdoh balls were called vertices or corners. They picked u;p the terms pretty quickly! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We did this a few days later using 3D shapes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2) "Shape Snack!" Students brought in snacks that were in 2D and 3D shapes. I provided a list for parents, but I loved the creativity that our families have! One parent told me they were walking around the grocery store for 15 min, and their child was naming what kind of shapes different food was. I love how into it they were getting!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The kids all brought in food "shapes," and we ate them as a snack! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And of course, writing to tell me about what they ate! We had so much food we did this all week! And... wrote about it every time! By the end of the week, I was getting some GREAT sentences! (I made them write a sentence before they could dig in! #willbeengagedforfood)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The super cutest thing about it all? They kept on talking about what shapes they were eating at lunch and snacks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We watched "Spookly the Square Pumpkin."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">this led us to a debate about whether or not he was indeed a square! (lol!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We decided that they called him a square because his face was a square- but he was really a cube! Nice segway into the faces on a 3D shape! I love it when the stars align for these teachable moments! </span></div>
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So when I was pulling out my guided reading books to go with our Fire Safety unit, I had no luck. I was finding too easy or too hard. I decided to use our list of sight words we are working on and put them into a very basic beginning reader. Here are a couple pages. Download it for free by clicking on the pictures.<br />
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I just love the sound of the word October. To me, it brings a contentment and calm that I haven't felt for a couple of months. Six weeks into school, routines are made, habits are set, there is a new flow for the year. I can breathe. Finally! The cool days have replaced the extreme heat in my classroom. All is good in the world. Ahhhh...<br />
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Just stopping in quick, this is a busy week! I am spending a some time to develop some addition and subtraction strategy lessons for my students this week, and I made some posters for my anchor charts.<br />
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This past weekend, my family and I took a little visit to our local apple orchard. I have been in "Apple mode" ever since! First of all, I found this Carmel Apple Cheesecake recipe on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/107945722289521629/" target="_blank">PINTEREST</a>: YUMMY! I mean seriously, YUMMY!!! <br />
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It is already gone and I cannot wait to make more!<br />
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At school, I have been doing some activities from my apple unit. Click on the picture to download it for free.<br />
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First, I took the sight words we are working on this week and review from the past 2 weeks and wrote them on apples. I found these cutouts in the Walmart clearance for 50 cents. </div>
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First, we took a piece of shared writing we did on the Promethean Board. I printed it and gave them each a copy. Then, they went around the room searching for words that were in the writing and highlighted them.<br />
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They each got a copy of the recording sheet and I gave them a word to look for, when they found one that matched my description, they wrote it in the apple. I had them sit down on the floor when they were ready for the next word. I gave directions such as find a word with 2 letters, find a word with the short vowel /i/ sound, find a word that rhymes with shoe, find a word that starts with a t, find a word that starts with a vowel. I did this until all but the last row was filled. Then, they had to go around the room and write four words they did not use yet. It was amazing that the students were having discussions about the words, even my low readers were engaged and excited. You can download the recording sheet for free <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz8Ohv8bF_KxRDNCVlhfaGlQLUk" target="_blank">HERE,</a> or by clicking on the picture. <br />
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Math Word Problems in first grade can be such a difficult concept to teach! But, this year I am so happy with the progress that my students are making in solving them! Here is the standard:<br />
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Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.<br />
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The word problems with Common Core are so much more complex than the word problems that used to be in my first grade student's textbooks when I first started teaching. Those problems almost always the unknown at the end of a problem. Teaching a few key words was enough to tell students if they needed to add or subtract. The students understood how to come up with the end product, but the process was pretty much hit or miss. <br />
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Teaching the process of how to solve a word problem is so important from the time that students start doing word problems. We begin teaching word problems during the first month of school. I spend a few weeks with a part of my time teaching students what a number bond is and how it relates to an addition or subtraction equation. Then we start practicing using them to solve our word problems.<br />
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First, we read the problem together,<br />
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Next we identify the parts of the word problem and where they fit into the number bond.<br />
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And write them in an equation. (we write both the addition and subtraction because both ways are correct, they only have to write the one they decide is easiest for them.)</div>
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Then they solve the equation. I teach them to draw a picture if they need help. We act a lot of these out the first few months!</div>
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I do at least 2 or 3 a week to keep them thinking about it and they use <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Common-Core-Differentiated-Morning-Work-for-the-ENTIRE-YEAR-of-1st-Grade-743727" target="_blank">Jodi Southard's Morning Work</a> every day which has a word problem on it. If you are looking for good morning work, I highly recommend it! It is the most expensive thing I have bought on TpT, but worth every penny!!!<br />
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This week our quest continues to bond our first graders into a first grade family. For as much as they chat, you would think it would be an easier task! One of our activities this week is "I can be a friend!"<br />
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I made one with areas of the school and one without! You can click on the picture to download a copy! <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz8Ohv8bF_KxcDVON0huU3JTR3M/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">{or here}</a> (I love the Whimsy Kids clip art!)<br />
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I am also beginning our departmentalizing this week! We start with thirty minute sessions so we have time to teach routines and to develop some classroom bonding! I am starting this week with Amy Lemons's Unit:<br />
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I am also starting my newest unit on <b>Addition and Subtraction Fact Fluency! {1.OA.6}</b></div>
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I start with testing my students to find their level and then each student sets their own goals so that they become fluent in their addition and subtraction facts. </div>
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Each level has a booklet, a sort, a set of flash cards, and another way to practice! I store all the activities in an expandable file that I have for each level.<br />
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Last year, I had 60 students all working on their correct level of fluency and getting targeted practice exactly at the level they need. I also use the file folder labels as tub labels for other centers and games.</div>
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Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946692465886717995.post-62049239109804195282015-08-23T15:07:00.001-05:002015-08-23T15:07:12.657-05:00Getting back to it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>There are so many emotions that run through me in August. There is a hint of sadness. I love being able to spend my summers playing in the pool with my children, staying up late, playing games, visiting friends... The list goes on and on! But there is a feeling of excitement! We just finished buying all of the fun things on my children's supply list! (I realize I might be the only parent excited to do this!) The closets have been cleaned, the cupboards reorganized, and the projects checked off one by one! Now that my home is getting close to ready, I have a little time for a classroom project: File Cabinets!<div><br></div><div>My classroom is in a building built in the 1950's and some of my classroom furniture is probably original! For the past ten years I have collected several mismatched filing cabinets. This year, I finally had enough and decided that updating them a bit was my summer goal!</div><div>The hardest part? Emptying 8 file cabinet drawers! Stuff was everywhere! #keepingitreal</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HI-KTQtlrcXRtpKHctXGv_pNT3Km_Ku41dq0S_TQxXV6gbEZuY_hxJBogmHWUqbITa17QXxNlDI0BxELIsoIgkhc-F4YrVLBP8huUdoperSP5AIQO1lAmyj1t82kKJM8x8tUbqwCSfP1/s640/blogger-image-182001297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HI-KTQtlrcXRtpKHctXGv_pNT3Km_Ku41dq0S_TQxXV6gbEZuY_hxJBogmHWUqbITa17QXxNlDI0BxELIsoIgkhc-F4YrVLBP8huUdoperSP5AIQO1lAmyj1t82kKJM8x8tUbqwCSfP1/s640/blogger-image-182001297.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LD0yFhE6jc4KgdyvWe-3_tsD-6G4lZD8VBIK5WSnEeB2MEt2SNh9EN0FviaQC54MltO1wXBk_sOi8JuK0CiUDf1aPldvWhM5Ri-4v738vI6JPoThsCagIKYfG1TzP86eyLU7NDHIhtM7/s640/blogger-image-94000697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LD0yFhE6jc4KgdyvWe-3_tsD-6G4lZD8VBIK5WSnEeB2MEt2SNh9EN0FviaQC54MltO1wXBk_sOi8JuK0CiUDf1aPldvWhM5Ri-4v738vI6JPoThsCagIKYfG1TzP86eyLU7NDHIhtM7/s640/blogger-image-94000697.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiS_3TBBStH7Of6TSz4vdVmav11VEVQPmXvQFCMPY-TPK64GPtbZOX_80zTUuIqo8IWR1QK6dlsEUkZ_lhXaysY8yb2a1ZDh7FdRIlG8im2yAy9GloOr819PjVHEG81uBgcAuxx4zf0Q6/s640/blogger-image--289694711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiS_3TBBStH7Of6TSz4vdVmav11VEVQPmXvQFCMPY-TPK64GPtbZOX_80zTUuIqo8IWR1QK6dlsEUkZ_lhXaysY8yb2a1ZDh7FdRIlG8im2yAy9GloOr819PjVHEG81uBgcAuxx4zf0Q6/s640/blogger-image--289694711.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next, I took out the drawers and lined them up on a large tarp. Helpful hint: don't pick the hottest day of the summer! #lessonlearned. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9OAk8bc2qwZ1Y46D4wO6EmVqgdFlTy4No8C492xV-lsKIzfPu9LYkZNUHlJJ-hyW49Ho_aandYFJYPNpR9f9bCj7uyuLWrOEFk1M-jlx3CBk0hDiZC4ear-krcJN2Nn79NwGau7prqJP/s640/blogger-image-711550005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9OAk8bc2qwZ1Y46D4wO6EmVqgdFlTy4No8C492xV-lsKIzfPu9LYkZNUHlJJ-hyW49Ho_aandYFJYPNpR9f9bCj7uyuLWrOEFk1M-jlx3CBk0hDiZC4ear-krcJN2Nn79NwGau7prqJP/s640/blogger-image-711550005.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Notice the three colors of drawers! I scrubbed them up a bit with some wipes! 65 years of dirt I am sure! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJnGGd7Ua7UHgzQFPvZSnQjPgbTvBW89L5hbgJzjxNlyWrOU90f7BKfcnbp4iNJ0H9MxZRXZ1T7xqYzPviIi2M5wDA33hFovBkG79ELlfg9q07b4AJYnW_Uj8wzylxX6FK_w_JoCGyIVg/s640/blogger-image-1636552388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJnGGd7Ua7UHgzQFPvZSnQjPgbTvBW89L5hbgJzjxNlyWrOU90f7BKfcnbp4iNJ0H9MxZRXZ1T7xqYzPviIi2M5wDA33hFovBkG79ELlfg9q07b4AJYnW_Uj8wzylxX6FK_w_JoCGyIVg/s640/blogger-image-1636552388.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I taped the handles and hardware. It took a while, but I did not have the right tool (nor would I have a clue what tool to find) and I only had a day that would work before they closed the school for waxing. I should have used painters tape, the masking tape baked its way into a very sticky mess! #2ndlessonlearned. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I sprayed the drawers a teal that matches my room. The cabinets were sprayed black.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5G6JSrV63OZQfAcbat6-UVv-3w3RjwWW0vAMOUQ76E4xfy85WdzbiT5cwVSleXPYltPgswi4R6-mUh7X_hpfDC6kpGO5scxy_te8nFamsd0eMRDK-h27ix_dBBgfyGFlKcJ-nmPKkr6m6/s640/blogger-image-1457721676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5G6JSrV63OZQfAcbat6-UVv-3w3RjwWW0vAMOUQ76E4xfy85WdzbiT5cwVSleXPYltPgswi4R6-mUh7X_hpfDC6kpGO5scxy_te8nFamsd0eMRDK-h27ix_dBBgfyGFlKcJ-nmPKkr6m6/s640/blogger-image-1457721676.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdqKyvsMHR8uAg94AcXxQi1o7GfjgxI-6Bqhx523wQCiHWO6W9dbaDGbunthxXLN5sz-7G9cN71CdfY-lWmsnEObzK8mjQGQK6RfOEDDC5a-3ZOVlWVT6EK5KH1asLMsVvUJcjeasq7U9/s640/blogger-image-43640673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdqKyvsMHR8uAg94AcXxQi1o7GfjgxI-6Bqhx523wQCiHWO6W9dbaDGbunthxXLN5sz-7G9cN71CdfY-lWmsnEObzK8mjQGQK6RfOEDDC5a-3ZOVlWVT6EK5KH1asLMsVvUJcjeasq7U9/s640/blogger-image-43640673.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKikXcXC0h1WNbtS6WbVyUF8FNRLuunDqjNu08qY_V1D0-elhuJqYbKQ4UXTs-q2v3xQGjJELipYroT7PEzibrCAq62RCSca3fhiStIqPjiDFhuuCuoST-YNMk7rElDGjJr1iyJ4TMeMY/s640/blogger-image--1126128340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKikXcXC0h1WNbtS6WbVyUF8FNRLuunDqjNu08qY_V1D0-elhuJqYbKQ4UXTs-q2v3xQGjJELipYroT7PEzibrCAq62RCSca3fhiStIqPjiDFhuuCuoST-YNMk7rElDGjJr1iyJ4TMeMY/s640/blogger-image--1126128340.jpg"></a></div><br></div>It took about 3 thin coats for each. I used 4 cans of black, one of blue. It took a little over 1 can of black for each of the short and the rest for the tall cabinet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The painting itself was simple, the prep work took the longest! Here is my finished product!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa5h1E0HYuN-nMhyphenhypheniisY4j4Kqjl3AZmcHSsgPbDIqIXaIFUPzgloCg4oAIaqaVOBSQ5voytwQpHqPQiri6Vy0y6bZ3jsL0k-dh5SJuN9zjwfsMvi_9LHoZ-AptWtRH-8df3MiGeyGKpBX/s640/blogger-image-1034530739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa5h1E0HYuN-nMhyphenhypheniisY4j4Kqjl3AZmcHSsgPbDIqIXaIFUPzgloCg4oAIaqaVOBSQ5voytwQpHqPQiri6Vy0y6bZ3jsL0k-dh5SJuN9zjwfsMvi_9LHoZ-AptWtRH-8df3MiGeyGKpBX/s640/blogger-image-1034530739.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>I have gotten tons of compliments! I love how they look like one piece of furniture when you put them together! </div><br></div><br></div>Julie Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836909153915700343noreply@blogger.com0