Print out your own free summer reading log printable to encourage your kids reading this summer! These reading logs, book review and colouring printables are perfect for all ages from beginner readers to teenagers. One thing that I always wanted to instill in my children was a love of reading for pleasure and like most children they were fans of charts, stickers and logs to keep a visual track which is why I have created these fab fun Summer reading logs. Our reading log is 100% free for you and it’s definitely one printable that you will print and use over and over again. (Scroll to the bottom for the free printable log.) Why use a Summer Reading Log? Our...
I came across this article today and the title drew me in: “Is this the most powerful word in the English language?” When I realized the article was focused on the word ‘the’, I smiled. Putting aside whether or not it is in fact the most powerful word, we can all agree that it is certainly common. While it is not difficult to write a single sentence without this word in it, you’re not likely to find an entire paragraph without its use. In this article the author makes a great point, “While primary school children are taught to use ‘wow’ words, choosing ‘exclaimed’ rather than ‘said’, he doesn’t think any word has more or less ‘wow’ factor than any...
Middle School Students will love this online unit. Students will learn about the structure of atoms and molecules. They will make models of atoms and molecules. This resource is designed to address the standards NGSS MS MS-PS1-1 and Utah SEEd 6.2.1. This resource is set up for both distance learning and face to face instruction. There are google slides and google worksheets that students can type directly on. There are also interactive drag and drop slides and other interactive slides. Students will read informational text passages in a Google slide show. This resource also comes with a printable pdf of worksheets and a slide show without the drag and drops for face to face instruction.Teachers will love the versatility of having both a...
Streaming services are carrying more foreign-language content. While people are stuck at home because of the pandemic, why not use the time to improve their language skills? (Shutterstock)With university classrooms and language schools closed because of the pandemic, language students must find new ways to practise and improve. In recent years, an increasing number of applied linguists have been advocating regular TV viewing to learn English. Research shows that students are motivated to learn language through watching foreign language television programs. In the world of professional sports, baseball players, ice-hockey players and football managers have also claimed that television was a key resource for their language development. Surprisingly, television has played a relatively small role in the language learning classroom....
NOTE: This article is my recipe for a bug repellant stick balm. You could also use the essential oils in a lotion or a spray as well. Keep those insects away!We have yellow jackets. TONS of them! We also deal with mosquitoes. There are bees, flies, and other crazy flying insects here in the panhandle. Mr. V. brought home these cute Citronella bracelets the other day, and to my surprise, they actually worked great! However, in order for these to work, you have to keep that bracelet on...and bracelets kind of "bug" me (get it?). I decided to use my lotion bar recipe as the inspiration for a rub-on insect repellent balm that can be kept in a stick for easy...
