Want to learn the secret to creating all those awesome printables you see? Fantastic! Because that is exactly what I am going to share with you today. I have been creating printables for over 10 years now. The technology behind it is now easier than ever. You don’t have to be tech-savvy. All though I ... Read More about Step by Step – How you can create awesome printables for free – That you can sell
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Aside from an appreciation for music, I have no other knowledge of it or possess any talent myself. My son's music teacher’s “tee tee tah” lesson on music notes had my son trying to teach me, though. His curiosity became mine too. To help him learn the names of the music notes and practice some math, I designed this fun activity. Download the music measure mat, cheat sheet, and notes/rests cards here. The objective? See how many different combinations of notes can be used to create a measure of music with a 4/4 time signature. I made some “note” cards and a cheat sheet that showed all the notes and rests and the number of beats each has. After cutting the cards and taping together the music measure mat, my son sorted the cards into piles. Then I told him that the top number in the time signature (4/4) told us that each measure of music should have four beats. Each note does not have 1 beat, some have as little as a half beat, others as much as 4 beats. I told him to fill the measure with notes and rests that added to four beats. He started with the easiest combinations: 1 whole note and then four quarter notes. But they got progressively harder. I had to explain that two half beats equal one beat (I used an apple cut in half to show how two halves equal one whole). Then, the fun really began – using the eighth notes and eighth rests! More and more cards were laid down. This was a great way to boost my son’s music vocabulary and work on counting, addition, and fractions. We made LOTS of different combinations of notes and rests that added to four beats. I lost count after he created 13 measures!
I've been in my formal living room turned sewing room for about 6 months now. It is so nice to have room to move about, and I'm staying a lot better organized since I have places to put stuff. The only thing that was bothering me was the lack of a theme. When I was younger, I was so matchy-matchy and theme-oriented with my decor, but that kind of disintegrated once I started a family. I figured since this is my space, I could decorate it in a way that suits me perfectly. Since I *am* the Scientific Seamstress, a lab theme seemed to be the natural choice. Don't worry - I didn't go too crazy...no frogs in formaldehyde or radioactive isotopes. I just incorporated the colors and images that made me happy back in my science days. The result is a fun work space where I can conduct my sewing experiments. I installed a shiny black lab bench under the windows. I got the piece of countertop for $5 in the scratch and dent room at Ikea. I put teloscoping legs in the front and cheap brackets in the back. It is actually 3 feet off the ground because I like to sew standing up (makes it so much easier to go back and forth to the computer or cutting table). I turned the desk that I was using for the sewing machines into a cutting table. It is soooo nice to have a functional place to cut! The large mat is from JoAnn (got it on sale online). I had to cut it down a little bit with aviation shears, but it works just fine. I decoupaged the sides of the table with pages from an old Merck index (if I really want to know a chemical structure, I can google it), and then painted a fun soybean plant (the subject of my graduate research) on one side. On the other side, I installed two GRUNDTAL knife magnets from Ikea. Not only do they hold my scissors and rotary cutters, they keep little metal things like seam rippers and tiny screwdrivers close at hand. I spray painted two desks with Eden Green by Rustoleum. To me, this is the quintessential "Biology Department Green" I remember from college. At the time, I thought the color was so pukey and ugly, but now I find it quite lovely. Above my work desk are a few things that make me feel happy and loved. The wall quilt was made by four good friends and given to me for my birthday last year. Next to it are my B.S. and Ph.D. diplomas. My dad made the frames and the cool thread rack on the adjacent wall. Above that is the Scientific Seamstress sign my friend Cathy gave me last month...she is such a doll! To the right of the quilt is a thimble collection my mom gave me - I'll take that over dead bugs any day! Vintage glassware makes for great little vases. You can find pieces on Etsy, or just hang around the doorways of retiring professors' labs. Lots of storage in the shelving next to the desk. Most of the bins are full of scraps, of course. I glued some chalkcloth to the wooden bin that holds various stabilizers. Now I have a place to write formulas or derive equations when the need arises (totally kidding...I keep my math to rudimentary geometry and algebra). Bessie, my only employee, is OSHA compliant in her lab coat. The shelving on the opposite wall holds my reagents, equipment, and some books. Notice my copy of Girl's World by Jennifer Paganelli? It is a must-have for the sewing library! I purchased some beakers to store my buttons, zippers, embroidery floss, etc. They were a bit of a splurge ($10 each from a science supply store), but they are absolutely perfect. The 2000 mL fits my shelves nicely, and the tops are open so I can just reach in and get the item I am after. Finally, I needed some "artwork" to hang over the beaker shelves. When I worked in a lab, sales reps were always giving us neat posters with science info (and of course their logos). I decided to make my own "Periodic Table of Sewing Elements" poster. Each element letter has a sewing term underneath (and some boxes even have a texture or pattern to correspond with the term). Periodic tables usually have groups of different colored boxes to classify the elements, but I decided to make mine all different colors to look like a patchwork quilt. One of the terms is the same for both chemical elements and sewing elements...can you figure out which one it is? Click for larger image Geek out your own sewing space with a Periodic Table of Sewing Elements! Click the link above to download the small file for printing at home in 8 x 11.5" format. Click here to download the large file (20 x 30 format, can be printed online or at a local print shop). Note: Some eagle-eyed readers found some out of place duplicates in the original table. I've made the corrections and swapped out the files :)!
A triple scene craft following the passages about Nicodemus starting with (John 3) - free to download and print.
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Emily and I have added another Fabulous Bundle to our site The Graphics Fairy Premium Membership!! This week’s Bundle is an Awesome Architectural Diagrams Kit!! This Bundle includes: 16 high resolution transparent graphics (.png) 16 high resolution vector files (ai, .eps) 1 set of Photoshop brushes featuring 16 architectural blueprint images (.abr) 1 printable collage...Read More »
Budding biologists, here's a great cheat-sheet to help you memorize and compare the structures of both animal cells and plant cells.
I found this cute caricature poster of the U.S. Presidents created by Jason Pruett. Click here for a FREE larger printable image. I'm going to have to go with Taft, Teddy Roosevelt and Hoover as my faves. How about you? Roadtrip! Take a Virtual Trip to Washington, D.C. Take a roadtrip to our nation's capital! This suitcase activity book covers the following DC locations with reading passages and activities: * The White House * The Capitol Building * The Smithsonian Institution * The National Archives * Washington Monument * Jefferson Memorial * Lincoln Memorial * Vietnam Veterans Memorial All in a fun foldable suitcase! This suitcase activity book is available in my TPT store here. Enjoy!
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Victorians had meanings assigned to every kind of flower you can think of. In this post you'll learn some of those meanings and get FREE printables, too!
What's a girl to do when her recipes look like this? Well, she could either a) quit cooking or b) hire her umemployed daughter to fix them. After contemplating "a" for awhile, I decided "b" was probably a bit more...
Do your students struggle with proper usage, such as when to use there, their, and they're? If so, here's a helpful visual aid you can print and post in your classroom. I've made several of these for the most common usage errors I see in my students' writing samples (and on Facebook, Twitter). You can find this anchor chart (without my blog tag) and many more here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Common-Grammar-Usage-Problem-Areas-Anchor-Charts I also posted quizzes and activities to compliment the frequently confused words here: Common Core Grammar Visual Aids, Quizzes, and Activities Bundle Have a great weekend, everyone! Aren't you glad it's Friday!? Font by Kimberly Geswein of KG fonts
Knitting needle sizes can be confusing. That’s because different countries have different ways of numbering their knitting needles. To help you decipher the world of knitting needle sizes, refer to the charts below! Knitting Needle Sizes Chart for US and UK This knitting needle size conversion chart compares knitting needles in the US and UK, […]
Do you have middle schoolers that are learning the Pythagorean Theorem? This can be tricky and needs a lot of practice. I found a ton of FREE worksheets to help your students master this math skill.
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Toen ik paar weken geleden een mooi to do lijstje liet zien in dit artikel, was er een duidelijke reactie: er moest een printable to do lijstje komen! Zo gezegd, zo gedaan. Ik heb hem geprobeerd vol t
Philip and the Ethiopian activity to accompany the story in Acts 8, full instructions and downloadable templates. Part of a whole lesson onsite.
Photo Source: moffattgirls.blogspot.com This is a cute 'summery' way for your preschoolers to get some beginning reading practice! Thank you Annie, creator of the blog, The Moffatt Girls, for designing this adorable printable and activity! In a nutshell, here's how it works... Each flower displays a different word family - the center of the flower contains the specific word 'chunk' {i.e. -an, -ip, -in, -am, etc.}, while the flower petals and leaves display various words that fit into that specific word family. Arrange the flowers to form a 'garden', then have your kiddos take turns 'picking' a flower, identifying the word chunk, and reading the words on the petals. Tips for Creating Your Flower Garden Create a 3D garden by mounting the printables onto jumbo craft sticks and sticking them into a Styrofoam block. Place the block in a large aluminum roasting pan and disguise the Styrofoam with green or brown paper shreds for a cute garden set-up. Add a small magnet to the back of each printable, place them on your white board or chalkboard, and use markers/chalk to draw a garden scene around the printables. Design an interactive bulletin board, using background paper to design a garden theme, and mounting the flowers to it with Velcro dots {for easy manipulation}. Be sure to visit The Moffatt Girls for these fantastic printables!
Experiment #1 What will happen when I put raisins in a cup of sprite? After you do the experiment, you will find out that the raisins DANCE! My students L.O.V.E this experiment and think that it is hilarious that the raisins dance up and down in the Sprite! Click {here} for the raisin experiment Experiment #2 What does our heart do for us? We talked about the heart and it's purpose! Then, we observed our own pulse using a marshmallow and toothpick. What a great time to learn about the heart (Valentine's Day)! Click {here} for the heart experiment Experiment #3 Which object lets the most light through from our flashlight? Using a flashlight, we determined which objects (dollar, black paper, net, plastic wrap, and tin foil) let through the most light. Click {here} for the light experiment clipart and/or fonts by DJ Inkers. www.djinkers.com Is your school heading to the land of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) or STEAM (Same, but add art)? Last year, our school committed to becoming a STEM+A (plus Art) school. So far- I'm loving it!!! It has really got me thinking outside of the box for sure. I'm excited to share with you some ideas that I have with STEM in the future. For now, I've got some posters that I made for our 1st grade STEM+A Intro Day! For our STEM+A Intro Day, we rotated all of the first graders (split into 5 groups) through our classrooms. Each teacher took on one of the letters and taught the students about the meaning of that letter and how we use it in every day life. We want our students to know that STEM is everywhere! Then, we did an activity based on the letter we had. I had Math and we played Pokemon Go Addition (totally made the game up...haha). These posters are great for my students to refer back to. Click {here} to check these posters out!
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These printable Spanish lacing cards are a hit with students, especially the ones who do best with hands-on activities. The cards are basically matching or fill-in-the-blank exercises, but kids do them by lacing string or yarn to join the two columns. If they lace the cards correctly, the yarn on the back of the card matches the lines. These are not preschool lacing cards. One of the cards focuses on colors and animals. The order of the columns might seem backward, but the group I made it for was more familiar with colors than animals. I wanted to give them the color first and have them match it to the animal. I also wanted to give them the text and have them look for the image that matched. For example, they match ______ es verde to the green frog and the words la rana. Then they can read the whole sentence La rana es verde. All of the sentences on the second card use this structure: Para dormir uso una cama. Kids associate the infinitive in the first part of the sentence with the related object: dormir – cama. Links to Printable Spanish Lacing Cards for Beginning Readers Animals and Colors (Ex. El pato es amarillo.) Actions and Objects (Ex. Para escribir, uso un lápiz.) How to Make and Use the Printable Spanish Lacing Cards – Print the page on card stock. – Fold the page in half vertically. Make sure the corners and edges match up. – Make the card narrower by cutting about a half inch off the left edges. This makes it easier to punch the holes and you use less yarn. You can tape the left edges closed at the top and bottom of the card if you like. – Wherever there is X, use a hole punch to make a hole. You can check the back of the card and match the hole to the blue line. – On the back of the card, tape one end of a long piece of string where it says Pega la cuerda aquí. – Wrap the other end of the yarn with tape to make it easier to thread or use a plastic needle if you have one. I use packing tape because it is the right width and sturdy. – Thread the yarn from the back of the card to the front through the first (top) hole on the left. – Find the correct answer and thread the yarn from the front of the card to the back through the hole beside the answer. – Thread the yarn from the back of the card to the front through the second hole on the left. – Continue matching the two columns. Be sure to avoid tangling the yarn on the back. When you have finished, turn the card over. The yarn will lie along the blue lines if the answers are correct. Of course, kids can also just draw lines to match the two columns. The lines will not match the lines on the card, so you will probably want to cut off the right side of the page. You may also be interested in this post: Spanish Poems for Children – Three resources with Poetry and Activities
Welcome to my classroom tour! There isn’t much to the layout – I like to keep my music room wide-open. There’s so much room for activities. But, hopefully you will get some ideas…
Here you are more practice about this grammar content. Students complete the sentences with the most suitable question tags from those that are given on the left. Key provided.Here you are more practice with grammar explanations on the topic:https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/question_tags/verb-tenses/84740 - ESL worksheets
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Knitting needle sizes can be confusing. That’s because different countries have different ways of numbering their knitting needles. To help you decipher the world of knitting needle sizes, refer to the charts below! Knitting Needle Sizes Chart for US and UK This knitting needle size conversion chart compares knitting needles in the US and UK, […]
