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My kids love this simple idea - I wrote letters on

My kids love this simple idea - I wrote letters on the empty paper towel roll and on a sheet of dot stickers. They have to match the letters (letter recognition) and stick on the sticker (fine motor skills). We started with uppercase letters and now we’re matching uppercase to lowercase. There are so many possibilities with this fun and easy idea! 😍👌

Welcome to another week of Prayers for the Teachin

Welcome to another week of Prayers for the Teaching Journey! Today let's pray for INITIATIVE.

Do you have a situation in your classroom that isn't going as planned? A student not grasping a particular topic? A student struggling with on-going behavior issues? A disagreement with a coworker? It's time to take some initiative.

Websters defines initiative as "an act or strategy intended to resolve a difficulty or improve a situation; a fresh approach to something."

Pray for initiative, or the eyes to see new potential solutions. Pray for the initiative to find new creative ways to teach different topics. Pray for the initiative to reach that difficult student, the one that acts out because he desperately needs to be heard, to be noticed, to be valued. Pray for the courage to take the initiative to set aside your differences with the coworker you don't see eye-to-eye with. Pray that God would flood your mind and heart with a desire to seek fresh initiative instead of just letting things continue as they always have.

1 John 3:18 says "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."

I pray that you are motivated to take the initiative this week and make your classroom a place where students feel safe, loved, and valued by you and by their loving Creator.

What are you praying for this week? Leave a comment below - I'd love to join you in praying!

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We kicked off 2021 in the most MAGICAL way! 😍🎉👍🏻

Every January I do an inbox clean-up where I set a

Every January I do an inbox clean-up where I set aside time to intentionally go through my inbox and unsubscribe from almost everything! My inbox gets cluttered so quickly and I hate the time I waste each day culling through the junk to answer the important. I encourage you to try it - unsubscribe from anything and everything that doesn't encourage your heart. Store ads? Don't need them! You can always google coupon codes if needed. Random newsletters you signed up for but never actually read? Unsubscribe! What takes up space in our inbox takes up unnecessary space in our minds and hearts.

Pro tip: I love using https://unroll.me - It is a free google app that connects to your e-mail address and gives you a list of everything you've subscribed to. You can quickly unsubscribe from anything, keeping only the important and edifying. I had 70 things my e-mail address was subscribed to and I was able to unsubscribe from all but 10 things in just a few minutes. Easy peasy!

A New Year, full of fresh possibilities, new oppor

A New Year, full of fresh possibilities, new opportunities, and 365 days to use for God's glory.
As you set goals for 2021, I challenge you not to resolve to just try harder or be better, but instead to DRAW NEARER to our loving Father.
Here are some verses I'm clinging to in 2021, praying that it's a year where I stop striving in my own power and intentionally set aside quality time to draw near to my loving, all-powerful God:
--Psalm 46:10 "“Be still, and know that I am God"
--James 4:8 "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you."
--John 15:4-5 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."

Is there a verse you're holding on to this year? Share in the comments below - I'd love to hear it!

This is SO true! I’m thinking of you @rosie_ramb

This is SO true! I’m thinking of you @rosie_rambles and @melaniej3hotmail.com_ . Tag a teacher you’ve taught with and learned from 😍
📸: @love.learning

No doubt about it... this year has not been easy.

No doubt about it... this year has not been easy. Teachers have been through a lot! You deserve this break to rest your body and recharge your brain. Let's head into 2021 refreshed and ready.
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Thanks to my friends for helping me with this message:
@thecolorfulapple
@everyonedeservestolearn
@teachingwithmrstice
@taracoleman_5oclockfit
@littlestscholars
@kteacher_tiff
@teachingeternity
@mrs_cmt1489
@teachersfollowteachers
@joyinthejourneyteaching
@casdahl
@ktpontpt
@hippohoorayforsecondgrade
@thepriceofteaching
@chalkandapples
@kindergartensmarts
📷 photo description: selfie collage with the words "2020 has been tough! Wearing masks, social distancing, hand sanitizer, zoom calls. Rest and relax over break. You deserve it!"

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Phew - 2

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Phew - 2020 was quite a year! We enjoyed lots of sweet family time and are thankful that, despite the uncertainty we face in the world, we serve a God who is forever seated on His throne of grace. What a comfort and a joy it is to know that Jesus is "Emmanuel - God with us!"

Two little girls are about to be VERYYYYY happy! 😍🎄👌

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