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A Message from Kelly with Sticky Blogging Today Is Wednesday, October 28, 20222.I just copied and pasted the email I just received from your blogging fairy/guru/soon-to-be-bestie, Kelly.The Sticky Blogging master class is now open. This class gives you everything you need to attract your perfect readers—true fans who share, subscribe, and buy. And all you need to get started is one hour a week.»» Ready to attract your true fans?You should know that…Because I opened registration to the bloggers on the waiting list to give them first dibs, andBecause those folks had been waiting several months to get in, andBecause I’m throwing in a lot of awesome early bird goodies this time…Things are moving pretty darn fast. Case in point: The class roster is almost half full, on day two of registration being open to the public. And because this is an instructor-led course where each student gets individualized feedback, seats really are limited.So here’s your public service announcement: The deadline for getting the early bird goodies is tonight.Which means you’ll need to act fast to get all the extras.Got a question?Because time is tight, I wanted to answer the most common questions I’ve been getting about Sticky Blogging. (Scroll down for the answers!)If you don’t see your question here, just hit “reply” and ask away. What do I actually get as a Sticky Blogging student?How do I know this will work for my niche?How much time will this course take me?Do I have to be available at a specific time every week?How is this course different from your SEO course? Is there any overlap?What about the Blog Smarter program? Is there any overlap with that?But…is this course really worth it?Do you have payment plans?Will you review my posts during this class?Do you offer any sort of guarantee?What if I don’t have my blog started yet? Or what if my blog is still brand new?1. What do I actually get as a Sticky Blogging student?When you join me inside Sticky Blogging, you get access to the entire Sticky Blogging program, including:10 core training modules that you can get done in 1 hour a week on your own schedule Weekly live Q&A group coaching calls with me (also recorded in case you can’t make them live) One-to-one mentoring from successful Sticky Blogging graduates who’ve been where you are right now Printables + checklists + templates to help you integrate Sticky Blogging right into your daily routine Real-time “sticky” makeovers where I live-edit a handful of real student posts + email newsletters A private course community where you can ask questions and connect with your fellow Sticky Bloggers (not another Facebook group!)Lifetime access to the program, including any future updates ️1 advanced module on how to keep your true fans coming back with the best mailing list strategy A video library of “sticky” makeover sessions from a wide variety of niches Plus: A whole bucketload of bonuses to help you reach your blogging goalsAnd if you enroll by Wednesday before midnight Central, you also get these fast-action goodies:First 50 students only! Live Training + Bundle: How to Boost Your Blogging IncomeIn a live and recorded training with me, you get practical, real-life strategies for growing your business, plus worksheets and printables to move you forward on the best next steps.First 50 students only! Live Coaching Call With KellyTackle your biggest challenges with targeted coaching from me in a small group setting.Mini-Course + Bundle: How to Conquer Your Never-Ending To-Do ListNo time? No problem. In this bundle, you’ll get a power-packed mini-course with the best time management secrets for busy bloggers, plus printables to help you get a handle on your overwhelm once and for all. After four quick modules, you’ll have the confidence to cut the busywork from your schedule so you can focus on the techniques that will actually grow your blog.These extra goodies are exclusive to students who enroll in the Sticky Blogging master class by Wednesday night.Yes, please! Add my name to the roster now2. How do I know this will work for my niche?If you write words that you want other people to read, and you also want those people to take action after reading them—to click the share button, to subscribe to your list, to get your product, and so on—then the Sticky Blogging approach will work for you.The reason Sticky Blogging works for any niche is that it’s based on the science of how people read and of what moves them to action.Because that’s where the real growth happens. More shares, new subscribers, and new followers means more traffic. More traffic, more clicks on affiliate links, and more customers means more earnings.3. How much time will this course take me?This course is designed for busy bloggers who can’t afford to put everything else on hold for an e-course.Starting Monday, October 10, you’ll receive two lessons each week for five weeks. Each lesson will take you approximately 30-45 minutes, for a total time commitment of around one hour a week. Beyond the course material itself, the time it will take you to implement the Sticky Blogging strategies on your own blog will vary based on your specific situation.And if life gets in the way? No worries. The course includes lifetime access to all the course materials…plus any future course updates. So you can breathe more easily, knowing that when life settles down again, you’ll have what you need to get back on track.4. Do I have to be available at a specific time every week?Nope! You can go through the lessons on your own schedule, so you do not have to be available at any specific time of day.You’ll also get access to a live Q&A group coaching call with me every week to get answers to any questions you have about the lessons that week. And the calls are also recorded in case you can’t make it live. 5. How is this course different from your SEO course? Is there any overlap?The Sticky Blogging master class is a completely separate program from the Sticky SEO course. In this master class, we dive deep on the most important skill for your success as a blogger: how to write in a way that grabs the reader’s attention, compels them to keep reading, and drives them to take action—whether that’s to share your post, subscribe to your list, get your product, or whatever your goal is.On the other hand, the Sticky SEO course teaches you only how to grow your organic search traffic from Google and other sources. We do address some SEO techniques in the Sticky Blogging master class, but the Sticky SEO course goes much deeper on the topic of getting your content to show up in search.6. What about the Blog Smarter program? Is there any overlap with that?The Sticky Blogging master class is also a completely separate program from Blog Smarter.Sticky Blogging is a 5-week class where we focus on how to blog in a way that compels the reader to keep reading and then drives them to take action. On the other hand, Blog Smarter is a 12-week mentorship program that many students have said is a lot like getting an MBA in how to run a successful blog-based business.Because Blog Smarter is an intensive mentorship program, registration opens just once a year and is currently not open.7. But…is this course really worth it?You should know that I make it my personal goal to deliver massive value to my students during this course. For five weeks, I clear my schedule and spend a big chunk of time every single weekday on call to my students. I review homework, answer questions, and hold video Q&A sessions where we tackle all things Sticky Blogging…and any other blogging question on your mind.This is why many of my students tell me this course is actually more like a coaching program.No better person to ask than a blogger who’s been through the full Sticky Blogging program. These comments came directly from the survey I send to students at the end of the course:Krystal: “I’m really happy about my email open rates for the last couple of emails since starting the course: 75.8% and 61%. A few months ago, I had no list, no idea what I would ever send to a list or how to write the emails in a way that would connect with my readers. I also received a nice reply from a reader who shared my life coaching info with a group she’s in (of 28K) – so that’s a pretty cool win. “Victoria: “I’ve been reading blog posts I admire (like Kelly’s!) and I thought writing like that was just reserved for those who had natural talent. After Sticky Blogging, now I know it’s not that hard to write in an engaging way. Even with just the first lesson, it already transformed how I wrote! 🙂 During the course, I applied the technique to an email about a master class I was offering, I got way more registrations.”Terri: “My average session duration has skyrocketed to over 14 minutes! The people that have found my blog are ‘sticking around.’ “Brittany: “I’m brand new to blogging so I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to relate to or apply some of what we learned in the class. But you did such a great job breaking the information into accessible chunks, making the course material interesting, and providing such fantastic support in the online community. I never felt overwhelmed, confused, or like a ‘newbie.’After applying what I learned, my email newsletter open and click rate are significantly higher than the average over the previous six months!”Jen: “I questioned why I should spend money on a course that I was assuming I could likely figure out on my own. Just do a few more Pinterest/Google searches or attend a few more free blogging webinars or read a few more biz blog posts.I was wrong. I’m so glad I listened to that voice in me that said I should do this. Sticky Blogging is one of the best investments I’ve made in myself.This course isn’t about some trick to make your blog stronger…it’s about completely rethinking the way you blog to connect you with your readers in a powerful way. And the course helped me rediscover my love of writing, something that goes way beyond authoring a blog as a side shoot to my business. Kelly is present throughout the course and gives, gives, and gives some more as a teacher. She’s such a generous resource of support and the course went above and beyond my expectations.”Angela: “This course was challenging and fun. I enjoyed every bit of it. I felt stretched as a writer and loved the satisfaction of seeing my posts improve daily. Being able to interact with other students was so helpful, and I learned nearly as much in the course community as I did in the lessons.This course has fundamentally changed my writing for the better. I haven’t felt this excited about writing in a long, long time. So, thank you, Kelly. Thank you, mentors. Thank you, fellow students. Best. Course. Ever!”Kelly W.: “Thank you so much for this course! I was truly nervous that this was going to be just another course that didn’t live up to the hype…I have never recommended a course before, but this is one that I will be sharing with others. It’s challenging but doable, stretching the student as a business owner and made me stop and think about how my business is ran.Plus, unlike so many other courses, this one translates to all avenues of the online business world – blogs, emails, and social media posting.I am motivated and looking forward to transitioning from just another blog about homeschooling to a ‘sticky’ blog about homeschooling where my words can reach the readers they intended for.”Rachel: “Sure, I could write a decent literary analysis paper in college- but writing to connect with people online is a different art form, and you’ve nailed it. All the printables are out of this world useful. I reference them every day multiple times. And I keep coming back to the lessons again and again.I used to have people share posts on social media only once in a blue moon. Now I can guarantee when I press publish that every single post will be shared. Each post has gotten more shares than the one before!”Anne: “This has been the *most* helpful class I’ve ever taken (and I’ve taken a lot). The lessons are applicable to so many more areas of my business than just my blog…I know I’ll be able to keep working on this, keep honing my skills and ultimately use what I’ve learned to truly make a difference in my readers’ lives. Thank you!”Andy: “So many of us say ‘Why hasn’t this post taken off? What am I doing wrong? How come this person’s audience is growing leaps and bounds and my content is stagnant?’ This course shows you that there are a lot of common mistakes that are holding back your already great content from reaching its best possible audience… and it includes exactly how to fix it.”Adrianne: “You have taught me SO much. It is hard to find the words! Sticky Blogging has helped me to take all my random thoughts and turn them into blog posts that actually help people.My readers noticed a difference right away and feel like I totally ‘get them’ which I am thrilled about! Because I do get them, but didn’t adequately express that in the past.Sticky Blogging has helped me conquer the blank screen overwhelm because I know what points I need to cover and brainstorming it is much easier. I am also willing to spend more time writing than I was in the past because I know it will actually pay off.”Bekki: “Having you as a guide makes me feel like I can travel through the Amazon rainforest of blogging and not get lost.”Kathi: “Every day I learn something with your course. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your heart and passion for helping other writers.”Corinne: “Sticky Blogging has made me rethink my entire writing and editing process. The way Kelly has written and designed the course, makes it very easy to understand how to apply it to my own writing. I’ve genuinely been surprised by how amazing the course is.”Tove: “I have been impressed with every aspect of this course. Too many bloggers are self-proclaimed experts in various aspects of the blogging craft. There is nothing worse than signing up for a course that then doesn’t teach you anything new. This is NOT that type of course.I have been so excited for this because I know you have the skills to keep your readers reading—because I read every single email from you—from start to finish—and then I laugh and think ‘Damn she’s effective!’Thank you for living up to your pledge with this course. It is the best one I have attended.”8. Do you have payment plans?Yep! For your convenience, you’ll find them under the “Claim my spot” buttons on this page:Join me inside Sticky Blogging here9. Will you review my posts during this class?To be clear, this is a group class and not a one-on-one coaching program, so you will not receive a personalized individual critique. However, I’m active inside the private course community every weekday, answering questions and reviewing homework—as is your team of course mentors. And we make it our goal to make sure every question is answered.Plus, you will have weekly live (and recorded) Q&A group coaching calls with me to address your specific questions as you put the Sticky Blogging techniques to work on your blog.You’ll also be able to submit your post or email for a chance to be reviewed by me in a live “Sticky Makeover” video session. Even if your post isn’t the one reviewed, this real-time critique session is a powerful learning experience that will reinforce all the Sticky Blogging strategies you learn.10. Do you offer any sort of guarantee?Absolutely. If you aren’t satisfied within the first 30 days after the class start date, contact me and I’ll work with you one-on-one until you’re satisfied.After the course ends, you’ll also get lifetime access to a private alumni group that I run for students, where you can ask questions, request feedback, and share your “aha” moments. In other words, you won’t take this class once and never hear from me again. You’ll be a part of the tight-knit Sticky Blogging family.11. What if I don’t have my blog started yet? Or what if my blog is still brand new?Full disclosure: The Sticky Blogging master class doesn’t step you through the basics of setting up a blog the first time. With that said, I’ve had students who start the course with no blog in place, students who’ve been blogging for 10+ years, and everyone in between.So it really depends on your personal preference. My students who are just starting their blogs tell me they’re grateful to have taken Sticky Blogging at the very beginning of their blogging journey because they can start off the right way, connecting with readers and turning them into true fans with every post they publish and every message they send.Also, during the course, I encourage students to ask any and all questions about blogging in our private class community—not just about the course material. So if you’re at the beginning stage of your blogging journey, the course mentors and I are available in the community to answer any questions you have, from how to choose a host to picking a blogging platform to social media tactics and more.We even have a special networking group inside the course called “The New Crew” that’s just for bloggers at the start of their journeys! If you aren’t seeing the results you want, it’s time for a change.Churning out more and more content isn’t paying off. You’ll end up burning yourself out on blogging before you even get close to meeting your goals.The truth is that you’ll be more likely to achieve your long-term blogging goals if you put a few tasks on hold while you take this course. Get off that publish-promote-publish-promote hamster wheel, and put that time towards learning the strategies that will make your blogging dreams a reality.Instead of posting three times a week, cut back to once or twice. Instead of spending an hour “networking” on Facebook, close that browser tab. Instead of using every spare moment to pin or tweet or check Google Analytics, stop. Take the time to invest in your future, and it will pay off.When you’re ready to take your blog to the next level, get access to the Sticky Blogging master class before it closes again:I’m ready. Let me in!See you on the inside,Kellyp.s. Don’t forget: The deadline to snag the early bird goodies is tonight at 11:59 pm Central (4:59 am UTC next day).
Snow Activities for Kindergarten Looking for play-based, super fun, easy-for-you Kindergarten Activities for your kiddos?The January Kindergarten Binder is packed with a variety of kindergarten skills practice, all while playing with toys, playdough, and common craft supplies!Learn moreI am a PROUD affiliate with Planning Playtime!Here are some SNOW DAY Activities for Kindergarten, Preschool and the Whole Family!Prepare your printable goodies for your Preschoolers and Kindergarteners.2. Grab your SNOW DAY Printables for your older kids!Spend a few days learning about SNOW3. Make fake snow if you live in a warmer place!4. Dive deeper into the characteristics of snow. This will get you started!5. FIND SNOW and build an amazing snowman… TOGETHER!
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What I was looking for… One of the hardest lessons my kids have learned recently is the truth behind the verse, “It’s better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.”I wish I could say I never argue, but that’s not true.I became obsessed with everyone else’s opinion– but my husband’s.I searched the internet and friends’ social media feeds until I became blue in the face and unbearable at home.I dug deep, argued, walked away, and pouted.Just a few days ago, I realized my issue had nothing to do with the subject I was fixated on, but about my inability to communicate clearly. …and my thirst to prove I was right rather than listen.((Sigh))I hate it when my own bad behavior becomes the “kids, this is what NOT to do” lesson.If you’re on any news/social media sites at all, I’m confident you can make a good guess about which health related subject I have been wrestling with.At the heart of my personal communication crisis was a desire to hear both sides.The good and the bad from both perspectives.And I drove myself to the edge of insanity and back trying to find it.Critical thinking is an incredibly important tool to pass on to our kids.Free for subscribersHow can you, how can I, how can WE teach our kids to objectively look at both sides of an issue or argument and then make informed decisions?Our world needs OUR KIDS to grow up with this skill mastered.How?Practice often.Remember debate classes?Teach kids how to be devil’s advocate (defending the side they vehemently oppose)/Drop any issue on the table and take the time to peel back ALL sides.Form pros and cons for EACH side of the argument.Peel away emotionally charged language and blame.Talk through each side of the issue.The older your kids are, the more urgent this skill becomes.Today, the world is clearly divided about everything. We need to teach our kids how to be objective, loving, and clear about choice they make.And that comes from the seat of compassion and a determination to look at both sides long enough to see the truth.In my instance, once I turned off all the “noise” inside my head I could hear my husband clearly.It’s almost comical.But the moment I tossed aside propaganda, I found what I was looking for all along.XOXOBekkiPS- Here are some starter topics to get you rolling:Should we have a pet?Should kids rule one day a week?Can we put one person in charge of toilet paper changing?Older kidsShould the age for earning a driver’s license be raised?Books or movies: which is better for education?Should we ban cell phones for kids under 18?ControversialShould we mandate vaccination?What should be done about abortion?My struggle was over the propaganda charged mandates for everyone to get vaccinated.I wanted to find the prevention and treatment plans that are working around the world in order to weigh BOTH sides of this heartbreaking condition.I will not talk about vaccine vs no vaccines, but rather share a bullet list of what we’ve done in our home.We looked at both sides.We found treatment plans that are peer reviewed and have solid randomized clinical trials.These plans are updated weekly as new data and research comes to light.We printed the plan and took it to our doctor and openly discussed all stages of the potential disease.We determined we were on the same page as a family as our doctor.We built a wellness kit based on the research and our discussion with our doctor.Disclosure: I am not a doctor or medical professional in ANY way. I am a woman, wife, mom who feels responsible for the health and well being of her family and has spent hours and hours and hours digging through garbage to find a complete plan for her family which includes having our own:Prevention planEarly treatment planAdvanced treatment planVaccination decision that works for our familyBoy, if you’re looking for a deep dive study with older kids, this is intense!I’d love to hear how YOU approach controversial topics in your home.
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Teachers and Homeschoolers Sharing Wisdom Part 3: Guest Blogger Jennifer Garcia I am just loving the guest Bloggers who have graced us with wisdom these past few weeks! The links are at the end of this post! Today’s guest blogger is Jennifer Garcia with Pages of Grace. She is a Christian, teacher, wife, mom, runner, cake decorator, and craft enthusiast who tries to enjoy the little things in life. I love that! Get ready. Jennifer, like me, began by disagreeing with homeschooling! I love how the Lord changed her heart! Here’s Jennifer! To be honest, when I was teaching in the classroom, I did not understand why people chose to homeschool. Through my college education and the years I spent working in public schools, I was trained to believe that children should be in regular school; it was not good for them to be deprived of the socialization that comes from the schools. Now that I have children of my own, my whole thought process has changed! I decided to take a few years off when I had my first child, always planning on going back to the classroom when my children were in school. Over the past year, we have spent a lot of time looking at the different school options in our area, and I am feeling more and more that homeschool is a very good option for us and many other families. My older daughter attends a Christian preschool, and I do supplemental work at a home with her and my younger daughter. I completely understand and respect the reasons that parents choose to homeschool their children now. Parents know what is best for their own children. There are many reasons, but these are the three big ones that stick out to me and many people I know: *We want more time with our children. Family time seems to be less and less important these days, but in reality, I believe it is more necessary than ever. By spending that extra time with our children, we have the opportunity to pour love, wisdom, and morals into our children that we might not have if they were in school every day. *Exposing our children to things when we feel it is right. There is such a push to throw kids out in society and let them deal with it, because that’s what “everybody” does. However, we feel that there is a proper time and place for children to be exposed to certain ideas and situations, and it should be when we feel they are ready, not when society says they should. *Religious reasons. While everyone has their own beliefs, we believe that Jesus and the Bible should guide our lives. Our society has removed every ounce of truth from our schools, to the point where I felt I had to walk on eggshells as a teacher. It is very sad to see that the more we push God away, the worse our society has become. Students will eventually have to grow up and make their own choices, but I believe that children need to spend these influential years in an atmosphere of love and truth, so they are ready for what the world throws at them later. My children are young, so we are mostly focused on literacy right now. I create activities and lessons based on their interests. I know the topic that I want to focus on, and then I mix it with the things that my kids enjoy. For example, my girls are both really into art, so when we are working on letter recognition, I give them lots of different materials and have them make letters using the different materials–rhinestones and glitter are their favorites 🙂 They also love playing games, so when we started doing sight words, I made some games that we could play together to reinforce the sight word practice. I think the key to approaching new things is to know the topic that you need to teach, and then create learning activities around the interests of the children. When I was in the classroom, I worked with many struggling learners. Here is my approach to helping them succeed: First and foremost, you have to know the child. Look at all of the background information so you understand what is NOT working. Then, I take a different approach. If one method is not clicking, I try something else. I also think it is important to take things one step at a time. It can be overwhelming to look at a child who is struggling in every area. I take the approach of tackling one thing at a time, and also making it a point to praise every milestone and achievement. This builds confidence in the student and helps him feel that he is making progress and that the goals are in reach. My Teachers Pay Teachers store has a wide variety of resources, because I have things from the classroom (4th-6th grade) and things that I make for my own children (preschool-kindergarten). I will include some products from different levels, in the hopes that it will help parents with multiple children. This is my main freebie. It is a set of task cards for double digit multiplication. Task cards are a great resource that can be used in many different ways. This is one of my phonics packets. I have a series of phonics packets that I made to teach my children how to read. I think this is a great homeschool resource. It is easy to follow and progresses smoothly from one topic to the next. Each packet builds upon the last. The packets are designed to focus on one or two word families at a time, allowing children to focus on and master one thing and build confidence. This is the first packet (CVC words). I have 3 other packets in my store now, and I am working on adding more soon. I have some novel studies that are complete integrated units. These are a fun way to really dive into a book, while covering many different skills. This link is for the book, Holes. I also have novel studies for Charlotte’s Web and The Tale of Desperaux, and I am in the process of adding a few more in the next few months. I hope parents find this information helpful, and I look forward to learning more about homeschool ideas from the other people in this guest blog. Thank you for the opportunity to collaborate 🙂 Recent Guest Bloggers: Melissa Jenkins, My Broken BootStraps Lisa Smith, Tales of Teaching and Learning Disclosure: I receive no monetary perks for any of the teaching and learning packets shared in this post. I am simply trying to share my heart for becoming a better educator by connecting great teachers with great homeschoolers. We have so much to learn from each other!
Guest Blogger Melissa Jenkins: Teachers and Homeschoolers Sharing Wisdom Ready for some more teacher/educator/homeschooling sharing? I am pleased to introduce you to Melissa Jenkins of My Broken Bootstraps. Melissa is fellow homeschooling mom and educator with a passion for teaching and she has so much knowledge to share with us! Be sure to visit her blog and grab some of her resources! ~Bekki Without further to do… Here’s Melissa! I have always known I would be a teacher. I remember lining up my dolls and stuffed animals as a child and diligently teaching them their ABCs every Saturday. While others worried about their career paths, I had an inner calm already knowing my purpose. And I was right. Twenty years out of college I can look back and see the many students whose lives I touched. More importantly, so many of them touched me. I have worked with infants through college, Deaf Education, Special Education, and Regular Education. I have had students that are adults now find me on Facebook and tell me how much I helped them. Several have become teachers themselves and give me some credit for making that decision. And yet… Without a doubt the students I loved teaching the most are my own twin daughters, now age 19. They are one week from graduating high school and I couldn’t be more proud. They both have learning disabilities, so school was a long hard battle for them as well as me. Their first grade teacher said Megan and Katie needed to repeat that grade, so they did. With me. I homeschooled them to the dismay of several public school teacher friends. We did not follow the typical public or private school curriculum. I saw how they learned. I knew where the gaps were and decided to focus on that alone. We did reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmatic, with an emphasis on reading. By the end of the semester, Megan, who entered homeschool as a non-reader, was now reading on a second grade level. We had gained two and a half years in one semester. Talk about miracles! The next time we decided to homeschool was during the terrifying Middle School years. I took a break from teaching other students to focus on my own. We had the joy of homeschooling 6th – 8th grades. There were many reasons behind this, but the main one was we wanted to draw them closer to our family unit. This is such a risky time when so many choices have life-long consequences, either good or bad. My daughter Katie has since come to me and admitted that if we had not homeschooled her during middle school, we might very well had lost her. She has already declared that she will be doing the same when she has children of her own. While homeschooling my own children, I pulled so much information from my training and experience as a professional teacher. I have been on both sides of the tracks. I fully support any family that wants to homeschool their children. Just as I heard dismay from public school teachers when I let them know of my plans to teach at home, I saw the wringing hands of homeschool families when we decided to put them back in public school. I have never understood why there are opposite “camps” on this issue. I think that at times there can be a benefit to both sides. As a professional teacher I have had the opportunity to try new things with a variety of students and happily tuck away the successful ones for future use. Here are a few ideas I have used when my students are struggling. One of the most difficult skills a good teacher MUST learn to do is break down information into smaller bites. WE know the information already, but our children do not. Think from the child’s perspective. Break the information down into small steps. Do not go to step two until they understand step one. This takes a lot more time, but it is so worth it in the end. Don’t be afraid of silence. When you ask your child a question, wait. And wait. Aaaand wait. The fancy word for this is latency, but the purpose is the same. We already know the information, and the fact that we were going to ask it. Your child does not have that knowledge. Plus, if it is a child who is struggling, they may need longer time to process that information. Variety is the spice of life. It is also the spice to teaching. When you are teaching something new, talk about it, read about it, youtube about it, make something about it… Make sure your child has the opportunity to see it, hear it, visualize it, and experience it. The more opportunities they have to learn in different ways, the better they will internalize the information. Wash, rinse, repeat. Repetition is critical for a struggling learner. Research has shown that young readers need to hear a story read to them up to 20 times in order to internalize it. It’s the same with any new information. Go back to information you have already taught and review it from time to time. After you’ve taught the concept, let them take a turn to be the teacher and explain it to you or a younger sibling. Random Teacher/Mommy Handwriting Hack: When you are working with a child that has atrocious handwriting, try writing what you want them to practice with a yellow highlighter first. They can copy the highlighted letters and get a feel for how they move. This will give them more confidence when they write on their own. A Freebie from Melissa: Math Anchor Charts-Freebie Two more favorites: Literacy Activities Detective Family Kit Writing Center Kit-Posters and Activities Also, I try to have freebies every Monday on my blog. It has not been as regular as I wanted, but I think I am back on track. Thank you so much for this opportunity! Melissa Jenkins, aka My Broken Bootstraps Disclosure: I receive no monetary perks for any of the teaching and learning packets shared in this post. I am simply trying to share my heart for becoming a better educator by connecting great teachers with great homeschoolers. We have so much to learn from each other!
Teachers And Homeschoolers Sharing Wisdom: Guest Blogger Lisa Smith I am super excited to introduce you all to my first “Teacher Guest Blogger”, Lisa Smith! As a fellow wife, mom, Christian, principal, teacher and author you can be assured that she has a lot of valuable wisdom and insight for each one of us. Make her welcome, comment on her post, visit her blog, and grab one of her fabulous resources at the bottom of this post! ~Bekki I believe that it’s the parent’s choice how their children are raised and taught. Whether you are a public school teacher, private school teacher or a homeschool teacher, you work hard for the success of your students and that should be respected. In reality, homeschool teachers and public school teachers have a lot in common. We all create lessons, assessments, and follow standards (of some kind). Instead of noting the differences, we need to work together to share ideas and materials, because in the end, we all want our students to succeed. When creating a new lesson, I always begin with the end in mind. I ask myself, “What is it that they must know?” Then, I create the assessment before making the activities and lessons. This helps me stay focused on what’s important. I am not a fan of making every assessment a traditional “test.” Assessments do not have to be boring! For example, my Events in History Series have projects for assessments. In my science class, I assess students by using my Around the Room Science Task Cards. If students can finish the cards, I know they have mastered the skills. In my fifth grade math class, I used Math Bingo Cards and a Classifying Shapes Activity to assess student learning (You can visit Lisa’s store by following the link at the end of this post) In addition, reviewing content doesn’t have to be boring. One of my favorite review activities came from Tr. Harvey Silver. It called the Magic Box. Basically, you have the students draw a box and have them write everything they learned on that topic in the box. After you give them plenty of thinking time, you go over the items in their box and help them add to it. This makes a great study guide, or a quick assessment. In my state, Indiana, we will have four different standardized tests in a four year period. We would be fools to worry about “teaching to the test.” Instead, we focus on teaching our standards. In my opinion, standards do not limit teachers or take away their freedom to be creative. Standards are just the checklist of what my kids need to know before they leave me. What I do to meet that standard is up to me. I use a standards checklist to ensure I meet my standards. This standards checklist helps me to ensure that I am helping my students be successful. Standards are important because they are a teacher’s guidepost. Every successful program has standards. They may not be Common Core or state standards, but if you have created your own curriculum, you most definitely had to put thought into what you wanted your child to learn and those are standards by which you teach. I sincerely thank you for reading my post and a special thank you to A Better Way to Homeschool for the guest host opportunity. More about Lisa: My husband and I have three children ranging from 10 to 17 years old. I have a wide-range of teaching experience. Many years ago I owned a preschool and was a teacher for 4 and 5 year olds. After selling the preschool, I taught first grade at a rural school corporation and then taught fifth grade at a charter school. For the last five years, I have taught in the community in which I live. Within those five years, I taught fifth and sixth grade. This year, I was promoted to principal of the elementary school and I am the High Ability Coordinator and Curriculum Director for my school corporation. Please visit my Teacher Pay Teacher store for units that may be helpful to you and your children at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rigorous-Resources-By-Lisa ********************************************************************************* Isn’t Lisa Great? I asked her to share three fabulous resources with us. Not only does she have a wealth of experience and wisdom, but she also creates learning materials that can be easily used in our homeschooling environments. Here we go: Freebie: Even though the cover says “Classroom Posters”, these would make wonderful notebook references for homeschoolers studying poetry! Poetry: (5-7th grade) This is a great way to do a poetry focus. Lisa has done all the planning for you! Plot Structure: (4th-8th) This complete unit helps us teach our kiddos how to analyze the plot of a story in an objective way. Disclosure: I receive no monetary perks for any of the teaching and learning packets shared in this post. I am simply trying to share my heart for becoming a better educator by connecting great teachers with great homeschoolers. We have so much to learn from each other!
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How to Organize Notebooking Templates on Your Computer This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. You have embraced the idea of teaching your children to journal by using notebooking templates. You have downloaded hundreds if not thousands of cute, interesting, and important files for them to use during their study and personal learning time. But now what? Without proper organization, those amazing templates you have purchased and downloaded for your children to use for their schoolwork will be locked and unused on your computer. Even worse, without a plan for organization you will have spent good money only to use up space on your harddrive. You need a plan to organize your notebooking templates! Create a master file folder on your computer In order to locate your notebooking templates easily, it would be wise for you to create a master file to store all of your files. A good master file name would be “Notebooking Templates for School”. I personally keep this folder on my desktop screen. Why? If I neatly tuck this file in my directory list I tend to forget it it there. If it is right on my desktop screen then I am reminded often that there are cute and interesting templates for the kids to use. Create a sub folder for each category as you collect and create new templates. Under your master file folder, you will want to create category folders that make it easy for you to find any template you need. I highly suggest you create lists by subject: Copywork History Science Bible Character Study Famous People Nature Animals ABC Geography etc Depending on how organized your like your files, you can choose to go one step further and add files under each of these categories. For instance under the history folder you can create files for ancient history, medieval history, modern history, the civil war, etc. Create files as you go. If you are new to notebooking, you will quickly discover that there are thousands of templates available for you to introduce to your children. An easy approach to this kind of journaling is to consider what subject you are studying together in history (for example) and to acquire a handful of templates for your student to choose from as they are learning. Organize these files as you go. With a little bit of time and effort you can ensure that you will be able to take advantage of all the free templates and great deals that you stumble upon as you search for school supplies and curriculum. With a good system of organization, you will be able to find those resources when your student is ready to use them!
How to Organize a Notebooking Station This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. How to Organize a Notebooking Station Notebooking is the practice of journaling while you learn using pictures and words. It is fancy journalling. This is an easy and engaging way to teach any subject and works extremely well in the homeschool environment. Beautiful templates, coloring tools, and a learning environment provide learners with everything they need to notebook successfully. There are two reasons children thrive in a notebooking learning environment The have ownership of their work. They are designing and scripting their own learning. Quality templates add value into their work. The easy to manage spaces make journaling less intimidating. Organizing a Notebooking Station Find a wide assortment of notebooking templates. You can create them yourself, or download templates from thousands of available online notebooking templates. Organize your templates into files or notebooks. If you are using the traditional hanging file folder system, create folders for your templates to make them easy to locate. Some example categories would be: blank templates, countries, ancient history, floral, insects, character studies, and holidays. There are many many more categories. Simply add new templates into new folders as they are acquired. If you chose to organize your templates into notebooks, you may want to fill a three ring binder with plastic page holders. Print of masters of each template for your child and use file dividers to organize by topic. Organize your art supplies. Create and area, bin, or holder to give your child easy access to scissors, glue, crayons, colored pencils, and markers. Replenish them a few times year to keep the supplies fresh! Create a Journal for each child’s completed notebooking pages. Your children will be very proud of their notebooking pages when they are complete. Validate their hard work by providing them a place to store them safely. A three ring notebook with plastic page protectors works beautifully. At the end of the school year, or when they have collected quite a collection of pages on a particular topic, you can even have the pages bound at your local office supply. Notebooking journals are a beautiful keepsake and even make great gifts or grandparents! Taking the time to organize your child’s notebooking templates, journal, and supplies are essential. If you treat these supplies with respect, so will they. There is something intrinsically freeing about journalling about what you are learning. It is one of the best ways to document what you are learning. Your children will grow to love their journals. Even reluctant writers can grow by first using the pages as copywork, then word and phrase collectors, and finally documenting their learning. Notebooking is a fruitful resource and skill to add to any educational environment and works beautifully with homeschool learning.
Teaching the Pledge of Allegiance with Copywork I can feel Summer just around the corner. Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. This is my favorite homeschooling time of year! We loosen up and simply enjoy learning, how about you? Our oldest son turns 21 Memorial weekend. How the heck can I be old enough to have a 21 year old! In honor of the holiday’s coming up, we are doing a few Patriotic lessons. Today, we focused on the Pledge of Allegiance. There is a great set of Patriotic Templates here. I had the boys choose their favorite page for the day. I wrote the Pledge on our white board and we began copywork hour. I am always pleasantly surprised how much more care the boys take in doing any assignment when they get to choose a template that “tickles their fancy”. Munchkin here decided that today is the day that his copywork will be in cursive for the first time. Beautiful! We call this guy our gentle giant. He is huge for his age, and as a result his fine motor skills are still developing. Look at the concentration! Very Happy with his results! Our oldest musketeer loves to write in cursive… He is well pleased with the results We wrote the Pledge of Allegiance. Defined vocabulary: Pledge, allegiance, Republic, indivisible, Liberty and Justice. Researched flag etiquette. Did you know you can only fly an American flag at night if it is illuminated? Did you know you are never suppose to use our flag to advertise and product or service? We are going to be looking at Memorial Day and Independence Day next… Resources:Notebooking Template Pages
Chromebook Perfect Laptop for Kids Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. There are never enough computers in our home! We have a computer scientist, a professional blogger, a sophomore in high school, and a 6th, 5th and 3rd grader here. We are always in competition for use of our computers! We finally bought a Chrome-book for the kids and I am really excited to share our experience with you! This light weight little ditty is perfect for school! Why? It is connected directly with Google Drive. “Google Drive is a cloud storage service that allows you to store your documents, photos, videos and more online in one place. From Drive, you can also access Google Docs, where you can create, share and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more from anywhere while online.” (gcflearnfree.org) I was personally slow to buy into the idea of writing and storing documents in the “never-never land of the cloud”, but it has been a life-saver more than once this past year. We can access any of our work form any computer (as long as we have Internet connections! Create and Store all your kids documents safely on the cloud. No more storage issues. No more, “I need “that” computer issues. Create reports, spreadsheets, and presentations. Even work together with people in different locations. This past week, our high schooler completed a power-point presentation with drive for the first time. All 4 students were able to work simultaneous on the same presentation from their respective homes! They were all so excited! Learn to type This may be a no-brainer in your home, but with limited computer access the boys were not able to squeeze in typing enough to learn. They are all excited to jump in again! We use typing tutor. Learn basic computer programming (like Scratch!) This one is very important to our family. My husband has inspired us all to learn basic programming. The boys are jumping in by learning scratch, our oldest is learning Python. Best News… It is ONLY $249!!! We are test piloting our first chrome book right now. Honestly, for this price we are likely going to get a couple more so we can have our kids work online simultaneously. Click on the image to check it out for yourself. What kind of computers do you have at your home? Do your kids have their own computers? Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! Perfect for work at home moms.
Tolerate uncertainty Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. “We need to tolerate Uncertainty”. I was reading a book review done by Laura Lee at switching classrooms. This was my first time at her blog and she was sharing about the book Raise a Gifted Child by Carol Fertig. Honestly, I have never seen this book before. Have you read it? What struck me were two words in Laura Lee’s review. Tolerate Uncertainty. I love that. We need to tolerate uncertainty in our children’s learning. That dead space between their saying, “I have no idea…” And the lightbulb moment of “Oh! I know!“ We need to tolerate our kids uncertainty. We need to give them time to process, think, test, reevaluate, test again and form their own conclusions. We need to resist the temptation to fill in the blanks, spoon feed them the correct answers, and give them unearned rewards. Uncertainty is not a bad thing. Actually it is necessary, critically necessary for our children to grow to become free thinking intelligent individuals. We need to be quick to ask, “What do you think?” We need to be painfully aware that the uncomfortable silence is the space and time necessary for their minds to process the question. This was a profound two word phrase to me. Tolerate uncertainty. Today, tolerate uncertainty in your life. In your kids. In general. It is a good thing. Frustrated homeschoolers click Here
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Homeschooling 101: A Guide to Getting Started, by Confessions of a Homeschooler Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. Today I am featuring one of my favorite bloggers! Erica@ Confessions of a Homeschooler is a true inspiration to me as a mom and homeschooler. This past year she released an amazing resource for homeschoolers, that is a must-have for newbies!! Enjoy this post from Erica. So you’ve finally decided to homeschool…but have no clue where to get started? After thousands of emails asking for help getting started homeschooling, I thought a book that set it all out for you in a step-by-step format would a great benefit to new and current homeschoolers! Homeschooling 101 is a step by step practical guide that will help you to get started, and continue on in your homeschooling journey. It is designed to help guide you through all of the steps to getting started, choosing and gathering curriculum, creating effective lesson plans, scheduling your day, organizing your home, staying the course and more! It even includes helpful homeschooling forms! Just the mere thought of homeschooling can be a very daunting task. Delving into the unknown can also create an element of self-doubt that fills your mind right off the bat. That coupled with an overwhelming task of choosing and gathering curriculum, creating lesson plans, organizing supplies, and teaching multiple grade levels can be quite disheartening. But don’t worry, in this book it is my intention to offer you a step by step practical guide that will help you to get started and continue on in your homeschooling journey. I will help guide you through all of the steps to getting started, choosing and gathering curriculum, creating effective lesson plans, scheduling your day, organizing your home, staying the course, and more! As you may have heard already, there is no one right way to homeschool. This book is by no means a rigid set of rules that must be followed exactly. Instead it is a tool to provide you with the means to get started in your journey. Take from it what makes sense for your family, and alter that which needs to be changed to fit the unique needs of your homeschool. I thought a quick glimpse at the table of contents would help give you an idea of all the valuable goodies included in this book. Chapter 1: You’ve Decided to Homeschool… Now What? Chapter 2: Choosing Curriculum Chapter 3: Gathering Curriculum Chapter 4: Creating Effective Lesson Plans Chapter 5: Getting Organized Chapter 6: Starting School – Day 1 Chapter 7: Homeschooling Multiple Grades Chapter 8: Homeschooling & Discipline Chapter 9: Standardized Testing Chapter 10: Homeschooling with Toddlers Chapter 11: Homeschooling Your Preschooler Chapter 12: Homeschooling Kindergarten & Elementary Chapter 13: Homeschooling Jr. & High School Chapter 14: Homeschooling on a Budget Chapter 15: Starting Homeschool Midyear Chapter 16: Switching Curriculum Midyear Chapter 17: Homeschooling an Only Child Chapter 18: Homeschooling & the Working Parent Chapter 19: Homeschooling & Special Needs Chapter 20: What about Socialization? Chapter 21: Time Management & Keeping your Sanity Chapter 22: Homeschool Burnout Chapter 23: Staying the Course & Naysayers Appendix (Helpful Homeschool Forms, including a FREE Lesson Planner!) Resources & Links Make no mistake, this is not a pamphlet full of fluff, instead it is full of helpful information, tools, and resources! I also did my best to include requests from my readers as well, so hopefully I covered most things related to homeschooling. While I realize that all homeschools are different, new homeschooling families still need a tangible starting point. With over 100 pages of valuable information and tools, Homeschooling 101 will guide you through your homeschooling process! There is also a free printable lesson planner in the Appendix for all of you who would like a little color added to your day! And of course I added a TON of awesome homeschool planning forms to help you get organized! Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!!
President’s Day Notebooking Pages Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy. Note-booking is a great way to approach teaching your kids about the holiday President’s Day. My boys enjoy the high quality templates by Debra. I think the best aspect about note-booking is the pages are cute (yes, I need the pages to be cute for ME to buy into the project), easy to download and store, and provide a confined space for the boys to write about what they are learning. Many kids will stare at a blank page all day, but will happily write their heart out on paper that has a confined space. Here are a few samples for you to help you as you celebrate some of our Presidents. While you are on Debra’s site be sure to sign up for her free note-booking samples! AMERICAN PRESIDENTS SAMPLE AMERICAN FIRST LADIES SAMPLE Use discount code = discount10 to save $10 on your $20+ purchase at NotebookingPages.com Sign up here to receive freebies, deals, and resources!! This post contains my referral link which helps support the work of this site. Here’s my full disclosure policy.