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Painted Chia Pets
After soaking the seeds in water last night we used watercolor paints to add some color to our Chia Pets and put on our seeds. I'm happy...
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![All fired (up) and ready to grow!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b15b0_7973649637014a58b542682c0f7817ae~mv2_d_1200_1600_s_2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_310,h_233,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/8b15b0_7973649637014a58b542682c0f7817ae~mv2_d_1200_1600_s_2.webp)
All fired (up) and ready to grow!
Good news folks! Our ceramic chia pets are finally out of the kiln and ready to grow some seeds! Yay! I decided to document this whole...
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Annual Art Show 2018
I just finished hanging the artwork for our school's annual art show! With the help of the other art teacher and some of my 8th grade...
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Keeping the movers moving..
It's 90 degrees outside here in PA and May and our year is winding down. Our students just finished a month of PSSA testing, I am...
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Cha-cha-cha Chia Pets!
I have been looking into trying more STEAM-based lessons and came across the suggestion for making clay chia pets. I thought this sounded...
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3D letters again
It really has been too long since I've posted anything, so I am committing to posting a few entries tonight as I prepare to take a...
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Let there be light!
I've always taught radial design to my 6th graders and I wanted a revamp of how I teach it since it can be really beautiful. And also,...
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Getting Some Attention with Emphasis
You've all been there: the time of the school year between February and the end of March with the second trimester ending, snow days...
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Processing Difficult Emotions
We, as a society, may not be adequately preparing all of our students with the resources needed to deal with difficult emotions. Which...
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February 1st..Here We Go!
I have decided that I would NOT share every photo of me working out... (I know, you must be really upset). However, in the month of...