Category: education
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Sunday School
Ok y’all… I was dragging my feet for a while, but after a couple years of hiatus I am teaching Sunday School again. Thankfully there are enough members at the congregation I am a part of that it won’t be forever, but for the summer I am teaching 5 year olds. This means I get…
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Fasting for God
I have some experience with fasting. I have tried fasting for my health several times. Intermittent fasting is something I try to do at least monthly, if not weekly. In Bible Class recently we were challenged to try fasting as a way to grow closer to God. Let me tell ya… it is hard! I…
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Word Wednesday
Did you know milquetoast is spelled with a q and not a k? I always thought it was milk toast. Like, “That man is so milk toast” meaning he’s dull and boring and simpering. Not super masculine. Just kind of… blegh. But no… it’s M I L Q U E T O A S T.…
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PE – Elementary School
When I was a kid we went to a rural school that was AMAZING. At the end of each day we’d go to the gym and our principal would lead the school in a workout. We would kick our legs and do arm circles, sometimes jump rope, sometimes jumping jacks. It was absolute chaos and…
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Jr. High Shenanigans
As always I am torn between laughing and letting kids be themselves and needing to maintain order. Today I had a group of junior high boys in a mixed up seating chart. I knew something was off, but the seat numbers and names were all jumbled so it took me a while to decipher the…
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Sixth Grade Math – A Substitute Story
A week or two ago I wrote about how happy I am that the seventh graders are innocent and approachable and still very much children. Well… the word that comes to mind for the sixth grade class is “feral”. These kids are HIGH energy. They are chaos. They are… without mercy? Hahaha A slight exaggeration,…
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New In The Shop
My updated Redheaded Jill Etsy Shop with stickers, sweatshirts, work books and digital downloads.
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Vocabulary Lesson
I am going to start writing down words that I either don’t know or aren’t commonly used today that are in the different hymns we sing at church. (Definitions from the dictionary app) Repine: 1. feel or express dejection or discontent; Complain 2. To long for something. Bulwark: 1. A solid wall like structure raised…
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Midwives vs Doulas
Midwives vs Doulas. I always thought these were synonyms but they are two very different jobs.
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