What do a hula-hoop, a board, a splinter, and the Bible all have in common? They are all central to fixing the broken relationships you find yourself living in, accepting, and tolerating. More importantly, they are the key to your own self growth. James 4:1 asks one of my favorite questions in the Bible, “What…
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Teaching Place Value to 1,000,000 with Minecraft Uno Cards
Do you have a fourth grader learning place value to one million? Here’s a quick idea on how to make it more fun. Create a color coded place value mat. Then use uno cards that match each color to teach the place value. Start by teaching just the ones. Refresh on saying the random numbers…
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How Does Pride in Appearance Keep You From Christ?
On the way to church yesterday the radio DJ spoke about how pride sometimes keeps her from experiencing what church is really about. She wakes up in the morning focused on what she’s going to wear. She focuses on how her hair looks and what her makeup looks like. During the Worship Service she worries…
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Lessons on Change from Leader Shift
In his book, Leader Shift, John Maxwell reminds leaders that the environment we are on today is not necessarily the environment we will be in tomorrow. It is always changing. In order to stay ahead of the change, every leader most makes “leadershifts”. Below are a few key takeaways: You should position yourself to being…
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3 Life Lessons from Starting a New Job
As I walked in to sit down at my desk as the Office Manager for Trinity Baptist Church, I found a basket full of goodies and a card full of kindness welcoming me to my new position. Throughout the week, people TXT to see how I was adjusting to the new role. To be honest,…
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What is Love? Romans 12:10
Do you ever sit and listen to someone talk and think, “I wish everyone I interacted with heard this message. It would solve a lot of issues”? Warren Gasaway’s message today at Trinity Baptist Church was entitled “One Another”. It focused on one verse, Romans 12:10, which reads, “Be devoted to one another in love….
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Working with (and Teaching) Different Personalities
Good communication is essential in the classroom and the work environments, but not everyone communicates the same way. Based off of the book The Two Sides of Love by Trent and Smalley, Working with (and Teaching) Different Personalities, is a training class that explores four personality types and how they interact together in various environments. The…
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Week 21: First Grade Lesson Plan
Lesson Topics Holidays: MLK Days, Inauguration Day (2020) MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 8 READING/ELA Honey Bees Phonemic Awareness: Substitute short e for /e/ Blend and Segment Syllables Identify and Isolate Phonemes Phonics: Long e: e, ee Syllables VCCV Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Preview Grammar: Nouns in Sentences Antonyms Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas Sight…
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First Grade Homeschool Curriculum & Lesson Plans
After trying virtual school for several weeks with my first grader during the COVID pandemic, I made the decision to pull her and do homeschool. Like many parents, I was concerned about not picking the right curriculum. I decided to stick with the reading and math books we were utilizing already in her school, while…
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First Grade Telling Time Activities & Lessons
Teaching first grade kids how to tell time can be a challenge. Before teaching time, it might be a good idea to teach them fractions. Once they’ve mastered fractions, it will be easier to teach them what whole, half, and quarter hours mean. It is also a good idea to both a digital clock and…
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