Diamond Mom's Treasury
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Blog
  • Contact Me
  • Featured Resources Of The Month

Welcome To My Blog

header for Diamond Mom's Treasury of Teaching Resources

Mother's Day Ideas for Special Ladies

4/29/2020

0 Comments

 
It is that time of year when we celebrate our mothers. Sometimes, we have other special ladies in our lives that we want to celebrate as well. Here are some ideas and suggestions for creating a special day for that special lady.
Mother's Day ideas and activties to make the day special for moms and other special ladies.
I don't know about you, but I always appreciated the special gifts that my children made for me. I took a couple of pictures to share some with you. Of course, over the years there have been many others, but they have been carefully put away and I can't access them at the moment.
beeswax candle made for Mother's Day
double clay pot candle holder
Mother's Day painted vase
Candles and vases have always been popular. These ones are a little worse for wear, but they still grace the shelves as a reminder of my children.
DIY paint and glitter picture frame
A little paint and glitter can turn a simple picture frame into a work of art. This was done by my granddaughter.
Mother's Day word art
Mother's Day word art
Mother's Day word art
Word art is another great way to create something special. Here are some samples.

As I thought back over my days of teaching, I remember doing so many special crafts and activities with my students. Unfortunately, I didn't keep pictures of them. Here are some of the ideas that you might be interested in trying.
A recipe book with special recipes from family members
A calendar with special photographs and dates
A small jewelry box made of popsicle sticks
A modge podge flower pot with a plant
A collage
A book of poems or special memories
A pencil holder made from a tin can with cinnamon sticks around the outside


Create a power word frame for Mom
This word art was created for a different purpose, but it could also work for this occasion. Just add a picture of Mom and a special word that is her power word. Mine is Believe, so this was the one I created.

Here are some booklets, certificates, and special coupons that I created. You can find them my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Click on the images below to get them.

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Special cards are also a hit for most moms. Here are a couple that I created today.
Picture
Picture
Here are some other products that I created a few years ago. Sometimes we have a special lady we want to honor. These writing papers, cards, and covers are also useful for them.
Picture
Picture
Click on the image below if you would like a sample card and writing sheet.
Picture
Hopefully these ideas and products will help you to celebrate your special day with a loved one.
Mother's Day ideas and activties to make the day special for moms and other special ladies.
Sign Up for my newsletter here
For free resources, tips, and ideas, sign up for my newsletter. Subscribers have access to several free resources in my followers free resources area.
Sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date with tips, new products and special happenings.
Talk soon. Thanks for stopping by. Charlene
0 Comments

Distance Learning - Online Resources

4/5/2020

0 Comments

 

Distance Learning Help

Hi Everyone. I hope you are managing to get some rest this weekend as we prepare for another week on online learning and teaching.

I just wanted to let you know that many of us are trying to make changes to our products or create new ones that are able to be delivered in a digital manner so that they can be used more easily in the new way of teaching and learning.
Distance Learning  online resources are now becoming more and more necessary.
If you already have some of my products and would like to use portions of them you have my permission to copy and share in password protected programs. Please make sure that those who receive them understand that they are not to be shared out publicly so as to meet my terms of use.
Online resources are now becoming more necessary as people move to the distance learning model.
I have been working on creating some online materials. So far I have created some Boom Cards for math and music. I have also started experimenting with Google Slides and I hope to be able to have some of these ready soon. My goal for now is to create materials for literacy and French in addition to more math materials. You can check those that are done by cllcking here.
Here are some examples of digital materials now available for teaching various subjects and concepts.
Stay safe everyone and try to find time for rest and self care during the week.
Online resources that keep kids engaged and learning are becoming more necessary as we transition into distance learning.
Sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date with tips, new products and special happenings.
Talk soon. Thanks for stopping by. Charlene
0 Comments

Learning At Home and Keeping Kids Engaged

4/3/2020

0 Comments

 

Distance Teaching And Learning

Our world has been turned upside down and parents and teachers are struggling to figure out how to incorporate distance teaching and learning. This has become the new method or reaching our students. Parents are taking on new roles as teachers at home and teachers are trying to find the right materials and methods of using them in a digital way. There are many challenges ahead, but as always, we will find a way to meet them.
Learning at home using digital resources
Learning at home with online resources
Teachers are creating and converting material to digital formats and they are using different video platforms to provide online instruction as well.

This is a steep learning curve for some teachers. They are used to having access to paper copies and books. They work well with large groups, small groups, and one on one in the classroom, but with online groups there are unfamiliar challenges.
Keep kids engaged while learning at home with real life experiences.

Ideas To Support Parents At Home

Parents are scrambling to find time for instruction, scheduling assignments, going to work or working out of the home, making meals, and finding time for themselves.They are overwhelmed and need to have some space too.

Parents can get overwhelmed balancing home life and educating their kids
Life can get chaotic when trying to balance home life and teaching kids
Parents need a break when teaching kids at home.
Help! I need a break!
The kids should not be doing academic instruction for several hours a day. Academics are important, but they can be scaled back for now as people adjust to the new method of learning.

Children need some brain breaks, emotional breaks, and family time.
Tips for teaching kids at home. Everyone needs a break sometimes.
When parents and kids have had enough and need a break

This is the perfect time for real life learning

Math can be part of the meal preparation, setting up schedules, building things and creating things.

Do some real life activities and games. Try doing some math games with parents.
Math time with Dad
Try doing some math while baking.
Learning to bake is a great math activity
Reading and writing can be part of the family time. If children have siblings, they can read to each other and maybe even create story boards, comics, or other things that relate to the stories read. They can use these as writing prompts or create some games with them. Maybe they could write letters or emails to friends and family and keep a journal of their days and activities as writing projects.


Tips for learning at home: Practice reading by sharing stories together.
Reading stories to younger siblings
Tips for learning at home: Practice creating storyboards or doing other writing activities as a followup to reading
Try some writing activities as a followup to reading
Social Studies activities could include using Google Earth and exploring different areas of the world. It could also be following other current events. Covid-19 does not have to be the only focus of current events.
Tips for learning at home: Try using Google Earth or a globe to locate different areas of the world.
Finding places on the globe
Science experiments can be lots of fun to do at home. There are so many different ways to learn about things. Make volcanos, grow plants and learn about the life cycles, do research on animals, learn how things work, invent things, etc.
Tips for learning at home: Create models and experiments together
Testing out a volcano experiment
Tips for learning at home: Teaching children how to do things with hands on activities
Hands on learning
Tips for learning at home: Try out different experiments together
Trying out an experiment with color
Tips for learning at home: Make learning practical.
Learning to take care of a bicycle
The arts are also important because they help balance out all the academics. Music soothes the soul and it is a good brain exercise. Art unleashes the creativity inside.
Tips for learning at home: Add in some music and movement. Music soothes the soul.
Let's all sing and play
Tips for learning at home: Create art projects. Art unleashes the creativity inside.
Drawing together
Tips for learning at home: Try role playing and a bit of acting. It is good for body breaks and sharing what has been learned.
Acting and role playing activities
Teachers are working hard to find a balance of what needs to be done and what families should be expected to do.

    Have patience as we all work together to get through this.

Tips for Learning at Home during this time of distance learning and teaching
If you are looking for some resources to use at home, I have started creating and converting some materials for online learning. Check them out in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.
Sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date with tips, new products and special happenings.
Talk soon. Thanks for stopping by. Charlene
0 Comments
    Diamond Mom headshot and logo

    About Me Charlene Sequeira

    I am a wife, mother of 4, grandmother of 9, and a retired primary and music teacher. I love working with kids and continue to volunteer at school and teach ukulele.

    Diamond Mom's Treasury logo
    Teachers Pay Teachers banner and link
    newsletter signup for Diamond Mom's Treasury

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Acts Of Kindness
    Art Project
    Assessments
    Back To School
    Canadian
    Christmas
    Classroom
    Classroom Management
    Classroom Resources
    Diy
    Family
    Freebies
    French Language
    Literacy
    Math
    Music
    Online Learning
    Reading
    Remembrance Day
    Science
    SEL
    Self Esteem
    Social Studies
    Special Days
    Summer
    Task Cards
    Teaching Tips
    Technology
    Thanksgiving
    Tips
    Veterans Day
    Winter
    Writing

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    September 2019
    June 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    February 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Blog
  • Contact Me
  • Featured Resources Of The Month