If you have ever wanted to try Young Living Essential Oils, today is the day! You will never find a price like this on the Premium Starter Kit again. IT IS TODAY ONLY! Email me for more details, or visit my recent blog post {here}.  You can also buy the kit using this link 

https://www.youngliving.com/signup/?site=US&sponsorid=1598375&enrollerid=1598375

Be sure to sign up as an Independent Distributor to get the deal.  You do not have to sell anything, though!  You will just get the benefits of Young Living Essential Oils at a fraction of the price every time you order. 

Happy oiling!

~Cara

Young Living Essential Oils: Definitely Worth the Try

Young Living Essential Oils have changed my life! My motivation for trying them was a $137 per month prescription for allergies that my insurance would not cover.  I refused to pay that!  A friend of mine introduced me to Young Living Essential Oils.  With skepticism, I ordered the basic starter kit. My goals where to help my allergies, restless leg, and sciatic nerve. I am no longer a skeptic!

Since Christmas, I have had dramatic improvements.  I use lavender, peppermint, and lemon twice a day for my allergies.  Before I was waking up unable to breath each morning. Now, I wake up clear.  I have suffered from restless leg for a lifetime and been on medicine for 10+ years.  Nightly, I apply lavender to my thighs and calves and Peace and Calming on the soles of my feet.  My legs settle instantly! My sciatic nerve pain had gotten so bad that it was hard to lay in the bed all night.  I rub Panaway on my hip each night and have a restful sleep.

Other uses I have found thus far for Young Living Essential Oils are face and eye creams, skin tag removal using frankincense, weight loss pills made from lemon and peppermint, Valor for stopping snoring and spine alignment, peppermint to ease acid reflux, Purification to remove odors in the air and fight facial blemishes, and Thieves for to kill viruses in the air.

I highly recommend you trying Young Living Essential Oils! This is coming from the number one skeptic! If you are interested in more information, please email me at teaching calling@gmail.com.  You may also visit https://www.youngliving.com/signup/?site=US&sponsorid=1598375&enrollerid=1598375 to place your order.  If you sign up as a distributor, there is no obligation to sell, but you do receive discount prices.  The Basic Starter Kit is your best value to get started.

Happy oiling!

~Cara

I have in no way been compensated for this post.  I just wanted to share what has worked for me!

5 Prayers for the New Year: 2014

I wish I could take credit for the following graphic, but I cannot.  I found it on Pinterest.  It sums up my resolutions for the year, so I wanted to share it with you.  I'm wishing you a blessed 2014!

~Cara

VocabularySpellingCity App for Tablets: iPad, Kindle, and Android

If your kids received tablets from Santa, you will want to download the SpellingCity app. The app is available for iPads, Kindles, and Android devices. 

There are 5 new games for Premium Members, and lots of fun games for free! 

Visit http://www.spellingcity.com/app for download links.

~Cara
I have used VocabularySpellingCity with the students in my classroom for over five years. In fact, my entire school now has premium memberships for every teacher. I was so impressed with the site and how it affected student learning that I shared it through various social media platforms. I am now compensated to work with VocabularySpellingCity after school as a social media consultant.

Alternatives to Round Robin Reading

Round Robin Reading, the method where each student takes turns reading orally, has been proven an ineffective learning strategy.  Students suffer embarrassment and boredom.  Time is wasted.  Students are not following along or listening.  The students do not have an established purpose for reading other than to finish. There has to be a better alternative!

I have devised a list of ten of my favorite reading strategies that take the place of Round Robin Reading.  These are Choral Reading, Whisper Reading, Echo Reading, Everyone Reads, Oral Cloze, Paired Reading, Reciprocal Reading, Jigsaw, Say Something, and Jump In.  For further explanations of each strategy, please visit my Teacher's Notebook or TeachersPayTeachers stores.

~Cara

We Have a Winner of the VocabularySpellingCity Premium Membership Giveaway!

Congratulations, Lisa, for winning the Premium Membership to VocabularySpellingCity.  An email has been sent to you on how to claim your prize.

Thank you to everyone that entered!  If you haven't had an opportunity to use VocabularySpellingCity or Science4Us, please take a little time to check them out.  I know you won't be disappointed!

~Cara

I have used VocabularySpellingCity with the students in my classroom for over five years.  In fact, my entire school now has premium memberships for every teacher.  I was so impressed with the site and how it affected student learning that I shared it through various social media platforms.  I am now compensated to work with VocabularySpellingCity after school as a social media consultant.

Science4Us Review and VocabularySpellingCity GIVEAWAY

Science4Us is an interactive, standards-based science curriculum from the developers of VocabularySpellingCity.  Built on the 5E Model of Learning (engage, explore, explain, extend/elaborate, evaluate), kindergarten through 2nd grade students are provided with the foundational skills needed to be successful in science.  The online lessons are based on your state standards for science and integrate technology, engineering, math, literacy and the arts.  There is even embedded content training to increase teacher comfort in teaching science.

Researchers found the content and activities to be appropriate for K-2 students stating, “It provides a foundational understanding that is needed as students progress through their learning.” Not only did researchers find the content and activities engaging for K-2 students, they also measured student achievement. Students receiving Science4Us significantly outperformed those students engaged in science instruction as usual. Researchers also noted the inquiry opportunities included in Science4Us are supportive of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) approach to inquiry-based learning. (Read the full article {here}.)

I am holding a giveaway of a Premium Membership to VocabularySpellingCity.  You can enter in multiple ways.  The more entries, the more chances you have to win.  

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~Cara

I have used VocabularySpellingCity with the students in my classroom for over five years.  In fact, my entire school now has premium memberships for every teacher.  I was so impressed with the site and how it affected student learning that I shared it through various social media platforms.  I am now compensated to work with VocabularySpellingCity after school as a social media consultant.