Monday Made It: July 3

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Today, I'm joining 4th Grade Frolics for #MondayMadeIt! 

I love love love decorating for holidays! I had an old pickle jar that I set aside for weeks hoping for a fun project. With the 4th of July coming up, I found this simple project that I was able to complete all during baby's nap time! And it only required minimal materials!

twine, an old jar*, a small flag, mod podge

(not pictured: scissors, newspaper, brush)

*I used a 16 oz jar and it was a little small for this project. For a seamless finish, I would use at least 20 oz or larger.

First, peel off the labels. The front label peeled right off, but the back one did not. I used fingernail polish remover, soap and hot water, and a lot of elbow grease to get it off.

Unstitch the flag from the pole. You may want to use scissors to help you with the thread until the pole can slide right out.

Flatten the flag and lay it flat.

With mod podge and a brush, coat the jar with glue, then layer the flag on top. Once it is positioned how you want, thickly brush glue over the flag. Don't worry, it will dry clear!

Be sure to lay on newspapers so your mess is contained. (Ok, so maybe I'm the only messy one, but a lil newspaper doesn't hurt! Easy cleanup!)

When it's dry, wrap some twine around the top and arrange as desired. Fill with sand or salt and a candle for a fun votive or some festive flowers for a vase!

 Happy 4th of July, everyone! 

#mondaymadeit Editable 4th Grade Pacing Guide - Language Arts

I'm linking up with 4th Grade Frolics for a linky party called Monday Made It!

It's time to get organized for 4th grade Language Arts! (If you missed the post about Editable 4th Grade Pacing Guides for Math click HERE.) These editable pacing guides with 4 different versions to fit your needs are the perfect tool to map out your instruction and match it to the standards your school/district requires.

Based on my school system's standards and language arts curriculum, I've identified these units that should be covered in 4th grade:
1. Sentences
2. Nouns
3. Verbs
4. Adjectives
5. Pronouns
6. Adverbs
7. Prepositions
8. Poetry
*9. Writing

*In order to break up the writing units and have a diverse writer's workshops throughout the year, I planned a writing unit at the end of each grammar unit.

In this product, there are 4 different pacing guides to meet your classroom/planning needs.

Skills and days allotted are already filled in, standards column is blank and not editable.

Skills and days are already filled in, standards column is blank and editable.

Skills, days, and standards columns are blank and editable.

Skills, days, and standards columns are blank but not editable.

A standards column is included to make lesson planning for your administrator/district quick and easy! To edit, find the version that has the editable boxes where you can click and add whatever you need. If you want to match the fonts in this document, you will need font PB Make It A Venti (download here). Of course, you can use any font that you want!

Whether you're a newbie to 4th grade or a veteran looking for more organization, I hope this will ease your worry about planning your year of 4th grade language arts!

 CLICK HERE to check it out in my TPT store - Mrs. Elementary!