Make a quick summer plan with this design made for 11×17-sized paper printing. Share a pic of your colored work in the Sensory Coloring Pages Sharegroup on FB. There will be a new page out every week this summer to go along with the 2020 Summer Knowledge Journal. Coloring Page for Week 2 of May 2020: Plan “May — June — July — August Summer Planner with Peach Blossoms” Here’s the free PDF PRINTABLE download >>> Teacher Appreciation […]
A quick thank you note for teacher appreciation week
Make a quick thank you note for teacher appreciation week with this design made for letter-sized paper printing. Share a pic of your colored work in the Sensory Coloring Pages Sharegroup on FB. There will be a new page out every week this summer to go along with the 2020 Summer Knowledge Journal. Coloring Page for Week 2 of May 2020: Appreciate “The influence of a good teacher can never be erased.” Here’s the free PDF PRINTABLE download […]
Get the “Summer Knowledge Journal: 2020” hardback with 15% off thru 5/14 with code ONEFIVE at Lulu
Get the “Summer Knowledge Journal: 2020” hardback with 15% off thru 5/14 with code ONEFIVE >>> https://bit.ly/SKJ2020Lulu You already know a lot about where you’ve been. You remember summers past, comrades, mentors, and places that have shaped who you are. Use this journal to place those memories, assess where you are now, and make smart plans for who you’ll be very soon. The 2020 Edition of the Summer Knowledge Journal is a bright guided bullet journal for sensory summer reflection. […]
Coloring Page for Week 1 of May 2020: “Appreciate”
Here’s a free PDF PRINTABLE download >>> 2020 Mother’s Day Coloring Card PDF PRINTABLE.
The 2020 Edition of the Summer Knowledge Journal is ready for a guided summertime exploration!
Summer is for exploring… These pages have helped organize and plan our summers for a few years now. They are a place to put all the thoughts and emotions that go into creating a fun and growth-centered season. It gets developed a little more each year and includes new original artwork from the year before. Drop a review if you liked it! 188 pages of hard-won quarantine work is ready for summertime! You already know a lot about where you’ve […]
“A Man Said to the Universe”
Sensory Art LIVE Stream
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New printable available: “SUMMER JOURNAL PROMPTS 2019” 50-page PDF by CHRYSVNTHEMUM STORIES
SUMMER JOURNAL PROMPTS 2019 by CHRYSVNTHEMUM STORIES is a 50-page printable and personalizable PDF summer journal for elementary age school children to keep their minds focused and productive through the summer break. Print on letter-sized plain paper or card stock. Formatted for double-sided printing and 3-ring binder hole punches.
sedulous
FORMS: sed·u·lous, sed·u·lous·ly, sed·u·lous·ness, un·sed·u·lous, un·sed·u·lous·ly, un·sed·u·lous·ness MEANING: maintaining sincerely and diligently USAGE: I lift the honey high before their sedulous feet sink.
discombobulate
FORMS: dis·com·bob·u·late, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing MEANING: to confuse the order of, cause disorder USAGE: The spoons lie discombobulated as Chef’s hand instantly freezes.
“THE BOY & THE NETTLE”
A Boy, stung by a Nettle, ran home crying, to get his mother to blow on the hurt and kiss it.
“Son,” said the Boy’s mother, when she had comforted him, “the next time you come near a Nettle, grasp it firmly, and it will be as soft as silk.”
“THE WOLF, THE KID, & THE GOAT”
Mother Goat was going to market one morning to get provisions for her household, which consisted of but one little Kid and herself.
“Take good care of the house, my son,” she said to the Kid, as she carefully latched the door. “Do not let anyone in, unless he gives you this password: ‘Down with the Wolf and all his race!'”
Strangely enough, a Wolf was lurking near and heard what the Goat had said. So, as soon as Mother Goat was out of sight, up he trotted to the door and knocked.
“Down with the Wolf and all his race,” said the Wolf softly.
It was the right password, but when the Kid peeped through a crack in the door and saw the shadowy figure outside, he did not feel at all easy.
“Show me a white paw,” he said, “or I won’t let you in.”
A white paw, of course, is a feature few Wolves can show, and so Master Wolf had to go away as hungry as he had come.
“You can never be too sure,” said the Kid, when he saw the Wolf making off to the woods.
“HERCULES & THE WAGONER”
A Farmer was driving his wagon along a miry country road after a heavy rain. The horses could hardly drag the load through the deep mud, and at last came to a standstill when one of the wheels sank to the hub in a rut.
The farmer climbed down from his seat and stood beside the wagon looking at it but without making the least effort to get it out of the rut. All he did was to curse his bad luck and call loudly on Hercules to come to his aid. Then, it is said, Hercules really did appear, saying:
“Put your shoulder to the wheel, man, and urge on your horses. Do you think you can move the wagon by simply looking at it and whining about it? Hercules will not help unless you make some effort to help yourself.”
And when the farmer put his shoulder to the wheel and urged on the horses, the wagon moved very readily, and soon the Farmer was riding along in great content and with a good lesson learned.
“TWO TRAVELERS & A BEAR”
Two Men were traveling in company through a forest, when, all at once, a huge Bear crashed out of the brush near them.
One of the Men, thinking of his own safety, climbed a tree.
The other, unable to fight the savage beast alone, threw himself on the ground and lay still, as if he were dead. He had heard that a Bear will not touch a dead body.
It must have been true, for the Bear snuffed at the Man’s head awhile, and then, seeming to be satisfied that he was dead, walked away.
The Man in the tree climbed down.
“It looked just as if that Bear whispered in your ear,” he said. “What did he tell you?”
“He said,” answered the other, “that it was not at all wise to keep company with a fellow who would desert his friend in a moment of danger.”
“THE BUNDLE OF STICKS”
A certain Father had a family of Sons, who were forever quarreling among themselves. No words he could say did the least good, so he cast about in his mind for some very striking example that should make them see that discord would lead them to misfortune.
One day when the quarreling had been much more violent than usual and each of the Sons was moping in a surly manner, he asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks. Then handing the bundle to each of his Sons in turn he told them to try to break it. But although each one tried his best, none was able to do so.
The Father then untied the bundle and gave the sticks to his Sons to break one by one. This they did very easily.
“My Sons,” said the Father, “do you not see how certain it is that if you agree with each other and help each other, it will be impossible for your enemies to injure you? But if you are divided among yourselves, you will be no stronger than a single stick in that bundle.”
That time I published my first book about discovering new senses and then fell in love
Today, I celebrate two years since I published my first book. The title came from a passing comment my daughter, Ansley, made to me as we were lying beside one another, trying to fall asleep on a rainy spring night in 2016. She said to me, “Mommy, how do I stay awake?” I said to her, “are you sure that’s what you want to do?” She nodded her tired little head and snuggled it into my arm. I explain, “Well […]