Kristi Meeuwse's articles Teacher Life Ways to Sail Smooth with Your New Business Starting a new business can be an exciting venture for sure – if you know the legal requirements. Then again, you may have adhered to all the legal requirements and done careful planning, only to discover your business isn’t flourishing. It isn’t easy these days for an entrepreneur to start a Written by Kristi Meeuwse June 25, 2020June 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Stunning Ways to Fill Up The Space on a Huge Blank Wall A home is your haven; a place where you relax. It should be an attractive space that is also practical. When you’re faced with a blank wall in your home, it is time to do something about it. Interior décor then becomes the solution to turning a huge blank wall into something that holds appeal Written by Kristi Meeuwse June 20, 2020June 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life A Simple Branding Guide for Local Businesses Local businesses, much like startups and bigger enterprises, need to undergo the branding process during their birthing phase if they are to survive beyond the early months. Branding is more than just a chance for these enterprises to define themselves; it is also a chance to set roots in thei Written by Kristi Meeuwse June 15, 2020June 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Managing Your Retirement with a Smaller Nest Egg With the luxury of hindsight, retirees will tell younger generations to start planning for retirement from the day they start working. While they might think their retirement is a long time away, the years have a way of slipping by. Suddenly, it’s time to face retirement without sufficient savings Written by Kristi Meeuwse June 9, 2020June 12, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life How to Survive Coronavirus Times as a Regular Investor The spread of Coronavirus globally has shaken the confidence of investors everywhere. Understanding the financial markets at a time like this is hard enough for professional traders but it’s much harder for the average investor. Financial shifts are very worrying for regular investors. In th Written by Kristi Meeuwse May 8, 2020May 12, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Enhancing the Creative Process in Young Children with iPad Recently, I was chatting with a colleague who teaches first grade. She indicated some of her students are reluctant to tap into their creative sides for fear of “not doing it right”. Too often, school can “teach” the creativity right out of our students by either consci Written by Kristi Meeuwse March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Alphabet Journal with Book Creator When I was in the classroom, my students kept a math journal on their iPad. It was made in Book Creator and I’ve written about it here and here. They loved the ability to capture their thinking and learning on the iPad and it was a great way to show cumulative growth over the school year. Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Investigating Animals with Young Children and the iPad Children are naturally inquisitive about animals and nature. When I was teaching kindergarten, my students would always be excited to tell me about a new pet, or a recent trip to the zoo or the aquarium. In fact, the first words of many children are dog, bunny, or cat. They have an innate desire to Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Professional Development How to Help Your Students Explore Careers For most students, the first thing they want to do after graduating from high school is to prepare their curriculum vitae, hoping that it would be their stepping stone to a successful career. If you want to make a meaningful contribution and be recognized, you need to know what you want to do and yo Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Me and My World-Teaching Sustainability to Young Children A greater focus has been placed on our environment in recent years. We hear the terms sustainability, climate crisis, global warming, carbon footprint, hazardous waste, greenhouse effect, and more…all aimed at raising awareness. Some of these topics can seem confusing even for adults; so, how Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Me and My World-Teaching Sustainability to Young Children A greater focus has been placed on our environment in recent years. We hear the terms sustainability, climate crisis, global warming, carbon footprint, hazardous waste, greenhouse effect, and more…all aimed at raising awareness. Some of these topics can seem confusing even for adults; so, how Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Technology Coding With Young Learners I’m often asked about coding with young learners. Is it appropriate? Is it too difficult? When done well, it is both appropriate and fun for young children to dive into the coding world. 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Teacher Life Ways to Sail Smooth with Your New Business Starting a new business can be an exciting venture for sure – if you know the legal requirements. Then again, you may have adhered to all the legal requirements and done careful planning, only to discover your business isn’t flourishing. It isn’t easy these days for an entrepreneur to start a Written by Kristi Meeuwse June 25, 2020June 28, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Stunning Ways to Fill Up The Space on a Huge Blank Wall A home is your haven; a place where you relax. It should be an attractive space that is also practical. When you’re faced with a blank wall in your home, it is time to do something about it. Interior décor then becomes the solution to turning a huge blank wall into something that holds appeal Written by Kristi Meeuwse June 20, 2020June 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life A Simple Branding Guide for Local Businesses Local businesses, much like startups and bigger enterprises, need to undergo the branding process during their birthing phase if they are to survive beyond the early months. Branding is more than just a chance for these enterprises to define themselves; it is also a chance to set roots in thei Written by Kristi Meeuwse June 15, 2020June 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Managing Your Retirement with a Smaller Nest Egg With the luxury of hindsight, retirees will tell younger generations to start planning for retirement from the day they start working. While they might think their retirement is a long time away, the years have a way of slipping by. Suddenly, it’s time to face retirement without sufficient savings Written by Kristi Meeuwse June 9, 2020June 12, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life How to Survive Coronavirus Times as a Regular Investor The spread of Coronavirus globally has shaken the confidence of investors everywhere. Understanding the financial markets at a time like this is hard enough for professional traders but it’s much harder for the average investor. Financial shifts are very worrying for regular investors. In th Written by Kristi Meeuwse May 8, 2020May 12, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Enhancing the Creative Process in Young Children with iPad Recently, I was chatting with a colleague who teaches first grade. She indicated some of her students are reluctant to tap into their creative sides for fear of “not doing it right”. Too often, school can “teach” the creativity right out of our students by either consci Written by Kristi Meeuwse March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Alphabet Journal with Book Creator When I was in the classroom, my students kept a math journal on their iPad. It was made in Book Creator and I’ve written about it here and here. They loved the ability to capture their thinking and learning on the iPad and it was a great way to show cumulative growth over the school year. Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Investigating Animals with Young Children and the iPad Children are naturally inquisitive about animals and nature. When I was teaching kindergarten, my students would always be excited to tell me about a new pet, or a recent trip to the zoo or the aquarium. In fact, the first words of many children are dog, bunny, or cat. They have an innate desire to Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Professional Development How to Help Your Students Explore Careers For most students, the first thing they want to do after graduating from high school is to prepare their curriculum vitae, hoping that it would be their stepping stone to a successful career. If you want to make a meaningful contribution and be recognized, you need to know what you want to do and yo Written by Kristi Meeuwse February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Me and My World-Teaching Sustainability to Young Children A greater focus has been placed on our environment in recent years. We hear the terms sustainability, climate crisis, global warming, carbon footprint, hazardous waste, greenhouse effect, and more…all aimed at raising awareness. Some of these topics can seem confusing even for adults; so, how Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Me and My World-Teaching Sustainability to Young Children A greater focus has been placed on our environment in recent years. We hear the terms sustainability, climate crisis, global warming, carbon footprint, hazardous waste, greenhouse effect, and more…all aimed at raising awareness. Some of these topics can seem confusing even for adults; so, how Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology Coding With Young Learners I’m often asked about coding with young learners. Is it appropriate? Is it too difficult? When done well, it is both appropriate and fun for young children to dive into the coding world. Coding is a basic literacy in our digital age; and just like reading and writing, it is best to start early Written by Kristi Meeuwse January 3, 2020January 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
