be mine valentines day junk journal

January 30, 2025

Happy Thursday friends!! Today I am so excited to share about one of the precious and adorable mini junk journals from the 2025 valentines day journal collection!

I am so excited to share with y'all about this adorable Be Mine Valentine's Day Junk Journal. As I mentioned above this comes from the 2025 valentines day journal collection that is available in the shop! You can go directly to this section of listings HERE!

This Be Mine Valentine's Day Junk Journal was so adorable to create!

This beautiful Be Mine Valentine's Day Junk Journal is the perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself to write down precious moments and save the priceless scraps of time from each day.

Inspired by the precious memories of early love, deep abiding joy, and time with loved ones these precious this precious love junk journal is the perfect gift for anyone! THIS is the perfect gift!! This would be the perfect gift for those who are in your life!

Adorned on a special clip that can attach to a key ring, backpack, purse, journal, photo album and so much more, these mini junk journals are the perfect size.

Resting at 2x2 this chunky journal is a perfectly curated collection of rare sweet vintage and distinctive modern materials to inspire hope and joy in every area of your life!

This heirloom treasure comes with:

//1 2x2 junk journal that contains:
//30+ pages of quality and beautiful paper
//9+ pieces of vintage and bespoke ribbon pieces from around the world
//handmade lace from an established generational American factory
//1-3 bulb clasps
//1-3 vintage buttons from times of old
//1 mini envelope with a mini card
//1 mini paperclip
//1 claw clasp for attaching to the owners preference
//unique vintage or bespoke ephemera on the front
//special surprise goodies
And more...

I love this back cover detail! It is so sweet with the red and black writing against the pink!

Thank you again for your support of the shop! It is truly a blessing to my mom and I who run it!

You can find the entire 2025 valentines day journal collection HERE and so many others in the shop HERE!

Happy Thursday friends!

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five benefits of acidophilus probiotic

Happy Thursday friends! I hope that you are having the most lovely week! Two weeks ago I shared in my Friday Favorites post (click HERE to read) that I had recently added a new probiotic to my supplement regime and today I wanted to share a bit of the health benefits I discovered with this!

As a disclaimer I have talked about a lot of different supplements for more than a decade here on the blog. You can find a few of those posts at the end of this article, and I am so excited to share more on the blog in the coming months.

For this probiotic, acidophilus, I was shocked to learn how many health benefits there were and am excited to share with y'all just a few of the many benefits I discovered! If you want to go directly to purchase this inexpensive probiotic (less than $17) you can click HERE!

The Gentle Power of Acidophilus Probiotics: A Journey to Better Health

In a world filled with endless health trends and fads, especially at the start of a new year, it can be overwhelming to navigate the choices for what truly supports our bodies. Yet, there are some simple, time-tested treasures that continue to stand out. One of these is the humble yet powerful acidophilus probiotic that I just recently discovered. Whether you are just beginning your journey to better health or are seeking to deepen your wellness practices, incorporating acidophilus into your routine can be a life-changing step.

If you are not familiar, acidophilus (Lactobacillus acidophilus) is a strain of beneficial bacteria naturally found in the human body, particularly in the intestines and the female reproductive system. It plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy balance of bacteria—a balance that can be easily disrupted by stress, illness, or modern lifestyles. Here are just a few of the many ways acidophilus can gently yet profoundly support your health.

1. Aiding Digestion

One of the most recognized benefits of acidophilus probiotics is their ability to support digestive health. If you’ve ever experienced occasional bloating, discomfort, or irregularity, acidophilus might become your new best friend. By helping to break down food and absorb nutrients more efficiently, these probiotics work behind the scenes to ensure your gut is functioning optimally.

Acidophilus also produces enzymes that aid in breaking down lactose, making it a great option for those who struggle with dairy products. For many, it’s a gentle solution to digestive woes, offering relief without harsh side effects.

2. Boosting Immunity

If you have been around the blog for any period of time than you are aware that boosting my immune system is a constant desire. As has been talked about for many years a significant amount of your immune system resides in the gut. So if you have had any serious (or non serious issues) with your gut - repairing this and rebuilding this area is critical. This has been a main focus- rebuilding my gut after so many years of fighting and healing from Lyme and other illnesses so any additional support and help, like this acidophilus is a wonderful find.

If you are looking to help boost your immunity, fostering good bacteria, like acidophilus, you’re giving your body the tools it needs to fight off harmful invaders. This can be especially during the colder months or times of heightened stress, incorporating a high-quality acidophilus supplement or probiotic-rich foods like yogurt and kefir can make a noticeable difference in how often you succumb to seasonal bugs.

3. Supporting Women’s Health

For women, acidophilus offers specific benefits for maintaining a healthy vaginal flora. This probiotic can help prevent and alleviate yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis by keeping the natural balance of bacteria in check. Its gentle, restorative properties make it a trusted ally in women’s wellness.

4. Enhancing Skin Health

If you’ve ever struggled with stubborn skin concerns like acne or eczema, the health of your gut might be the missing piece of the puzzle. Research has shown that a healthy gut microbiome can translate to clearer, calmer skin. By reducing inflammation and balancing bacteria, acidophilus can help you achieve that radiant glow from the inside out.

5. Promoting Emotional Well-Being

Here’s a beautiful connection: your gut and brain are intricately linked through the gut-brain axis. An imbalance in gut bacteria can impact your mood and mental clarity. By nurturing your gut with acidophilus, you may notice an improvement in your overall emotional well-being. Reduced feelings of stress, improved focus, and even better sleep are just a few of the potential benefits.

How to Incorporate Acidophilus into Your Routine

Thankfully, adding acidophilus to your wellness journey is simple and accessible- and affordable. Like I mentioned above, this acidophilus probiotic is affordable for less than $17! (Click HERE to purchase)

Looking for additional supplement posts? Check out the posts below:

Lyme-Related Posts: // Affordable & Helpful Lyme Disease Supplements: Silver //

Supplements Posts: // 5 Benefits of Acidophilus Probiotic // 13 Benefits of Cod Liver Oil //

At Caravan Sonnet, I am passionate about finding practical ways to nurture our health while embracing the unique journey each of us is on. Incorporating acidophilus probiotics into your daily routine is one of those simple yet powerful steps that can ripple into so many areas of your life. Here’s to discovering the gentle power of probiotics and stepping into greater wellness—one day at a time and don't forget to always consult with your doctor before starting any supplement!

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leaving for South Carolina

January 28, 2025

picture found on internet, not the property of Caravan Sonnet- no source found

Happy Wednesday friends! Today I am leaving on a work trip for the next week that is going to be a bit of a whirlwind and include several fun things! Follow along on my instagram page and I can't wait to connect with y'all more over there! You can following along by clicking HERE!

I hope y'all have a wonderful day! Happy Wednesday friends!

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kiss me junk journal

January 27, 2025

Happy Monday friends!! Today I am so excited to share about one of the precious and adorable mini junk journals from the 2025 valentines day journal collection!

I am so excited to share with y'all about this adorable Kiss Me Valentine's Day Junk Journal. As I mentioned above this comes from the 2025 valentines day journal collection that is available in the shop! You can go directly to this section of listings HERE!

This Kiss Me Junk Journal was so adorable to create!

This beautiful Kiss Me Valentine's Day Junk Journal is the perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself to write down precious moments and save the priceless scraps of time from each day.

Adorned on a special clip that can attach to a key ring, backpack, purse, journal, photo album and so much more, these mini junk journals are the perfect size.

Resting at 2x2 this chunky journal is a perfectly curated collection of rare sweet vintage and distinctive modern materials to inspire hope and joy in every area of your life!

This heirloom treasure comes with:

I love this back cover detail! It is so sweet with the red and black writing against the pink!

Thank you again for your support of the shop! It is truly a blessing to my mom and I who run it!

You can find the entire 2025 valentines day journal collection HERE and so many others in the shop HERE!

Happy Monday friends!

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twelve years

January 23, 2025

This beautiful space, Caravan Sonnet, turns "12 years old" today.

It is hard to believe that it was 12 Years ago today that I wrote my very first post which tenderly makes me smile- so many things have changed and yet so many things have sweetly changed. You can read it HERE! I am sitting here absolutely speechless that we are now at 12 years...

12 years of growing, learning, and sharing...

12 years of perseverance, dedication, and hard work..

.12 years of pushing through despite severe illnesses ...

but mostly 12 years of becoming and 12 years of humbly connecting with this beautiful and faithful community of love and support.

Since I started writing on this little space in January 2013, the world of blogging (or as I affectionately call it), "bloggy world" has changed significantly. At the time in 2013 many blogs that I followed and connected with were writing to share their personal lives with readers... a way to connect outside the world that we each lived in. Everyday stories mixed with some practical tips and ideas about how to live fully abounded and it was a sweet time to join "bloggy world". In the midst of so many amazing bloggers and authors who were pouring their hearts out I felt immediately embraced into the "blogging club" and think back to precious friendships (that have sweetly continued from those days) and those early days often.

For me personally I started this blog as a way to reach out from beyond my bedridden existence at the time (due to illness) and as a simple way to keep friends, family, and loved ones informed of what was going on with my confusing health story (which ironically was only going to get more complicated in the months and years to come). When I started writing in January 2013 I had no idea that I was dealing with Advanced Late Stage Lyme Disease, Skin Cancer, or a myriad of other complicated and serious health issues.

At the time I started there were no other chronic illness bloggers nor were there people talking and documenting their health journey's. I often felt a bit out of place, especially in those early months of starting when I was still desperately searching for clear answers on my health.

In a twist of irony, I didn't even really write about my health issues on the blog (except for some very general terms) until March 25th, 2013- in very brief details. At the time I did so only because there was a rumor going around that I had Cancer and wasn't sharing my diagnosis out of concern for my former students. At that time I was still a full month away from my diagnosis of Skin Cancer and was not aware of that component of my health journey.

I recently spent some time re-reading back through those first few months of the blog. I remember beyond my words that I was writing with tears behind the scenes, curled up in bed, slowly and painfully typing letter by letter a post, the extreme daily pain that I was in, the intense stomach issues that left me spending any free time away from my bed curled up on the bathroom floor, the lack of support from the medical community, the inability to walk without help, the questions, the confusion, the questions in my faith, the loss of friends and independence, the fear, the unknown, and a desperate yearning to reach out and to grab life despite all of these things.

At the same time there was a beauty to that time period that is impossible to explain unless you have walked through a complete crisis in your life. The complete resoluteness of knowing what you believe, why you believe it, and knowing that despite all circumstantial evidence to the contrary your faith remains in tact. That you can say without hesitancy ... "and if not... he is still good". It is a coming to the end of yourself... the end of what you envision for your life to be and coming to a peace and acceptance of the ways and walls of God.

This has been a road that I never would have asked to walk. Yes, there was and still are deep questions about the future with certain areas of my health and there is a deep sadness after "losing" so many precious years to Advanced Late Stage Lyme Disease and other health issues.

I recently have had to really examine this term again due to a very personal situation. So I am placing the word "losing" in parentheses because in the past month I have realized once again that while I used to think that I had lost my thirties (what some have called "the best years of your life") nothing is lost when it is in the hands of our all loving God. And how do you determine the "best years of your life?? Is it a certain age or decade? Or is it the gentle confidence that your life is not defined by age, but by the loving God who knows the hairs on my head and has ordained the best years...what I am living right now.

I think back to what I wrote in 2013 about learning to be faithful in this new assignment of sickness... and what I have learned is that God has been faithful despite all of my times of unfaithfulness.

The story... I have learned is not about me... but is once again about Him. Some have asked what this looks like for this new season- and how my health is... and I am overwhelmingly grateful for my stable health which just continues to improve day after day and year after year. Are there somethings that after nearly a decade of intense treatment followed by extreme grief and loss that I am working on? Yes. But am I Lyme free, Cancer Free, and healthy beyond what doctors said would ever be impossible (not including the fact that some of the most well known medical clinics said I would never live to see 40)?

Tearfully yes.

As this blog has changed and morphed into the global influencer brand, shops, and blog I often- on a daily basis- am humbled and grateful for your love and blessing and support along the way.

Over the course of these last twelve years I have grown as a woman.

It is not only in the outward areas of writing books, running the shops- Caravan Sonnet Shoppe, December Caravan and others, speaking to audiences around the world, and so many other things...but in the deeper aspects of life-by processing in this space through a variety of topics that include life, faith, and love, grief, and loss.

I don't think that you can write vulnerably, deeply, and passionately in a space for twelve years and it not change you. Being sick and fighting for my life has taught me to go beyond the surface and to understand a persons story - their history and who they are and the journey that has brought them to the place in life where our lives are intersecting.

The same is true for this place on the blog- and how I share about travel experiences -the history and the story behind a place and a building- the stories here are significant too. In many ways it feels like the blog is coming into a new season in a deep full circle way. Some people say this type of blogging has gone away but I see every single day that it is very much alive in beautiful ways if you have the courage to share vulnerably your story.

As I move forward friends into this twelfth year here on the blog I just want to take time to say thank you again for following along, for joining this community, and for all of your love and support over these last twelve years.

Y'all leave me speechless with gratitude.

This community has been a huge blessing and built into my life in rich and deep ways. Thank you so much to the brands and press that have partnered with Caravan Sonnet and to the brands and press that will be partnering in the days and months and years ahead! Thank you friends- I can't wait to continue this journey with you and see what beautiful new adventures and days and blessings will meet us in this new year.

THANK YOU for a beautiful 12 years...Here's to many many more...the best days and years is the one today and the ones to come!

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2024 best sellers in the caravan sonnet shoppe on teachers pay teachers

January 21, 2025

Happy Tuesday friends! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! Today I am excited to share the top 5 items that y'all have loved the most from the Caravan Sonnet Shoppe for the month of October! This has been a great month of sales for the shoppe and it has been SO exciting to see!

Thank you for ALL the sweet reviews, the love, and the support of this space and shop!! I am SO excited to share SO many new things coming in the weeks ahead!!!

Sales this past year came from FIVE countries and 42 different states with teachers, tutors, homeschool mamas, and educators from California and Texas placing the most orders!

There were a few reviews written and 9 more people joined our sweet community (totaling 49 now) on Teachers Pay Teachers! If you want to follow along it is incredibly easy- simply click HERE and click the FOLLOW star! That is it! I look forward to connecting more with you there!

Total Number of Sales in 2024: 361

# of Countries: 5 (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States and for the first time in my sales- Korea!)

# of States: 42 States (with the most sales from California and Texas)

New Community / Followers on TPT: 9

Now before I share the top 5 I do want to say that the number one best selling product was the Personal Finance Solar Eclipse resource! This resource was created specifically for the 2024 Solar Eclipse, but can be used with any Solar Eclipse and is included in the 5 Star Rated Personal Finance Holiday Unit Bundle! I didn't include it in this top 5 because it was so specific for last April, but I did want to mention it here!

I love looking at this type of data and information and planning on how to best serve YOU! It is truly an honor to prove creative, colorful, and most of all educational resources that are ready to use! Thank you again for all of your support! Here are the top 5 best sellers of October 2024!

1// Personal Finance: Comparison of Salary and Hourly Pay Powerpoint with Guided Notes

Price: $2.00

Looking for the entire Budget and Career Unit Bundle? Click HERE!

This resource Contains 11 Powerpoint Slides with colorful, animated, engaging, and educational sections on the Comparison of Salary and Hourly Pay and comes with guided/scaffolded notes! This Powerpoint Presentation contains practical and helpful information to help students make steps to help them choose career paths that are right for them. It also helps students see the key differences between both types of pay and how to evaluate which is right for them. It will also help you in your discussion of this topic!

This resource will be particularly helpful for all different students who may be coming from a variety of income backgrounds!

This powerpoint is specifically helpful if you are wanting to dive deeper into this financial aspect of this topic, need a substitute filler around this time period or a way to sensitively introduce the concept of comparing salaried vs hourly rates for a later unit. However you are using this- this will be a way to help students (and their families!) think about this subject in new ways and help this come alive for your students.This resource will help bring creative engagement to your lectures!

This resources includes the following topics:

Definitions of Hourly Pay and Salaried Pay
Differences between Hourly Pay and Salaried Pay
Salary Pros and Cons
Hourly Pay Pros and Cons
5 tips for Determining if a Salaried Position is Right for You

Purchase this resource HERE!

2// Personal Finance: Renting/Leasing/Finding an Apartment Powerpoint with Guided Notes

Price: $2.00

CONSISTENT WEEKLY BEST SELLER in 2023 - updated and expanded to include guided notes in 2024!!

One of the most WELL loved resources in the shop!!

*TOP 5 BEST SELLER IN THE SHOP**

This resource Contains 16 Powerpoint Slides with colorful, animated, engaging, and educational sections all about renting/leasing an apartment and includes guided/scaffolded notes! This Powerpoint Presentation contains practical and helpful information to help students make steps to help them choose an apartment that is right for them and what things to consider when looking for an apartment, leasing an apartment, walk throughs, and MORE! It also gives students tips ways to save money in this process. It will also help you in your discussion of this topic!

This resource will be particularly helpful for all different students who may be coming from a variety of income backgrounds!

This powerpoint is specifically helpful if you are wanting to dive deeper into this financial aspect of this topic, need a substitute filler around this time period or a way to sensitively introduce the concept of living alone/apartment living for a later unit. However you are using this- this will be a way to help students (and their families!) think about this subject in new ways and help this come alive for your students. This resource will help bring creative engagement to your lectures!

This resource contains the following information:

* Finding and Researching Apartments

* Budgeting for an Apartment

* Financial Aspects of Apartment Living

* 22 Hidden Apartment Costs

* Location Considerations

* Apartment Amenities

* Walk Throughs

*Specific Walk Through Considerations

*Negotiating Rent

*Final Lease Signing

Purchase this resource HERE!

3// Personal Finance: Payroll and Taxes Unit Bundle

Price: $10.00

This bundle includes ALL of the colorful, animated, engaging, and educational resources from the Budget and Career Unit in Personal Finance! With 10 resources and 130 powerpoint presentation pages/slides, PDFs documents, assignments, lesson plans, guided/scaffolded notes, answer keys you will be ready to have a foundation to teach this unit in your personal finance class!

When I first started teaching personal finance I wasn't even sure where to begin and lots of the materials that were available that could be found (which was extremely limited) seemed out of date and very boring. Creating these resources for my students helped bring this material alive in new ways and these powerpoints will help be a foundation for your unit also!

*Powerpoint can be easily converted into Google Slides for your convenience

**Powerpoint can be edited to fit the needs of your classroom!

These 10 resources include:

* PowerPoints

* Guided/Scaffolded Notes

* PDF Student Sheets

* PDF Teacher Key

Click HERE to purchase!

4// Personal Finance: College Life Unit Bundle

*over 135+ Pages Included*

Price: $18.00

CONSISTENT WEEKLY BEST SELLER in 2023 and 2024

One of the most WELL loved resources in the shop!!

(I actually wrote an entire blog post on this bundle which you can find HERE!)

This bundle includes ALL of the powerpoint presentations and resources with colorful, animated, engaging, and educational sections from the College Life Unit in Personal Finance! With over 135 powerpoint presentation pages/slides/PDFs/Word Document Assignment/Classroom Activities and Keys! (139 to be exact!!) you will be ready to have a foundation to teach this unit in your personal finance class!

This bundle is the only one of its kind on teachers pay teachers and is a FANASTIC way to combine state standard requirements in your financial literacy class with engaging, practical and helpful information for students. This is a resource for personal finance teachers at the high school or college level. I personally have found that it works fantastic with juniors and seniors in high school!

This bundle includes the following 19 resources including:

This bundle includes 19 resources and products including:

PowerPoint Presentations
Word Document Classroom Activity/Assignment (includes Political Cartoons)
Travel Budget Worksheets (including Cruising Budget!)
PDF Document Assignments
Answer Keys to Assignments

Purchase this resource HERE!

5// Personal Finance: Student Loan Activity Assignment

Price: $2.00

Unit: Personal Loans/College Life

Classroom Activity/Assignment: Student Loan Debt Activity

CONSISTENT WEEKLY BEST SELLER in 2023 and 2024

One of the most WELL loved resources in the shop!!

I actually wrote an entire blog post about this resource HERE!

Word Document Contains 5 pages (6 political cartoons) to help students to analyze and consider their thoughts regarding student loan debt. This would be perfect for a junior/senior high school level finance class. This will work perfectly with the Semester Finance Bundle or any of the Personal Finance Resource section, specifically the College Life Unit Bundle (HERE).

Purchase this resource HERE!

The following items were within 1 or 2 sales of the above top 5 best sellers.

The Honorable Mentions of Top Sales in 2024 were...

1//Personal Finance: *GROWING* Semester Bundle

RATING: 4 STARS

Looking for a blog post all about this bundle? Click HERE!

***ENTIRE PERSONAL FINANCE/ FINANCIAL LITERACY SEMESTER CLASS***

This bundle includes ALL of the powerpoint presentations and resources lessons with colorful and animated sections for Personal Finance for an ENTIRE semester!! With over 875 powerpoint presentation pages/slides/PDFs/Classroom Decor Posters/Activity/Google Classroom Covers and Keys and more! (890 to be exact!!) you will be ready to have a foundation to teach your personal finance class for a semester!

**NOTE: This is a growing bundle and more resources will continue to be added including lesson plans, more powerpoints, classroom activities, classroom assignments, and SO MUCH MORE!! This bundle is currently at a full semester with 106 resources and more than 855 pages but will grow to be approximately more than 120 resources when it is finished by March 1, 2025***. Please note the links in blue of items that have been added and completed this bundle! The following units are included in this bundle:

1. Unit 1: Budget and Career Unit Bundle

2. Unit 2: Payroll and Taxes Unit Bundle

3. Unit 3: Checking Accounts and Financial Institutions Unit Bundle

4. Unit 4: Savings Accounts Unit Bundle

5. Unit 5: Credit and Credit Cards Unit Bundle

6. Unit 6: Personal Loans Unit Bundle

7. Unit 7: Identity Theft and Scams Unit Bundle

8. Unit 8: College Life Unit Bundle

9. Unit 9: Insurance Unit Bundle

10. Unit 10: Car/Auto/Transportation Unit Bundle

11. Unit 11: Apartment/Home Unit Bundle

12. Unit 12: Stocks and Investing Unit Bundle

13. Unit 13: Passive Income Unit Bundle

14. Unit 14: Holiday Unit Bundle

Purchase this resource HERE!

2//20th Century History: Terrorism Powerpoint

Price: $1.50

Rating: 5 Stars!!!

**PLEASE NOTE: UPDATE JANUARY 2024: THIS INCLUDES A 1 SLIDE ONLY PAGE ON THE EVENTS OF OCTOBER 2023: THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT WAR OR THE VAST AND LONG HISTORY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS NOR IS THIS INTENDED TO BE THAT. THIS IS ON ALL DIFFERENT TERRORIST GROUPS, INCLUDING 2 PAGES ON HAMAS (1 PAGE ON THE EVENTS OF OCTOBER 2023). Please feel free to email me with any questions!*

I created this 7 colorful, animated, and educational Slide powerpoint presentation specifically about Terrorism and Major Terrorist Groups (focusing on the general background of terrorism, the major "well known" terrorist groups that high school and college students may hear, and the significant acts that they did ) for a special unit that I did with my students. I had searched for one specific to just terrorists and terrorism and couldn't find one so I hope that this can help another teacher!

This powerpoint is specifically helpful if you are wanting dive deeper into this time period, subject, need a substitute filler around this time period or a way to sensitively introduce the concept of terrorism for a later unit or for a more in-depth conversation about September 11th. However you are using this- this will be a way to help students think about this subject in new ways and help this era come alive for your students. This resource will help bring creative engagement to your lectures!

*Powerpoint can be easily converted into Google Slides for your convenience

**Powerpoint can be edited to fit the needs of your classroom!

***Powerpoint includes pictures and a link to a YouTube Video

This Resource Includes the Topics of:

* Background of Terrorism

* Terrorist Groups and Specific Acts that they Did:

>ETA

>HAMAS

>HEZBOLLAH

>ASG

>AL-JIHAD

>ELN

>PLF

>PLFP

>PLO

>PIJ

3//Personal Finance: Gross Pay vs. Net Pay Powerpoint with Guided Notes

Price: $2.00

Looking for the entire Budget and Career Unit Bundle? Click HERE!

Looking for the entire Payroll and Taxes Unit Bundle? Click HERE!

This resource Contains 6 Powerpoint Slides with colorful, animated, engaging, and educational sections on the differences between Gross Pay vs Net Pay and comes with three options for guided/scaffolded notes! This Powerpoint Presentation contains practical and helpful information to help students understand their take home pay and the difference in these terms. It also helps students to make steps to help them choose career paths that are right for them. It will also help you in your discussion of this topic!

This resource will be particularly helpful for all different students who may be coming from a variety of income backgrounds!

This resources includes the following topics:

Definitions of Gross Pay
Definition of Net Pay
Differences between Gross Pay and Net Pay
Things that Affect Net Pay

and more!!

Purchase this resource HERE!

4// Personal Finance: The Four Types of Insurance Everyone Needs Powerpoint with Guided Notes

Price: $2.50

Looking for the entire Insurance Unit Bundle? Click HERE!

Looking for the entire College Life Unit Bundle? Click HERE!

This resource Contains 5 Powerpoint Slides (with guided notes) with colorful, animated, engaging, and educational sections on a basic insurance guide! This Powerpoint specifically discusses the four types of insurance that experts state every person should have. This Powerpoint Presentation contains practical and helpful information to help students understand the basic principals of each of the four health insurances. It will also help you in your discussion of this topic!

Four Insurances Discussed in this Resource:

*Life Insurance

*Auto Insurance

*Health Insurance

*Long-Term Disability Insurance

This powerpoint is specifically helpful if you are wanting to dive deeper into this financial aspect of this topic, need a substitute filler around this subject or a way to sensitively introduce the concept of different types of insurance. However you are using this- this will be a way to help students (and their families!) think about this subject in new ways and help this come alive for your students. This resource will help bring creative engagement to your lectures!

Purchase this resource HERE!

So there are the 5 top sellers from 2024! I am so excited to see what 2025 will bring! I have so many exciting plans for the shop this year and I am getting ready to release so many different fun resources in the coming weeks!

I also want to take a moment to say thank you for every single purchase that has been made in the shop. I work incredibly hard with so much heart behind the scenes to make these products and I want to share the products that others are finding helpful in case you or a teacher/homeschool mama friend could find them useful also. So thank you again for your support of my shoppe! If you have purchased something from the shop- would you take a moment to leave a review? Reviews for shops are SO important and I SO appreciate your help and time!

Thank you again for all of your support, for following along in the shop, for your kind reviews, and for purchasing these products!

Looking for the shop? Click HERE! Happy Tuesday friends!

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