Happy Monday friends! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! I got back from South Carolina late last night after some delays in travel and some weather items. I am so thankful for all of the traveling safety- and grateful to be home safely.
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 January! January was a bit slower in the shop and that has been typical for my shop for the last couple of years.
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!!!
Total Number of Sales in 2024: 28
# of Countries: 1 -United States
# of States: 18 States (with the most sales from Kansas)
New Community / Followers on TPT: 1
There were a few reviews written and 1 more person 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: 34
# of Countries: 2 (United States and Canada)
# of States: 21 States (same as September 2024)
New Community / Followers on TPT: 1
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 January 2025!
*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!
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!
This bundle includes the following 19 resources including:
- Finding/Renting an Apartment Powerpoint (#2 Best Seller in the Shoppe!)
- Financial Freedom for College Students Powerpoint
- The Value of a College Degree Powerpoint
- The Cost of a College Education Powerpoint
- Personal Finance College Budget Assignment/Activity
- Coffee and Your Budget Powerpoint (National Coffee Day)
- 8 Scams Targeting College Students Powerpoint
- 18 Ways to Make College Cheaper Powerpoint
- 13 Ways to Save Money on College Textbooks Powerpoint
- Student Loan Debt Activity
- All about the FASFA Powerpoint (Consistent Best Seller in the Shoppe!)
- Four Types of Insurance Everyone Needs Powerpoint
- 10 Christmas Presents under $20 for College Students Powerpoint
- Creating a Travel Budget Powerpoint
- Cruise Budget Assignment
- Travel Budget Assignment and Suggestions
- Road Trip Budget Assignment
- Ski/Snowboard Trip Budget Assignment
- Spring Break Trip Budget Assignment
- This bundle includes 19 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 STAR RATED*****
Price: $2.00
CONSISTENT WEEKLY BEST SELLER in 2023 and 2024
One of the most WELL loved resources in the shop!!
*TOP 5 BEST SELLER IN THE SHOP**
Blog Posts about this resource: 5 Star Review
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
Price: $2.00
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!
*****5 STAR RATED*****
Price: $2.00
Word Document Contains 6 pages (3 for student copy/ 3 for teacher including answer key) to help students learn how to analyze a credit card statement. Using a pretend credit card statement (seen in the pictures) this worksheet includes 10 questions to help students practically examine a credit card statement. This would be perfect for a personal finance class. This will work perfectly with the Semester Finance Bundle or any of the Personal Finance Resource section, specifically the Credit Card/Personal Loan/Bankruptcy Unit Bundle (HERE).
This activity/assignment is specifically helpful if you are wanting dive deeper into this financial aspect of credit cards, need a substitute filler around this time period or a way to sensitively introduce the concept of credit card debt 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!
Cost: $10.00
CONSTANT BEST SELLER IN 2024!! PERSONAL FINANCE UNIT BUNDLE- PAYROLL AND TAXES - READY TO USE RESOURCES
One of the most WELL loved resources in the shop!!
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
Honorable Mentions of Top Sales in January...
Price: $2.00
(I actually wrote an entire blog post on this one product which you can find HERE!)
This resource Contains 10 Powerpoint Slides with colorful, animated, engaging, and educational sections on the Comparison of Salary and Hourly Pay! 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
This resources includes:
PowerPoint and Guided Notes
Guided Notes come with three options:
(1) Fill in the Blank Notes (with answer key)
(2) One Slide a Page with Note Space Below
(3) Multiple Slides a Page with Mini Note Sections to the Right
Purchase this resource HERE!
So there are the 5 top sellers from January 2025! I am so excited to see in February what the top sellers will be as I am getting ready to release so many different fun February, March, and Spring Resources to the shop!
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!
There are many reasons to travel. It opens the mind, it helps us feel more accepting of others and understanding of other cultures, and it also gives us life experience we can bring home. Most of all, it’s good fun.
But outside of claims to culture, to climbing up mountains, to walking along beaches or skiing, sometimes you just want to eat well. That’s a more than worthwhile reason for getting out of your comfort zone and exploring this world through your taste buds.
After all, no serious history of the world could ignore the various recipes, cultural traditions, and foodstuffs humans have created, and better yet, every single culture on Earth has at least one tasty recipe to eat, a delicacy to explore, or just a fantastic fusion cuisine to enjoy.
So, if you want to travel for food, the advice is often the same - choose the cuisine you want to explore, head to a few restaurants, and use these to anchor your travel, perhaps down a coastline.
But we’d also like to offer you some other tips to make this approach worthwhile. Please consider:
Accommodations After Indulgence
A food tour is often divorced from the concept of restraint unless that’s how you like to eat of course. You may find yourself enjoying more courses than you had thought, and perhaps a few glasses more than you had anticipated. That’s why it’s essential to book accommodations you can return to (within walking distance, preferably), so you can sleep it off without feeling completely weighed down. Don’t worry, even the hotels in Atlanta and other cities aren’t strangers to those coming to indulge and sleep it all off.
Stick To A Region
Unless you’re heading on a long-term trip down a coast, for example, it can be good to localize your food tour within a distinct region. Don’t worry, that doesn’t limit your options. In New Orleans you have incredible Cajun and French influences, for instance, with American twists here and there, and some of the best people you could ever meet. Try as many native and heartfelt cuisines there as you can.
Try Theatrical & Showmanship
From being served sushi at a bar fresh, to enjoying Teppanyaki, to street food, sometimes the theatre and showmanship is different, sometimes it’s restrained, but at other times it can be integral to your trip. We’d recommend visiting at least one place that offers you an experience like this, because while it might not be strictly accustomed to heritage, it can still be an informative experience and help you see the cooking process up close, which is great for foodies.
Try The Tasting Menu
It’s fine to just go for the most enjoyable and delicious options first instead of feeling that you had to be an expert in everything that’s present. If you try the tasting menu here there and everywhere, you can more easily get an understanding for flavor pairings, and perhaps even recommended wines. In the long run, this could give you more of an education than anything else you try.
With this advice, we hope you can enjoy your next food tour through and through, enjoying yourself with no holds barred.
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