• Rationale and Unit Outline

• Lesson 1
  Sample Venn Diagram

• Lesson 2

• Lesson 3/4
  Sample animal pictures
  Sample animal adaptations worksheet

• Lesson 5

• Lesson 6/7
  Sample snake PowerPoint
  Sample snake worksheet

• Lesson 8
  Sample Camouflage PowerPoint
  Sample moth template

• Lesson 9
  Sample bird PowerPoint
  Sample station cards
  Sample bird worksheet

• Lesson 10
  Sample leaf template

• Lesson 11
  Sample adaptation cards

• Lesson 12

• Lesson 13
  Sample description cards

• Lesson 14/15
  Sample animal slips
  Sample student self-evaluation
  Sample animal research worksheet
  
• Lesson 16
  Sample pledge form

• Lesson plan 1 – Intro
  Sample poems

• Lesson 2 - Parts of Speech Bingo
  Sample bingo game
  Autumn poem

• Lesson 3 -  Lyrics, Similes and Metaphors
  Sample lyrics
  Sample worksheet

• Lesson 4 – Alliterations
  Sample alliteration words
  Sample student journal template

• Lesson 5 – Mask Poems
  Sample mask poems
  Sample mask poem worksheet

• Lesson 6 – Color Poem
  Samples color poem
  Sample color poem worksheet
  Sample group evaluation

• Lesson 7 – Cinquain Poems
  Sample cinquain poems
  Sample cinquain organizer

• Lesson 8 – Two Voice Poems
  Sample two voice poems

• Lesson 9 – Quatrain Poems
  Sample quatrain poems
  Sample rhyme scheme worksheet

• Lesson 10/11 – Haiku Poems
  Sample syllable chart
  Sample Haiku
  Sample Haiku worksheet
  Sample student self evaluation

• Lesson 12 – Shape Poems
  Sample shape poem worksheet

• lesson plan 13-14 – Centers
  Sample station cards
  Sample station chart
  Sample evaluation checklist
  Center 1 - Sample onomatopoeia worksheet
  Center 2 - Sample poems, Sample flip-book
  Center 4 - Sample poem templates

• Lesson 15 – Wrap Up

Hungry Girl Cookbooks by Lisa Lillien (some very scrumptious alternatives to our full fat favorites… onion rings, chicken fingers, brownies anyone?)

Websites:
www.weightwatchers.ca (free online community, I am a member of the 20 somethings board and I have made some great friends, some of which live right here in my city!)

www.fitday.com (a free online tool to track my body measurements and weight)

www.grooveshark.com (I came across this neat  – Listen to any song in the world for free. Create free internet radio stations. Search for free mp3′s to stream. I love to use it when I workout!)

www.self.com (You can create and customize your own workouts for free by selecting pre-made videos and turn them into a mini sweat session, give it a try!)

Fitness:
Jillian Micheal’s 30 day Shred

Jillian Michael’s: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism

The Biggest Loser Workouts

Results Training & Conditioning (Since January of this year I’ve done three, four week boot camp sessions. It was a great way to take my workouts up a notch, and I met some very inspiring and motivating people!)

Chi-Ki Enterprises (Want a great workout that burns a ton of calories? Give kettle-bell training a try, I love it!!)

Yoga Haven (This great yoga studio offers a variety of classes at a student rate, great way to de-stress, and work on flexibility!)

Well after six weeks of stressing over this “number” on the scale, I decided the heck with it! I’m a strong confident woman, who has shed forty-two pounds off her 5’4 frame and I’ll be damned if a number on a scale is going to cause this gal another sleepless night. I refuse to let a piece of plastic with a number dial depict my mood for the week. I’ve started to realize tiny changes in my body that a number on a scale can’t show, like the definition in my arms and shoulders, the flat tummy that’s starting to appear, my strong lean legs and the lack of jiggle in my hiney.

I’ll never be a size 2… but this weight loss journey I have taken has brought me to a place where I can finally accept all 152 pounds of me and love my body for what it is and what it has done for me.

This low point recipe serves one, makes 4 big zuchinicakes.

You’ll need

1.5 cups shredded zucchini (squeeze as much liquid as you can out of it)
1 small shredded potato (I used my garden potatoes, about 1/2 cup or so)
1/8 cup minced onion
1 whole egg (2 egg whites would work too)
1 tbsp whole wheat flour

dill (fresh from the garden is best)
salt
garlic powder
fresh ground pepper to taste

2tsp olive oil for frying

Mix zucchini and potato together, squeeze as much liquid out as possible, this will keep them crisp while they cook. Add onion, egg, flour and spices. Mix well. Heat 2 tsp olive oil in large frying pan, drop the mixture into the pan, making roughly 4 pancakes, or heck make 8 mini’s! Let them fry for roughly 5 minutes per side. Cool and serve!

These makes a tasty light lunch, and are only six weight watchers points for the whole recipe! Yum!

I came across this recipe and had to give it a try. Ladies and gents  – you must give this one a try… it’s so filling and satisfying, you’ll be kicking the can opener and Campbells goodbye!

You’ll Need:

8 Roma tomatoes halved and seeded
2 red peppers, quartered and seeded
1 medium onion, quartered
8 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons dried thyme
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1 container vegetable stock

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. On a sheet pan, gently toss together the tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic, thyme, 2 tablespoons olive oil, vinegar,
and salt and pepper to taste – roast until lightly charred for 45 minutes at 400 degrees.

In a soup pot, warm the remaining 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Stir in the tomato paste and mix well. Add the
tomato and pepper mixture, including the juices, and combine. Stir in the stock, cover, and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Transfer the soup to a blender (I used my magic bullet) and pulse in small batches
that reach only about a third to halfway up the side of the jar. Use a separate bowl to hold the blended soup and then return it all to the pot, simmer another 20 minutes and serve!

Note: Let the soup cool for at least 5 minutes before blending and fill blender no more than halfway. Release one corner of the blender lid, this prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. If you’re using the magic bullet like I did, don’t screw the lid on super tight or you’ll have a heck of time getting it off!

I cut the ends off, sliced them in half and tossed them with 2 tsp olive oil and sprinkled them with a little paprika, basil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Well let me tell, these lil’ guys pack a whole lot of flavor for extremely low calories, yum they may be my new favorite veggi!! Give em’ a try!

You’ll need:

1 lb of extra lean ground turkey
1 can pineapple tidbits (keep the juice)
1/3 cup crushed crackers (breadcrumbs of any kind work!)
1/3 cup egg whites
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
cornstarch
2 garlic cloves minced
1 medium onion minced
salt and pepper to taste

Mix turkey, breadcrumbs, egg whites, garlic, onion and salt and pepper in large bowl – mix well and form small balls about 1 inch round or so (if you find the meat a little too sticky just add more crackers). Bake on “pamed” cookie sheet at 375 for 30 minutes or so.

While you wait… in a small saucepan add can of pineapple. Mix brown sugar, soy sauce and vinegar together in small bowl, add a heaping tbsp or so of cornstarch and mix until all the clumps dissolve, then add this mixture to the saucepan and bring all ingredients to a slow bowl until thickened. Once meatballs are done, add to sauce and let them simmer in the sauce for 20 minutes or so.

I love to serve this with brown rice and either peas or steamed broccoli.

Makes roughly 4-6 servings depending on how big/small you make your meatballs.
Enjoy!

Note: depending what I have on hand I sometimes like to add green peppers, carrots or snap peas for fiber and taste!

I wasn’t big into the protein shakes until I started doing kettle-bell
and weight training, I was told by my trainer that because I am burning
so many calories that it would be beneficial for my body to have some
good nutrients after such a hard workout.

I bought “Veganique” online, which is a vegan protein. I’m not a
vegan, it’s just lower points (I follow weight watchers system)
and has many added benefits such as high antioxidants, lots of
fiber, minerals, etc. So in other words it
replaces my multivitamin.

I usually mix 1 scoop of the powder (120 cal/3 fat/9 fiber) with 1/2
cup vanilla yogurt, crushed ice and a splash of orange juice, water or
milk and blend it in my magic bullet. I’ve also added any frozen fruit I
have on hand, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, whatever you like!

Veganique makes a chocolate, natural and berry flavor(I have the
berry!). The days when I workout and have a smoothie, I find my appetite
is curbed for the whole day. Despite what people may think, a protein
shake can actually fill a person up and leave you feeling really
satisfied!

Give it a try, here’s the web address to order it online, I haven’t
been able to find it in stores!!

http://www.livepurehealth.ca/_search.php?page=1&q=veganique

]]> http://msmann.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/to-whey-or-not-to-whey/feed/ 0 blmann 2231560572_0b4bbae695 http://msmann.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/360/ http://msmann.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/360/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:33:56 +0000 blmann http://msmann.wordpress.com/?p=360 ]]> January of this year, enough was enough;  only twenty two years old and I was at the heaviest weight I had ever been. I embarked on a journey to seek strength and health. Seven months later I am down 42 pounds and 32 inches! I won’t say that my weight loss didn’t come with its share of struggles and defeats because it most definitely did! But at the end of the day I always hopped back on the wagon and kept inching on (even when I’d rather be tucked warm in my bed at 6am instead of doing my boot camp work outs). I want to inspire and encourage anyone and everyone who has struggled with their weight, because I’ve lived it and I was thankful to have great family and friend support during this journey.

My goal for this blog is to share tools, tricks are recipes that have helped me along the way, here are a few of my favorites to get ya warmed up!

Books:
Former Fat Girl by Lisa Delaney (a very inspiring autobiography written by a real down to earth woman, you’ll laugh and cry!)

Hungry Girl Cookbooks by Lisa Lillien (some very scrumptious alternatives to our full fat favorites… onion rings, chicken fingers, brownies anyone?)

Websites:
www.weightwatchers.ca
(free online community, I am a member of the 20 somethings board and I
have made some great friends, some of which live right here in my city!)

www.fitday.com (a free online tool to track my body measurements and weight)

www.grooveshark.com (I came across this neat  – Listen to any song in the world for free. Create free internet radio stations. Search for free mp3′s to stream. I love to use it when I workout!)

www.self.com (You can create and customize your own workouts for free by selecting pre-made videos and turn them into a mini sweat session, give it a try!)

Fitness:
Jillian Micheal’s 30 day Shred

Jillian Michael’s: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism

The Biggest Loser Workouts

Results Training & Conditioning (Since January of this year I’ve done three, four week boot camp sessions. It was a great way to take my workouts up a notch, and I met some very inspiring and motivating ladies!)

Chi-Ki Enterprises (Want a great workout that burns a ton of calories? Give kettle-bell training a try, I love it!!)