#Skip Counting

[themontessoriacademyofarlington]

Early Childhood - Short Bead Chains

Students working with the Short Bead Chains learn about linear counting, skip counting, and the concept of multiples. These chains, which consist of colored beads representing numbers 1 through 10, help children understand number sequences and the basics of multiplication through hands-on manipulation. By counting beads individually and in groups, children develop a concrete understanding of mathematical concepts, enhance their fine motor skills, and prepare for more advanced math operations. 

[olablaqbonita]

Count by Tens | Count by 10 Song | Count 10 - 100 | Skip Counting | Nurs...

[skipar00]

fuck it I was persuaded to post

New Orleans Miku

[phantasmicfish]

So I saw Dune Part 2 yesterday and I was initially super crushed because of the deviation from book canon but the more I think about it the more I sorta like it…

So without further ado here’s a list of stuff I liked about Dune Part 2:

- all the scenes initially of Paul growing closer to the Fremen. You can clearly see that they become friends, accept him as a Feydakin, that they’re laughing, joking, hanging out. (And contrast that to the end of the movie, where Paul has no more Fremen friends, only followers. In the book, this is echoed, where Paul recognizes that he has lost his friends to the Muad’Dib religion. Take book Stilgar, who truly embodies this… by the end of the book, Paul says: “I have seen a friend [Stilgar] become a worshipper.”

- giving Chani explicit rejection of Paul’s messiah status was an interesting choice. Chani’s main thought over part 2 is that they don’t need religion to save them, that through Fremen power and desert power, the Fremen can save themselves. She recognizes that this fanatical worship can be a vehicle to control and enslave her people, and I sorta wish we saw Paul lean into that more… that they found a way to stay together and ‘fight’ the prophecy together based on Chani’s ideals…

- also, I love how engrained this rejection of religion and prophecy is in her character. Book Chani takes no issue with her Fremen name, Sihaya (desert spring), but movie Chani hates it “because it’s part of some prophecy.” Later, we see that despite her rejection of prophecy and religion, that the prophecy does indeed come to pass— the tears of desert spring save Him aka, Chani saving Paul after he drinks The Water of Life. (Interesting how Jessica has to force Chani to save Paul using the Voice… another example of Jessica explicitly forcing Paul to become the messiah).

- adding more depth to Fremen culture— the South being the more religious fundamentalist tribes vs the North being more secular. Early on, the movie paints this immediate divide between the tribes of Fremen who accept Paul and Jessica versus those who treat them as offworlders (who murdered Jamis). In the books everyone accepts Paul and Jessica after Paul bests Jamis and Jessica quotes some scripture, but I think it makes more logical sense that there’d be friction over these two random offworlders coming in

- I love love loved Paul speaking at the meeting of the Fremen tribe leaders in the South. He fully accepts his messiah status, exercises his power of the Voice + his prescience as a way to command all the Fremen under his name

- I’m a big fan of omitting the two-year time skip, so with that I’m glad Leto II was skipped over entirely. I always felt that Leto II was an unnecessary character addition to the book, especially when he just dies and everyone sort of goes “oh well” and moves on, so I’m glad it’s omitted.

- another interesting choice was to paint Jessica as a straight up villain in comparison to the way her book counterpart was not. The movie Jessica we see here is seemingly corrupted by the Water of Life: she walks around talking to herself (Alia) and scheming Paul’s ascent to Lisan-Al Gaib. She knows about the Holy War, which is the very thing Paul is trying to prevent, yet she expresses no concern about bringing it to fruition. (Probably because Jessica knows it’s impossible to prevent, but still.) The very last line of the movie, where Alia asks Jessica what’s going on and Jessica says “The Holy War has begun” is just total villain in my mind— explicit acceptance of the Holy War, like it’s just another stepping stone in her plan. Plus, the fact that Paul has visions of Jessica leading him into this period of great starvation totally cements her as a villian.

- going off of that, I like that we see Jessica undergoing actual agony when she takes The Water of Life. When book Jessica and Paul take The Water of Life they accept it calmly and without obvious pain (book Jessica was sitting with her eyes closed, as if sleeping), so this physical reaction that Jessica has to the poison adds to the idea that The Water of Life did change her in a negative way.

- I feel like so far we’ve been introduced to Alia as just a weird talking fetus who’s been consorting with Jessica, so Paul’s vision where Alia says “I love you” really strikes home, that she really does care for Paul which we might not have understood otherwise

[calmparticles]

rushed recovery

[keferon]

*clasps your shoulders gently and looks you straight in the eye*

Keferon. Please read Ninth by Kyn on AO3. I think you would love it very much. It has a large chapter count, but don't be intimidated, it's very easy to get into. It is currently unfinished, but is being updated regularly.

You are the seventh person that recommended this fic to me so ahahahaha yeah

I’m doing great Help I hate some parts of it but I love the other parts I’m spinning in the blender

…..I made the moodboard….

[themontessoriacademyofarlington]

Early Childhood - Long Bead Chain

She is so proud of her efforts! The Long Bead Chain material helps students understand the concept of counting in sequence, skip counting, and the relationship between numbers and quantities. This hands-on activity also enhances fine motor skills and concentration as children carefully count the beads and place the arrows. Additionally, it lays a strong foundation for future mathematical learning by making abstract concepts more concrete and visually engaging.

[harpoonsnotspoons]

Another night and I'll see you [Another night and I'll be you]

[erinwantstowrite]

I love the idea that Jason is the one to finally put Skip down, but I raise you: Dick should do it.

Now hear me out, Dick is known to do a hint of murder among his years as Nightwing, and I want just like the moment where Dick is fully beating him down, and this time there isn't a Bruce to pull him off and stop him. And if you stick with Jason actually being the one to kill him, I think Dick would want to be there, to just see the man who hurt his kiddo bite the dust.

i really wanted that too, but upon thinking on it further, i struggled to see Peter being able to cope with it

because as far as he knows, Dick is not a murderer. he follows the same rules as Batman, the same rules that makes Spider-Man who he is. Peter is scared to meet the man that killed Ben because he's worried he'll lose Spider-Man and Ben's last lesson to him in the process. And he certainly wouldn't want to waste that lesson on Skip, even if every fiber of his being hates the man, even if the scared kid inside of Peter wants him gone. Because Ben, and Bruce, and Peter all understand that staining their hands with someone else's life would bring them to a place they can't return from.

And in Peter's eyes, if Dick does that for him? I'm not sure that's a guilt Peter would ever get over. He wouldn't hate Dick for it, but it would devestate him. He wouldn't be sorry for Skip, he'd probably even hate himself for being upset that he died. It's the fact that Dick killed him for Peter. He'd be reminded of Skip every time he saw Dick, and that can never happen because Peter wouldn't recover from it.

In Jason's case: he's killed before. Peter is aware that Jason has killed before. He's never once asked the details, he just knows that as far as he knows, Jason does not kill when working with the Bats. He doesn't ask and Jason doesn't tell him about it. Peter has to trust Jason and he knows Jason is a good person. Jason has used rubber bullets for a while now and even then, he's pulled back on deadly force. There are times, however, where he still believes the line has to be drawn. He took thus burden upon himself and he's made his peace with it. He's not near as murderous as he was when he first came back, but he's still got that reputation on his head, so it keeps people in line. They know he'll do it if he has to.

However, Skip's death is a very complicated one. Peter will not be aware of Jason's involvement, and it'll stay that way. Jason doesn't mind taking on that burden for the kid. He'd do it for any of his family.

[lorebird]

YAHOO! YIPPEE! I’m teaching myself 3D sculpting and made @feartoxinjelloshot’s Scarecrow about it!!

I am VERY new to digital 3D and this guy probably holds the power to crash my 8 year old laptop, but I managed to teach myself some new tricks not related to having a reasonable amount of polygons! Have some WIP goofs under the cut

[getouyuri]

confession time but whenever i see choso fics (SMAUs too) i almost always skip over them. not because I’m a hater (choso is my third favorite jjk man 🫶🏽) but because his mischaracterization is so bad fanbase-wide and it’s even worse in fics

​​the core of his character has always been finding moral reasoning, creating and fostering emotional connections, his love for his family + protecting them + wanting the best for them, and finding a sense of belonging. this does Not equal him being clueless about the world around him; this is merely a character that is half cursed spirit that is embracing his human side and discovering what it is to be human. to be a cursed spirit is to be born of fear, suffering, pain, anger… all emotions that CREATE a cursed spirit and therefore defines their existence

but to be HUMAN is to love, to find yourself and define your individuality, form bonds, etcetera. that’s what choso was always striving for. and his emotional depth, which he has lots of, is a very core experience. that doesn’t mean he’s helpless, confused, or disillusioned to the world around him. he isn’t a child that needs his hand to be held while walking across the street or taught about more mundane human shit like taxes and whatever the hell else. choso clearly retains the memories of his host’s body so he already has a massive leg up on everything, AND he spent 150 years observing humanity

[forgetme-eternally-blissfully]

“So, babysitting?”

Alberu follows after the delinquent. From the record the vice-principal gave him access to, Cale frequently drinks alcohol, he often gets himself into a lot of fights, and he barely passed his classes at the end of the grading period. The teachers never call on him in class, girls and boys avoid him alike, and he is- supposedly- completely intolerable.

Which is why Alberu Crossman, who’s only a little older yet infinitely more mature has been assigned by the principal (his father) to get the troublemaker under thumb. Cale's father is quite wealthy, actually, and since there isn't much known about the successor to the Henituse family... it'd be bad if he had to be expelled.

Cale scowled. “Yes, babysitting, your highness. Please, leave if you must,” He jeers at Alberu, but internally he thinks, 'No, really. Please leave.' Otherwise, he might get caught in the act.

Of not actually being Cale.

Roksu aims a sour expression at Alberu, who returns it with a more flowery one. Acting as his twin for the day had been easy enough, mainly because being trash is great!- until Alberu Crossman strolled into his lunch period and introduced himself.

He is even following him out of the school to his job. Well, this job is Roksu’s and not Cale’s, but because he can’t ditch work nor can he get glib-tongued Alberu off his tail-

Well shit.

Thankfully, the kids call him hyung. Except Raon, who calls him human. Hopefully Alberu doesn’t look into it too much. If everything goes right, Alberu Crossman will be Cale's problem to deal with tomorrow. As it should have been.

“I didn’t know you liked kids, Cale,” Alberu smiles charmingly, walking side by side with Roksu. “Can you introduce me?” Roksu struggles to not put on his own disarming smile out of spite, instead plastering on a classic Cale Sneer™. It fits on his face perfectly, like he’s playing a character in a play.

They enter the building and ‘Cale’ guides Alberu to a colorful playroom, decked out in toys and a fountain of running water as the centerpiece (A gift from his father, who is still upset that Roksu doesn't visit more often). There’s a tray of fruits and oatmeal on the small table in the corner of the room, except not a soul to be seen. Picking up a bowl of oatmeal and finding the ceramic to still be hot, Roksu almost smiles.

Alberu frowns. Where are the kids he's supposed to babysit?

Roksu tells the empty air, "Come on out."

Three children appear out of nowhere in front of them.

“Hyung!”

“Human! You’re back!”

“Hyung, nya.” On examines Alberu some more.

All of the kids had been revealed the moment that Roksu spoke, as Raon unveiled the invisibility on them.

Raon runs up and grabs Roksu’s hand, who places it on his head, rubbing the black hair comfortingly. “Mm.” Raon beams at the affection.

“Raon, On, Hong,” they each look up at him at the call of their names. “This is Alberu Crossman, he is doing a report on my trashy behavior. Don’t be rude."

All three children become hostile immediately. “He isn't trash!”

On observes Alberu with an intense glare. Raon shifts under Roksu’s hand, his deep blue eyes glinting with magic. Roksu positions him away from the older teen’s view. Raon grips onto Roksu’s pant leg with a vengeance. Hong stares openly, offensive.

Alberu smiles at them.

"I'm visiting with Cale Hyung for today, nice to meet you."

Hong gasps suddenly.

“He-!” On gives her brother a look, and he clamps his hands over his mouth. Alberu feels a deep curiosity, as if something isn’t quite as it seems.

Roksu sighs. It’s going to be a long hour.

At the midway point, Alberu has easily disarmed the children. They look fascinated at the magic he shows them, while Roksu can only rub a palm over Raon’s shoulder as a warning to keep his dragon magic under control. He's still just a child that wants to brag. Everything is going well.

Bang!

“Hey Roksu! How was-“ Cale bursts through the door, bright red hair equipped with a shit-eating grin, wearing clothes far less fancy than his usual. He tenses up, frozen in place when he spots Alberu on the floor, politely sitting "crisscross applesauce" with the children. Roksu narrows a withering glare at his twin.

“… Roksu?”

Alberu looks at ‘Cale,’ sitting next to him, the one he's spent the entire day with, who is trying to send what must be the real Cale into the sun with his eyes.

“Ha… ha?” Cale winces. Roksu wipes his expression from his face.

“Cale-hyung, run! That’s the human’s bad look!” Alberu’s eyes widen as he watches the confirmed real Cale bolt back into the hallway and out of the front door. Alberu whips his head back toward the stranger behind him, who is a perfect replica of the Cale who ran like Hell. Cale has an identical twin?? Since when? Why doesn't he go to school?

Roksu levels an emotionless gaze at Alberu. “Hello, your highness. Don’t mind me.”

Alberu can only watch in astonishment as this stranger walks out of the playroom, with a smooth and deadly gait as he hunts down his twin like a predator would to prey. He recalls the look 'Roksu' gave him and it sends a shiver down the principal’s son’s spine. That gaze held secrets.

Something about this stranger is even more interesting than the sudden appearance of a twin.

On walks up to him, sitting down in his lap and looking into his eyes. “Roksu-hyung will be back soon, nya!” Hong bounds over and sits next to his sister, grinning widely. Raon huffs and looks at the door. He wants his human to come back.

[delusionalforolderwomen]

I changed my pfp again bc im so obsessed w avis its becoming a problem.

[myshollow]

I wanted to do a simple doodle pile with each of my reimagined girls to get the basic lore across. I started with Pam because I was most unsure of her lore; next should be Celia. Drawing lore is down below according to the numbers:

Big silly scientist woman suddenly appeared in the Park's abandoned observatory, intending to make it her new home/lab. 2. Benson and Pam strike a deal that she can stay there and use the Park grounds to build her lab as long as she makes the observatory itself visitor-friendly. 3. The observatory becomes another hangout spot for the park crew. Pops especially likes going there because of his skywatching hobby. He also gets along with Pam well (they match each other's freak). 4. While Pam doesn't actually work for the Park, she sometimes helps with technology problems as she's the only resident there who's qualified in that field.

[post-punk-revival]

Which song is your #6 or #14 or whatever isn't interesting to me; I wanna hear where in your list the first song from each of your top 5 artists shows up. Or the last one

[gentle-hero-blog]

okay i am DONE working on this. character sheet 4 my nefarious evil dastardly metroid oc