<|BOS|> destination for Europeans, Portugal is also popular among expats, who enjoy great leisure options.
13. New Zealand — Like Australia, New Zealand is a haven for disgruntled citizens of the northern hemisphere looking for a fresh start. The nation ranked sixth for the personal happiness of expats.
12. Canada — Despite finishing fourth in the safety and security sub-index of the Quality of Life ranking, Canada just misses out on being on of the ten best places for expats.
11. South Korea — South Korea may not seem like the most obvious place for people to move abroad, but those who do enjoy a great quality of life. Its highest sub-index score was seventh in the travel and transport area.
10. Switzerland — Politically neutral and independent, Switzerland often scores well in quality of life rankings, and Expat Insider's list is no different. Switzerland's highest individual ranking was fifth for travel and transport.
9. Germany — The powerhouse of Europe's economy is also one of the best places on the planet for expats, with capital city Berlin attractive to young Brits in particular. Germany's best sub-index score was for health and wellbeing.
8. Singapore — The tiny city-state is famous as a financial centre, but is also home to a big expat community. Those expats enjoy a great quality of life, according to Expat Insider, which ranks Singapore as having the best travel and transport of any country surveyed.
7. Czech Republic — Another nation that might not seem an obvious destination for expats, the Czech Republic was fourth for travel and transport, pushing it up the list overall.
6. Malta — With the best leisure options of any nation surveyed, the Mediterranean island of Malta is the third best nation in Europe for expats.
5. Costa Rica — The tiny rainforest covered nation of Costa Rica in central America is a paradise for expats, according to Expat Insider. It ranked as the best nation for personal happiness of those surveyed.
4. Spain — Beautiful beaches, warm weather, and a relaxed pace of life make Spain a pretty obvious choice for expats. It has the second best leisure options sub-index score in Expat Insider's ranking.
3. Japan — As well as being one of the world's biggest economies, Japan is also a pretty great place to be an expat. Its overall quality of life score is boosted by top six scores for safety and security, health and wellbeing, and travel and transport.
2. Austria — The small central European nation had the best health and wellbeing score of any nation surveyed, and that has pushed the country towards the very top of the Expat Insider ranking.
1. Taiwan — The island nation off mainland China officially has the best quality of life of any nation for expats, according to Expat Insider. It scored well across the board, but was best in the health and wellbeing sub-index where it finished second.<|EOS|>Is it Pumpkin (Stitching) Season Yet?
I’m not one of those people who is obsessed with all things pumpkin, but I definitely have some friends who are already clamoring for all things orange and artificially fall-flavored.
So maybe it’s time for a little pumpkin cross stitch?
Even without a strong love for pumpkins, I would stitch this pretty pumpkin silhouette pattern from Happy Stitches 4 You.
It’s stunning stitched in orange on black, but it would also be pretty with a cream or white background, and the pumpkin could be yellow or whatever fall color you like. Maybe a veriagated orange would be fun.
The pattern is a PDF download that runs $5 on etsy.<|EOS|>Published at Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 - 10:21:44 AM. Barstool. By jeneponto.<|EOS|>This course focuses on the knowledge, skills, texts, and instructional settings that are unique to students in grades 4-8. It emphasizes best practices in the instruction and in the assessment of oral language, word study, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, research and study skills, writing, viewing and presenting/representing. Varied strategies for developing critical thinking, reading, and writing skills that facilitate learning in content areas are explored. Differentiating instruction is examined as a means of addressing the diverse cultures, strengths, and needs of students in 4-8 classrooms.
Apply reading strategies before, during, and after a lesson about a narrative selection.
Examine methods of assessing comprehension using informal and formal assessments.
Determine the readability of texts.
Identify the forms of text structure in expository texts.
Utilize methods and materials that support students’ response to and interpretation of narrative, expository, and electronic texts.
Describe instructional strategies that facilitate students’ understanding of text structures and of expository texts in the language arts classroom and in the content areas