INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Daisy plants can grow 34 feet (0.911.22m) tall during the peak of summer. Once they've had their last bloom in early fall, cut off the top half of the plants so that only 1.52 feet (0.460.61m) remain. The green, leafy daisy stalks will still look nice in a fall garden. At this point, the daisy plants will put their energy into maintaining the leaves rather than producing seeds. If your garden has daisies that are completely dead, it's best to prune them out entirely. The stems of dead daisies are often brittle, so you can bend and snap the stems near the ground. Then take a pair of pruning shears and cut the daisy stems off about 34 inches (7.610.2cm) from the ground. Dead daisies in winter will have no greenery on the stems or stalk, and they can start to look slimy and unsightly. Give your daisies a drastic pruning every year after the first frost. Use a sharp pair of gardening shears to trim each daisy stem so that no more than 12 inches (2.55.1cm) protrudes up above the soil. If you're not sure when the first killing frost occurs in your region, you can look it up online here: https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates.

SUMMARY: Prune green daisy plants in fall by cutting half the stem off. Remove any blackened, dead daisies. Cut daisy stems to 12in (2.55.1cm) above the soil line in winter.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Although this may not be your style, it will help to get things out of your head and onto paper. You will be able to focus better if you know that you will not forget what you have to do today. Get to know your deadlines and complete the projects in order of deadlines. If you don't do this, you will set yourself up for a stressful day at workalways in crisis trying to meet looming deadlines. If your to-do list is not something you can reasonably accomplish in a day, create a to-do list for the following day, so that you can reduce the load. When faced with too much work, you may become unmotivated knowing you can't accomplish everything. Opt to have a five or seven day to-do list. Use a dry erase board or pencil, so that you can change it every morning before you begin. It will result in fewer things falling through the cracks. If you haven't tried it before, schedule your day where you have two periods for answering emails, a period for calling and time for Internet use and several breaks. Calls, emails and texts can break up the flow of work on a project, resulting in distractions and procrastination. Your cell phone probably has an easy timer. Unless you like to work at something for more than a few hours, set an alarm at hour intervals to get up, move around and change tasks. Avoid checking your work email after this time. Most successful entrepreneurs are able to establish a work/life balance that includes relationships, hobbies and vacations. Return to a clean, uncluttered slate in the morning.

SUMMARY: Write a to-do list. Write your to-do list in order of priority. Don't overbook. Try compartmentalizing your time. Set a timer. Establish an end to the workday. Clean your desk and file papers before you leave the office each day.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Using broader, messier materials encourages openness and creativity. Pencils and erasers will make the process take much longer and lead the kids to constantly erase their mistakes. Provide a wide variety of children's paints and markers for kids to choose from. Using paints and markers will also encourage the kids to work faster and create a higher volume of work. A sense of familiarity with the subject will give kids the confidence they need to start a new project. For example, you would choose something that the kids may have seen or drawn before, such as a bouquet of flowers in a vase or a cat. You wouldn't choose a piece of obscure architecture or a person they've never heard of. When kids see the teacher drawing or painting too, they tend to engage with the lesson more fully. Use a large piece of paper, a whiteboard, or a projector to show the kids how you would draw the subject. Practice drawing it beforehand and, if you can, show several different styles. Showing the students your artistic skills will inspire and encourage them. For example, you could draw an extremely simplified version, a more realistic version, and a cartoonish version. However, always encourage students to make the drawing their own. Your drawing should be a demonstration, not a reference. Challenge the students to create a painting of a memory or draw a scene from their favorite book. This project style will teach students how to combine imagination, memory, and creativity. You'll also see a more diverse response from the class, which can lead to a fun share-and-respond session. You could assign projects like "draw what you did over summer vacation," or "make a portrait out of unconventional materials." This will also challenge kids to draw from imagination rather than observation. Kids who are 8 or older are likely to engage with this project best. However, if you have younger students that could tackle the project, feel free to try it with them. Focus on improvements and successes, centering your encouragement around hard work rather than talent. If children hear criticism, they're more likely to give up. Instead of judgment, use positive encouragements and questions to help them notice things about their drawing. For example, you could give affirmations like "Wow, the shapes you chose look really great together!" or "You're doing a great job at staying focused." If you notice that a student has drawn something unusual or out of scale, such as a person with huge feet, you could ask them something like "Can you tell me more about the feet?" Asking them to elaborate can give you a better idea of how they observe and translate observation to paper.

SUMMARY:
Use washable paints and markers instead of pencils and erasers. Pick fun, familiar subject for kids to draw or paint. Demonstrate the projects yourself. Try some open-ended projects with kids who are 8 and up. Encourage students frequently and give positive feedback.