Feelings Are Important: The Color Monster Book Review and Activities

Well, so much for my break (if you read my last post you'll know what I'm talking about).

My daughter-in-law purchased a book I immediately fell in love with and just HAD to share!

It's called The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings.

Meet Me at Grade ONEderful Designs!

Hey friends!  

I'm now 10 weeks into my retirement -- from the best job ever! I'll always love firsties:)  What I'm now finding is that my focus is starting to shift from thoughts of Grade Onederful to Grade Onederful Designs.

Halloween Clipart and Free Games

Do you need some cute Halloween clipart?

I have several different clipart sets and digital papers to choose from.

And once you've had a look at those, be sure to check out some great Halloween games and freebies I have (links are at the bottom of the post).

Halloween Buttons on Etsy

Halloween Buttons on TpT

Skelly the Skeleton Girl Review: Free Activities

I have a very sweet book to share with you, plus some free follow-up activities

It seems a little early in the season to share skeleton books, but I have it on my mind because I've been making sugar skull clipart for the last week. 

Cactus Books for Kids: Free Coloring Page

Hi Friends!

I've been making cactus clipart the last couple of weeks so I thought I'd look for some books about cacti and share those with you.

Clementina's Cactus by Ezra Jack Keats is a charming wordless picture book. It's a very sweet story about a man and his daughter, Clementina, who happen upon a lone cactus. The next morning they discover a beautiful cactus surprise!

I really enjoyed the gorgeous watercolour paintings.

And of course, wordless picture books are perfect for the classroom where you can create your own text in a shared writing format.

Cow on the Couch Book Review and Activities

I just received a copy of this brand new book, Cow on the Couch! I really got a kick out of this book and think it has great possibilities. Read on and I'll tell you why.