K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
Have you read Jeremy Draws a Monster yet? It’s so sweet. It’s all about a little boy, Jeremy, who has no friends. To keep himself busy he draws. One day he draws a monster and to my kids’ delight, the monster comes to life. Unfortunately he has VERY BAD MANNERS. We had a great time talking about why the monster … Read more
Do you like using pastels in your classroom? I used to avoid them because they tend to be messy, but this year we’ve used them a fair bit and I’m starting to LOVE them. The colours are just so vibrant and the pastels themselves are so soft and easy to work with. I read my class this gorgeous book called … Read more
My choice for this week’s Perfect Picture Book Friday is CHALK by Bill Thomson. Publishing: Two Lions, March 2010 Genre/Topic: Juvenile Fiction; Imagination Intended Audience: 4 to 8 Opening Lines: There are none! This is a wordless picture book 🙂 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brief Synopsis (from Amazon.ca): A rainy day. Three kids in a park. A dinosaur spring rider. A bag of … Read more
I just started a Play Dough and Slime board on Pinterest you might want to check out. I was amazed at all the different varieties and I can hardly wait to try out some of these with my class! I used to LOVE this stuff as a kid. Click on the link above and you can find all the amazing … Read more
Inside: Directions for shaving cream Easter eggs and bunny art. Today we made shaving cream Easter Eggs! These were easy, messy and FUN! SHAVING CREAM EGGS: 1. Start with these supplies (shaving cream was $1.25 from the dollar store and I didn’t even use a full tin). 2. Squirt lots of shaving cream into the pan: 3. Then drip some … Read more
I think you’re going to love this book by Lois Ehlert and the gorgeous winter birds we painted afterwards. Title: Snowballs Author: Lois Ehlert Publisher: Scholastic, 1995 Topic: Weather, Snow, Birds, Art Intended Audience: Ages 4 – 9 Brief Summary: If you thought snowmen only had carrot noses, then you’re in for a big surprise. This book is full of … Read more
Hi there! We made the sweetest bears last week. The lesson plan came from Deep Space Sparkle, one of my favourite go-to art sites. It’s not a freebie but for $4.99 (I THINK that’s what I paid), you get detailed instructions and templates for three different bears (brown, polar, panda). Totally worth the money! We started off painting our paper … Read more
Yesterday I read my class What Does Peace Feel Like? and then we made our peace plates! I LOVE these peace plates. They’re so beautiful but easy to do, and they work perfectly as a Remembrance Day art project. I used plain white plates … those very flimsy ones from the dollar store. They have a light coating on them … Read more
We made black cats, shared our pumpkin knowledge in drawings, made 3-D pumpkin life cycle books, practiced some spooky sight words, and learned two new poems. BLACK CATS Every year I make these adorable black cats. They’re super simple, but I think they’re so effective with their bright eyes! With the Grade ones, I always give them tracers to cut … Read more