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Flying Henry Art Project
A couple of weeks ago I posted a book review of Flying Henry. Today I read it to my class and they absolutely loved it! I don't know what it…
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Bad Apple Book Review: A Tale of Friendship
Inside: A book review of the Bad Apple A Tale of Friendship. Includes book-related activities and a printable art project. This little gem was recommended to me by Barbara, from…
Posted inArt Free Coloring
Free Optical Illusion Colouring Sheets
Inside: Free optical illusion colouring sheets. I was looking around pinterest today and found these really cool optical illusions that Amy Allender did with her 3rd grade class. She had her third…
The Red Hat: Book review and Art Project for Grade 1
Inside: Review and art project for The Red Hat by David Teague Title: The Red Hat Author: David Teague Illustrator: Antoinette Portis Publishing: Disney, Hyperion, 2015, Fiction Suitable for ages:…
Butterfly Art, Writing, Poems, Freebies
Inside: A collection of poems, art ideas, and writing for a butterfly unit. We've been learning about butterflies for the last couple of weeks so I wanted to share all…
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Our Mother’s Day Gifts
Inside: Jewellery holders made by kids. Phew! We did it! Our Mother's Day gifts were finished on time. I'm telling you, it was a seriously close call. We decided we'd…
Posted inArt Language Arts
Skippyjon Jones: Drawing and Critical Thinking
Inside: Directions for a Skippyjon Jones drawing lesson and critical thinking activity. My class of first grade students absolutely adore Skippyjon Jones. When I started reading them the books a…
Wet Chalk Easter Eggs
Inside: Fun and easy Easter egg chalk art. We made some very pretty Easter eggs last week using just coloured chalk, masking tape, water and card stock. Directions: I made…