Welcome to Perfect Picture Book Friday! It’s been a little while since I’ve linked up with Susanna but when a child brought this book to class today, I just knew I had to share it with you. Title: Trust Me, Jack’s Beanstalk Stinks! Author/Illustrator: Eric Braun / Cristian Bernardini Publishing: Picture Window Books, 2011 Ages: Kindergarten to Grade 3 Theme: … Read more
Inside: Two activities for learning about geometry in first grade. I LOVE teaching geometry. There are so many fun activities you can do with Grade ones and they don’t even realize they’re doing math. It’s all just fun and games! Here’s what we’ve been up to. These monster shapes were SO much fun to make. I got the idea from … Read more
Good Morning! I hope you’re all enjoying this beautiful long weekend. Last week my class painted these gorgeous Giants! Hard to believe these were done by Grade 1 students, but they were, thanks to a fabulous tutorial by look, love, create, which she originally found in Usborne Art Ideas: Big Book of Things to Draw. We’ve been doing a Fairy … Read more
Hi Everyone! We finished up our Earth Day paintings on Thursday. Yeah, I know I’m a week late (sigh). But hey, at least we got them done. I found this great idea at an art blog called Thrive (sorry, the link I used to have doesn’t work anymore). Theirs look much better than ours but I’m thinking they weren’t created … Read more
Inside: A collection of artwork from an elementary school. Do you ever just wander around your building and admire the bulletin boards? That’s what I did last week and was just blown away by some of the beautiful art I saw. Have a look! I love this cat! It’s very Dr. Seuss-like. I think the method used here is pretty … Read more
Inside: Lots of Valentine Ideas for a First Grade Classroom Panda Art My class made these sweet little heart pandas with my favourite substitute teacher. Cute, hey? We decided to free-form it. So she gave the kids their paper, showed them how to fold it, and then demonstrated how to cut half a heart shape. We BOTH thought it would … Read more
Inside: Valentine ideas for your primary classroom Hi Everyone, Eight more days until Valentines! Love, love, love it! I’m going to share some of the things I like to do in my class on Valentine’s Day. Valentine Bags We usually make these bags in white (easier to find) but you can see how sweet the coloured bags look, too. I … Read more
Inside: Valentine paintings in a pop art syle. Every time a new holiday rolls around it feels like my favourite. Does that happen to you, too? Valentine’s Day is no exception. I just love the pinks and reds and purples and blues and all the pretty, frilly activities that go along with it. In preparation for this long-awaited day, my … Read more
Inside: Lots of fun New Year activities for first graders Hi Everyone! We had a crazy busy week (as I’m sure you did, too) and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Here’s a look at some of what we were up to! NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS We started off our week making our New Year’s goals. The goals are written … Read more