Barbara 
I just finished reading this amazing book by Jodi Picoult called House Rules. If you haven’t read it yet I highly recommend you do so. Especially if you’re a teacher. It’s all about a teenaged boy with asperger’s who’s accused of committing a murder. The story is told from varying viewpoints; the boy’s, the mom’s, the brother’s, the lawyer’s. Not … Read more
Inside: Lots of free classroom ideas for Canada Day, including a “Symbols of Canada” book. Happy Canada Day to our beautiful country! We spent the last two weeks of school (YES! I’m on summer vacay now!) learning about the symbols of Canada. Here’s a peak at some of the fun stuff we did. Our Inuksuk We went for a walk … Read more
Scaredy Squirrel, we love you! We’ve spent the last week looking at a variety of Scaredy books. Well, not Halloween or Christmas, but all the others! Like most 6-year-olds, my class adores these books. Before we read the birthday party book I had my kids predict what they thought Scaredy was afraid of this time! He’s such a silly squirrel. … Read more
Our school year is almost over so I’ve started thinking about what to send home in the kids’ report cards ~ aside from their reports, that is :). I came across this poster the other day that I think is fabulous. I posted it on my classroom blog but I might run off a copy to send home. If you … Read more
I have a couple of poems to share with you. I’m a little late with the May poem but … oh well 🙂 Maybe you can file them away for next year. DOWNLOAD: May Poetry Freebie Be sure to grab your free set of MAY CALENDAR CARDS!
This beautiful book, A Salmon for Simon, was written over 30 years ago — the same year I was married — 1978. It’s won two awards and has easily withstood the test of time. Title: A Salmon for Simon Author: Betty Waterton (1923-2012) Illustrator: Ann Blades Publisher: Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press, 1978 Intended Audience: 3 to 9 … Read more
Do you remember our beanie babies? Sadly, not all of them survived their baggie homes. So I bought some sunflower seeds. Everyone has planted a sunflower and some lucky kids have also planted their beanie babies. We’re keeping track of their growth with a weekly plant diary. You can click either image to grab. Last week I did this drama … Read more
My choice for this week’s Perfect Picture Book Friday is a National Geographic KIDS book called Ants by Melissa Stewart. Publisher: Scholastic, 2010 Genre: Non-Fiction, Early Reader, Ants Intended Audience: Ages 5 to 10 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Synopsis (from Amazon): Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, and they fall. But they get up and they keep on … Read more
We’re right in the middle of a plant unit. The kids are loving it and so am I! Today we made our beanie babies. After soaking some chick peas in water for about 15 hours, each child placed their very own chick pea into a snack-sized baggie with a damp paper towel. They decorated a name label and I added … Read more