Over the course of this last year I’ve been making lots and lots of paper bag puppets. I have 45 different puppets and bundles to choose from now. HOW TO USE THE PAPER BAG PUPPETS IN YOUR CLASSROOM A LOT of primary teachers are buying these because they’re such a fun, easy, and almost-no-prep activity. Honestly, the only prep is … Read more
Inside: Free Back-to-School poetry bundle! Hi Friends! Here in Canada it’s September which means it’s back to school time! I have a collection of 5 poems to share with you today, all of which have a fall or back-to-school theme. Most of the poems are suitable for K-2 but the Names poem is probably great for Grade 3, as well! … Read more
Inside: 3 free printable poems for November. Hello Friends and Happy November! I have the sweetest November poems for you today. The first poem I actually posted four years ago! But last night I added two more lovely poems to the collection that I’d love to share with you. I love teaching this first poem to my firsties, mostly because … Read more
Inside: 6 amazing ideas to use in your primary classroom. Hello! I subscribe to this lovely blog called A Quilting Life. Every Saturday Sherri posts a Saturday Seven Inspiration for Quilters. It just occurred to me this morning that this would be a fun weekly post to do for teachers, too! Except mine’s going to be Saturday Six … because … Read more
Inside: A ton of different Thanksgiving activities you can use in first grade! Plus some cute turkey clip art. This year I did a few different Thanksgiving activities in my Grade 1 class and I wanted to share them, ’cause every single one of them was fun and educationally worthwhile! Thanksgiving Math: We did a couple of different turkey math … Read more
Inside: Free sugar skull colouring page I have some new sugar skulls clip art to show you. I’ve been meaning to make these beauties for over a year! I just love all the different variations you can see online now. The first time I saw a sugar skull I have to admit it kind of creeped me out. But the … Read more
Inside: Book review of Red Sings from Treetops plus follow-up activities. Hello! I have the most glorious book to share with you today. I know you’re going to love it as much as I do. Title: Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors Author: Joyce Sidman Illustrator: Pamela Zagarenski Publishing: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2009 Theme: Colours, Seasons, … Read more
Do you need some cute Halloween clip art? I have several different clip art sets 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 Kawaii on TpT Sugar Skulls on TpT Halloween Games & Activities: Skelly … Read more
Inside: An autumn poem for K-1 students. I just put together a poem for next week and thought I would share it with you. As far as I can figure the author of the poem is unknown. But if you know who they are, please leave a comment and I’ll credit them properly. If you click on the image you … Read more