A Fine St. Patrick’s Day: A book you don’t want to miss

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17 and even if you’re not Irish it’s a fun celebration! In the classroom I always read a collection of St. Paddy’s and leprechaun books and we’ll often do a craft or art activity. Over the next few weeks I thought I’d share some new (to me) St. Patrick’s Day books for kids. This first … Read more

Spring Chatterbox With 8 Hilarious Jokes

Inside: Free template for a spring-themed joke teller (chatterbox). Spring is finally here! Okay, it started 3 weeks ago, but around our place yesterday was the first day it felt very spring-like and it was the first day I’ve gone without a jacket for months. So in celebration I’ve made a spring chatterbox with 8 silly kid jokes. Here’s my … Read more

Free Printable: Snowman Chatterbox Joke Teller

Inside: Free snowman chatterbox joke teller for your kids Last week it was snowing so much here on the West Coast that I thought some snowman jokes were in order. But instead of just a list of jokes, I made you a snowman themed chatterbox full of silly snowman jokes! I scoured the internet and gathered up what I thought … Read more

Sight Word Chatterboxes: Free Printable

Inside: Free sight word chatterboxes for first grade. Did you know that chatterboxes are also called fortune tellers and cootie catchers? Whatever you call them, they’re a form of origami and are also known as “salt cellars”, “whirybirds” and “taku-taku”. If you check out this Wikipedia link you can read all sorts of cool facts! I’m going to assume that … Read more