K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
Inside: Lots of Christmas art inspiration for your elementary students. I took a tour of my school yesterday and rounded up a whole bunch of beautiful art pics. I hope you enjoy them and are inspired to try out one or two for yourself:) I think this Christmas tree is especially beautiful. The funny thing is, it’s actually a “happy … Read more
Inside: Free Christmas Poem Printable. One poem, 5 different backgrounds. Hello Friends! I have a quick little freebie for you today. It’s a cute Christmas poem that I’ve jazzed up with five different backgrounds (2 coloured and 3 black and white). Every Monday I introduce a new poem that we practice reading all week long. We read chorally, in groups, … Read more
Inside: Christmas tree art project and math lesson combined. Perfect for K to 2. Includes free templates. I just made the cutest math activity yesterday and my kids completed it today. Read on to see what we did and then you can grab the sheets I made PLUS some cute Christmas clip art. After lots of modelling (I used the … Read more
Inside: Some pinterest Christmas inspiration. Three fabulous art projects for kids. Hello! I’m posting my 3 favourite pinterest pics for December. My picks are all art related because that’s what inspires me the most at Christmas time. I could seriously do art all day long if I could get away with it:) My first choice is this sweet snowman from … Read more
Inside: 10 easy low prep Christmas gifts kids can make! Here in Victoria we have less than 3 weeks before Christmas vacation begins! Like most teachers, I like to bring in some supplies so the kids can make, bake and create fabulous gifts for their parents. But what I DON’T want are any presents that are expensive, messy or time-consuming. … Read more
Inside: Directions for making beautiful tissue trees for Christmas. We just finished creating some beautiful tissue Christmas trees. They’re in the gym right now as part of the decorations for our concert tomorrow. I found the idea from Jill at Mrs. T’s First Grade Class. While it was definitely an easy project, be sure to allow yourself two-days for all … Read more
Did you know that first graders have excellent problem-solving powers? My class figured out LOTS of great ways to save Santa should he ever find himself stuck in the chimney! They would use ropes, ladders, toilet plungers, soap and oil. One creative person decided that he would feed Santa many cookies to make him even fatter in the hopes that … Read more
Inside: An easy Christmas gift and card for kids to make plus a book review: The Christmas Wish. I know I’m a little late … okay, a LOT late for the Christmas posts but I haven’t had any time until now! Here are the gifts my kids made for their parents. I just love these! Mostly because they’re so cute, … Read more
Inside: 15 beautiful Christmas art works by kids. I was wandering through our school today admiring all the beautiful Christmas art. I think we have some very talented teachers and students. Hope you enjoy these and that you’re inspired to try one or two with your own students! This gorgeous winter scene was created using a variety of techniques. The … Read more