K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
I recently attended a series of mindfulness classes and at one of those classes I was introduced to this amazing little children’s book: Last year’s class was very high energy so we’d been doing some breathing exercises off and on throughout the year. I never called it meditation, but it was pretty funny to see some of the kids sitting … Read more
Inside: Book review of Raccoon Moon, related activities, raccoon clip art. I published this post a year ago, but it’s so packed full of raccoon goodness that I’m republishing. We have a family of five raccoons living in our neighbouring trees and I’ve been enchanted with these little guys all summer long. Sometimes the babies sleep on a large oak … Read more
Inside: A review of The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie and my grand conversation lesson plan. Yesterday I read my class The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie by Chris Van Allsburg. When I decided to write this book review and started to do a little research, I was very surprised to see how many readers didn’t like it. And I mean REALLY didn’t like … Read more
Inside: Book review of The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma. Includes book related activities. I just love fractured fairy tales and this hilarious book did NOT disappoint. When I read it to my class of 6 and 7-year-olds they thought it was hilarious. Title: The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, … Read more
Inside: Book review of The Big Bunny and the Easter Eggs. Plus the cutest big bunny art. Yesterday my class and I were talking about Easter. One of the kiddies said that her Easter last year was very strange because the Easter bunny showed up the next day! Then another child said the Easter bunny didn’t even come to his … Read more
I have a totally excellent science book for you today that’s all about snow. I read it to my class yesterday and you could have heard a pin drop. They were VERY engaged. Cool Fact: Did you know that each snowflake is made up of thousands of snow crystals? Title: The Story of Snow. The Science of Winter’s Wonder Author: … Read more
Inside: A review of 5 Groundhog Day books plus free groundhog clip art. I’ve been reading the same three books to my class on Groundhog Day for several years now and decided it was time for a change. So I went to my local library and found these five winners! Title: Double Trouble Groundhog DayAuthor/Illustrator: Bethany Roberts, Lorinda Bryan CauleyPublisher: … Read more
Inside: A book review of the Bad Apple A Tale of Friendship. Includes book-related activities and a printable art project. This little gem was recommended to me by Barbara, from The Corner on Character. I actually wrote this post a couple of years ago. Since it’s a popular post I thought it was worth updating, especially at this time of … Read more
Inside: Book review of Flying Henry, plus book-related activities. I wanted to share a somewhat unusual book with you today. I bought Flying Henry by Rachel Hulin a couple of years ago and then forgot I had it. And while it’s recommended for babies and pre-schoolers, I actually think it’s a great book for older children, too. Title: Flying Henry … Read more