I Want My Hat Back: Review and 4 Free Story Extensions
Inside: This is an updated post. It’s a review of I Want My Hat Back and includes suggestions for story …
Language Arts
It’s an Elephant and Piggie Fest!!
Inside: Free Elephant and Piggie comic strip template Updated post from 2012 to 2022. Many Septembers ago my Grade 1 …
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 …
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat FREEBIE
Inside: A 7-page labelling/sequencing/writing activity freebie The Old Lady is back! My class adores all the Old Lady books and …
2 Free Halloween Spelling Games
Inside: Two fun and simple Halloween spelling games Hello! It’s getting closer to Halloween which means it’s time to pull …
Lots of FREE Thanksgiving Activities for First Grade
Inside: A ton of different Thanksgiving activities you can use in first grade! Plus some cute turkey clip art. This …
Skippyjon Jones: Drawing and Critical Thinking
Inside: Directions for a Skippyjon Jones drawing lesson and critical thinking activity. My class of first grade students absolutely adore …
Writing Outside: Hello Spring Poems!
There’s something magical about writing outside and, happily, last Monday was absolutely perfect for that. We gathered up our writing supplies and …
Easy Tips and Games to Correct Letter Reversals
Inside: Information and tips for correcting letter reversals “Yikes! My child reverses her letters. Does this mean she’s dyslexic?” As …
More Bear Ideas for Grade 1
Inside: Lots of bear activities for first grade. We have now wrapped up our Bear unit. Well, except for our …
Lots of Happy Thanksgiving Ideas for You!
Inside: Thanksgiving books, how to draw a turkey, turkey writing, free printable, scarecrow art project. It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in …
Musical Words
Do your kids love to get up and boogie around the classroom? Yes? Then you’re going to LOVE this fun …
Hot Wheels Heaven
In 2014 I received a Hot Wheels FUNdamentals Learning Kit for my classroom. I was given a fabulous set of …
Oh no! Santa is Stuck!
Did you know that first graders have excellent problem-solving powers? My class figured out LOTS of great ways to save …
Here’s to the Animals, Freebie
Last September I blogged about this fabulous book And Here’s to You! I’ve since read it to my class two …
Our Alligator Pie Poems
Last week we wrote some class poems using the Alligator Pie (by Dennis Lee) pattern. Here’s what the class came …
A Class Book
For some reason I don’t make many class books with my kids. I’m not sure why because I think it’s …
The Magic of Mo
Last week I wrote about the funniest book ever! That was an Elephant and Piggie book by Mo Willems. We’ve …
Fluent Reading
I just found an interesting little video that might be useful for parents and teachers. It talks about the importance …
Bye For Now, Clementine!
We finished reading Clementine by Sara Pennypacker yesterday! It was such a good book it’s actually hard to let it …
Oh My Darling Clementine!
Have you read Clementine yet? This is such a fabulous book! My class is finding it screamingly funny! At first …
Free Short Vowel Posters
Hello! I have a little surprise for you today. I’m supposed to be writing report cards … but I got …
Best Children’s Novel Ever!
Are you familiar with this fabulous children’s novel, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane? I just finished reading it to …
Edward Tulane Reflections
We just finished reading this beautiful novel. This was just the most beautiful story about a toy (thinking) rabbit, who …