Hi Friends, Today I have a brand new word search for you. And this one’s all about Mother’s Day. The PDF file includes a version with a little girl and another version with a little boy. The word search also comes with an answer key. And just as I’m posting this I notice that the very last “a” is in … Read more
Mother’s Day is almost here! If you’re looking for a unique idea for a Mother’s Day card that your kids can easily make, I think you’ll love this. I’ve created some paper bag puppet templates with five different women. All your children need to do is colour, cut and glue their “mom” pieces to a paper bag. It can be … Read more
Inside: Mother’s Day pendants kids can make. I’m updating this post because it’s almost Mother’s Day and this gift is my most favourite of all! My friend, Michelle, gave me this fabulous idea for a Mother’s Day gift: Shrinky Dink pendants! To start off I gave each child a piece of paper with 4 circles. They made 4 practice designs … Read more
Inside: A huge and free collection of May poems for your primary classroom. Using weekly poems in the classroom is one of my favourite ways to teach reading. And happily, I have a BIG May poetry FREEBIE just for you! This 30-page collection of May poems is going to make your teaching life SO much easier! Five May Poems There … Read more
Inside: Jewellery holders made by kids. Phew! We did it! Our Mother’s Day gifts were finished on time. I’m telling you, it was a seriously close call. We decided we’d make our moms some little pots to hold their jewellery. The plan was to use the air dry clay. I figured if we started them Monday, they’d be all finished … Read more
Every year I like to do something different for Mother’s Day. Yesterday I was scouring pinterest for some great new ideas and here’s what I came up with: 1. “Bird in a Nest Card”: Okay, I guess I cheated a bit here. I actually made this card with my class two years ago, but I liked it SO much that I … Read more
Last week we went to Little Elf Garden Centre and the kids all received a marigold plant. I picked up some Dollar Store tin pots and three different acrylic paints. The kids dotted the pots with their fingerprints, then when the paint was dry they used black sharpies to add details to the dots to change them into bugs, flowers … Read more