K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
Welcome to Day 3 of the Valentine Clip Art Freebies! Today’s gift is a set of pretty Valentine arrows. Each 300 dpi png image is about 6 1/2 inches wide. With the bright colours and black outline these will really pop on your printables. You’re very welcome to use these on teacher products as long as you give me full … Read more
Inside: Free pillow box template. Welcome to Day 2 of Valentine Clip Art Freebies! Today’s freebie is this adorable and yet very practical pillow box! A pillow box is a really fun way to wrap up some little treats for your loved ones. They’re perfect for chocolates and candies, gift certificates, jewellery and all sorts of goodies. Included in this … Read more
Whoo Hoo! It’s a Valentine freebie-fest! For the next 14 days I’m going to give away some Valentine clip art. Be sure to pop into the blog every day until Valentine’s Day for your fabulously cute freebies! Day 1 is all about these gorgeous hearts! They would look amazing on your teacher products, worksheets, games, on Valentine invites and all … Read more
Inside: An explanation of a grand conversation or book talk. What is a Grand Conversation? I just realized that I often refer to a grand conversation as an excellent way to extend a particularly good story but that I haven’t done a very good job of explaining what that is. In short, it’s a fun way to discuss a book … Read more
Inside: The best New Year’s books for kids. Happy New Year! I’ve rounded up a collection of fun books to help ring in the new year. Whether you’re a parent, a grandparent or a teacher, these books will be perfect to read either leading up to New Year’s Eve or later when you’re back at school. I’ve curated a lovely … Read more
Inside: Beautiful Christmas art inspiration, Christmas clip art paid and free Hi Friends! I was teaching in my old school yesterday and noticed this beautiful Christmas art on the walls. I’m in love with them all! The beauties below were created by a Grade 3/4 class. From what I can tell they used thick tempera paint. My best guess is … Read more
Inside: Free gingerbread math games for primary children. Hi Friends! I have two sweet Christmas math games for you today. I love playing Bump with my class. It’s easy to teach, easy to learn, and it provides lots of focused math practice. Since it’s almost Christmas, the Bump games I’m sharing with you have a gingerbread man theme. The first … Read more
Inside: Santa Claus and Christmas tree countdown freebie plus a link to some free Christmas paper Hello Friends! I’ve written a few posts over the years where I’ve shared my Santa Claus countdown sheet, but this year’s is the best. I made the Santa Claus myself this time so it’s nice and clear and crisp. And I threw a … Read more
Inside: A review of Santa’s Stuck and lots of cool activities to go with the book Santa’s Stuck is one of my favourite Christmas books. But better yet, my students always loved this book, too. It’s been around awhile (2004) but it’s definitely worth reading. In fact, I think it will become one of those timeless Christmas classics. Santa’s Stuck … Read more