K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
Inside: Some free printables. 10-frame spinners and a board game. Hi Friends! I have an awesome freebie for you today! I made some 10-frame spinners and the sweetest little panda game board. This is the PERFECT game for your kindies or first graders. 10-frames are fabulous for number sense, for learning to “see” a number (or subitize), and for learning … Read more
Inside: Some Halloween ideas for your classroom This week’s inspiration is all about Halloween, my favourite time of the year! I’m not a costume girl, but I love all the fun activities you can do in the classroom with a pumpkin/Halloween flavour. So here goes … 3 very cute Halloween picks. Number 1 is a fabulous math freebie from Smiling … Read more
Inside: Book review of Climbing Rosa I was wandering through our local library a couple of days ago and found this lovely Hungarian folktale. It’s a new one for me, so I thought I’d share! Climbing Rosa by Shelley Fowles Lincoln Limited, 2006 Fiction, Folktale 4-8 Opening Lines Long ago in a far-off kingdom there stood an enormous tree. It … Read more
Inside: 6 amazing ideas to use in your primary classroom. Hello! I subscribe to this lovely blog called A Quilting Life. Every Saturday Sherri posts a Saturday Seven Inspiration for Quilters. It just occurred to me this morning that this would be a fun weekly post to do for teachers, too! Except mine’s going to be Saturday Six … because … Read more
Inside: Directions for beautiful self-portraits in early primary Hi Friends, I was teaching in my friend’s Grade 1/2 class the other day and I was smitten with these beautiful self-portraits they did! Aren’t they sweet? I love the contrast of the white and black with all the colours. Scroll down to see some close-ups, materials used, and instructions. Materials: Large … Read more
Inside: A ton of different Thanksgiving activities you can use in first grade! Plus some cute turkey clip art. This year I did a few different Thanksgiving activities in my Grade 1 class and I wanted to share them, ’cause every single one of them was fun and educationally worthwhile! Thanksgiving Math: We did a couple of different turkey math … Read more
Inside: Free sugar skull colouring page I have some new sugar skulls clip art to show you. I’ve been meaning to make these beauties for over a year! I just love all the different variations you can see online now. The first time I saw a sugar skull I have to admit it kind of creeped me out. But the … Read more
Inside: Book review of The Day That A Ran Away by B.C.R. Fegan Hello! I just received a complimentary copy of a brand-new alphabet book! I read it to my almost six-year-old grandson and he enjoyed it very much. His main comment was he thought it was very funny that the letters were all taking off, plus he was intrigued … Read more
Inside: Free bookmarks. Hello! I have a set of cute panda bookmarks for you. My grandson just coloured a set of these cuties, one for everyone in his family. When he was finished we laminated them and they look beautiful! I bet your kids (or the kids in your class) would love to do the same. Just click the image … Read more