K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
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
Do you like using pastels in your classroom? I used to avoid them because they tend to be messy, but this year we’ve used them a fair bit and I’m starting to LOVE them. The colours are just so vibrant and the pastels themselves are so soft and easy to work with. I read my class this gorgeous book called … Read more
My choice for this week’s Perfect Picture Book Friday is CHALK by Bill Thomson. Publishing: Two Lions, March 2010 Genre/Topic: Juvenile Fiction; Imagination Intended Audience: 4 to 8 Opening Lines: There are none! This is a wordless picture book 🙂 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brief Synopsis (from Amazon.ca): A rainy day. Three kids in a park. A dinosaur spring rider. A bag of … Read more
We’re learning our doubles facts! Here’s a game I made last year but I’ve added a bit more cuteness to it. My kids LOVE this game because they get to eat Smarties! But it’s still fun to play even if you use regular game pieces. In this game your students will get lots of practice with their doubles facts, especially … Read more
I just started a Play Dough and Slime board on Pinterest you might want to check out. I was amazed at all the different varieties and I can hardly wait to try out some of these with my class! I used to LOVE this stuff as a kid. Click on the link above and you can find all the amazing … Read more
Here’s a doubles math game I just made. It’s super easy to play and involves minimal prep. The BEST kind of game. Right? Click on the image to grab. The cute pandas are from Scrappin’ Doodles:) And just for fun … I thought I’d join in on Latoya’s latest “Get Acquainted Party”. This party is all about your 3 favourite … Read more
Here’s what I’ve been doing for several years as a weekly math warm-up. I have a plastic Estimation Jar that the kids take home (1 or 2 different children each week). An email went home explaining to the parents that their child needs to bring in between 20 and 50 objects for the class to estimate. There is SO much … Read more
Happy Spring, friends! I have a sweet spring poem for you. Just click the pic to grab. This week we’ve been doing an egg unit. Just for fun, we’re also doing “Egg-tivities“. The special helper chooses an egg and we all follow the written instruction. The messages are inside plastic Easter eggs I found at the dollar store. I also … Read more
Inside: Directions for shaving cream Easter eggs and bunny art. Today we made shaving cream Easter Eggs! These were easy, messy and FUN! SHAVING CREAM EGGS: 1. Start with these supplies (shaving cream was $1.25 from the dollar store and I didn’t even use a full tin). 2. Squirt lots of shaving cream into the pan: 3. Then drip some … Read more