K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
I know I review a LOT of dog books. You’ll have to forgive this weakness of mine. But I could not resist this sweet story from an author who lives in my hometown of Victoria, B.C. Title: This is the Dog Author: Sheryl McFarlane Illustrator: Chrissie Wysotski Publishing: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003 Intended Audience: Ages 3 to 9 Genre/Topic: Fiction, … Read more
Earlier in the week I was part of a linky game called Truth or Lie? I shall now reveal the truth, or is it the lie? TRUTH! I HAVE been married twice. First time in 1978 and the second time in 2003. BUT, they were both to the same guy:)) On our 25th wedding anniversary we invited everyone over for … Read more
I’ve been getting such a kick out of Latoya’s linky party and reading everyone’s crazy lies, that I thought I’d join in the fun. I’ve listed two truths and one lie about myself. Hmm…which one is the lie? 1. When I was a little girl, we had SIX dogs. 2. I was on a TV show called Romper Room. 3. … Read more
Hi Everyone! Today was my first day of spring break so one of the things I did was go to Bolen Books (my favourite Victoria book store) and buy two new books for my class. Today’s feature is: I think Andrea Spalding is an amazing author. Last year I featured her book Me and Mr. Mah. Andrea is a grandma, … Read more
We’ve been working hard this week on combinations to 10. We spent one math lesson building the combos using unifix cubes in two different colours. The kids worked in groups of 3. It’s so cute and funny how excited they get when the see the staircase pattern forming. Today the kids did the same thing again, except this time they … Read more
It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday time, hosted by the lovely Susanna Hill My choice today is this adorable book I found on Deep Space Sparkle. Title: The Shape of My Heart Author: Mark Sperring Illustrator: Alys Paterson Publishing: Bloomsbury, 2012 Intended Audience: Ages 2-6 Topic: Math, Geometry, Shapes Opening Lines: This is the shape that we are. The shape of you … Read more
Inside: Link to some wonderful March poems for primary kids. It’s a blustery day in my neighbourhood which got me thinking about March coming in like a lion and leaving like a lamb! If you’re looking for some poems or quick and easy ideas, click the image below. It will take you to a freebie from Jean Roberts of Primary … Read more
I’m going to share a couple of math sheets my class is working on right now. My kids are pretty good at addition to 12, but we need more practice with subtraction. With these two sheets, you just roll a die, print the number in the first box then subtract. I like these kinds of sheets because you can use … Read more
‘m joining Susanna Hill again for another fun Perfect Picture Book Friday. Title: Happy Author/Illustrator: Mies Van Hout Publishing: Lemniscaat, NY, 2011 Intended Audience: 3 to 7 years old Theme/Topic: Emotions Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Opening Line: Curious Brief Summary: This book puts a name and face to a variety of emotions. Each page has a vibrant pastel drawing of a … Read more