K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
Inside: Two Valentine books, a Valentine poem freebie and some Valentine bag ideas. Hello! I’m teaming up with Chrissy from First Grade Found Me and her cute Valentine book linky. Currently I only have two Valentine books … but here they are! My Two Valentine Books Tomorrow is February 14th and Hippo is looking for a valentine, but all of … Read more
I think you’re going to love this book by Lois Ehlert and the gorgeous winter birds we painted afterwards. Title: Snowballs Author: Lois Ehlert Publisher: Scholastic, 1995 Topic: Weather, Snow, Birds, Art Intended Audience: Ages 4 – 9 Brief Summary: If you thought snowmen only had carrot noses, then you’re in for a big surprise. This book is full of … Read more
We’ve just started Fact Families in Grade 1. I’m taking it slow and easy because every year my students find this concept pretty challenging. Here’s an easy activity we’re doing tomorrow. Every child receives the sheet above (click on it to grab) and a deck of Power of Ten cards (see below). They flip over a card, colour the 10 … Read more
Inside: A quick review of Spelling Through Phonics and some ideas for using the book. I absolutely love the McCracken books and probably have all of them. I think they have one of the best spelling programs around. Mind you, I supplement it with Cunningham’s word wall work, spelling centres and sight word poems, but honestly, I couldn’t live without … Read more
A little while ago I asked for some help with my morning greeting. I was looking for some songs that didn’t involve hand shaking, as there were a lot of sick kids and one sick teacher in my classroom. Besides changing up our greeting, I now have a big bottle of hand sanitizer on every table, thanks to my fabulous … Read more
I’m so happy to be linking up with Tammy and her Saturday Sayings. I try not to miss any, because I love how reflective they are. To be great teachers I feel we need to take regular time-outs to reflect on our practice… …and, as this quote by Townsend suggests, to make the time to read. As I was flipping … Read more
Inside: Two free winter bump games. We’re working on addition and subtraction to 12 this term. My kids love playing Bump, so I’ve made them two new games for tomorrow: Valentine and Snowman Bump. DIRECTIONS: Both games are played with two dice. Roll the dice and add them together. Place your marker on the matching number. If your friend’s marker … Read more
Hi There! I’ve been making snowmen! I’ve been playing around with my new Illustrator software and this is what I’ve come up with. I’m not really sure what I’m doing just yet. I haven’t learned how to add shading, for example. But I think they’re kind of cute so I thought I’d “throw them” out there and see what you … Read more
Happy Boxing Day! I hope everyone had a happy and peaceful Christmas. Just before our holiday break we wrapped up our bear unit with these trioramas. My fabulous TOC supervised (I was home sick). I thought the kids did an amazing job! Their task was to draw their bear’s habitat. I think maybe the polar bears under the Northern Lights … Read more