K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
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
Inside: 4 Last Minute Gift Ideas. DIY for Kids Hello! As it gets closer to Christmas you might be scrambling for some quick and easy gifts for your kids to make for their parents, grandparents, or any other significant people in their lives. If that’s the case, then you’re going to love these DIY gifts! You need to purchase a … Read more
Inside: A review of The Dog Who Found Christmas. A beautiful book for young kids. Introducing one of my all-time favourite Christmas stories for kids: The Dog Who Found Christmas! This is such a beautiful little book that I’ve read it to my class every year for what seems like forever. It’s definitely an oldie but goodie. Title: The Dog … Read more
Inside: A whole bunch of free gingerbread activities. Hello! Like a lot of teachers I’m also doing a gingerbread unit. Ours is for the last week of school only but I’m very excited about it cause we all know how much fun it is! OUR CHRISTMAS CONCERT SONG For our Xmas concert next week our class is teaming up with … Read more
We’ve been hard at work on a bear unit. We spent a week working on bear posters. The kids worked in groups of their choice to learn more about polar bears, panda bears, black bears or brown bears. First we graphed their favourite bears: Then they spent a week gathering information and writing their sloppy copies: Finally they turned out … Read more
Inside: Book review of Snow Bear, video link to polar bears and a round-up of some fabulous polar bear art activities. Hi Everybody! Brrr…it’s actually starting to get cold now in my part of the world. I was half-expecting to see snow on the Malahat. We can see the tippy-top of the small mountain range from our kitchen window. But … Read more
My choice today for Susanna’s Perfect Picture Book Friday is The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland. Publisher: Scholastic, 2008 Audience: 3 and up Genre: Juvenile Fiction Topic: Bears, Hibernation, Humour Opening Lines: In the Jingle Jangle Jungle on a cold and rainy day, four little friends found a perfect place to play. Moose had marvelous antlers and Lion, a … Read more
Inside: A round-up of Christmas countdown calendars. Yesterday Sandi, from rubber boots and elf shoes, was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a Christmas countdown calendar, other than the ubiquitous Santa with the cotton puff beard. The bearded Santa is the one I’ve done every year, but when she expressed a desire for change, it got me thinking, too. … Read more
Hi there! We made the sweetest bears last week. The lesson plan came from Deep Space Sparkle, one of my favourite go-to art sites. It’s not a freebie but for $4.99 (I THINK that’s what I paid), you get detailed instructions and templates for three different bears (brown, polar, panda). Totally worth the money! We started off painting our paper … Read more