K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
We made black cats, shared our pumpkin knowledge in drawings, made 3-D pumpkin life cycle books, practiced some spooky sight words, and learned two new poems. BLACK CATS Every year I make these adorable black cats. They’re super simple, but I think they’re so effective with their bright eyes! With the Grade ones, I always give them tracers to cut … Read more
I am a HUGE dog lover, so when I found this book at the local library I had to grab it! TITLE: A Small Brown Dog With a Wet Pink Nose AUTHOR: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen ILLUSTRATOR: Linzie Hunter PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010 TOPIC/THEME: Dogs, Dog Adoption, Parent-Child (Fiction) BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Amelia is determined to have her own … Read more
The Fire Station by Robert Munsch is my pick for this week’s Perfect Picture Book Friday, hosted by Susanna Hill. Title: The Fire Station Author: Robert Munsch Illustrator: Michael Martchenko Publisher: Firefly Books (Canada), Annick Press (US), 1983 Theme: Fire trucks, humour Synopsis (from Indigo): “What child wouldn’t love to go for a ride on a fire truck? In this … Read more
Last week was mostly about turkeys. Here are a few activities we completed. These tie-dyed turkeys were super easy to make. I gave the children a coffee filter which they covered in felt pen (no black or brown allowed). I asked them to cover most of the filter; it’s okay if some of it is left white. Also, it doesn’t … Read more
Well, I’m feeling a little silly. I was so eager to start my fire safety unit that I TOTALLY forgot that next weekend is Thanksgiving here in Canada! So this week is all about turkeys and fire safety will be the week after. Today I’d like to share my VERY favourite Thanksgiving poem with you, plus some wonderful Thanksgiving books. … Read more
Like a lot of people I LOVE the fall, but I especially love Halloween. My birthday is the day before (darn, I missed by less than 4 hours), and all my birthday parties had a Halloween theme. So of course I have to join the Halloween Book Linky hosted by First Grade Found Me (link below). I have tons of … Read more
My favourite book this week is a rollicking fun poem by children’s author, David Elliott, called And Here’s to You! Title: And Here’s to You Author: David Elliott Illustrator: Randy Cecil Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2004 Intended Audience: Ages 4 – 8 Theme: Animals, Stories in Rhyme, Environmen Synopsis: A rhyming, celebratory book of creatures from birds to fish to cows … Read more
I’m a little late with my birthday graph this year (it’s a LONG story) but here are the cupcakes I’ll be using. I’m going to let the kids choose their favourite to colour and put up beside their birthday month. Click here to grab the sheet of 4 cupcakes My friend Jean Roberts, who lives north of me in Nanaimo, … Read more
First Grade Stinks: Don’t you just love that title? It cracks me up every time I look at it. This book was recommended by one of the — dare I say it — hundred(s) of bloggers I follow. I bought it last summer and the kids get a real kick out of it. Title: First Grade Stinks Author: Mary Ann … Read more