K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
I have a TON of Robert Munsch’s books, but I would have to say that The Paper Bag Princess is my all-time, hands-down favourite. This is the ultimate “girl power” picture book. Interesting facts: Munsch is a beloved Canadian children’s author AND this particular book was written the year my oldest son was born and he just turned 32! Title: … Read more
First up, I’d like to thank Lory at Fun for First. She posted the coolest idea for spelling a couple of days ago and I stole it right from under her. It was a HUGE success with my kids. You really need to try it. We actually did this for the last two days in a row. I don’t know … Read more
Hey! Did you know that there’s a new book in town? It’s Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. Exciting or what? I just ordered it from Amazon and I can hardly wait ’til it arrives! I’m still doing my geometry unit. I just remembered that I have this fun little 3D booklet that I get my kids to … Read more
If you own a Westie, love dogs, or even have a soft spot in your heart for animals, then you’re going to love this book. I suspect most of you are already familiar with McDuff, but I love the McDuff stories so much that I just had to highlight one of them for Perfect Picture Book Friday. This is the … Read more
Inside: Directions and printable for Easter writing, plus some Easter bunny art. If you’re looking for a last minute easy Easter writing activity, you might want to try this: Stories using Easter stickers as writing prompts. Be sure to read to the bottom because there’s also a super cute rabbit art project. All I did was let the kids choose … Read more
Inside: You’ll find a poem about eggs and some broken egg templates for sight word fun. Spring time is a fun time to learn about eggs. As you probably know, I like to have a poem for just about every occasion! I found this really cute poem for you called “Batches of Hatches”. It comes from Poems for Sight-Word Practice … Read more
I love teaching geometry because it lends itself so well to lots of fun hands-on activities. This cool art project, called “Triangle Within a Triangle”, comes from Jill at Mrs. T’s First Grade Class. It was an absolute hit with my class and was VERY easy to do. Before beginning the activity, we read The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns. Then we … Read more
I absolutely adore the Stella books by Canadian author Marie-Louise Gay. If you haven’t read any of them run to the book store right now! They’re that good. Title: Stella — Princess of the Sky Author and Illustrator: Marie-Louise Gay Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2010 Audience: Ages 2 and up Theme: Imagination, Space, Relationships Opening: “Stella!” cried Sam, “Stella! Look! The … Read more
It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday with Susanna Hill! It’s actually still Thursday where I live, but I’m lookin’ at my watch and I do believe it’s officially Friday on the East Coast … so I’m going to post this now. Ooh, I like living dangerously! Title: Enemy Pie Author: Derek Munson Illustrator: Tara Calahan King Theme: Bullying, Friendship, Problem-Solving Publishing: … Read more