The Coast Is Clear by Karen Brough: A Calming Bedtime Book for Children
The Coast Is Clear by Karen Brough is a soothing bedtime picture book that helps children unwind, feel safe, and settle into sleep.
Poetry
5 FREE Valentine Poems
Hey Friends! I have 5 new Valentine poems to share with you today. As far as I know the poems are part of the public domain, but if you happen to know the author please let me know and I’ll update this post. I created some cute frames for the poems and put them all together into a pdf. Just … Read more
Adorable Penguin Puppet, 5 Free Penguin Poems and More!
Hello Penguin Fans! I have a treat for you today: Five free penguin poems, a link to a wonderful penguin video, links to six amazing pages full of penguin facts and a link to my new penguin puppets. Penguin Poems: I’ve created a pdf with 5 different poems and a little picture to colour. You can see them below. Please … Read more
The Secret Life of Birds: Fabulous Non-Fiction for Kids
I have another wondrous non-fiction book to share with you this week: The Secret Life of Birds. Title: The Secret Life of Birds Author: Moira Butterfield Illustrator: Vivian Mineker Publishing: Quarto Publishing, July 4, 2022 For Ages: 4-9 Theme: Children’s Non-Fiction, Birds A big thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group-Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for the advance review copy. This … Read more
How to Create Blackout Poetry with Six Year Olds
Teaching a class of primary students how to write blackout poetry is something I never would have thought of doing until I watched two of my student teachers do a lesson with 9 and 10 year olds. Their lesson was fabulous and while I was enjoying it I couldn’t help but think that I could modify their ideas for a … Read more
Mother’s Day Poem and Puppet
Mother’s Day is almost here! If you’re looking for a unique idea for a Mother’s Day card that your kids can easily make, I think you’ll love this. I’ve created some paper bag puppet templates with five different women. All your children need to do is colour, cut and glue their “mom” pieces to a paper bag. It can be … Read more
7 Cute Halloween Poems: Just Print and Go
Inside: A booklet with 7 Halloween poems for young kids. BOO! Happy Halloween! I have a spooky treat for you today. I just finished putting together a brand new booklet of Halloween poems. With the exception of the Witch poem by Rowena Bennett the authors are unknown. However, if you happen to know who wrote any of the poems, please … Read more
Bubble Tea Poetry Fun: Instant Download
Inside: 3 Free Bubble Tea Poems Hello! Did you know that today is Great Poetry Reading Day? If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know that I LOVE using simple poems for kids as part of my reading program. Every single week, no exceptions, my classes have learned and memorized a new poem to add to … Read more
St. Patrick’s Day Poetry Freebie
Inside: Free leprechaun poem for your classroom. Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Note: This is an updated post. Every week we learn a poem that becomes part of the kids’ “just right reading“. I often give the kids different versions of the same poem, including a fill-in-the-blank and a scramble. For the scrambled version, I give each child a copy … Read more