K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
Inside: A free collection of January poems for your classroom. Hello! I’m reposting so I can remind everyone about this set of 7 fabulous January poems for your primary classroom. Just so you know, I didn’t write any of the poems. I just found them and added some cute clip art so they’re ready to print and use in your … Read more
Inside: 5 Christmas poems for kids. Instant download. Hello! I have some very sweet poetry for you today. These poems are brand new, never before published on this blog. There’s A Shy Santa, Holly Berries, Christmas, Santa Claus and The Gingerbread Man. For each poem you receive a copy with a coloured graphic (courtesy of My Cute Graphics), a black … Read more
Inside: 3 free poems about peace to use in your elementary classroom. Since it’s almost Remembrance Day I thought it would be useful to collect some peace-based poetry to share with you. I found two lovely poems: one by Shel Silverstein and another by Moira Andrew. The third “poem” is actually a quote by Sri Chimnoy, but I think it’s … Read more
Inside: A review of My Mom is a Firefighter plus TONS of great activities to go with it. Fire Safety Month is almost here and I like to do a few lessons with my Grade 1s using this great book! Be sure to read through to the end because I have lots of great freebie activities and links for you. … Read more
Inside: You’ll find three fabulously cute Easter poems I’ve been using with my class for years and years! This is an updated post. I have three very sweet Easter poems to share with you. I’ve been using all of them in my first grade class for many many years. HOW I TEACH POETRY Every single week I teach my class … Read more
Inside: You’ll find 5 free winter poems (instant download). Poetry is one of the best ways to engage your reluctant readers. Poems are easy to learn, quick to read, and you can illustrate your very own copy! Happily, I have 5 snowy winter poems for you to start your new year. As far as I’m aware the authors of these … Read more
Inside: Christmas poetry and clip art for kids! Hi Everyone! I’m sharing some Christmas poems that are perfect for choral reading in the primary grades. You’ll receive a 10-page pdf file. For each poem I’ve also included a copy with a black and white image AND a copy with no image (the download is at the end of the post). … Read more
Inside: Free Back-to-School poetry bundle! Hi Friends! Here in Canada it’s September which means it’s back to school time! I have a collection of 5 poems to share with you today, all of which have a fall or back-to-school theme. Most of the poems are suitable for K-2 but the Names poem is probably great for Grade 3, as well! … Read more
Inside: The perfect little 1st grade poem for June. Happy June, Friends! I’ve been teaching my Grade 1 class this lovely poem by Sarah Wilson, for as long as I can remember. So today I thought I’d share it with you. You can download it below: You’ll receive the colour image you see right here, a black and white image, … Read more