K-3 Book Reviews, Puppets, Colouring, Clip Art
Inside: Book review of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and lots of book-related activities. My daughter-in-law purchased this beautiful book for our five-year-old grandson. I read it to him yesterday and was completely enchanted with it. I hope you love it as much as I do. Title: Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox Author-Illustrator: Danielle Daniel Publishing: Groundwood Books, … Read more
Inside: I Am Peace book review with related activities. When we learn to be in the here and now, we understand ourselves better, we see beauty, and we act with kindness, compassion and empathy. When we learn to pause and be present, we find our calm, our center, and our peace. When we feel our own sense of peace, we … Read more
Every Little Thing, adapted by Bob Marley’s daughter, is one of my favourite books. I bought it a couple of years ago and it quickly became my favourite! Title: Every Little Thing Author: Based on the Song “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley Adapted by: Cedella Marley Illustrated by: Vanessa Brantley-Newton Publishing: 2012, Chronicle Books Suitable for Ages: 3 to … Read more
I recently attended a series of mindfulness classes and at one of those classes I was introduced to this amazing little children’s book: Last year’s class was very high energy so we’d been doing some breathing exercises off and on throughout the year. I never called it meditation, but it was pretty funny to see some of the kids sitting … Read more
Inside: A book review of the Bad Apple A Tale of Friendship. Includes book-related activities and a printable art project. This little gem was recommended to me by Barbara, from The Corner on Character. I actually wrote this post a couple of years ago. Since it’s a popular post I thought it was worth updating, especially at this time of … Read more
Hi Everyone! Have you seen the Color Feelings Series? This is a collection of books aimed at helping young children identify and talk about their feelings. Dr. Rona Miles writes in the forward WHY this is an important skill: “…children who are able to recognize and express feelings have a much easier time forming friendships, navigating social situations, and managing … Read more
Inside: Kindness bookmarks. A project for your primary class. As part of our Kindness unit we made these bookmarks. They’re a little hard to see, but they say “Have a beautiful day!” Last week we hid them in some books in the school library as a lovely surprise for the other kids in the school! Before we made the bookmarks … Read more
The beauty and depth of honesty in this story, Each Kindness, took my breath away. Title: Each Kindness Author: Jacqueline Woodson Pictures: E.B. Lewis Publishing: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2012 Ages: 5-8 Themes: Friendship, Kindness, Emotions Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Synopsis from Amazon: Chloe and her friends won’t play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her … Read more
I just finished reading this amazing book by Jodi Picoult called House Rules. If you haven’t read it yet I highly recommend you do so. Especially if you’re a teacher. It’s all about a teenaged boy with asperger’s who’s accused of committing a murder. The story is told from varying viewpoints; the boy’s, the mom’s, the brother’s, the lawyer’s. Not … Read more