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G My Name is Girl: Book Review & Fun Activities

Of Dawn Masi, the author of G My Name is Girl, has found a wonderful way to combine girl power, global awareness, and powerful character traits all in one book. I love this new book …

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 …

Inside: You’ll find a free Canada Day word search. For the last week and a half I’ve been guiding my 7-year-old grandson through his online school work. One of our word activities was to create …

I published this post 7 years ago! I just updated it and thought it was worth sharing again because I have a lovely poem that’s perfect for Grade 1, plus a little booklet to print …

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 …

Last week my first graders made torn paper poppy art! I’m not gonna lie. It was time-consuming. It took us 1 1/2 hours to complete. BUT! They loved it and it was pretty easy for …

I have a couple of great Remembrance Day freebies for you. The first one is a math hidden picture (of a poppy). Our class is working hard on learning to read numbers to 100 so …

Inside: Lots of fire safety activities for first grade. Free printables. Last week we focused on fire safety. I almost always introduce a new theme with a poem. Here’s a free copy of “I’m a …

I took photos of these breathtaking native murals on a recent walk through downtown Victoria (my home town). They’re part of a 250-metre long panel of First Nations murals that were erected in a celebratory …

When I wrote about my Free Canadian Symbols Unit, I promised I’d share Part 2 ~ our Canada Day Deely Bobbers. So here they are! Step One I gave the kids maple leaf templates to …