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 …
Social Studies
My Mom is a Firefighter Book Review AND lots of freebies!
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 …
Canada Day Word Search Printable
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 …
Remembrance Day
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 …
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox: Book Review
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 …
Easy Ideas for Remembrance Day in First Grade
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 …
Math and Printing Remembrance Day FREEBIES
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 …
Fire Safety Activities for First Grade!
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 …
First Nations Mural
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 …