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
Inside: An autumn poem for K-1 students. I just put together a poem for next week and thought I would share it with you. As far as I can figure the author of the poem is unknown. But if you know who they are, please leave a comment and I’ll credit them properly. If you click on the image you … Read more
Inside: 14 free pumpkin poems your kids will love! Happy October! I have a collection of pumpkin poems for you and it’s FREE! Download link is at the end of this post. I love using poems in my classroom. Not only are they lots of fun but they’re perfect for choral and repeated readings. We learn one poem a week. … Read more
Inside: Free Halloween poem and Halloween art. Ghost and Goblins is our poem of the week. It’s the perfect poem for K-1 because it’s short, repetitive, and is sung to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb. There are 3 different versions, two of which are black and white, and of course the colour one you see below. The … Read more
Inside: 2 free instant download bat poems. I have two super cute bat poems for you today. The first poem, Bippity Boppity Boo, is a name play. In the first blank insert a child’s name (e.g., Sandra) and in the second blank change it to “Bandra”. It’s a great little poem for practicing beginning consonants. Bat graphic is from MyCuteGraphics.com … Read more
We made black cats, shared our pumpkin knowledge in drawings, made 3-D pumpkin life cycle books, practiced some spooky sight words, and learned two new poems. BLACK CATS Every year I make these adorable black cats. They’re super simple, but I think they’re so effective with their bright eyes! With the Grade ones, I always give them tracers to cut … Read more