The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! “Here is the “real” story of the three little pigs whose houses are huffed and puffed to smithereens… from the wolf’s perspective. This poor, much maligned wolf has gotten a bad rap. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with a […]
Category: children’s literature
Week of Reads – Caps For Sale # 4
Caps for Sale:A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey BusinessClick to learn more or to order this book! How about some monkey math? You could give each child a monkey (clip art) to cut out and then have a bunch of hats (construction paper ovals) available. They could make patterns on top […]
Week of Reads – Click, Clack Mooooooo #3
All week I will feature a favorite book with some activities to match. Third Up is Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type Before Reading:-Discuss ways we (humans) communicate with each other: Email, Telephone, Talk, Write, Type… -Now Discuss ways in which animals communicate: bark, jump, yelp, -Ask your students if they have pets? How do […]
Week of Reads – The Kissing Hand #2
All week I will feature a favorite book with some activities to match.Second Up is The Kissing Hand – Click Here to Purchase or to Learn more! In the story Chester the raccoon talks about his fear of going to school. Most of the fears will be very familiar to primary aged children who are […]
Week of Reads – Lillys’ Purple Plastic Purse #1
All week I will feature a favorite book with some activities to match. This may give you an idea for a summer read. First up is Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Fold purple paper and cut to fit inside baggieInsert in baggie with fold at the bottomTwist thin strips of paper to make handles-attach with glue […]
Summer Reading =’s Free Books!!!
Your kids will get lots of learning in just by having fun this summer. Still, don’t forget to have them read and/or read to them daily. Plus, there are some great incentives programs out there for all kids and I will detail a few below. First I think it is important to make reading a […]
Erupt a Volcano!!!
One of my favorite activities when I taught was during an earth unit. We would discuss volcanoes and make our own. The kids loved this simple to do and easy to set-up activity. My son had a friend over yesterday and I try to do one fun thing when he has a friend over. Yesterday […]
Bucket Time
Well, the Have You Filled a Bucket Contest ended yesterday. I loved reading every one’s bucket filling thoughts on their blogs and facebook posts. It sounds like through blogging and facebooking we managed to fill many buckets. Thanks to all who participated… Unfortunately, we can only have two winners. I used a random number generator […]
Have You Filled a Bucket Contest
Before you know it the End of The School Year will be here. I have a good idea for a Teacher Appreciation gift that I wanted to share with you and offer as a contest too! A must read book on my list is Have You Filled a Bucket Today. Through simple prose and vivid […]
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs has always been on my top ten of favorite Children’s books. I used it in the classroom often around this time of year. It became a big part of my weather units. My son and daughter have been asking to have this read to them daily for the past […]