Animal Classification Cards
January 5th 2010 03:27
Fun yes - educational - double yes. Win win for sure!
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Fun yes - educational - double yes. Win win for sure!
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Katy No Pocket
December 26th 2009 19:37
We are going to make an easy pocket apron for my daughter to wear as featured in the story and based on the Fold and Learn ideas provided by Five In A Row. As my daughter and I are originally from Australia, we are going to enjoy this one in particular. We have seen many kangaroos in real life so while we are not going in search of any (a bit difficult in Canada), we are going to attempt painting them in aboriginal dot art style. To carry on the aboriginal theme, we are also going to make our own didgeridoo craft.
A kangaroo can jump at least 9-10 metres so we are also going to attempt to measure our own kangaroo jumps. And we are going to discuss the other animals featured in the book and the habitats in which they live.
We are also going to improve our tool knowledge with the help of these cards as well as this easy but fun pocket sorting activity.
For extra assistance, here is a link which shows some animal classification cards for Katy No Pocket as well as other Five In A Row stories.
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Posted By: Michelle Sweeney - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Books, Computer Based, Craft, Reading, Social Studies
Arthur on Speakaboos
November 1st 2009 02:42
You can choose to watch them for free online, buy an individual track for 0.99 or purchase an entire album for 8.99.
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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
October 19th 2009 00:30
This is such a fun tale and suitable for scary retellings around Halloween.
The lesson plan written by Nancy Polette has some great story ideas on which to develop.
The Making Learning Fun website has a myriad of fun activities centred around the story including a scarecrow emergent reader, felt board pieces and some scissor practice fun.
A To Z Teacher Stuff had some interesting ideas on the subject and Kindergarten 2 featured some great Halloween related crafts and songs.
Easy Fun School features a pumpkin unit for studying and Music Bulletin Board features a ready to run Powerpoint Display for your enjoyment and use.
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Cranberry Thanksgiving
October 2nd 2009 18:39
Cranberry Thanksgiving is the story of a young girl named Maggie who lives with her Grandmother near a cranberry bog in New England. The book includes some interesting characters and colourful illustrations and the story takes some interesting twists and turns, demonstrating that looks can be deceiving. It even includes Grandmother’s Famous Cranberry Bread recipe for you to bake at home.
DLTK features a fun Thanksgiving mini book for kindergarten children to colour as well as Thanksgiving crafts to do including pilgrims, turkeys and pumpkins. And those in need of a pumpkin template then look no further - Preschool Express features pumpkins in three sizes for you to copy and cut out for your crafting needs.
Crayola features a Happy Thanksgiving page to colour as well as a fun turkey craft.
The fun dolls Eddie and Amy which often come to our aid also feature Thanksgiving clothing and for those doubly organised, Halloween costumes as well.
It is is a time for giving thanks and hopefully the poems over at Thanksgiving Day manage to convey the spirit of the holiday.
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Posted By: Michelle Sweeney - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Computer Based, Cooking
Halloween Lesson Plans
October 1st 2009 13:50
For history buffs it is interesting to go over the facts behind the tradition and if you are unfamiliar with the history then drop over to TIme For Kids to give you the lowdown
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Read More Don't Discount Second Hand Stores
September 18th 2009 17:35
The Little Bear Preschool Thinking Adventure normally sells for between $10 and $15 and we picked it up for $1. A definite bargain
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Posted By: Michelle Sweeney - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Computer Based, Reading
Repetitive Stories
July 27th 2009 21:52
Some of the favourite stories featured in the bookcase of my daughter include Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino, The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown and Dance Away by George Shannon
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Feline Frenzy
July 5th 2009 04:11
We found some puppet like characters for the nursery rhyme - Pussycat Pussycat Where Have You Been and will create a little reader entitled A Cat With A Hat
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Comments (2) Return To Neverland
July 1st 2009 05:22
Pirates and Indians feature in this week's activities and Sparklebox came to our aid in the way of pirate masks. We also made a pirate hat, eye patch and flag banner. This afternoon we are going to adorn our faces with war paint and make a feather hat to represent the Indians
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Peter Pan
June 28th 2009 05:11
Well it seems my daughter believes in him because this week is Peter Pan Week so we are off to Neverland. There is no shortage of colouring in pictures to be found for Peter Pan and all characters can be found from The Darlings through to Peter Pan, Tinkerbell and the Pirates. We also discovered some fun pinwheels and puppets to make
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Trains
June 20th 2009 05:24
This week is train week if you haven't already guessed thanks to The Little Engine That Could - the classic tale retold by Watty Piper. Trains feature in a number of other tales we hold including Tootle and Thomas The Tank Engine - both on dvd and book form in our household
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Little Bunny Foo Foo
June 19th 2009 10:19
Michael Rosen (of We're Going On A Bear Hunt fame) also has a version called Little Rabbit Foo Foo
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Fairy Week
June 15th 2009 01:48
Alice The Fairy by David Shannon is an absolutely adorable book and provides the basis for this week's activities for Fairy Week. The book Creative Activities for Gifted Readers, Grades K-2 by Anthony Fredericks has some great starting points including talking about secret powers you could possess as a fairy as well as a creating a list of skills, abilities or activities which all fairies need to know
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