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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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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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.
It is certainly not Halloween without a pumpkin and Youth Online gives an amazing 101 Things To Do With A Pumpkin. DLTK also provides an easy pumpkin template to use with the younger students as well as Halloween printables and colouring pages.
Math Drills gets into the action with their Halloween themed spider maths page and ABC Teach have a whole page dedicated to Halloween fun.
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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!
We found a lot of Scholastic and Disney titles and there were purchases that kept both my daughter and I very happy.
Stores like Value Village (Canada) also have a 50% off day so it is worth popping in just to see what they may have in stock. Cheap is good but cheaper is better!
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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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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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Comments (2) 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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Speakaboos
June 2nd 2009 02:38
Coming soon, as the site announces, is a record your own story section which will allow kids and parents to record their own voices reading (or singing!) their favorite story, song, or nursery rhyme. Anything that aids in the improvement and creation of kids wanting to read or listen to stories is a great idea.
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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
Ugly Duckling Week
May 31st 2009 07:02
We have various Ugly Duckling and Swan pictures to cut out and glue together, although my favourite is this 3D duck. We are unable to source the plastic eggs although are going to amend it slightly by using small paper cups which should do the trick just nicely
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Posted By: Michelle Sweeney - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Books, Computer Based, Craft, Reading
Send In The Clowns
May 24th 2009 02:59
Loonette and Molly from the Canadian Series, The Big Comfy Couch, are a particular favourite in our house so at least I had a starting point on which to base our activities. And in particular I love the concept of a 10-second tidy which we are going to incorporate with a clown based cleaning chart
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BBC Stories
May 14th 2009 00:50
Currently my daughter's favourite, she enjoys listening to the stories and selecting her own depending on her mood. The stories are excerpts from the children's programs featured on the BBC channel such as The Tweenies, The Story Makers and Charlie and Lola
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The Three Little Pigs
May 12th 2009 04:39
Being such a popular story, it seems that there is no shortage for inspiration on the web covering all kinds of activities, colouring pages and ideas to complement the story
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Posted By: Michelle Sweeney - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Books, Computer Based, Craft, Reading
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