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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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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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
The Importance of Spelling
July 9th 2009 07:43
Kidspell is a fun spelling website for children which offers games and activities for children to improve their spelling ability
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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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Garden Week
June 5th 2009 04:20
Handprint flowers seem to be the common theme on children's craft websites. We are also going to try our hand at pressing and drying flowers as well as doing leaf rubbings
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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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Sesame Street Online
May 26th 2009 02:25
One of my favourite clown related clips was the one where a clown demonstrated how he removes his makeup (as pictured). The clip itself fascinated me as a young child and my daughter found it equally as interesting, requesting to watch the clip a number of times. Also of interest was a clip about a circus clown family which brought a realism to clowns that we otherwise would not have achieved just by reading and talking about it
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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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