Circus Themed Writing, Reading, Math and Craft Activities I have been looking and looking for good circus related activities to use with my first graders. We do a unit on how we express ourselves and the students use their “talents … Continue reading
Fortunately by Remy Charlip This is such a fantastic story to read and use as a starting point for students to create a, “Fortunately, Unfortunately” story of their own. Fortunately by Remy Charlip Fortunately, Ned was invited to a surprise … Continue reading
Bob the Artist Book Review and Craft I am literally in love with this book– the pictures, the storyline– everything is wonderful! I ordered it on a whim really. One of those nights where Amazon Prime was calling my name … Continue reading
Alien’s Love Underpants Craft and Writing Activity Have you read this book??? Honestly it has been sitting on my bookshelf in my class for several years now and only last week did I finally pull it out and read it … Continue reading
They All Saw a Cat Activity They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears and paws… And as the cat walked, he encountered all kinds of animals and each … Continue reading
Two New Back-to-School Books I LOVE these new books! I am so excited to share them with my students come September. I am also excited to share them with my book loving colleagues. Milk Goes to School by Terry Border … Continue reading
Time Soldiers Books: The Ultimate Adventure Series I love it when I am contacted by an author and asked to review his or her books. I love the day the books arrive and we open the box so excited to … Continue reading
Chapter Books for Reluctant Boy Readers from Splashing Cow Books I was so excited when I was contacted by Splashing Cow Books, a small publishing company out of Vermont to review their books written specifically for boys who are reluctant … Continue reading
Tree: a Peek-Through Picture Book This book arrived on my doorstep a few weeks ago. I immediately fell in love with the book just looking at the colorful cover. I shared it with my youngest who loved turning the pages … Continue reading
Here Comes Valentine Cat Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood Cat does not like Valentine’s Day. He thinks it is too mushy and he refuses to make a Valentine for anyone- especially the new dog next door. Dog keeps … Continue reading
I am Martin Luther King Jr. Book Review A few months ago I shared the book I am Lucille Ball from the Ordinary People Change the World Series. This is a fantastic series of biographies for young children. The text is … Continue reading
The Trees of the Dancing Goats Holiday Ornaments This book, The Trees of the Dancing Goats, (Patricia Polacco) is not only one of my favorite holiday books, but one of my favorite books of all times! You cannot really go … Continue reading