Sunday 14 December 2014

Winter Break Freebie!

One more week until winter break, are you as excited as I am?

I don't know about you, but this week is going to be CRAZY! I was looking at the schedule and it is packed with assemblies, last minutes field trips, more assemblies, sing-alongs, class parties . . . the list goes on.

Rather than having time to complete our regular activities, we are stuck with little pockets of time between all the other craziness. To fill this time, I didn't want to provide students with the regular filler colouring sheets, but rather with something *slightly* more substantial.

To help keep the students busy, but also using their brains, I've created a new freebie, my Winter Break Mini Pack of printables. It is filled with fun, winter-themed printables for students . . . and you know what printables mean, no extra prep for teachers!








You can click the pictures or {HERE} if you're interested in taking a closer look!

Have an amazing week!


Sunday 30 November 2014

New Winter Morning Work & TpT Cyber Monday Sale

Whew! Talk about preparing last minute. I have been working my butt off to finish my new winter Daily Language packet and I *just* uploaded it - just in time for the TpT Cyber Monday & Tuesday sale! Wahoo, who's ready to do some shopping? I don't know about you, but as soon as that calendar switches over to December, I just hear the ka-chings start as I begin my holiday shopping.

If you're interested, let's get onto the shopping details, shall we?


My whole store will be 20% off for Monday and Tuesday, and if you use the code TPTCYBER, you'll get an additional 10% off at checkout! Talk about a perfect time to shop!

So, with my whole shop on sale, that includes my new pack:



Some more winter-themed products:




And of course, some holiday units:







I am excited to start some holiday activities in the classroom this week, what are your plans?


Monday 3 November 2014

Author Spotlight: Todd Parr




I was first introduced to the books of Todd Parr several years ago when I received The Earth Book as a gift. Since then, I just keep discovering more and more of his gems. Not only do I love the bright illustrations, but I adore the way that he can take heavy/serious topics (peace, being different, etc.) and make them approachable for students.

Some of my favourites:



The Earth Book - My first and favourite!



The Peace Book - Takes a general concept, and puts it into words that students understand.



The Family Book - Uses fun pictures to illustrate the point that families come in all different shapes and sizes.



The Feelings Book - Great for students who may have difficulty identifying emotions.



It's Okay to Be Different  - Great book to teach tolerance and acceptance.



The Thankful Book - Perfect to get students talking about being thankful around Thanksgiving.



The Underwear Book - C'mon, the kids will never be able to resist this book!








**All links via Amazon**

Sunday 26 October 2014

A HUGE List of Halloween Picture Books



Now, I guess the term huge is debatable, but as I was compiling this list, and it kept growing, it sure felt huge to me. To make this organized, I've also sorted them by subjects, though of course, some might fit in more than one category. So let's get to it!








The Berenstain Bears Go on a Ghost Hunt by Stan and Jan Berenstain




Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohara



Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O'Connell



At the Old Haunted House by Helen Ketteman



The Berenstain Bears and the Haunted House by Stan and Jan Berenstain



In the Haunted House by Eve Bunting




Frankenstein by Rick Walton



Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex



Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex




Goodnight Goon: A petrifying parody by Michael Rex



The Monsterator by Keith Graves






The Runaway Mummy: A petrifying parody by Michael Rex




Where's My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi




Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman



The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll



The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin by Margaret Wise Brown



How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara



It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff



Little Boo by Stephen Wunderli



The Pumpkin Smasher by Anita Benarde



From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer



The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons



Pumpkin Circle: The story of a garden by George Levenson



Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell



Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White



Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan by Rob Scotton



The Vanishing Pumpkin by Tony Johnston






Halloween Hustle by Charlotte Gunnufson



Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler



Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler




Skelly the Skeleton Girl by Jimmy Pickering





Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson



A Very Brave Witch by Alison McGhee


The Winnie the Witch series by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul



The Witches by Roald Dahl - perfect for the older kiddos.






The 13 Nights of Halloween by Guy Vasilovich



The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan and Jan Berenstain



Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin



Froggy's Halloween by Jonathan London



The Hallo-wiener by Dav Pilkey



The Halloween Kid by Rhode Montijo



Halloween Night by Marjorie Dennis Murray






Happy Halloween, Curious George by H.A. Rey



The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing



Scaredy-Cat, Splat! by Rob Scotton



Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting



Shivery Shades of Halloween by Mary McKenna Siddals



Splat the Cat: What was that? by Rob Scotton



Trick or Treat, Marley! by John Grogan



The Very Hungry Zombie: A parody by Michael Teitelbaum



We're Off to Find the Witch's House by Mr. Kreib



Who's There on Halloween? by Susan Hagen Nipp & Pamela Conn Beall

What are you favourites? Leave a comment below!