Easter Read Alouds

I cannot believe it is almost Easter - this year has flown by! And I may, or may not, be counting down the weeks (I know, months, but weeks makes it seem like less time) until it is sweet summertime!

But I'll have to forget about summer for a second because I want to talk about Easter - Easter picture books that is.

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I love having a ready stack of books for each holiday (however minor) and season and I am always looking for new ones to freshen up my bookshelves.

Besides The Easter Egg by Jan Brett, I don't have a ton of Easter picture books that stick out in my mind, so I had to go searching.

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Lucky for all you Pete the Cat fans, Pete has a new adventure, fittingly called, Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure. Now I love the Pete the Cat stories, but I am a little wary of the newer ones as Eric Litwin is no longer writing them. I'm hoping they're are still great, so I might have to pick this new one up.

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Now I said I don't know of a ton of Easter books, but apparently that was because I was not looking hard enough, because one of my favourite authors, Laura Numeroff, has one to go along with all of her other sweet If You Give a . . . books. Although it doesn't quite follow the pattern of her other books, Happy Easter, Mouse! does feature that good old mouse character, so this one is another one I will have to track down.

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Although I haven't read this book yet, I love the bright illustrations in The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas. Another one that I'll have to track down.

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Finally, Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail is a sweet story about a pig who wants to be the Easter Bunny. It's fun for Easter, but also has a great message about believing in yourself and going after your dreams.

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What are your favourite Easter picture books? I would love to hear some more suggestions.

If you're searching for some Easter ideas for the classroom, click on any of the pictures below to check out some of my Easter ideas.

 Have a great week!

TpT 3 Million Teachers Strong Sale 2.0

Well I'm back again, and frankly I'm surprised. I am so exhausted so I'm not sure how the rest of the week will play out!

Today I'm linking up with Blog Hoppin' to once again, talk about the amazing upcoming sale at Teachers Pay Teachers.

Yesterday I blogged about some of my favourite units, and today I'm going to talk about some units that may be helpful in the upcoming months.

First up, St. Patrick's Day is less than a month away. What are your plans? For my school district, St. Patrick's day actually falls on Spring Break, so any celebration will, most likely, be a short one. If you're looking for something, you could try my St. Patrick's Day Pot o' Gold Unit:

or some word problems:

or maybe you just want to pick up a freebie:

You know as soon as St. Patrick's Day is over, Easter will be right around the corner. Here are a few Easter-themed units:

or maybe you just need some extra spring-themed math practice:

And finally, one of my favourite holidays to celebrate in the classroom - Earth Day!

Head on over to Blog Hoppin' to see what other stores are participating in this amazing sale!

Have a great (rest of the) week!

Spring Break, Easter & a Freebie

Well unfortunately in just a few hours, Spring Break will be officially over for this year. The only thing keeping me going is the two short weeks I'm facing. I cannot believe that it will already be Easter next weekend! I have been hard at work updating my Easter units from last year:

Includes some fun, some writing and a little bit of math.

To be used with Jan Brett's The Easter Egg

I've also got a little freebie to share, one I created for Spring Break last year - my Spring Break Mini-Pack. Unfortunately I don't have a picture to share for it, but if you click {HERE} you can access the freebie on TPT. Go link up with Classroom Freebies to find more fantastic freebies (who doesn't love free stuff?).