Bee-Bim Bop! This blog has a book review and also a free printable for emergent readers. I was written by Linda Sue Park and illustrated by Ho Baek Lee. According to Publishers Weekly, it is "Unabashedly happy." I agree the tone and illustrations are very happy. From grocery shopping for ingredients for Bee-Bim Bop to
The Spy on Third Base byMatt Christopher is a baseball chapter book, and this post has a short review and a free printable. This is a baseball-themed book with a little mystery. T.V. Adams has a talent for predicting where the batters on the opposing team will hit the ball. When
Welcome to the Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop! The Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop is a place where bloggers can share multicultural activities, crafts, recipes, and musings for our creative kids. We can't wait to see what you share this time! Created by Frances of Discovering the World through My Son's Eyes, the blog
How to self-publish a children's paperback with Word is described in this post. A template to edit to create your own book, step-by-step directions, and a video will help you easily produce a simple 8.5" X 8.5" paperback. This post is for would be authors who would like a more simple method to get
Noerenberg Memorial Gardens is known for its beauty. It has been part of the Three Rivers Park District since being donated by Lora Noerenberg in 1972. She earned a degree in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota and was the chief horticulturist for the estate for some years. The gardens are on Lake Minnetonka in
This post has a safety story for teachers and parents in the form of a flash fiction story by Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen. The printable has both the story and some Halloween quick writes pages in the free printable PDF. This could be used on or soon after Halloween, when children have vivid impressions
Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop 63 Welcome to the Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop! The Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop is a place where bloggers can share multicultural activities, crafts, recipes, and musings for our creative kids. We can't wait to see what you share this time! Created by Frances of Discovering the World
Planting seeds to bloom and grow free journal for Pre-K through grade 1 --- instant download is available at this post. This post started with a small gift of zinnia illumination seeds. As Miss Owl handed it to me, she said, "They're going to die!" Yes, before some seeds we planted did die when
Max the Dog Goes Out on Halloween Emergent Reader Max-the-Dog-Goes-Out-On-Halloween Oh, those days before and after Halloween (or just before the party) take some planning to help keep the children calm and busy. This emergent reader is good as it not only helps students practice some reading but takes some time to color. Children might
Then and now sorting cards make a nice social studies center activity around Thanksgiving or when your class may study pioneers. We used to take the second graders to Cahill School and had a letter writing unit. The children would write to relatives and ask questions about their school days. Amazingly, many grandparents had attended
