Hello my friends. It's 11:55 pm E.S.T. and officially the TpT #StartFreshBTS sale ends in 5 minutes. Except that I have decided to keep my own sale going another day and that I will be starting fresh tomorrow. I had grand plans. I have been bundling and organizing and reorganizing trying to prepare for this sale, and have run out of time. I posted two 2-packs just over an hour ago. I should have posted this days ago. I'll explain more in a … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Today we celebrate you, mothers! Enjoy this special day that honors the most important job in the world. I am so grateful to be celebrating my 20th year as a mom, today, myself. I've written about the the poem below previously, and it is public domain. You may download this image as a jpg by clicking on it and saving it to your computer! To download a PDF, please click here. … [Read more...]
Announcing the TpT Cyber Sale 2017 and 3 chances to win $100 gift cards!
Hello my friends! I hope you are well! It's suddenly holiday season again, and I am writing to let you know that Teachers Pay Teachers big Cyber Sale starts tomorrow! With up to 25% off site-wide, this is a great opportunity to clear out those wish lists. My own store is set at 20% off for the sale, with the other 5% coming from TpT when you apply the promo code: #TpTCyber17 . Here are a few items that may be helpful as you as you plan for the … [Read more...]
Great books for preparing kids for Fire Drills
Stories are a great tool for preparing children for upcoming experiences. Reading about relatable characters starting school, or practicing for a fire drill, for example, allows kids a few risk-free 'practice-runs' in someone else's life and body before having to try doing it themselves! It also provides a number of fictional scenarios, and contexts for naturals conversations with those older and more experienced than themselves to help kids … [Read more...]
It’s on! TpT’s site-wide BTS bonus sale!
This, to me, is the REAL Back to School sale, because I live in Ontario and our back to school season is truly here now. Some schools are letting teachers in to set up their rooms, and jobs are being filled that were not filled by the end of June. Classes begin for our little people on September 5th. This is 'the biggie' in my own mind, so I am extending the sale in my store through tomorrow, August 23rd. Enjoy your shopping everyone! I hope … [Read more...]
Stories by author/illustrator Tomie DePaola for St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and a great opportunity to teach children about the Irish. Celebrated annually on March 17, children will likely notice the shamrocks, leprechauns and thematic ‘green’ while out in the community, watching their television shows and be curious to know more. Award-winning author and illustrator Tomie dePaola provides Irish expressions and vocabulary, historical and religious references in his humorous … [Read more...]
The Magic of Snow People!
Children's stories, television specials and movies have always done an exceptional job at capturing the magic of snow people. Many of us grew up dreaming of our own Frosty the Snowman coming to life because of one magical story. Frozen's Olaf may be Frosty born again. Learning through play: How many of us learned about forward-thinking from building snow people? Few realize that the same type of planning and sequencing is a valuable … [Read more...]
Fun Winter writing activities for kids!
Hello everyone! Are you heading back to school tomorrow morning? If you're looking for fun winter writing activities to jump start the new year with a smile, here is a freebie you can use for years to come: Surprise Winter Writing update! I am simplifying things this year. Below you will see the pin image for Winter Read and Write and More (including New Year's and Groundhog Day) that I just updated to include images from Valentine's Day … [Read more...]
New Year Writing activity for kids – free!
Happy New Year everyone! I wanted to send you my best wishes for the new year with this free New Year Writing activity for primary kids. I spent the first day of the year thinking of how grateful I am for my followers and for being a part of this TpT community. Have you made New Year's resolutions? I know that as teachers and parents, our real new year is at the beginning of the school year. It was last summer when I fully realized how … [Read more...]
Canadian education resources on Pinterest #looniedeals!
Looking for Canadian education resources? Here is where to find amazing amazing education resources on Pinterest with Canadian content and / or created by Canadian teachers. Be sure to take advantage of the dollar deal sale that starts today and runs to Dec 18th by searching #looniedeals on TeachersPayTeachers and other social media to find Canadian educational resources marked down to only $1! My own dollar deals are linked … [Read more...]
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