Sweet story about balancing alone time with time with friends. Both can be important and fun! The Great EGGscape is by Jory John. I love ALL the Jory John books, and The Great EGGscape is no exception! This pack is perfect for spring and Easter. It offers writing pages and activities PLUS 2 craft options: One is an egg…
The Big Cheese Book Companion: I love all of The Food Group books! The Big Cheese is the newest addition and does not disappoint! In the book we learn it is ok to try new things that we aren’t good at, it’s how we grow. Being the BEST is not what is most important. The pack…
The Great EGGscape Craft by Jory John is an adorable story about an egg who enjoys a little “me time” (who doesn’t?). After spending a little too long alone, he decides to go find his friends after they go on The Great EGGscape! Of course they’ve disguised themselves and are hiding throughout the store. You…
I know I keep saying this, but The Sour Grape may be my new favorite book by Jory John and Pete Oswald. We can all be Sour Grapes at times. What is important is There are even times when I feel like a killjoy, I’ll admit that freely! You can find the newest book companion…
The Sour Grape book by Jory John is a great story and this book companion will not disappoint! If you’d like to read more about this book companion, check out this blog post HERE. See a bundle of all The Food Group Packs HERE. Jory John’s books are great for social-emotional learning, and The Sour Grape…
Jory John’s book, The Couch Potato, is a funny book with a great lesson about getting out of the house and having an adventure every once in a while! You’ll love the book and this Couch Potato Book Companion! Buy the book HERE! Here is a very brief overview of the pages included: Character/Setting Snapshot…
The Bad Seed is the first and maybe the best in the Jory John Food Group Series. Looking for a blog post with even more information? Click HERE! The book is great for social emotional learning, helping kids understand why it’s important to not be so bad ALL the time! You can find the actual…
Dramatic Play Idea Dramatic Play Idea: Order Up! Restaurant Play to encourage writing, speaking, and listening skills! For as long as I can remember, my students have loved to play restaurant. Even when I taught third grade, I would hear them at the writing station taking each other’s orders. Now that I have made a…
Full school day for me…but the LAST day this week!!! Here is something a friend just emailed me…thought you might enjoy and smile! HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TEACHER?by Jeff Foxworthy 1. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line. 2. You…
100th Day of School Activities including crafts, counting, and writing. We celebrate our special day each year with a special snack and other fun activities. This year we added these adorable kid crafts that turned out super cute. My kids took home a note to return a bag of 100 items (that fit int the…
Jack and the Beanstalk Activities Jack and the Beanstalk Activities: Kids love fairytales and who doesn’t like the classic, Jack and the Beanstalk? The unit includes ideas to use with the book that includes writing, reading, science, reader’s theater, retell, and a little math. My kinders had a great week! See my new pack HERE…
