Language Arts
If You Take a Mouse to School…
Today in class, we read If You Take a Mouse to School. After we read the story, we talked about what different things a mouse would see and do if it came to our school! Then we wrote in our writing journals about what would happen, and drew what it would look like! Here is a read-along of … Continue reading
Art and Explorations at Home
With this on-and-off rain, Miss Cobbett has been thinking a lot about what kinds of things we can do inside to use our creative thinking skills. Something we’re going to be exploring a little bit more is storytelling, because that is something that everyone can do, and it gives us an opportunity to be really, really … Continue reading
Colouring Pages
Here is a link to some beautiful and really cool colouring pages that were put out for free for Children’s Book Week for 2020! At the bottom of the page, it lists a little bit of information about each of the illustrators. What would you draw as a colouring page design for Children’s Book … Continue reading
A Rain Lesson
Well, Team, we’ve had a little change in weather. This week looks like there will keep being rain clouds, so I thought we could add some rain activities into our learning! Here is a link to a story you can read along to. After the story, this site has two game/puzzles you can work on … Continue reading
Colouring Pages
I want to share a link with you for some beautiful colouring pages put together as a free resource – featuring a lot of local artists. Take a close look at these pages before you start colouring them in – What details do you notice? What story might this picture tell us? The pages can be … Continue reading
Put Something Silly In!
Today I want to share a fun poem from Shel Silverstein about taking risks and having fun! What is something really fun you got to do this week? What details would you need to draw in a picture of it? How would you tell it as a story to me if we were sharing in … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day!
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – where we can reflect on the planet we live on, and how we can help it grow the same way it helps us grow. Our Earth has plants, animals, water, air…there are so many different things to take care of! How can we help take care of … Continue reading
A Poem about April
For some poetry this week, I wanted to share this fun poem about the month of April!! For a creative writing activity this week, consider working together on your own poem about what April is to you! What do you see outside? What does April feel like? What do you notice in nature right now? … Continue reading
Life as a Salmon??
What would your life be like if you were a Salmon? Try and write about your life from the point of view of a Salmon. Discuss the stages of your life and travels. You can start by writing what you know about Salmon, and then add some details about what would happen as a Salmon! … Continue reading
April is Poetry Month!
I have often found that people say that they “don’t like poetry” when asked. But, I have also often found that poems can make those very same people giggle and laugh, when shown a particularly funny one. Poetry is a sneaky part of language that we often forget to take time and appreciate, but it’s … Continue reading