Kindergarten Snow Suit Designs

We recently read the book Thomas' Snowsuit by Robert Munsch. It was a very funny book. Afterwards we traced templates to make our own snowsuit kids. What do you think of our designs?

Kindergarten Snowsuits from Cindy Blakely on Vimeo.

Hey Pete, We love our Shoes too...

We are still enjoying our Pete The Cat books. Today we got to wear a pair of shoes that we love too! Take a look at the shoes we wore to school....
These are shoes from the AM class:

These shoes are from the PM class:

What are your favorite shoes?

iTunes Adds Classic Picture Books...

We're still out on Spring Break, but I thought I'd stop in to share a little info:
For those of you iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad owners, you may be interested to know that iTunes has added Classic Children's Picture Books to their library. Titles include, The Poky Little Puppy, Caps for Sale, & Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. iBook is a FREE download from iTunes. The books vary by price. Enjoy!

A New Way to Share Books...

Storybird is a fun site where you can find pictures, add your own words and create your very own book. Here's a sample book for you to enjoy. We will make more books to share so be sure to check back soon.
Red Bird and His Band on StorybirdIn the meantime, click over to Storybird and create a book of your own. Please let us know when your book has been published so we can read it.

We Love Llama Llama...

We continue to work on listening for rhyming words. Anna Dewdney has written several adorable books about Llama Llama. The books all make great use of rhymes while telling a wonderful story. We just love the way Mama can always calm little Llama Llama down and also reassure him of her love! We borrowed one of the titles from our school library and even borrowed one from another school in our district so we could enjoy them. We are hoping to get our own copies of all the books soon and have them become a permanent part of our classroom library!

Duck or Rabbit?...

At a course I took a few weeks ago, my friend, Mrs. Partyka shared the book, DUCK! RABBIT! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. I really like the book and thought you might like it too. I found a video promoting the book at YouTube.

Tell me, which do you see, the DUCK or the RABBIT? ;-)

Thanks for sharing this great book Mrs. Partyka!

Another Counting Book...

I love sharing books with you! Nothing beats curling up in a comfy spot and reading a good book, but books online can be fun too. I like the fact that some books can be shared online. There is a site called Big Universe that shares books online with you. If you really like the book, you can choose to buy it for your own library. If you want to share the book, you can also email a link to your friend. If you find a book you think I might like, send me the link in email or include it in a comment below. I would love to see what you like to read.

At Big Universe, I came across another online book that encourages you to use your math skills by counting things you may see in the city or wherever you live! You'll need to click on the link, I am not able to place the book directly on the page.

This book is called: Counting in the City. Another interesting book at this site is called: Counting at the Zoo.

 Again, think of ways you can use your counting skills when you are out and about town. Maybe you can find things that you can count by 2's, 3's, 5's or 10's.

Counting Books...

We are learning to count in different languages, but this is a fun book on how to count in English. Read and enjoy:
(note: for a larger version of the book, click on the eyeballs)

Here's a book on counting backwards:

You can visit the LookyBook web site for more fun books to read online or purchase. What's your favorite counting book?

Good Morning China...

Here is a cute book that you can read right here online. It is called Good Morning China, and was written & illustrated by, Hu Yong Yi. This is a lovely picture book that depicts the start of a day in China. Children are playing, an artist is painting, people are meditating, exericising, and otherwise enjoying a morning in the park. I hope you enjoy it.

Click on the "eyes" for a larger look at the book.

Mrs. Wishy-Washy...

This is our first "play" from a book we read in class. The book is called: "Mrs. Wishy-Washy" by Joy Cowley. It was real cute and funny. Just watch our videos and see...
(A.M. Class,):
(If the video doesn't work, Click here: Mrs. Wishy-Washy (A.M.).

(P.M. Class.):

If the video doesn't work, click here: Mrs. Wishy-Washy (P.M.)