Dino-Christmas Book Review

Dino-Christmas

Lisa Wheeler (Author)

Barry Gott (Illustrator)

Carolrhoda Books

Children’s Fiction, Picture Book, Christmas

Publication Date: September 1, 2018

From the author and illustrator who brought the Dino-Sports series (my son LOVES these books) comes a new Dino-Holidays series starting with Dino-Christmas!

Santa Claws is coming, so Dinos of all sizes play in the snow, decorate the town, have snowball fights, eat cookies, and have a parade as they eagerly await the big day!

Written in rhyming verse and paired with fun, bright illustrations, dinosaur lovers will want to join in the fun as they see Raptor, Stegosaurus, T-Rex, Triceratops, Diplodocus, and many more dinosaurs prepare for Christmas!

If you’re interested in reading Dino-Christmas, you can purchase a copy here on Amazon. 

*A copy of this book was provided free of charge for an honest review.

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Read Alouds for Halloween

Looking for some October inspiration for your read alouds?  Try some of these great titles!

1) Leonardo the Terrible Monster This one is from Mo Willems, so you know it's good. Leonardo is a terrible monster, meaning he is terrible at being a monster. He can't scare anyone! But he is determined to keep trying!


2) The Graveyard Book For your older kids (4th grade and up), this book dives into the life of Bod, the only living resident of a graveyard. Can a boy raised by ghosts make it in the real, living world?



3) Click, Clack, Boo If your kids are fans of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, then they'll love this Halloween addition to the series. Farmer Brown does not like Halloween, but those barnyard animals have other ideas!



4) Little Boo As the seasons change one little pumpkin seed tries to be scary, but he can't seem to scare anyone! He is told to wait until he grows, but waiting is hard!


5) Creepy Carrots Jasper Rabbit loves carrots!  But one day he notices something odd.  Are the carrots following him?


6) Creepy Pair of Underwear! From the same team that created Creepy Carrots, we now have Jasper in a new adventure.  He's not afraid of anything anymore... well, except for his pair of underwear that seems to glow in the dark.  And even when he tries to get rid of them, they keep coming back!

Do you have other October or Halloween favorites?  Let me know in the comments section below!

Free Winter Writing Pages

Need some fun writing pages for your students this winter season?

Well, here are six options for you:

Grab them here:  Free Winter Writing Pages

Winter, Christmas, and Holiday Snacks for Kids

Here are a few ideas to help you and your kiddos celebrate the holidays and winter this year:

You can start with a festive snowman cup and fill it with whatever you'd like:

And some healthy (or healthier) DIY snack ideas include:

A Strawberry and Banana Candy Cane

An Orange Snowman Plate

String Cheese Snowmen

And another String Cheese Snowman design

How about a Grinch Kabob?

Or some Snowman Popcorn Cups

If you have any favorite holiday snacks for your kids, please share them in the comments section below.

Tricks and Treats Blog Hop

October is my favorite month!  Crisp air, pumpkins, hot tea, big sweaters with boots, Halloween - what's not to love?

To help celebrate the amazing month of October, I've partnered with several other bloggers to bring you the Tricks & Treats Blog Hop: a smorgasbord of goodies to kick off the month!  I'd also like to give a big thank you to Mrs. Plemons for hosting and organizing the blog hop.  

Okay, let's get down to business:

Tricks

Here are two fun tricks to incorporate movement into teaching phoneme segmentation. 

Start with three sound words:

1)  Have your students follow your lead and use your body to sound out words.  Touch both hands to the top of your head for the initial sound.  Touch two hands to your stomach for the medial sound.  Then, touch two hands to your feet for the final sound.  After modeling for students, have them give it a try themselves.

*This technique is great for helping isolate initial, medial, and final sounds too!

2)  Hop out the words!  Place green, yellow, and red sheets of paper on the ground in a line.  Give students a word like "cat" and have them hop to each sheet for each sound in the word.  Hop on green and say /k/, hop on yellow and say /a/, and hop on red and say /t/.  

Treats

Here are some Halloween and fall inspired treats for your classroom:

Freebies:

Father's Day Craft and Gift Ideas

Here are some Father's Day craft ideas that are great for any man in your child's/students' lives that you are looking to thank:

1) DAD Picture Frame

2) A Pup for Pop

3) Fishing Cupcakes

4) I Love You This Much

5) M&M Bow Tie

6) We Love You Because Photo

7) I Think You're Dandy Card

8) Father's Day Goody Bags

St. Patrick's Day Crafts for Kids

Here are some great craftivities for St. Patrick's Day:

1.  Fingerpaint Pot of Gold

2. DIY Leprechaun Hat

Winter and Christmas Crafts for Kids

Here are six cute Christmas and winter crafts for kids:

1) Footprint Reindeer from Baby Photography Studio

2)  Pine Cone Tree from Crafter's Delights

3)  Homemade Snow Globes from Martha Stewart

4) A Birdseed Wreath from Canadian Family

5) Paper Plate Christmas Trees from I Heart Crafty Things
 * I heart people who heart things like me!

6) Snowman Socks (doubles as a hand warmer!) from The Purple Pug

Do you have a favorite winter craft?  Share a link to your favorite below!

Thanksgiving Snacks for Kids

Whether you want a snack for your own kids or for your students, the little ones (and big ones) are sure to enjoy some of these cute Thanksgiving treats:

Acorn Cookies from It's Written on the Wall

 Cornucopia for Kids from Sippy Cup Mom

Corny Cookies from Spoonful

Healthier Options:

Turkey Veggie Cup from Be Different Act Normal

Fruit Turkey from Clean and Scentsible

Apples & Peanut Butter Turkey from The Party Animal

Enjoy!

Resource Round-Up: June 4, 2013

Father's Day is soon approaching.  Need a cute craft for your students or for your own kids?

These websites should give you a few ideas:

1. 30 Father's Day Gifts Kids Can Make - 30 ideas to spark your creativity

2. Golf Club Protectors - Cute & made from socks - I like the argyle!

3. Father's Day Gift Bag - Make any gift even more special by making these really cute gift bags

I might have to make some of these gift bags for any present I give to a male friend/relative!

Enjoy!

Friday Freebie: Thanksgiving

Today's Friday Freebie has a Thanksgiving theme for the upcoming holiday.  On this I Am Thankful For sheet, students are able to trace over the pre-written words, complete the sentence, and a draw a picture.

The sheet comes in color (as seen above) and in black and white.  You can download it for FREE here: Thanksgiving: I am thankful for.

Enjoy!

TPT: Halloween Word Work, Worksheets, and Activities Packet

UPDATE:  This Packet is now 50% off (only $3.50)!

This Halloween Word Work and Activity Packet has nine different activities for your students.  You can click here to purchase it.  These activities are great for 1st - 4th Grade.