As part of our apple unit, we did some fun activities to go along with the book How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. "How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World" is a cute book with colourful and captivating illustrations perfect for preschoolers thru 2nd grade. Geography Activities To make an apple pie, you just go to the store to buy the ingredients. But what if the store is closed. The book takes readers from country to country around the world ...
Poppins Book Nook
The Day The Crayons Came Home – Postcard From Italy
The theme of this months Poppins Book Nook is "Countries Around The World". The children's book I choose is one of my favourites: "The Day The Crayons Came Home". In the story, a little boy named Duncan get's a strange stack of postcards in the mail from some of his crayons that he forgot about or lost over the years. Some of those crayons sent him postcards from various countries around the world. If you have children, in my opinion, this is a must read children's book. It is quite ...
The Hundred Dresses – Teaching Kids About Bullying
Bullying is a hot topic in schools and has become an important subject even in our home school. Since I've become a parent, I have come to realize just how young bullying starts. Bullying is not just reserved for older school aged children. Kids can form clicks, exclude and be mean to other children at quite a young age. In my experience, I would say at the 4 years old age group was when I started becoming aware of the issue. I have seen my young daughter, at times, take on the role of the ...
Forest Scavenger Hunt – Identifying Plants in Search of the Perfect Paint Colors
Our family lives in a forest, so I was very happy when I saw that the theme for the Poppins Book Nook this month is "Forests and Woods". Going along nicely with the theme, I chose the book A New Friend (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse) My daughter received this book as a gift. The cover looks cute and adorable but I will be honest, I initially dismissed this book as a good book for when she's a bit older. My daughter can read common kid words, but looking at the vocabulary of the book, I knew ...
Make Way For Ducklings Lesson Plan
Welcome to this month's edition of the Poppins Book Nook, an online book club for kids. The theme for May is Caldecott Medal Books. The Caldecott Medal was first awarded in 1937, and was named after the an influential children's books illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The book I have chosen this month was the winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1942 entitled Make Way for Ducklings. It was ...
