Andrea Knight

Teacher · Learner · Author

Women’s History Month Coloring Pages

As we start planning for Women's History Month, we've been thinking about our students. This year's group has different needs than last year's and we've needed materials that are a little more supportive in their design. We may still use our printable biographies, but we're excited about the format of these COLORING SHEETS as a more manageable alternative. Each features an amazing woman whose … [Read more...]

Tacky the Penguin – An Odd Little Bird

Tacky the Penguin has been on our winter read-aloud list for so many years now. Penguins are one of those obvious seasonal topics this time of year, but there's more to this story. If you know, then you know. However, if this book is new to you, we recommend you check out a copy and save some time to read out loud. It's silly and the kids love it, especially if you give it a little gusto. And … [Read more...]

Bear Snores On

We love Karma Wilson's "Bear" books. With winter right around the corner, we're busy planning lessons around her sweet little story, Bear Snores On. It's perfect for this time of year... cold air, short days, snowy skies... Bear is ready to hibernate! And he does. In fact, he's so good at it, he doesn't even notice his forest friends have made their way to his cozy den to escape all the winter … [Read more...]

Write the Room Holiday Activities for K-1

Our students have been doing some version of write the room activities since I started teaching. It worked then and it works now. Any opportunity to get them up and out of their seats is a win. And this is one of those activities. If the write the room activity is new to you or your kids, it's simple: post key word cards around the classroom give the children their own recording sheet … [Read more...]

Elves Are the Worst

Elves are the worst! Or are they? Gilbert the goblin sure thinks so. And he spends a great deal of time in Alex Willan's picture book telling the readers why they should share his opinion. Even though Gilbert is anti-elf, it's hard not to like him. He thinks elves are the worst and he doesn't appreciate the way they hog the holiday spotlight. And on some level, we relate to him a bit. We've had … [Read more...]