Classroom Resources
Classroom-Ready Activities
Schools I visit receive an Author Kit which includes a number of classroom-ready activities. If you are interested in using these activities without a visit, please email me.
April Fool, Phyllis! :
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Classroom Guide for April Fool, Phyllis! -Kindergarten
Classroom Guide for April Fool, Phyllis! -Grade 1
Classroom Guide for April Fool, Phyllis! -Grade 2
April Fool Phyllis Dress Up Activity
Can’t Sleep Without Sheep:
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Can’t Sleep Sheep Hats Activity
The House That Mack Built:
The House That Mack Built explains, in simple terms, how to build a house. Use the story as a springboard for the children to make up their own "how-to" stories.
Mack is also a rhyme, so it can be used to explore the idea of creating simple couplets that rhyme and also make sense.
Mack can also be used to demonstrate the importance of order in a story - you must dig the hole in the ground before you pour the foundation. Use it as the starting point for a sequencing exercise.
Students in Kindergarten read The House That Mack Built, then "built" houses of their own using a square or rectangle for the bottom, and a triangle for the top. This activity can be done on the computer or with paper and crayons. Thanks to Cathie Morton at Elm Drive Elementary for this great idea!
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Teacher Guide – The House That Mack Built
The House that Mack Built- Word Scramble
Punxsutawney Phyllis:
Punxsutawney Phyllis is ideal for learning about Groundhog Day. You can use the story as a starting point for a lesson about this winter holiday. Details about Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil are appended for your teaching convenience, so it is easy to expand your lesson.
Phyllis is also a story about believing in yourself. Use the story as the starting point for a discussion about what your students believe they can do, or for a writing exercise on the same idea.
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Teacher Guide – Punxsutawney Phyllis
Coloring Pages (2): Phyllis, Uncle Phil
Paper Doll Kits (2): Phyllis Paper Doll, Phil Paper Doll
Punxsutawney Phyllis in the Classroom
Mad libs (2):Groundhog Day Mad Lib., Groundhog Mad Lib
No Sword Fighting In The House:
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No Sword Fighting Word Scramble
Not Yet, Rose:
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Coloring Pages (2): Rose with Mom, Rose with Dad
BEER IZ ZO MOE! (BEAR IS SO TIRED!):
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