Book Review – The Pain in my Chest

Book Review – The Pain in my Chest

The Pain in my Chest by Áine Murray, illustrated by Bronagh Lee. I was immediately drawn to this book by its title and the eye-catching front cover (yes I judged a book by its cover). I read this book initially to myself, my son (12), then to a junior class (infants...
Summer Dolch Word Mats

Summer Dolch Word Mats

Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of eleven sets of twenty words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. This resource contains...
Easter Dolch Word Mats

Easter Dolch Word Mats

Dolch words are a list of 220 “service words” developed in the 1940s by William Dolch. They consist of a series of eleven sets of words which are considered to be vocabulary which occurs most frequently in children’s reading material. This seasonal resource contains...
Book Review – One Stormy Night

Book Review – One Stormy Night

Recently I read a book called One Stormy Night, the author’s name Is Alma Jordan. This story is about Kate and Peter Farrelly’s life at Hazel Tree Farm. Kate falls in love with the fluffy chicks on Cooper’s farm while Peter helps with the lambs. One day Peg the dog...
Book Review – Mr. Wolf Goes to the Ball

Book Review – Mr. Wolf Goes to the Ball

I read Mr. Wolf Goes to the Ball with 1st and 2nd Class and they loved it! The book is about a wolf who gets an invitation to a ball and he can’t decide what to wear. He decides he wants to wear a dress but the other animals tell him he shouldn’t. His friend the sheep...