These printable, educational Year of the Snake sheets include: information sheet, comprehension questions, drawing sheet, tracing exercises, maze, word search, and scrambled words.
A driving tour with map of the most outstanding holiday lights in southern Denver including Englewood, Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch. Includes lighted houses, synchronized shows, and a free church display.
In this article, you'll find 9 quick and easy printable crafts you can use for the Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake). I've included a paper plate snake, a snake puppet, and snake-inspired lanterns as well as coloring sheets.
A roundup of over a dozen printable templates for Year of the Snake lucky red envelopes and bookmarks to color, cut, and assemble for Chinese New Year.
Contains 13 quick and easy printable templates for Year of the Snake cards to print and color for Chinese New Year. On each card, the phrase "Happy New Year" is written in English, Mandarin Chinese, and pinyin.
These 6 Colorado trails feature stunning wildflower displays on mountain trails that have some steep parts, yet are very doable for people who are in reasonable shape and can keep their footing. Most are fairly close to Denver, Colorado Springs, or Fort Collins.
These 7 Colorado trails feature stunning wildflower displays on relatively level paths that are not too steep or long. Most are fairly close to Denver, Colorado Springs, or Fort Collins.
It’s easy to walk to these 12 Colorado wildflower displays that feature relatively level paths that are short and not very steep. Most are fairly close to Denver, Colorado Springs, or Fort Collins. Some feature wide paths that are suitable for a wheelchair or stroller.
It’s easy to print these coloring sheets for the Chinese New Year: Year of the Snake. This article has 17 designs to choose from. Each of the coloring pages includes the Chinese characters for "Happy Chinese New Year" along with their pinyin (phonetic) counterparts.
This article contains several quick and easy crafts for Chinese dragon puppets, artwork, and other decorations. All you'll need is some paper, yarn, ribbon, felt, chenille stems, chopsticks, salt containers, and toilet paper tubes. I've also included some free templates to print.
These printable sheets will help children learn about the "Year of the Dragon" celebration in China. It includes Spanish/Chinese pages, fact sheets, and Mandarin words. I've also included some sheets for coloring, writing, and drawing.
In this article, you'll find eight printable crafts you can use for the Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon). I've included a paper plate dragon, a dragon puppet, and dragon-inspired lanterns.
Here are 20+ printable templates for lucky red envelopes and bookmarks. You can color, cut, and assemble these for the Year of the Dragon, Chinese New Year.
This article contains over a dozen printable templates for "Year of the Dragon" cards. These are quick and easy crafts for the Chinese New Year. On each card, the phrase "Happy New Year" is written in English, Mandarin, and pinyin.
It’s easy to print coloring sheets for the Chinese New Year! This article provides 21 designs you can choose from. Each of the coloring pages includes the Chinese characters for “Happy Chinese New Year” along with their pinyin (phonetic) counterparts.
6 printable pages that will help children learn about the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. Includes words in Mandarin, coloring, writing, drawing and fact sheet.
9 printable easy and inexpensive project sheets to use in making crafts for the Year of the Rabbit, Chinese New Year. Includes a paper plate rabbit, a cut and glue rabbit, a paper bag rabbit puppet, a pop-up rabbit, and rabbit lanterns.
A roundup of 20 printable templates for lucky red envelopes and bookmarks that you can color, cut, and assemble for the Year of the Rabbit, Chinese New Year.
Contains 18 quick and easy printable templates for Year of the Rabbit cards to craft for Chinese New Year. On each card, the phrase "Happy New Year" is written in English, Mandarin, and pinyin.
It’s easy to print these coloring sheets – and you have 30 designs to choose from! Each Year of the Rabbit coloring page has the Chinese characters for “Happy Chinese New Year” along with their pinyin (phonetic) counterparts.
Includes 5 quick and easy printable templates for Winnie-the-Pooh friendship cards to color and craft.
Contains easy, printable mouse craft templates to make cute paper mice. Busy teachers and parents can print these patterns for kids.
Includes 10 quick and easy printable templates for several different classic Winnie the Pooh coloring sheets featuring EH Shepard’s art and quotes from the books by A. A. Milne.
Use these easy templates to print out a variety of Pooh games, including a matching game, scavenger hunt, mazes, a drawing game, a guessing game, and charades.
8 printable easy and inexpensive project sheets to use in making crafts for the Year of the Tiger, Chinese New Year. Includes a paper plate tiger, a cut-and-paste tiger, a paper bag tiger puppet, and papercut tigers.
Six printable pages that will help children learn about the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac: write the Chinese character for tiger, draw pictures, and read a brief fact sheet.
Nine easy printable templates for lantern crafts children can make to celebrate the Lantern Festival and the Year of the Tiger.
A roundup of two dozen printable templates for lucky red envelopes and bookmarks for kids to color, cut, and assemble for the Year of the Tiger, Chinese New Year.
Contains 14 quick and easy printable templates for lantern crafts to make for the Year of the Tiger, Chinese New Year.
Contains 6 Chinese zodiac pages that can be printed and colored for Chinese New Year, study units about China, and other related topics. Includes story which explains the order of the zodiac animals.
Contains ten pages that can be printed and colored for the Chinese New Year. Contains the phrase “Happy New Year” in English, pinyin, and Chinese characters.
It’s easy to use these trivia questions at your next holiday party or celebration. This article includes easy trivia questions that you can print off onto cards, or – if you want project the questions for a larger group – you can download the slideshow.
This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to craft this charming snowman from a tube sock, a styrofoam ball, a roll of toilet paper, and some embellishments. A perfect craft for an afternoon.
This article includes 20 quick and easy printable templates for several different Year of the Tiger cards to craft for Chinese New Year. Each card shows a picture of a tiger, and the phrase "Happy New Year" is written in English, Mandarin, and pinyin.
This article contains 30 printable coloring pages for the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. The sheets have Chinese characters along with their pinyin (phonetic) counterparts.
Easy step-by-step instructions for presenting a simple and cute draw-and-tell story about a salad, some carrots, and a rabbit. Includes printable patterns and sample video presentations. Great for themes of spring, healthy eating, rabbits, or Easter.
This article includes ten printable project sheets plus a variety of graphics to use in making crafts for the Year of the Ox and the Chinese New Year. Use these easy and inexpensive ideas to celebrate the Chinese New Year with children or students.
Know a child who loves the "Dog Man" series? This article provides descriptions and reviews of 10 books that are similar to Dav Pilkey's hit collection.
It's the Year of the Ox! Templates for printable Year-of-the-Ox envelopes that children can color and put together to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
This article includes six printable activity sheets to help children learn about the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. Children can learn to write the character for ox, draw pictures, and read a brief fact sheet.
Two easy-to-use printable templates for lantern crafts that children can make for the Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox).
Six quick-and-easy templates to print out and color as a craft project for the Chinese New Year: Year of the Ox.
15 printable templates for several unique Year of the Ox cards to craft. Each card includes an image of an ox and the phrase "Happy New Year" written in English, Mandarin, and pinyin.
This article contains 16 printable coloring pages for the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. The sheets have Chinese characters along with their pinyin (phonetic) counterparts.
This article includes a roundup of sites that have free, high-quality children’s books that are easy to access right from the web.
A children’s librarian presents thorough reviews of the best narrative nonfiction books for children in grades 3-6. She points out special features of interest to teachers and parents.
A children’s librarian provides thorough reviews of the best narrative nonfiction books for children in grades K–3. She points out special aspects of the books that would be of interest to teachers and parents.
This article provides a round-up of ideas to keep the kids occupied for long stretches of time while they are at home. The focus is on things that use items you likely have around the house and take minimal prep from parents—but take lots of time for children to finish.
This article describes four e-media services tailored to kids that you can access from home through your library. These resources are great for parents whose children are out of school but want books and movies that are educational as well as entertaining.
Get tips on the best places to see bluebonnets and other wildflowers near San Antonio and Austin, Texas. Includes maps, photos, and helpful links.
This article includes over 20 easy craft projects for Chinese New Year celebrations. Each of these "Year of the Rat" crafts comes with a printable template to help you get started. Busy parents, librarians, and teachers can print these decorations for kids to use in crafts.
A roundup of printable templates for lucky red envelopes and bookmarks for kids to color, cut, and assemble for the Year of the Rat and the Chinese New Year.
Here are 10 printable, full-color Year-of-the-Rat greeting cards for kids. On each card, the phrase "Happy New Year" is written in English, Mandarin, and pinyin (a system for writing out the sounds of Mandarin words).
This article includes 15 printable templates for several different easy Year of the Rat cards to craft. Each card shows a picture of a rat, and the phrase "Happy New Year" is written in English, Mandarin, and pinyin.
A librarian's reviews of the best new children’s narrative nonfiction books for grades K-6, books which convey factual information in a story format and use the techniques of storytelling. Narrative nonfiction books are emphasized in the curriculum of the common core.
This article contains links to pdf documents of 16 printable coloring pages for the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac. The sheets have Chinese characters along with their pinyin (phonetic) counterparts.
Here are 180 "Harry Potter" trivia questions, 60 in each category of easy, medium, and difficult. You can print the PDF onto paper and cut it into cards, or you can copy questions into a word processing program. The focus is on the first book. Questions are especially suited for children.
Complete directions and free printable templates for making six different "Harry Potter" silhouette pictures using inexpensive paper materials.
Get everything you need for a pig storytime theme: book suggestions, coloring pages, craft templates, and a rhyming flannel board story.
Here are seven printable designs you can use to make your own reindeer pop-up greeting card. It's a good family project with covers that children can color. I've also included a link to a printable pop-up reindeer. This is great for older children or adults.
This article contains printable templates for several different easy Year of the Pig cards to craft. Each card has a picture of a pig, and the phrase "Happy New Year" written in English, Mandarin, and pinyin.
This is a roundup of several printable templates for lucky red envelopes and bookmarks for kids to color, cut, and assemble for Year of the Pig—Chinese New Year.
This article contains over 20 easy, printable templates for pig crafts for Chinese New Year celebrations. Busy parents, librarians, and teachers can print these decorations for kids to use in crafts about the Year of the Pig.
Here are reviews of 12 winter books that would make great gifts for kids. I've also included educational tips and activity ideas for each book. Recommended by a children's librarian.
This is a librarian's reviews of the best new children’s narrative nonfiction books for grades K-6. These are books that convey factual information in a story format and use the techniques of storytelling. These nonfiction books are emphasized in the curriculum of the Common Core.
This article contains templates that are easy to print for units and celebrations about Chinese New Year and the Year of the Pig. The sheets have Chinese characters along with pinyin counterparts.
Readers will find printable wizard-themed book covers and step-by-step instructions on affixing them to old hardback books to make décor for wizard parties and events, such as a “library collection” for Hogwarts Library.
A roundup of printable templates for lucky red envelopes, bookmarks, and lanterns for kids to color and cut for a Year of the Dog Chinese New Year.
Learn to make cards, or find 7 different printable greeting cards featuring photos and Chinese text for the Year of the Dog, the 11th year in the Chinese zodiac.
Two versions of a play for children (ages 5–10) that tells the folk tale of the race that determined Chinese zodiac animals. Has printable props for the children.
For teachers, parents, and librarians, a list of books from 2017 for children ages 3-8 which which feature diverse characters in everyday contemporary life.
Fun, printable templates for 19 different Year of the Dog cards to craft. Each has a picture of a dog and "Happy New Year" written in English and Mandarin Chinese.
Contains over 25 easy, printable templates for dog crafts for Chinese New Year celebrations. Busy teachers, librarians, and parents can print these decorations for kids.
This is a script for a seven-minute long Christmas puppet play for ages two to six. This play will require an animal puppet, an elf, jingle bells, a table, a tablecloth, and a chair.
Contains easy, printable dog craft templates to make cute paper dogs. Busy teachers and parents can print these patterns for kids.
This article contains easy, printable coloring page templates for Year of the Dog for Chinese New Year units and celebrations. These sheets contain Chinese characters along with pinyin transliterations.
Here are step-by-step instructions you can follow to make an easy, inexpensive, and cute snowman gift bag that can be used over and over. It’s fast and wastes less than traditional wrapping paper.
Contains printable templates of roosters made from circles, hearts, and triangles for teachers who work with farm themes and young children. The templates are available in English and Spanish.
Trying to teach your kids about diversity in the world? Here's a list for teachers, parents, and librarians of books for babies and toddlers that show everyday diversity. These books feature diverse characters portrayed in everyday contemporary life.
For teachers, parents, and librarians, a thorough list of books for children ages 3-8 which exemplifies diversity. These books feature diverse characters in everyday contemporary life.
A collection of printable crafts for Year of the Rooster. You can print Chinese New Year art projects for kids include greeting cards, coloring pages, bookmarks, and lanterns.
This site features several printable paper lantern templates for the Year of the Rooster that are easy to print, color, and fold for Chinese New Year decorations.
Here you will find a variety of quick, printable templates for greeting cards for the Year of the Rooster, celebrating Chinese New Year. They are easy to print and color.
Contains easy, printable templates of coloring pages for Year of the Rooster for Chinese New Year units and celebrations. These sheets contain Chinese characters along with pinyin transliterations.
Here you will find quick, printable templates for greeting cards for the Year of the Rooster, celebrating Chinese New Year. Children and adults can print, color, and give out these holiday cards.
This article contains easy, printable templates of simple shapes used to make rooster crafts for Chinese New Year celebrations. Busy teachers, librarians, and parents can print these decorations for kids.
Get kids reading with these booktalks for some of the best children's graphic novels. Reluctant readers enjoy this format, which is like a longer comic book.
This article contains easy instructions and photos on how to make a no-sew Harry Potter house tie out of felt, Velcro, and glue.
Printable games that teachers, book club leaders and librarians can use for the book Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson. Name game, trivia, drawing game (like Pictionary.)
Find time-saving printable templates for all ages. Includes games to play based on the Harry Potter books. Name generator, polyjuice potion game, and Harry Potter bingo.
Spice up your spooky fiction booktalks with audience participation. Here you’ll find ideas for ways to get the children involved along with complete booktalks for several kids’ spooky fiction books.
Spice up your fantasy fiction booktalks with audience participation. Here you’ll find ideas for ways to get the children involved along with complete booktalks for several kids’ fantasy fiction books
A collection of quick and easy printable Chinese New Year craft ideas for kids to make. Children can make pandas, dragons, lanterns, and a variety of New Year animal crafts.
Here you will find simple and easy craft projects and printables that children can make to celebrate Chinese New Year, the Year of the Monkey.
Includes instructions for making simple Chinese lanterns from paper, along with photos and lots and lots of tips for varying their look and adding embellishments for making them unique.
Golden Gate Canyon State Park is just 30 minutes from Denver and a good place to see fall colors. This is a review of Beaver Trail, a 2.8-mile loop that winds through golden aspen groves.
See the review of the Disney movie in which contemporary teens from Shanghai feature in this Chinese remake of High School Musical.
Hook kids into reading with these booktalks for some of the best nonfiction books. This is a teacher and librarian resource for booktalks for kids in grades 3-6.
This article offers lots of practical tips for making a great Peeps diorama from start to finish, including how to make props and backgrounds.
A librarian's reviews and summaries of the best narrative nonfiction books for children, which are emphasized in the curriculum of the common core from kindergarten through 6th grade.
A driving tour of the most outstanding holiday lights in southern Denver. Tour past homes and city lighting displays for free, then head to Hudson Gardens for a moderately-priced and spectacular lighting display.
Here is a list of the best books for children which reflect the Asian and Asian-American experience. From age 3 to 7th grade.
A multitude of resources and book reviews for children who want to study the Titanic, or for teachers who want to teach subjects using the framework of the Titanic story.
If your girl is a reluctant reader, a girl who is just not into reading, check out this article which has useful tips and lots of suggestions for materials that will spark her interest
A thorough list of books for children adopted from China. Most are specific to Chinese adoption, though some general adoption books are listed as well.
Discover the best books for kids ages 2–10 that cover Chinese culture and feature children with Chinese heritage.
Here is a list of best books, specifically chosen for moms who have adopted children from China--including memoirs, fiction, history, culture.
A list of the best books for elementary-school-aged children, ages 4-8, that feature Asians and children with Asian heritage.
See the best books for children ages 8-12 featuring Asian and Asian-American characters. There's a little something for everyone: mystery, fantasy, kung fu, and funny stories.
Here is a list of the best books featuring teens—both Chinese and Chinese-American.
Here is a round-up of super simple foods that will add a decorative flair to your Wizard of Oz party. Lots of no-cook, no-mess ideas from cupcakes, to Tin Man Kisses, to witch hats.
This article includes step-by-step directions for easy games and activities for a "Wizard of Oz" party. These games are easy to put together using things you have around the house or can buy at the store.
Includes lots of quick, easy, and inexpensive ideas for games, prizes, costumes, decorations, and food for a party based on "The Hobbit" or "The Lord of the Rings."
Here are reviews from a children's librarian of the best chapter books for kids that use the Titanic as a setting.
Titanic survivor Margaret Brown is a very different person from the uncultured hick portrayed in such things as the musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Here is a short summary of her life with photos.
Here you will find reviews of the best books and films about the Titanic steamship. These include fiction, biographies, and recipe books.
If your child is beginning to read chapter books and likes funny stories, here is a list of kids' all-time favorite books similar to "Captain Underpants."
These children's books and films cover a wide variety of stories of Asia and Asian Americans, with a focus on Chinese culture.