UP THE CREEK!

Up The Creek by Nicholas Oldland 

Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

MINGSI: Hurray! It's Canada Week. We're going to go across Canada.

GEISHA: Do we have to walk?

MISO: I am going to ride the moose.

NORMIE: I think we are up the creek!

Hi Boys and Girls: One of the really great things about Canada is all the amazing animals that live here. Today we are going to read a story about 3 Canadian animals - Moose, Beaver and Bear. They are best friends, but as you all know, even best friends sometimes disagree over things. They argued a bit too much and a bit too loud. In fact, they argued so much they ended "Up the Creek."

Listen to the story and find out how they rescued themselves.  After you have listened to the story, you can colour a cute Canadian animal colouring page!

Up the Creek Video: 

Colouring Sheet:

Click here for printable version of colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hVTgxZLsKGRf2E7SsSE8wilv-Rhi-Yj-/view?usp=sharing

Aren't Moose, Bear and Beaver silly? I love how they rescued themselves.

Love, Mrs. Porter

PS - Here are the things Miso, Mingsi and Geisha argue over:

Toys

Sweet potato treats

Toys

Greenie Bones

Toys

Turkey tidbit treats

Toys 

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Moose by Chrissy Bozik

Photo Credit Roy Priest 

MISO: Well here we are - we are finally camping. I always wanted to try.

NORMIE: I didn't like the trip very much.

MINGSI: No kidding. Next time let's drive to the lake!

Hi Boys and Girls! Do you remember that silly old lady who swallows everything - like some snow, a frog, a shell, a bell, a book and more. Well in this story she swallows a MOOSE, and a lot of other yucky things. We chose this Old Lady Story because it is very Canadian and the ending is something we like to do in Canada. Well, most of us. Mrs. Porter and her dogs are not very good at putting up a tent.

Enjoy the story, and Happy Canada Week! 

Love, Mrs. Porter 

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Moose Video:

Activity Sheets:

1) Map of Canada:

Click here for printable version of map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BzMjiJnYBxGqjuOCTcQgLnvfm_zo-rna/view?usp=sharing

2) Canada Word Search:

Click here for printable version of word search: https://drive.google.com/file/d/111uGkBGQYpJzUv_yPrcJgKcDqZiBEodP/view?usp=sharing

Help Me, Mr. Mutt!

Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs With People Problems by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel 

MINGSI: How do you spell "Dear Mr. Mutt?"

MISO: What are you doing Mingsi?

MINGSI: I'm writing a letter to Mr. Mutt because our treats are too small!

Hi Boys and Girls: Mingsi has the right idea. Dogs write to Mr. Mutt to get help with their people problems, and Mr. Mutt answers their letters and gives them advice in the newspaper. This sounds great, but Mr. Mutt has a big problem of his own - a crabby cat called The Queen lives in his basement and she wants to be in charge. 

After you have listened to the story, you can work on a cute cat and dog colouring sheet, or a cat and dog crossword puzzle - or you can work on both if you'd like! 

Help Me, Mr. Mutt! Video:

Activity Sheets:

1) Cat & Dog colouring sheet:

Click here for printable version of colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MGJm2075bpqPsF3V88rJ4vulLT7k5cKx/view?usp=sharing

2) Cats & Dogs Crossword: 

Click here for printable version of crossword: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ttDoWaWcJN4rybo81e4f-x87-lD4WKaE/view?usp=sharing

I hope you enjoyed the great story of 6 dogs who have funny people problems.

Love, Mrs. Porter

PS- MINGSI HAS LOTS OF TREATS IN ALL SIZES 

Welcome to the SHAREMORE Hotel

There's a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor by Wade Bradford 

Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

MISO: Please tell me you guys don't snore. 

DINOS: OH NO - We are very quiet sleepers.

MISO: I am looking for somewhere to sleep to get away from Geisha's snoring.

Hi Boys and Girls! Miso is dreaming if he thinks he will get some sleep at the SHAREMORE HOTEL.

Get it - SHARE - you have to share a room with somebody! This is also a "wildlife friendly" hotel so you can expect to share your room with some pretty interesting guests.  This hotel has something for everyboy - except poor Mr. Snore. He can't find a quiet room to get some sleep. Guess he should have been more specific when he made his reservations.

After you have listened to the story, you can work on a fun T-Rex pattern colouring sheet!

There's a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor Video:

Dinosaur Colouring Sheet:

Click here for printable version of colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dX6Ekbxgq7SbUj0FM-wphHhkxekNk3wt/view?usp=sharing

Do you think you'd want to stay in a hotel with a dinosaur? Sometimes I think I run my own dog hotel because I spend all day with Miso, Mingsi and Geisha serving them breakfast, lunch and dinner, cleaning up after them and making up their fluffy dog beds for bedtime!

Love, Mrs. Porter 

Six Dinner Sid

Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore

Hi Boys and Girls: Here is another cousin of Mingsi and Norman. His name is Sid. The reason you have not seen him before is because, 1) He is too busy eating to be photographed and 2) Dogs are a little nervous to go near his food.

I hope you like the funny story of how Sid manages to get 6 dinners every day. He is a pretty smart cat! If you like Six Dinner Sid, you might want to see what he gets up to on his next adventure called Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure, which I will also include a link to.  You won't believe what happens to Sid when all his owners go on holiday at the same time! After you have listened to the stories, you can work on a Cat Breed word search and learn the names of a bunch of different cat breeds, including a Highlander like in the Sid story! 

Six Dinner Sid Video: 

Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure Video:

 

Word Search:

Click here for printable version of word search: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1agd5Z0IKP4XVEey-i-D1342U1QepGJMx/view?usp=sharing

I hope you enjoy these stories! 

Love, Mrs. Porter 

PIGS!

Pigs by Robert Munsch 

Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

NORMAN: So this is what pigs look like. Mingsi told me that Geisha is a pig because she eats all of our treats.

MISO: I think pigs are really cute. I wish I was pink! 

OINK! That is pig talk for "hello Boys and Girls." Did you know that pigs are very clean animals. They only roll in the mud because they want to keep cool. They don't have sweat glands. They are also really smart and can make very good pets. If you want to see a funny pet pig, click on the link and watch Mercy Watson. I think she is my favourite pig!

After you have listened to the pig stories, you can work on a pig colour-by-number sheet. For this colour by number sheet, you will need to do some addition to figure out which number corresponds with which colour!

Pigs Video: 

Mercy Watson to the Rescue:

Colour-by-Number Sheet:

Click here for printable version of colour-by-number: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tVngKIGCUL3bz2eTuu1VMkZMI9vNBalm/view?usp=sharing

Don't forget to do some reading today, because READING MAKES YOU SMART!

Love, Mrs. Porter 

Duck on a Bike

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

NORMIE: I would really like a bigger bike!

GEISHA: I would really like a pink bike!

MINGSI: I would really like a scooter! (With a motor hee hee)

MISO: I would really like to sit in the basket with a blankie.

Hi Boys and Girls: Here is a book written AND illustrated by David Shannon. Remember him from the pirate books? In this story, duck gets a great idea. Find out what the other animals all think of the idea. I think they are a little jealous, but they all find ways to go for a ride. 

After you have listened to this very funny story, you can work on a colouring sheet of two very famous ducks riding a bike - Daisy and Donald Duck!

Duck on a Bike Video:

Colouring Sheet:

Click here for printable version of colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18WvhSYehcgCjFJOmODqQJz4k34gxmTEu/view?usp=sharing

I hope you get some good bike rides in this summer!

Love, Mrs. Porter

PS - I love duck's wild idea on the last page.