As a young girl I read “The Diary of Anne Frank” and have continued to read many books about the Holocaust. I have never ceased to be inspired by the courage and the power of the human spirit displayed by the Jewish people. On Monday I visited the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. It was bitterly cold, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Dragons'
Krakow, Poland: Auschwitz, the Wielczka Salt Mine and the Wawel Dragon
April 8, 2013 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
Tell Me a Dragon by Jackie Morris
June 5, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Over the past few weeks the Grade Ones and Twos have been listening to stories about dragons. This week we are going to read this wonderful story Tell Me a Dragon written and illustrated by Jackie Morris. This book has the most imaginative and beautiful drawings of dragons. The Grade Ones and Twos are going to listen to the [...]
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Puff the Magic Dragon
May 15, 2011 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Puff the Magic Dragon is a song that was first performed in 1963 by a popular singing group of that era called “Peter, Paul and Mary”. Puff the Magic Dragon is about a dragon called Puff who becomes friends with a little boy called Jackie Paper. They spend their time playing together and having lots [...]
Tell Me a Dragon
May 8, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
This term the Year One and Two classes will be exploring the world of dragons in their unit called Tell Me a Dragon. We have lots of great stories to share during our Library lessons and we hope to create some of our own dragons. To start our unit we did a brainstorm of what [...]
How to Train Your Dragon
January 21, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I was at the movies today and saw the movie preview for one of our books in the LRC. How to Train Your Dragon is written by Cressida Crowell. It is about the adventures of an 11 year old viking called Hiccup Horrendous 111. He is the son of a viking chief who must capture [...]
