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Jack Frost, a poem and printable colouring page

By Headmistress | Published: December 17, 2016

I have always found the notion of Jack Frost enchanting. I don’t know why. I just do. Poems of Home: II. For Children The Frost Hannah Flagg Gould (1789–1865) THE FROST looked forth, one still, clear night, And he said, “Now I shall be out of sight; So through the valley and over the height […]

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Babes in the Woods

By Headmistress | Published: December 10, 2016

This is a tragic and macabre poem, but it’s not really much worse than Hansel and Gretel, I supposed. Except the children in this old poem do not survive.  You can see the version illustrated by Caldecott at Gutenberg. Here’s a picture to colour.  The poem and picture are included in a 1920 Primary Educator […]

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Make a Pilgrim Home Diorama

By Headmistress | Published: November 23, 2016

Print, colour, cut out, use a shoe box or cereal box for background, pasting paper and drawing a pilgrim house on the paper. Either print on card stock, or paste images to cardstock and cut out. You can tape the figures to small wooden blocks or legos to make them stand up and easier to […]

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Thanksgiving at Grandma’s Picture to Colour

By Headmistress | Published: November 23, 2016

You could use this two or three ways.  As intended, you sketch a grid onto a blank piece of paper and then draw the above picture, but square by square. Or you could print it, colour it, and cut out the squares and have the children put it back together. Just use it as a […]

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Mayflower Compact

By Headmistress | Published: November 22, 2016

“In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc. Having undertaken for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of our […]

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