Book Review – The Complete Book Of Chalk Lettering

December 18, 2015 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

by Valerie McKeehan RRP $19.95 ISBN-10: 0761186115
The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering: Create and Develop Your Own Style

We have all seen the trendy use of Chalkboards for home decorations, crafts and it’s original use as signage. I recently changed a few of my party props to Chalkboards so that I could use them over and over but getting the lettering right is much harder than it looks. Then along came this complete book with 60 lessons – I love that Valerie breaks down each step with amazing detailed photos. It’s so easy to follow. As with any skill you just need to practice it to get it perfect.

We have a full sized chalkboard in our children’s toy room and I am looking forward to climbing up the ladder and writing something profound at the top. Just need to decide on which style of lettering to use and what to say.

This book is a must have for your craft shelf as the techniques can be used on paper too. I see a few school projects being taken to the next level with the use of these titles and scrolls. Watch out teachers! Here we come!

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Lee says
December 18, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Thank you for the review!

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Shark Week Learning for Kids

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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