Meet Freddie, the Katie & Kimble Blog's Little Talking Host! This
is Freddie! She's the talking host of the Katie & Kimble Blog.
If you turn on your speakers and click on her picture over on the left
sidebar, you can hear her recite the Kimble, Kimble Chant. (You can
find the words to the Kimble, Kimble Chant on the right sidebar of the
blog.)
If you place your cursor over Freddie's picture in the left sidebar,
she will follow it with her eyes. Also, you can click on her one time
and she will repeat her welcome. If you'd like to hear it more
than twice, you can close your browser for a little bit and come back
to it later. She will then speak again!
I named our new host Freddie
because there are two fictional characters I like who are named Freddy.
I am a big fan of the late author Georgette Heyer, and she wrote both Cotillion and Frederica, my two favorites, and both books have a very likable character named Freddy!
Fun Katie & Kimble Hint: On the sidebars, click on the yellow stripes for a little surprise or two!
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story(Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10] Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
Free Katie & Kimble Word Puzzles Now Available for Books 1 and 2! Free Katie & Kimble word puzzles are now available on the right sidebar under the Katie & Kimble Activity Corner.
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10] Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
Watch the Katie
& Kimble: A Ghost Story Video! Here's something fun to do!
Watch the video for Katie &
Kimble: A Ghost Story! The video tells the story of how Katie and
Kimble meet, shows lots of colored pictures, and uses the Kimble,
Kimble chant. You can find the words to the
Kimble, Kimble
chant over
on the right sidebar of this blog and chant
along.
You can click
here to watch the video on You Tube, or you can watch the
video
below.
Teachers & Homeschoolers- Download FREE Katie & Kimble Materials! Hey,
teachers and homeschoolers! Free Katie & Kimble
classroom/ homeschool materials are now available to download from the
Katie & Kimble Blog!
I have uploaded the full set of Activity Packets that accompany
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (280L) and the full set of Activity Packets for Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (290L).
NOW the free downloadable, printable Awards Package for each book is included right in the file with the Activity Packets. Readers can mark their progress with color-in ribbons!
Answer Keys are now available, too. See below.
Each Activity Packet covers two chapters and
contains 7 Activity Pages (reading skills, word skills, comprehension,
apply text to self, writing, etc.).
The first page of each Activity Packet is a
Table of Contents/Cover page for the packet. Teachers and homeschoolers can
decide which Activity Pages to use in each packet, and kids can check
off each Activity Page on the Contents page as they complete it (very
motivating, as they can see their progress). The
Contents page/Cover sheet also contains pre-reading activities (predictions) for the
chapters that follow. These Katie & Kimble Activity Packets are
available to download free of charge.
As some of you know, I used to be an English teacher (ESL). I also
used to create materials on a regular basis, both for my own classes
and for the language programs that employed me. So, it just follows
naturally that I would wish to create some materials to go along with Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish.
These materials are RL3 (third grade). As my guide, I have used the
requirements from two Iowa school systems for reading skills in their
third grade classrooms and the national standards for third grade.
Plus, I've had the input of a wonderful third grade teacher, Mrs. Juli
Dodd, MA, who specializes in reading.
I have Reading/Writing Activities and Class/Group Activities,
including prompts for writing reports on things related to the Katie
& Kimble stories. I've also created topics and prompts to go with my
Childhood Stories that you will find on the right sidebar under the
Katie & Kimble Activity Corner.
You can download all the materials free of charge below and make copies
for your own personal use or for classroom use. And don't forget the
free downloadable coloring pages!
Download the pdf of Activity Packets 1A-1C and Activity Packets 1D-1F for Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story here:
This Awards Package has been
designed to accompany the Activity Packets for Katie & Kimble: A
Ghost Story and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish.
The file, the Katie & Kimble
Awards Package, consists of one four-inch ribbon to be awarded to the
reader upon the completion of each Activity Packet. The ribbons
are designed to be printed out and work equally well in color or in
black and white/grayscale.
Suggested Use
When the reader has finished
Activity Packet 1A, for example—the “1” meaning Book 1 and the “A”
meaning the first packet—give the reader the ribbon for packet
1A. The reader can color in the ribbon, cut it out and write her or his name
on the blank ribbon. The reader can then collect the ribbons, pin
them or tape them up on the wall or on a bulletin board, and watch her
or his progress grow. At the end of each of the Katie &
Kimble books, the reader is to be awarded one of the bigger, six-inch
ribbons to signify having completed the entire book and all six of the
Activity Packets.
The printable ribbons can be downloaded here. There are six small ribbons per book and one large ribbon per book.
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10] Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
Download Your Free Katie & Kimble Coloring Pages Here! Now
you can download free Katie & Kimble coloring pages here! The coloring pages show five scenes from Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (a chapter book for ages 7-10, 280L).
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10] Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
Why Twinkle is a Great, Big Dog! Our
Katie & Kimble readers know that Katie has a dog named Twinkle.
Katie named him Twinkle because he was silver, the color of the stars.
She thought that in the sunlight, he twinkled like a star.
Twinkle is a great, big dog. He is an Old English sheepdog. When I was
first writing Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, I needed to decide
what kind of dog Twinkle was going to be. I really needed a dog that
would protect Katie. If you have read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost
Story, you'll know why! Katie has a lot of adventures and gets into a
lot of trouble! It's a good thing Twinkle is there to protect her!
For hundreds of years, sheepdogs have been trained to protect sheep.
That is why they are so good with children. They make sure the child is
safe, too.
Sheepdogs have long hair that needs to be brushed a lot. Several years
ago, I worked with a woman who had a sheepdog. When she brushed his
hair, she saved the hair. Then later, she made the hair into a sweater
and wore it to work! Yeah, that really grossed me out, I must say.
Fun Katie & Kimble Hint: On the sidebars, click on the yellow stripes to hear Twinkle barking!
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story(Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10] Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
This
is Freddie! She's the talking host of the Katie & Kimble Blog.
If you turn on your speakers and click on her picture over on the left
sidebar, you can hear her recite the Kimble, Kimble Chant. (You can
find the words to the Kimble, Kimble Chant on the right sidebar of the
blog.)
Here's something fun to do!
Hey,
teachers and homeschoolers! 
Our
Katie & Kimble readers know that Katie has a dog named Twinkle.
Katie named him Twinkle because he was silver, the color of the stars.
She thought that in the sunlight, he twinkled like a star.
