Here is an exciting collection of six stencil images depicting hardy seafaring invaders from the Far North. Youngsters will love these sturdy precut stencils of a Viking on horseback, three armed warriors, a Viking ship, and an ornate figurehead. Adults will like these stencil designs, too, because they're perfect for adding an unusual decorative touch to walls, furniture, t-shirts, and other flat surfaces.

18 sturdy die-cut designs: sailboat, steamship, clipper, tugboat, more. Decorate almost any flat surface. Complete instructions. Reusable.

Keep students happily focused on learning during two of the most exciting holidays of the year for the elementary classroom-Halloween and Valentine's Day. Poems and excerpts are used as launching points for such projects as writing spooky tongue twisters or designing animal valentine cartoons. Reproducible language arts strategies teach word play, interviewing, letter writing, research skills, problem solving, and metaphorical language while encouraging divergent thinking. Grades 1-5.

Soon it will be Mother's birthday, and Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka can't think of what to give their Mother. Aunt Betty shows them how to bake a cake by themselves. All is fine until the girls put the cake in the oven and go out to play. Will they remember the cake before it burns?