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I've been loving reading through all the posts in DeAnne's Picture Book linky, so I decided to join in!
At the beginning of the year, I always set up my expectations.
To teach behavior, I like to read How Do Dinosaurs Go To School
by Jane Yolen.
I've been loving reading through all the posts in DeAnne's Picture Book linky, so I decided to join in!
At the beginning of the year, I always set up my expectations.
To teach behavior, I like to read How Do Dinosaurs Go To School
by Jane Yolen.
And for setting up the Daily 5 and reader's workshop, I always read The Best Place to Read
by Debbie Bertram.
by Debbie Bertram.
I'm also going to read a lot of tropical-themed books to go with my classroom theme and to help my students learn more about the ocean. I've created a book study to go with The Pout-Pout Fish
by Deborah Diesen.
by Deborah Diesen.
I created vocabulary activities, a literacy center, graphic organizers, writing prompts, and art projects. They are even aligned to 2nd grade common core standards!
There are some fun writing and craft projects included:
What books do you plan on reading next school year?
Nicole, your unit looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen that second book before but I'm going to check it out. It looks cute. I'm always looking for new read alouds. :)
Sarah
Sarah's First Grade Snippets
THanks Sarah! I heard about "The Best Place to Read" from the Daily 5 Two Sisters' website. It's really cute!
DeleteThe Best Place to Read looks like a really cute book. I always start the year off reading The Kissing Hand to my firsties. It's one of my favorites! I just launched my blog today. I would love it if you would stop by and let me know what you think. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteTeaching with Giggles
When I taught kinder and 1st grade, The Kissing Hand was a staple! I bet my 2nds would like it, too, I just haven't tried it yet. Your blog is adorable!
DeleteI love "The Pout Pout Fish!" Have you seen the musical version on youtube? It's great and my kiddos looooved it :)
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lron1wlXfxU
So fun! Thanks for sharing that link!
DeleteYour unit looks GREAT!! Pout-Pout fish stories are so cute!! I will have to check out The Best Place to Read. Looks like one to add to the cart.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and linking up! :)
ღDeAnne
First Grade and Fabulous