Read alouds for Aug 18 2011

The boy went to school & learned first four letters of the alphabet with treats for his animal friends to go with it. 

Being yourself is ok; you are good at somethings and not so good at others--that does not make you any less important.

Keep trying -- no matter what, you can get and do your dreams!

This was our very first read alouds together at New Stanley Elementary (KCK).  I hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed sharing them with you!   Mr. G

Using your brain, not always your muscles makes you the winner!

The contest: count to ten before the king's spear fell to the ground.  The winner:  had to be clever and figure out a way to count to ten quicker than the other animals.

You become a winner too, when you learn to use your brain to solve your problems with other students instead of your feet, fist, or hands!  Next time you are having problems with some other students--you be the smarter one by using your words to solve the problem.  You are smart enough to show everyone that you are the real winner!

What about SHARING?

What if you and your friend found out that there was and only one cookie left, or one piece of your favorite candy left; would you share it or say it was yours in an ugly way?

The characters in these two stories had to learn about sharing as well:

You can find these two books in the library!

See you here!

Preschool Counting Books

There are many counting books within our system. Because the focus is on preschool, I tried to select books which covered numbers one to ten and used field or farm animals for their illustrations.

Here is a partial list to guide you in your search:

Title                           Location                       Author
1,2,3                   EP                     Jay Alison
Animal 123         EI                      English
Barn Cat            EP                      Carol P. Saul
Cheerios Counting Book
                           EP                      Barbara McGrath
Cockle Doo Due