I have had a great first month of school. Very hectic, but overall very rewarding and fun. I have learned so much in such a short time- I have even amazed myself. I think we have done so much already. We have had an author visit, reading incentives, smart board and projector issues, and so much more. There just arent enough hours in the day to get it all in. Its so hard to choose what books to share with the students. There are sooooo many and not nearly enough time to share them all. I have started to choose some of my favorites in hopes that the students have not already heard them. I know there is no harm in hearing a story more than once, but I always like to try and find titles that the kids are not familiar with already as well as some of their favorites. Everyone has their own way of telling a story or how the book is read, so I think a story can feeel like a new one even though it has already been heard.
Right now we are doing som fun fall and Halloween stories. We have read DR. POMPOS NOSE, SCAREDY SCAT SPLAT, POULTRYGEIST, HOW MANY SEEDS IN A PUMPKIN? There are so many more to share.We still need to fit in the life cycle of the pumkin, bats, and hopefully some spiders:) I also want to share one of my other favorites: HOODWINKED about a little girl with looking for a perfect pet. It is a cute little story, not scary.
Well, its time to get back to work and figure out which books to share.
Let me know what are your favroites too
