So, I decided to link up with Five for Friday since this post was going to be totally RANDOM anyways. 🙂
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One of my favorite books to read (that no one has ever heard of, it seems) during the first week! Kevin Knows the Rules is my all-time favorite to set the tone for rules. I usually read this book on the first and second day. If needed, we review the book throughout the year. My kiddos so far – we will be reading this book again Monday, lol. The book is about a boy, Kevin, who has his first day of school. He tells his mother about his day and what he learned. He discusses walking quietly in a line, sitting on the carpet quietly and criss cross, cleaning up, keeping hands and feet to ourselves, and using an inside voice. I LOVE THIS BOOK!
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Our course, we read the Kissing Hand and made some Chester headbands.
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We explored math manipulatives this week. I also started my calendar binders, which I will post about later. They went so well that I am STILL shocked.
.JPG?resize=320%2C240 "Five for Friday is a fun way for teacher bloggers to share five things they really loved this week. This post shares my Five for Friday...but on a Saturday instead! Check out which books I'm loving and what my favorite TV show of the summer was. Click through to read the post and find out what I'm loving!")
.JPG?resize=320%2C240 "Five for Friday is a fun way for teacher bloggers to share five things they really loved this week. This post shares my Five for Friday...but on a Saturday instead! Check out which books I'm loving and what my favorite TV show of the summer was. Click through to read the post and find out what I'm loving!")
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.JPG?resize=320%2C240 "Five for Friday is a fun way for teacher bloggers to share five things they really loved this week. This post shares my Five for Friday...but on a Saturday instead! Check out which books I'm loving and what my favorite TV show of the summer was. Click through to read the post and find out what I'm loving!")
We started the Daily 5 and working on our stamina. I just gave them some old books from a previous reading series that we do not use. We practiced reading the pictures and lasted about a minute and a half the first day. I think that is pretty good because my bunch is pretty WILD!
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Non-school related: My favorite show of the summer, Mistresses, is two episodes from the season finale. I love this show. I didn’t think it would stay interesting throughout the summer, but GOODNESS, Monday’s episode was SO awesome I wanted next week’s to come on right after.