This is our class book for October. "Thanks for..." details the things that the students are thankful for in their world. The children were thankful for everything from their parents to pizza! Each child glued the typed words and his/her photo on a piece of paper and then they drew a picture to go with it. The books were read aloud to the class. It was wonderful to see the pride on each child's face as his/her page was read aloud!
This non-fiction book is a great overview of a farm. It talks about the buildings, the land and the animals. I chose this book to get the students thinking about our trip to the farm next week. The photographs are clear and the text is written in kindergarten appropriate language. After reading this book, we listed the animals that could be found on a farm and then sang the song "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" using the animal names we wrote down.
This is a great book for playing with language. I chose this book because it brought together two of the things our class is talking about, trees and the alphabet. I also happened to have bought a version of this book that came with a CD that had the musician, Ray Charles, reading aloud the story. I had the students lie down on the carpets and close their eyes to listen to the story. It was a good introduction to the fact that you can listen to a story and make the pictures in your mind.
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