by the way, does anyone have any good recommendations for read-alouds for squirrely K/1 classes? i have a few that really struggle to listen to a story, so i've been trying to do a lot of participatory and/or rhythmic & rhyming books that they can get into the beat of, or whatever. my list so far is pretty short:
Yo! Yes?
Chicka Chicka books
I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Track
Dooby Dooby Moo, etc.
any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Liz
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Some of my other favorites for squirrelly K/1 classes are:
Sometimes I'm Bombaloo (one of my favorites to read aloud particularly since our kids have some anger issues)
The Recess Queen
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Charlie and Lola books (they aren't as participatory, but the kids really like them and they're fun to read a loud)
Alexander and the No Good Very Bad Day
Punk Farm
Any of the Pigeon books (Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, etc.)
The Stupids Step Out (they love the word "stupid" being repeated and the humour is right on a K level)
Miss Nelson is Missing
If... (if you can get a big book of this I think the kids would really get into it- we don't have one)
Don't Make Me Laugh! by James Stevenson (I just discovered this one and think the kids would love it, but I haven't tried it yet)
We tried Olivia this week and it went over okay, not as well as some of the other books on the list. The kids responded much better to Olivia and the Missing Toy.
Karin
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A few others I've thought of since:
Rap A Tap Tap - Here's Bo Jangles- Think of That
Llama Llama Mad at Mama (this one is pretty new- but I think it's really cute)
Also, this weeks sucess story:
Lemons Are Not Red
Hidden Alphabet
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