Welcome to My First Grade Zoo! I am Tara. I have been reading and following educational blogs for many years now. Starting my own blog is something that I have always wanted to do, just never took the leap. Today... I'm leaping!
To give you a little background on me - I am a wife and mother of two amazing boys. I am currently in my fifth year as a first grade teacher. I have also taught Preschool, Kindergarten and Third Grade. I have been teaching children for 15 years. It's amazing how quickly the time goes!
Since this is one of my favorite times of year, and there is so much we do, I am jumping right in...
Today we read The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams. My kids LOVE this book. It is a fun and silly story that they can join in on. And... there are so many things to do with this book! We sequence the story, act it out, retell, talk about our opinions and even make predictions.
First, the students had to sequence the story onto a setting they made. Then, moving the old lady along the path, they retold the story to other students. As a follow up, the students also took these home to retell to their families. Their favorite part was definitely the BOO part!
You can click on the link below to see the packet I created using this book.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
