I'm having a lot of trouble getting the boys to get motivated to get moving in the morning. Today was absolutely ridiculous as we didn't get started until noon!
The thing is once we get started, it's goes wonderfully. We got so much done and quickly at that. I just wish that they would choose to get their work done first and play later. I think if we actually started on our work when I intend to, we could have a great chance of having everything done before noon on most days.
From the beginning, I've offered the daily incentive of playing on the computer if the day goes smoothly. It doesn't work. I've even told them that they could have game time on Fridays if the week goes smoothly. I've even offered a new game. Somehow this is not motivating enough. I don't know what else to do. I am at such a loss. I am tired of getting frustrated and yelling each morning in order for the school day to start. Seriously, it does not take an hour to eat a bowl of cereal or two slices of toast....
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Crazy week
We actually accomplished what we set out to despite all the craziness. Z was not feeling well and after a night crying, I had to bring him to the doctor Monday morning. So much for starting the week on the right foot. We ended up not starting our day until after lunch, but still managed to hit area the subject areas. Then the next day, Z wakes up with a cold, so I spend the next two days chasing after him with a tissue every two minutes. This is not exactly conducive to a good school day.
Things are still not flowing that smoothly since T and L do not want to get going in the morning. It is like pulling teeth in order for them to brush up and change for the morning. We generally do not hit the books until after 10am! No matter what I say, I cannot get it through to them that if they started earlier, they could finish earlier. And if they finished earlier, they could play and talk all they wanted. They've even lost their computer time most of the week. Computer time was supposed to be the incentive to get them going but it must not be enough. Even the video game time on Friday was not something worth looking forward to. I am at my wit's end. I just hope what with time, they will get the idea.
So far the Singapore Math and the Spectrum Language Arts books are looking good. T really seems to enjoy working in both books. They are easy to follow and give him lots of practice. Capitalization seems to be a problem for T but I think the more he writes in his journal, the more he will get the hang of it.
L is really enjoying working in his writing journal. He is drawing lots of pictures of sea animals and does not balk at labeling the pictures. I hope to encourage this even more.
With the heat, we never made it to apple picking like I wanted to. I was hoping to be able to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day tomorrow with apples. I guess now we will have to do it without apples. And now next week calls for rain. So I have no idea when we'll get to go apple picking. I hope we get to go soon. I think the boys will love it. I know I will.
Things are still not flowing that smoothly since T and L do not want to get going in the morning. It is like pulling teeth in order for them to brush up and change for the morning. We generally do not hit the books until after 10am! No matter what I say, I cannot get it through to them that if they started earlier, they could finish earlier. And if they finished earlier, they could play and talk all they wanted. They've even lost their computer time most of the week. Computer time was supposed to be the incentive to get them going but it must not be enough. Even the video game time on Friday was not something worth looking forward to. I am at my wit's end. I just hope what with time, they will get the idea.
So far the Singapore Math and the Spectrum Language Arts books are looking good. T really seems to enjoy working in both books. They are easy to follow and give him lots of practice. Capitalization seems to be a problem for T but I think the more he writes in his journal, the more he will get the hang of it.
L is really enjoying working in his writing journal. He is drawing lots of pictures of sea animals and does not balk at labeling the pictures. I hope to encourage this even more.
With the heat, we never made it to apple picking like I wanted to. I was hoping to be able to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day tomorrow with apples. I guess now we will have to do it without apples. And now next week calls for rain. So I have no idea when we'll get to go apple picking. I hope we get to go soon. I think the boys will love it. I know I will.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
What a relief!
Yesterday was T's first day of Chinese school. I have mentioned that I was really nervous about how he was going to do in third grade. I wasn't even ready for him to be in second, let alone third!
When I went to pick him up, he was still copying something from the board. His teacher made a point of coming over and telling me that T is a very bright boy and will do fine in this class. What a relief to hear that! I felt a weight lifted from my chest when I heard her comments and I was really proud of T. She said he was willing to write the characters and as long as he was willing to do so, he will do okay. And if he forgets the words during the week, so she will simply review them with him at the beginning of the next class. I just tried to make sure T knew the new vocabulary words before we left class. Unfortunately he did already forget. But the teacher saw what I was doing and came over to review the words with us. Thank goodness for her help because despite all the assistance she had provided by also having the English translation, it is not that simple. Conversational Cantonese and written Cantonese is entirely different. And yikes, T has dictation next week already! But I really do like the teacher and she seems really nice. I think it will be a help that there are only 2 other students besides T. There is one actual other third grader and one guy. He is a teenager who has never taken Chinese before. T actually knows more than he does. For now.
Thankfully we had gone to my parents' place and I was able to ask my grandmother for help. Since we were just hanging out (kids were playing and D was napping), I opened up T's reading book to see what the work was like. Oh my, was I in for a shock. I am used his first grade book with a story with about 15 - 20 words. There was at least 3 times the amount of words. It was quite overwhelming. I took a deep breath and slowly tried to read the story. I surprised myself by being able to read much more than I thought I could. There was a handful of words I didn't know or wasn't not able to guess. I was able to fill in the blanks with the help of my grandmother. I jotted down pronunciations and meanings so that I can help T during the week. Thank goodness for grandma!
When I went to pick him up, he was still copying something from the board. His teacher made a point of coming over and telling me that T is a very bright boy and will do fine in this class. What a relief to hear that! I felt a weight lifted from my chest when I heard her comments and I was really proud of T. She said he was willing to write the characters and as long as he was willing to do so, he will do okay. And if he forgets the words during the week, so she will simply review them with him at the beginning of the next class. I just tried to make sure T knew the new vocabulary words before we left class. Unfortunately he did already forget. But the teacher saw what I was doing and came over to review the words with us. Thank goodness for her help because despite all the assistance she had provided by also having the English translation, it is not that simple. Conversational Cantonese and written Cantonese is entirely different. And yikes, T has dictation next week already! But I really do like the teacher and she seems really nice. I think it will be a help that there are only 2 other students besides T. There is one actual other third grader and one guy. He is a teenager who has never taken Chinese before. T actually knows more than he does. For now.
Thankfully we had gone to my parents' place and I was able to ask my grandmother for help. Since we were just hanging out (kids were playing and D was napping), I opened up T's reading book to see what the work was like. Oh my, was I in for a shock. I am used his first grade book with a story with about 15 - 20 words. There was at least 3 times the amount of words. It was quite overwhelming. I took a deep breath and slowly tried to read the story. I surprised myself by being able to read much more than I thought I could. There was a handful of words I didn't know or wasn't not able to guess. I was able to fill in the blanks with the help of my grandmother. I jotted down pronunciations and meanings so that I can help T during the week. Thank goodness for grandma!
Friday, September 17, 2010
First Week - Check!
We survived the first week. Yay! Just barely though, I might add.
The last two days have not gone as smoothly but we got our work done. We're still trying to figure out some sort of routine. It may take some time.
Yesterday T started with his writing journal. I found a website through Clickschooling called Writing Fix. It offers fun writing prompts that T has gotten a kick out of. He's been writing funny little stories with the writing prompts. Yesterday it was about a chicken that gives haircuts. Today it was about a blue jay that shrinks things. And somehow L makes it into each story. I'm glad to find a fun way for T to encourage his writing.
We are making great progress with our shark lapbook. The boys are very excited to contribute to it. We're still working on the parts and hope to be able to start putting things together next week. I can't wait!
While we are still reviewing math skills with T and reinforcing time, we've gone ahead into the 2nd grade language arts. Since he's started with his writing journal, it's becoming glaringly obvious that T needs work on capitalization and punctuation. I cannot believe that he still has trouble remembering that a sentence begins with a capital! I know what we'll be focusing on now.
T read Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osbourne yesterday. He read about 4 chapters. Today he read Earthquake on Early in the Morning by Mary Pope Osbourne because he couldn't find Tonight on the Titanic.
We've continued to review his book from Chinese school last year. Today he reviewed the chapters on his own. We're as ready as we can be for the first day of Chinese school tomorrow. I am nervous for him. I would have been nervous anyway had T been going to C2, second grade, as he was supposed to. Now that he's going to third grade instead due to the lack of students in second grade makes me very, very nervous. Crossing my finger that tomorrow goes well!
The last two days have not gone as smoothly but we got our work done. We're still trying to figure out some sort of routine. It may take some time.
Yesterday T started with his writing journal. I found a website through Clickschooling called Writing Fix. It offers fun writing prompts that T has gotten a kick out of. He's been writing funny little stories with the writing prompts. Yesterday it was about a chicken that gives haircuts. Today it was about a blue jay that shrinks things. And somehow L makes it into each story. I'm glad to find a fun way for T to encourage his writing.
We are making great progress with our shark lapbook. The boys are very excited to contribute to it. We're still working on the parts and hope to be able to start putting things together next week. I can't wait!
While we are still reviewing math skills with T and reinforcing time, we've gone ahead into the 2nd grade language arts. Since he's started with his writing journal, it's becoming glaringly obvious that T needs work on capitalization and punctuation. I cannot believe that he still has trouble remembering that a sentence begins with a capital! I know what we'll be focusing on now.
T read Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osbourne yesterday. He read about 4 chapters. Today he read Earthquake on Early in the Morning by Mary Pope Osbourne because he couldn't find Tonight on the Titanic.
We've continued to review his book from Chinese school last year. Today he reviewed the chapters on his own. We're as ready as we can be for the first day of Chinese school tomorrow. I am nervous for him. I would have been nervous anyway had T been going to C2, second grade, as he was supposed to. Now that he's going to third grade instead due to the lack of students in second grade makes me very, very nervous. Crossing my finger that tomorrow goes well!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Day 2
Today went much more smoothly even though we had yet another late start and some other slight issues.
I introduced a modified version of what our morning routine will look like. We started off with the Pledge of Allegiance. I had given each of the boys a little flag - I have tons left over from T's Olympic birthday party a couple of years ago. We had another brief discussion about the Pledge of Allegiance and the flag and what it represents. From the we go through a review of the alphabet and numbers. I intended to march to the numbers but that didn't really work out. So we just chanted them instead. Then T quickly reviewed counting by 10s, 5s and 2s.
We jumped into seat work. I am still reviewing with T. We did a review of time and money. We also reviewed some more phonics - oi, oy, er, ir, ur sounds. It was more puzzle work - a word find and crossword puzzle. So this was right up his alley. This year, I am going to have T work more on handwriting. I am still debating whether I'll start on script this year or wait until next. I am going to have T practice more printing and go from there.
Meanwhile L was working on his reading readiness skills. It was mostly colors, shapes and patterns but he seems to love it. I just let him work until he's had enough. This will be great laying out the foundation for when he starts to write.
We continued with our science unit on sharks. I read Sharks by Valerie Bodden. Then we read facts about Hammerhead sharks and colored a worksheet on them. T also did a shark alphabet activity where he put shark related terms in alphabetical order. I am pretty excited about the shark unit because last night I decided that I can do a shark lapbook with the boys. I think that T and L will love working on it and treasure the end result.
We took a quick break for lunch. We listened to a Dora CD while eating.
After lunch, T and I reviewed a few chapters in preparation for Chinese school on Saturday. He has forgotten a lot. We will just continue to review for the rest of the week and hope for the best.
Since T did so well today, he earned his computer time. He got half an hour to play Freddi Fish 5, the case of The Creature of Coral Cove.
While T was on the computer, L and I were making chocolate chip cookies. The plan is, and hopefully I'll be able to follow through, to make/cook/bake something with the boys each week. It will reinforce following directions. L matched pictures to the actual ingredients. And he had fun counting the cookies. He had even more fun eating the chocolate chip cookies at snack time.
We ended our school day with reading time. T read Amazing Egypt with Mrs Frizzle. L was looking through picture find books. I was finishing up Big Boned by Meg Cabot while Z was looking through pictures from my wallet and playing with a Bakugan toy.
I think a big reason that today went much more smoothly is that Z gave up on us pretty quickly. I think he soon realized that what we were doing was "boring" and went about playing and coloring on his own. He did draw on the laundry basket, but a wipe soon made things all better. In fact he had fun again, going around wiping anything and everything.
I introduced a modified version of what our morning routine will look like. We started off with the Pledge of Allegiance. I had given each of the boys a little flag - I have tons left over from T's Olympic birthday party a couple of years ago. We had another brief discussion about the Pledge of Allegiance and the flag and what it represents. From the we go through a review of the alphabet and numbers. I intended to march to the numbers but that didn't really work out. So we just chanted them instead. Then T quickly reviewed counting by 10s, 5s and 2s.
We jumped into seat work. I am still reviewing with T. We did a review of time and money. We also reviewed some more phonics - oi, oy, er, ir, ur sounds. It was more puzzle work - a word find and crossword puzzle. So this was right up his alley. This year, I am going to have T work more on handwriting. I am still debating whether I'll start on script this year or wait until next. I am going to have T practice more printing and go from there.
Meanwhile L was working on his reading readiness skills. It was mostly colors, shapes and patterns but he seems to love it. I just let him work until he's had enough. This will be great laying out the foundation for when he starts to write.
We continued with our science unit on sharks. I read Sharks by Valerie Bodden. Then we read facts about Hammerhead sharks and colored a worksheet on them. T also did a shark alphabet activity where he put shark related terms in alphabetical order. I am pretty excited about the shark unit because last night I decided that I can do a shark lapbook with the boys. I think that T and L will love working on it and treasure the end result.
We took a quick break for lunch. We listened to a Dora CD while eating.
After lunch, T and I reviewed a few chapters in preparation for Chinese school on Saturday. He has forgotten a lot. We will just continue to review for the rest of the week and hope for the best.
Since T did so well today, he earned his computer time. He got half an hour to play Freddi Fish 5, the case of The Creature of Coral Cove.
While T was on the computer, L and I were making chocolate chip cookies. The plan is, and hopefully I'll be able to follow through, to make/cook/bake something with the boys each week. It will reinforce following directions. L matched pictures to the actual ingredients. And he had fun counting the cookies. He had even more fun eating the chocolate chip cookies at snack time.
We ended our school day with reading time. T read Amazing Egypt with Mrs Frizzle. L was looking through picture find books. I was finishing up Big Boned by Meg Cabot while Z was looking through pictures from my wallet and playing with a Bakugan toy.
I think a big reason that today went much more smoothly is that Z gave up on us pretty quickly. I think he soon realized that what we were doing was "boring" and went about playing and coloring on his own. He did draw on the laundry basket, but a wipe soon made things all better. In fact he had fun again, going around wiping anything and everything.
T's Read Aloud Log 2009-2010
I've decided to retire this list as well. I will start another one for this school year as to not confuse when we read what.
* Winnie the Pooh
* Misty of Chincoteague
* The Littles
* Chocolate Fever
* Charlie and the Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
* Mary Poppins Comes Back by PL Travers
* My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
* Mary Poppins by PL Travers
* Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
* James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
* Flat Stanley #2 The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery
* Flat Stanley #1 Mount Rushmore Calamity
* The Trumpet of the Swan
* Winnie the Pooh
* Misty of Chincoteague
* The Littles
* Chocolate Fever
* Charlie and the Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
* Mary Poppins Comes Back by PL Travers
* My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
* Mary Poppins by PL Travers
* Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
* James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
* Flat Stanley #2 The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery
* Flat Stanley #1 Mount Rushmore Calamity
* The Trumpet of the Swan
Monday, September 13, 2010
Happy First Day of School!
Well, we finally got around to starting today. I know we are a bit behind. But we were away until Wednesday. Then I really didn't want to start one day and skip the next day due to the doctor's appointment that I had. So I decided today would be a good day to start.
We were off to a slow start and didn't get going until after 10am. It was totally my fault as I wasn't organized and prepared. I spent a lot of time going up and down the stairs getting supplies. But once we started, the kids were excited.
We first decorated our name tags for our bins and supply boxes with lots of stickers. The boys worked together very nicely. The cleaning up part didn't go as smoothly, as Z was determined to undermine his brothers as they were trying to clear up the mess of stickers and sticker backings. I had to bribe Z with a television show. But that was also a distraction for the boys. I briefly considered going straight into the 2nd grade and Kindergarten curriculum with T and L respectively, but quickly changed my mind when I actually took a look at the books. Yes, I hadn't had a chance to browse through the math books because they had only arrived over the weekend. But I proved to be correct in reviewing because T seemed to have lost this ability to do simple math facts and regrouping.
L also spent time reviewing his colors and numbers. He seemed to really enjoy doing work and kept wanting to do more and more.
After having a little break for lunch, we started our science unit on sharks. I had borrowed library books for a while now but hadn't had a chance to read with the kids. So this was the perfect opportunity. I read Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies.
Then T and L watched Perfect Predators, a show that I recorded during Shark Week from the Discovery Channel over the summer. Afterward, T and L were able to recall many facts about sharks that they had learned from the book and television program.
Then T did a reading comprehension sheet with a short paragraph reiterating facts about sharks and answered questions based on the reading. L practiced writing the words Great White Shark and colored a picture of one. Then T, L and Z made hammerhead shark hats and played a rousing game of shark boy.
While L and Z continued with their coloring, T reviewed blends. He did a word find which he loved. He seems to enjoy word searches and crossword puzzles.
We did a brief lesson on the Pledge of Allegiance.
Then it was D.E.A.R. time. I loved this when I was in school. It's Drop Everything and Read time! I dragged out a stack of library books for L and Z. T was content with his Magic Treehouse book - he loves that series! And so do I. Not only is he reading, but he is getting some social studies and history as well. He has been reading the Magic Treehouse books for pleasure all summer. I may have him go back and re-read books so that I can utilize the Magic Treehouse guides and worksheets. But our quiet reading time did not start until after I did a group read from the Toy Story 3 book. Then we were all off to our comfy areas reading. T was laying on the sofa reading his Magic Treehouse book. L was looking through the Toy Story 3 book sprawled on the floor. I was curled up on the loveseat with my book, The Broken Window by Jeffrey Deaver. Z did start out looking at a couple of books but was soon in the corner quietly with the building blocks.
T was supposed to have chess club as well today but when we got to the library, we were sad to find out that there was no chess club. So instead we meandered through the library to look for more books to read and books on CD to listen to during lunch.
We also got some exciting news as we were leaving the library. D called and let us know that the library called and said that T won books from the summer reading program! T was so excited. He was able select 3 books of his choice from a cart of books. He picked a Magic Treehouse book that he hadn't read (of course!), a Transformer book and a Bionicle book. Three good choices as the picking were slim.
It was a long day but all in all it was a good one. We will be able to get going in the morning better since we now have our supplies. And I think the boys will take a little bit to get used to a routine but I think they are on their way.
We were off to a slow start and didn't get going until after 10am. It was totally my fault as I wasn't organized and prepared. I spent a lot of time going up and down the stairs getting supplies. But once we started, the kids were excited.
We first decorated our name tags for our bins and supply boxes with lots of stickers. The boys worked together very nicely. The cleaning up part didn't go as smoothly, as Z was determined to undermine his brothers as they were trying to clear up the mess of stickers and sticker backings. I had to bribe Z with a television show. But that was also a distraction for the boys. I briefly considered going straight into the 2nd grade and Kindergarten curriculum with T and L respectively, but quickly changed my mind when I actually took a look at the books. Yes, I hadn't had a chance to browse through the math books because they had only arrived over the weekend. But I proved to be correct in reviewing because T seemed to have lost this ability to do simple math facts and regrouping.
L also spent time reviewing his colors and numbers. He seemed to really enjoy doing work and kept wanting to do more and more.
After having a little break for lunch, we started our science unit on sharks. I had borrowed library books for a while now but hadn't had a chance to read with the kids. So this was the perfect opportunity. I read Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies.
Then T and L watched Perfect Predators, a show that I recorded during Shark Week from the Discovery Channel over the summer. Afterward, T and L were able to recall many facts about sharks that they had learned from the book and television program.
Then T did a reading comprehension sheet with a short paragraph reiterating facts about sharks and answered questions based on the reading. L practiced writing the words Great White Shark and colored a picture of one. Then T, L and Z made hammerhead shark hats and played a rousing game of shark boy.
While L and Z continued with their coloring, T reviewed blends. He did a word find which he loved. He seems to enjoy word searches and crossword puzzles.
We did a brief lesson on the Pledge of Allegiance.
Then it was D.E.A.R. time. I loved this when I was in school. It's Drop Everything and Read time! I dragged out a stack of library books for L and Z. T was content with his Magic Treehouse book - he loves that series! And so do I. Not only is he reading, but he is getting some social studies and history as well. He has been reading the Magic Treehouse books for pleasure all summer. I may have him go back and re-read books so that I can utilize the Magic Treehouse guides and worksheets. But our quiet reading time did not start until after I did a group read from the Toy Story 3 book. Then we were all off to our comfy areas reading. T was laying on the sofa reading his Magic Treehouse book. L was looking through the Toy Story 3 book sprawled on the floor. I was curled up on the loveseat with my book, The Broken Window by Jeffrey Deaver. Z did start out looking at a couple of books but was soon in the corner quietly with the building blocks.
T was supposed to have chess club as well today but when we got to the library, we were sad to find out that there was no chess club. So instead we meandered through the library to look for more books to read and books on CD to listen to during lunch.
We also got some exciting news as we were leaving the library. D called and let us know that the library called and said that T won books from the summer reading program! T was so excited. He was able select 3 books of his choice from a cart of books. He picked a Magic Treehouse book that he hadn't read (of course!), a Transformer book and a Bionicle book. Three good choices as the picking were slim.
It was a long day but all in all it was a good one. We will be able to get going in the morning better since we now have our supplies. And I think the boys will take a little bit to get used to a routine but I think they are on their way.
Books T Read in Kindergarten
I know I've been slacking in taking this list down. T read many books last year in first grade that I never got around to listing except on random posts here and there. I hope to be more proactive in posting this year.
Books T Read in Kindergarten
- Bob Books - Book 1 Mat
- Bob Books - Book 2 Sam
- Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill
- Pig Wig by Yukiko Kido
- Wall-E's Smash Trash by RH Disney
- Bob Books - Book 3 Dot
- Slam & Dunk and The Big Game by Chris Sawyer
- The Close Shave by Reverend W Awdry
- Wet Pet by Harriet Ziefert
- Elmo Says Achoo! by Sarah Albee
- Ducks in Muck by Lori Haskins
- Dan and Dan by Marcia Leonard
- Best Friends by Marcia Leonard
- Rick Is Sick by David McPhail
- Big Pig and Little Pig by David McPhail
- Hot Dog by Molly Coxe
- Big Brown Bear
- Bess and Tess by Susan Blackaby
- Go Up and Down by The Berenstains
- One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr Seuss
- Just Clowning Around by Steven MacDonald
- Go Up and Down by The Berenstains
- One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr Seuss
- Just Clowning Around by Steven MacDonald
- Go Up and Down by The Berenstains
- One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr Seuss
- Just Clowning Around by Steven MacDonald
- Bob Books - Book 7 Jig and Mag
- Bitty Fish by Barbara deRubertis
- The Tapping Tale by Judy Giglio
- Bob Books - Book 10 Peg and Ted
- Bob Books - Book 11 Lad and the Fat Cat
- How Big is Big? by Harriet Ziefert
- Save the Egg - Wonder Pets by Billy Lopez
- Lucky Duck by Ellen Weiss
T's 100 Books to read in Kindergarten list
Another column to be retired for T. I think I might have missed the mark with hitting all 100.
I will restart again for L now that he is in Kindergarten. Hopefully we will hit it this time around.
100 Books to read in Kindergarten
- A Chair for My Mother by Vera B Williams
- A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
- Abuela by Arthur Dorros
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst *
- Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
- Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Seeger
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina *
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr
- Click Clack Moo Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin *
- Corduroy by Don Freeman *
- Curious George by H.A. Rey
- Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
- Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy
- Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
- Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
- Horton Hatches an Egg by Dr Seuss
- How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen *
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
- If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff
- Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino *
- It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Zemach
- It Look Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
- Jack's House by Karen Beil
- Jump, Frog, Jump by Robert Kaplan
- King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
- Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest *
- Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
- Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey *
- Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton *
- Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
- Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont
- Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham*
- Mushroom in the Rain retold by Mirra Ginsburg
- My Grandma = Mi Abuelita by Ginger Foglesong Guy
- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
- Olivia by Ian Falconer
- Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
- Piggie Pie by Margie Palantini
- Smash! Crash! by Jon Scieszka
- Stellaluna by Janell Cannon *
- Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod
- Swimmy by Leo Lionni *
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig*
- Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
- The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Massie
- The Bridge is Up! by Babs Bell
- The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski
- The Great Gracie Chase Stop That Dog! by Cynthia Rylant
- The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel
- The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams *
- The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) retold by Philemon Sturges
- The Magic Hat by Mem Fox
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- The New Girl and Me by Jacqui Robbins
- The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats*
- The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
- The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
- The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs! by Jon Scieska
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle *
- Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra
- There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
- Tiger, Tiger by Dee Lillegard
- Tikki Tikki Tembo retold by Arlene Mosel
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak *
- Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
- Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland
- Zomo the Rabbit retold by Gerald McDermott
In Kindergarten
I am retiring this column that I've had up since T was in Kindergarten. It's about time...
Topics We've Touched- Carnivores
- Colors
- Counting by 1s, 5s, 10s
- Dinosaurs
- Election
- Fish
- Float/Sink
- Herbivores
- Hibernation
- Insects
- Left/Right
- Numbers up to 5
- Presidents
- Rainforests
- Same/Different
- Shapes
- Spiders
- Water Cycle
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