mystery reader

This afternoon Mrs. Tomaras FABULOUSLY and fluently read Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by Dr. Suess! The rhymes were smooth and she sounded like she was talking and read with great expression - super modeling! We also heard about poor Norman in Not Norman. It was about a boy with a pet he wasn't so crazy about getting...a fish named Norman. Do you think it turned out that Norman was the perfect pet for him after all? Ask your child to summarize the story including important information from the beginning, middle, and end of the story in their own words and check out some reviews about this book by clicking the link!

thank you chronicle books!

Mrs. South received an email from a Marketing Manager for the Ivy + Bean series recently. She came across our blog and found out we've been enjoying Ivy + Bean books during Read Aloud practicing making predictions, inferences and mental images, asking questions, and summarizing chapters. Some of us have even worked on analyzing characters from the story. Today we got a package in the mail...The Teacher's Edition of Ivy + Bean the first book AND magnetic bookmarks for us all! They are awesome! Now Mrs. South has even more ideas on how to keep reading and thinking with Ivy + Bean! Thank you Chronicle Books!