We are continuing to celebrate and honor the importance of reading! Today we had an extra special guest, Dr. Colbert, the Superindent of Oak Park Schools! She read a story about learning to read...

The children really enjoyed their time with her. She gave each of them an opportunity to share a little about themselves (their name, age, and what they were interested in reading about). She had them do a good (and silly) stretch so they were very ready to listen, and then, finally, she shared a treat with them. After she left, I overheard several children say "she's a really good reader!" 😊

Thanks for visiting, Dr. Colbert!!

We are celebrating reading month!

In honor of this special month, Mrs. Hausman brought books about books to share with us today!

First there was...

and...

and...

As I class, we are keeping track of the number of books we read during the month!

Last week, Wednesday, February 25, Mrs. Houseman brought some great stories to share with us, as usual. She started with...

She also read...

and...

and...

The kids LOVE listening to her read... and although they are a bit chatty when she first arrives (due to the excitement of what is now a dear friend coming for a visit), the minute she begins to read, a beautiful hush comes over the group 😍!

Today we celebrated the birthday of a favorite author, Dr. Seuss! We had a green eggs and ham day! We read the book, "Green Eggs and Ham", watched an animated story,

made green eggs and ham,

and tried them!

Well, most of them tried, we had two who just couldn't get over the look of it 😊

And... Just like the unnamed character in the book, most of them liiked them! 👍

but... not everyone 👎.