Ask students to the carpet for story time.

Remind them how we sit on the carpet and how we act like good listeners. Read The Berenstain Bears: Go To School aloud to the class. Stop on page 5: turn to a partner and whisper one thing that you like to do at Book: home with mom, dad, or brother or sister. The Berenstain Bears: Go To School When you are done, put one finger on your nose. O-To be read aloud to the class the first Pg 16what does worried mean? Scared, week of school. The students will then raise your hand if you felt a little scared, or connect the book to their own thinking, worried, or nervous coming to school for the hopes, and dreams. first time. It is ok to be scared sometimes. I Students will be drawing/writing about what was even scared. they want to do over the school year. Pg 19- what does commotion mean. End of book LO- This year during Kindergarten I want That was a really great story that the to. _________ Berenstain Bears shared with us. We are going to talk about it more but first MMini Brain Break: Book: The Barenstain Bears Go To School Stand up, wiggles out, stretch. Sit back down in criss cross apple Paper that says: sauce. In Kindergarten I want to In the story that we just read we heard about a lot of fun things that sister bear got Crayons/Markers to do and wanted to do when she went into her first day of Kindergarten. I want you to take a minute to think about what are some I-(See right) things you want to do this year in Kindergarten. When I say your table, I want E-After listening to the book and you to stand up and quietly walk back to drawing/writing about one thing they want your table. Mrs Beebe and I will hand out to do this year, they will share it with a paper and crayons. When you get your partner or to the whole class. Eventually materials then you will get to choose one they will come back to this paper at the end thing that you can draw or write about that of the year to see if they did what they had you want to do this year in Kindergarten. hoped and maybe write or draw about it. Only choose ONE things that you want to do this year. Can someone tell me what we are going to do? Collect- if time have them share with a partner or to the whole group. Laminate these and post them somewhere and save them for an end of the year follow up project.