Miss Smith's Incredible Story is a great book about stories coming alive. I love using this to get students excited about reading workshop.
Library Mouse is great for introducing Writing Workshop. The mouse is a secret author who writes tiny books for his local library. At the end, there is a part where the students look into "Meet the Author" box to see their own reflections. I made a box similar to the one found in the book, and my kids always get excited to see themselves in the mirror and start creating their own books and stories. Here is a picture of our "Meet the Author" Box...
My other faves for the beginning of the year include a variety of Kevin Henkes books. We usually read Chrysanthemum to talk about our names and our special qualities, and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is a great one for introducing rules or a class promise.

Hi Mrs. H, Thanks so much for linking up. I love all of you Kevin Henkes picks. I haven't heard of Miss. Smith's Incredible Storybook. I'll have to check it out.
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Those are some of my favorites, also! The only one I haven't seen is Library Mouse. I'm going to have to check that one out! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your ideas to go with Library Mouse. I also use it for Writer's Workshop. We also have a copy at listening center. It is always a favorite.
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