What are We Reading?

This week we have been reading Mr. C.'s Dinner, a story provided by the curriculum.  The students have been practicing making predictions and retelling the story in sequence using the words first, next, then, and last or finally.

We have also been reading a favorite of mine, Heckedy Peg, written by Audrey Wood and illustrated by Don Wood.  I love getting the students to think about what causes the children in the story, named after the days of the week, to turn into the kinds of foods they do when the witch casts her spell. In addition to retelling the story in sequence, we are using it to review cause and effect.  For example, Monday asked for butter, so she turns into bread.  Here are a couple of pictures from this well written and beautifully illustrated story: