Taking Care of Books

I've recently introduced Library books to my class and wish I had this book from Kindergarten Kindergarten for the occasion! Basically, the book is "ruined" with pens, juice, mud, and chocolate in an effort to teach children what NOT to do with books. It's a great stimulus to generate discussion about how we treat books in the classroom and at home.



But it's still early in the year, and I don't think it's ever too late to teach kids the value of books and how we can take care of them (especially as my colleague had a child bring a library book back with the front cover cut clean off!).

I had so much fun scribbling and painting and spilling over the pages of this book. It's very cathartic. I was doing a circle time lesson today on feeling calm and ways we calm ourselves down; I think scribbling is my method of calmness! Head over to Kindergarten Kindergarten to download a free copy and wreak havoc to your heart's content.

Here's my handiwork of the day:


















Have Fun!