Official Book Experts

First we created a Book Lovers Club - and fell in love with books and reading. 

Next, we dug a little deeper and became 

OFFICIAL BOOK EXPERTS!!!!

The students have been hard at work in Reader's Workshop.

They've been learning about authors, illustrators, parts of a book, end pages, characters, setting, and much more! 

So incredibly proud of the work we are doing...

Check out these SMARTIES: 

Here is some of the work we have done while becoming book experts.

After all of this work I decided they needed to be deemed official book experts.

I don't know if it was the fact that they were finally official book experts, the special certificates that made it official, or the Smarties that I gave away... but the students were COMPLETELY OVER THE MOON   when we celebrated. 

There was applause, smiles, high-fives, and many cheers as friends received their official certificates.

Seriously, it was the best. 

Makes my teacher heart happy for many reasons - children loving books, being truly investing in learning, and caring about their friends' success and learning! 

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE hearing my 5 and 6 year old friends discussing characters, settings, end page, and the similarities between authors and illustrators.

Congratulations book experts!

Teachers, you can find the book expert pack with recording book and editable book expert certificates here.  

A MUST READ for October {10 Timid Ghosts},

10 Timid Ghosts

 is such a fun read aloud. 

Every year my students fall in love with this fun counting book.

This year was no exception!

We've already read it twice this week!

We also acted it out.
I wish, wish, wish I would have recorded their performance. 

It.was.memorable. :)

I created a little math and literacy pack to go along with this adorable book.
Check it out here:

 It includes:
character/story retelling cards
character name and picture match up
ghostly 10 frames
number/quantity math up
subtraction cards with ghosts 

all activities are tied to the common core

 Teachers, check it out HERE.

This book was GREAT for introducing new vocabulary too!

We added 

timid
and
clever

to our vocabulary! 

I just found this great 10 Timid Ghosts reading and can't wait to share it with my 26 clever students tomorrow. :)

Book Lovers Club = Happy Teacher Heart

Oh my goodness...

I am seriously over the moon with my ADORABLE class!! 

We are off to a great start.

A few years ago I created a Book Lovers Club to get my Kinders excited about books and reading.

It is magical. 

I love meeting with my book lovers throughout the year! We celebrate authors, illustrators, creative choices, great books, reading, sharing our thoughts, predictions, and connections...
and more!!

Today I presented the option of creating a new Book Lovers Club with this crew and their enthusiasm with the idea was UNBELIEVABLE.

Like so unbelievable, that I couldn't even snap a clear picture. 

HA!

It made my teacher heart so happy!!

The students had to sign up and make official membership cards. 

Which we immediately took down and laminated together. Who knew watching the laminator in action would be SO FUN?! 

During free choice, Adelyne decided we needed a Book Lovers Club Poster! :) 

Here are just a few of the book lovers I have spotted this week...  

I am looking forward to so many great reading adventures with my newest members.

HOORAY FOR BOOK LOVERS!! :):)

Teacher friends -

Click {HERE} to see the ways I use the Book Lovers Club in my classroom. 

You can find it on TpT HERE.