tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492095890166956875.post4051674035820294245..comments2012-08-13T20:25:26.141-07:00Comments on Getting ready to work with kindergarteners: My Top 10 Picture Books (Today)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10398396350391582891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492095890166956875.post-86999384984754467232012-08-13T20:25:26.141-07:002012-08-13T20:25:26.141-07:00I'm so glad you use Splendid Friend too---don&...I'm so glad you use Splendid Friend too---don't you love the illustrations in this book?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398396350391582891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492095890166956875.post-51318982429468864612012-08-13T20:11:23.402-07:002012-08-13T20:11:23.402-07:00I love using Splendid Friend Indeed for everything...I love using Splendid Friend Indeed for everything from find little words in big words (end in splendid; did in splendid; splend in splendid), expanding vocab (most kids don't know the word splendid), fluency (students take turns being the bear and the duck and act it out just as they imagine the characters sounding), and a great refresher on thinking about how it feels to be the learner interrupted by someone and if there is a better time to ask a friend about their learning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325795447875175022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492095890166956875.post-27474608909141155112012-08-12T10:43:56.673-07:002012-08-12T10:43:56.673-07:00I'm so glad you found books you liked! I'...I'm so glad you found books you liked! I've been reading everyone's lists and am shocked at the number of books I now NEED to buy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398396350391582891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492095890166956875.post-3790505331526074612012-08-11T23:19:07.965-07:002012-08-11T23:19:07.965-07:00I'm a huge Bob Graham fan, too. Thanks for yo...I'm a huge Bob Graham fan, too. Thanks for your recommendations. At least three will be added to my shopping list.<br />Tammy<br />Apples with Many SeedsTammy Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544436792429289090noreply@blogger.com