Lily opted not to take a nap, so we relaxed and read a book.

Lily already completed Book It! for October, so she’s just working on finishing up Building Bridges with Books.

“Biscuit Finds a Friend” by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

We decided to try something new and get a book on CD from the library. It ended up working quite well.

Lily listened to the book twice while following along. The third time, she was starting to read along with the CD.

Lily’s Book Report
Liked: I liked that he got dunked in the water since Biscuit was funny.
Setting: The pond.
How does Biscuit feel after he falls in the pond? Happy.
How do you know? The girl is smiling.

Pizza Hut Book It!: 8/8
Building Bridges: 7/25

Tonight, we had some role reversal. Lily read me a bedtime story!

“In the Woods” by Akimi Gibson.

This is the book she is reading in her reading group at school. She read it to Navy and me during his bath time. Then, she read it again before she went to bed.

Proud Mommy moment!

One of Lily’s favorite movies at the moment is The Lorax. We have rented it from Redbox twice. Now, it is on a Christmas wishlist.

She needed a book to fill in the Dr. Seuss square on her Building Bridges bingo sheet and a pizza slice on her Book It! page.

“The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss

Lily is out of book report forms, so to make it more fun, I found a simple printable. She was able to color the Lorax after she finished her report.

Lorax Writing Paper from Activity Village

Rather than type her report, the actual thing is just too cute!

Pizza Hut Book It!: 7/8*
Building Bridges: 6/25

*I had the kindergarten goal wrong. It’s only 8 books, not 10. The same page is used for other grades, too.

This evening was incredibly busy with Lily’s first Girl Scouts meeting and some grocery shopping. We decided to just read a book for Book It! and skip the Building Bridges bingo sheet and book report.

“I Love Christmas!” by Hans Wilhelm

When Scholastic had their $1 book through Lily’s preschool last year, I bought 2 of these. One for her, one for Navy. Tonight, we did a buddy reading where she followed along in her book, while I read from the other.

I like that the entire book was 85 words. A quick read for a night short on time. Simple, five or six word sentences.

We are going to try this method of reading, with this same book again. Several of the words are word wall vocabulary words.

Pizza Hut Book It!: 6/10
Building Bridges: 5/25

Lily lost another tooth, so she got the Tooth Bag again. It comes with a book and journal that need to returned, as well as a necklace she gets to keep. Tonight, we read the book from the Tooth Bag.

“I Lost My Tooth” by Hans Wilhelm

Lily’s Book Report:

I liked the book.

What was the most important event? He lost his tooth by eating. Then he swallowed it. At the end, he got his treats.

Pizza Hut Book It!: 5/10
Building Bridges: 5/25