It has never been a secret that Lily has some impulse control issues. However, until she started school, it was something we just kinda dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Now, with school, her behavior adds up. Being naughty a couple of days last week, plus being naughty this week means a trip to the principal.

So, when I was asking the kind customer service lady at Barnes & Noble for “How To” books for younger kids, I jumped at the title!

“How to Behave and Why” by Munro Leaf

No matter where you are or who you are, there are four main things that you have to do if you want to make good friends and keep them.

You have to be HONEST
You have to be FAIR
You have to be STRONG
and
you have to be WISE

And there is no good in trying to fool yourself. All that isn’t so easy.

Lily said that she liked the book in her book report.

What were the most important events in the book? Not to steal. Be honest. Be nice to other people. You should take care of your things. You should be nice to other people.

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

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After we read the book and finished her report, we had a discussion about how she could apply what she learned from the book to her life, mainly school, since that is where she seems to struggle the most.
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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