Wemberly Worried, but K Didn't

Starting school can make kids worried ... it can make teachers worried, too! I read Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes to kindergartners; Wemberly is an anxious mouse who worries about EVERYTHING. To calm down, she rubs the ears of her stuffed rabbit, Petal (except then she worries that she'll rub Petal's ears right off).

At our next class meeting, we rotated between three stations: a huge pile of books by Henkes, Wemberly Worried activity sheets (the kids were really good at the maze), and a puppet-making center. Below are some of the Petal puppets the students created ... note that some had a lot of detail, including teeth!

Our final related activity will be to teach our Petal puppets school rules and library routines. Then they'll be on their way home.