Worst Day of My Life Ever!: My Story of Listening and Following Instructions . or Not!

I shared this book with my SEBN students and it generated some really good discussions.

Students loved it! Thank you.

I have several of Julia Cook's books and love reading them with the kids I work with. This book gives great, concrete ideas about listening and following instructions (there's even a little rhyming poem about each!) but it is given in such a way so that kids still enjoy the story! In fact, I have kids who specifically ask to read this book over and over! Given that some books make the kids sigh, roll their eyes, and ask "do we HAVE to?" I count this book's appeal as a HUGE plus!That said, it is not a be-all, end-all tool for teaching kids these skills -- adults should be reading and discussing these ideas WITH their kids too! With all of these stories, the child and I follow up during and after the story with questions or discussion, such as "What do you think RJ could do differently?" or "How do you think RJ was feeling that morning?" The interaction and discussion is just as important as reading the story and I feel that this story does a super job of opening the door in a fun way for these discussions. The language is also easy enough that many kids can read this themselves, if they wish to.All in all: HIGHLY recommend!

Great book. I have a few others from the collection. They are very engaging for my second graders. I thought it would be ideal for 1st great but was greatly surprised at how much my 2nd graders enjoyed it

I have many Julia Cook books.