PENGUINS PENGUINS ......... read all about them!!!!PRESCHOOL has been having fun reading fantasy stories about penguins. First, we read the story What's a Penguin to Think When He Turns Pink! by: Lynne Rickards. In this story, the students had a lot of opportunity to discuss what it meant to be "different", how someone feels when they are being teased and how to accept people for who they are.
The second story we read was Turtle's Penguin Day by: Valeri Gorbachev. After reading a story with his father about penguins, Turtle dreams about being a PENGUIN! He dresses up like a penguin and goes off to school. Instead of being teased for looking different, all of his friends think it's cool and want to be penguins just like Little Turtle. Students had fun doing their penguin walk as they checked out books.
Valeri Gorbachev is a beautiful illustrator. So we also looked at some of the other books he has written and illustrated. If you get a chance...look for books by Valeri Gorbachev at the local library!