petunia

							  DON’T BE A PETUNIA!
“You can’t
just have a
book basket...
On Friday we read a book called
Petunia by Roger Duvoisin. It is the
story of a silly goose who comes upon
a book while walking around the
farm. She has heard of these things
called books. They make you wise.
Petunia carries her treasure about
the farm and starts handing out
advice left and right. Each time she is
convinced of her abounding
knowledge and her neck continues to
stretch and stretch as she carries her
head higher and higher. However, she
does not realize she is leaving a path
of upset and disarray. It is not until
the very end, after a major disaster
                                          ...you have to use it!!”-Ava
that causes the book to fly open, that     able to connect Petunia’s story to    books or trying a new challenge.
she finds the words inside. Petunia        their own experience. It is not       While choice abounds there are also
realizes she has missed the essence of    enough to have a book basket,         several expectations that create a
the book.                                 carry it around, move the books       productive learning environment
                                          around and organize them or just      in KM. As we review the
WHY DO WE READ?                           show people your books. They have     expectations of Reader’s Workshop
Ask a KM girl and she is sure to say,     to be opened and read. There are      I can often now condense the
“To be better readers!” After all, you    several options on how to read, who   message into one concise reminder:
get good at what you practice. With       to read to and where to read. There   Don’t be a Petunia!
some guidance, the KM girls were          are choices of reading familiar




We can read to someone                      We can read to self                   We can read the same book at the
                                                                                            same time