Mystery Reader...

Today, I went to Alexander's class to be the Mystery Reader!

They were out in the playground when I got there so I hid down the hall so I wouldn't disrupt them coming back in to the class. Once they were in the room & in a circle, I came in and Alexander got very excited. We had the kids sat down on the circle rug so they could all see.

I brought three books because two of them were super quick. I brought a Thomas the Train book (that we have at home), a Princess book and the Little Engine that Could. Selfishly, I brought the Thomas the Train & the Little Engine because Alexander & I read those and he's loves them.

However, he was actually the quietest of all the kids. Veronica & Connor were constantly asking questions; Tess kept saying that she had the Princess book; Grace kept pointing asking what and Sean would just lean in the way. Alexander was the most behaved until Sean tried sitting on my lap - Alexander was having none of that.

I was hoping Alexander would show off that he can read the Thomas book, but he was just content to sit & listen. Overall, it was a huge success & I'll definitely do this again!

Mystery Reader...

I signed up to be the Mystery Reader in Alexander's class. They have a "Mystery Reader" once a week that you can sign up for. They ask you not to tell your child so it can truly be a surprise & they can tell all the kids who at the same time. So today was my day!

I was very nervous & I'm not sure why because it's only a room of 2 year olds. But it went so well! They were all sitting down when I got there waiting…Miss Lori told them earlier that Alexander’s Mommy was coming to read and she said Alexander got super excited but then super angry when other kids kept saying “my Mommy”. I came in, he ran over & gave me a big hug so we told him to sit back down so we could read.

All the kids were sitting down and came crowded over to my feet so they could see the books. I brought in "Monster at the end of the book" and "Hungry Little Caterpillar" books (since we read them at home & I have them memorized). I asked them which one first – they all wanted Grover first.

I thought it was interesting that only Alexander read along. Some kids would talk during parts & ask questions but for the most part they just sat there & listened. It was very cute. I tried to make sure I read to each kid so it wasn’t just Alexander.

And I was good... I read it the way I normally do and even got a few chuckles out of them! Then we read the caterpillar book and they were all picking out colors they found in the book. Then I asked Miss Lori if they have these books in the class and she said no, so I told her to keep them for the class and the kids got very excited.

It wasn’t very long but it was super cute & fun. Definitely have to do that again…