This morning we began with our review of the calendar. We hung a new calendar in his room and reviewed the months of the year, days of the week, and yesterday/today/tomorrow. We then moved into our social studies curriculum by discussing community helpers and safety through integrated language arts activities. We read the fiction book, Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann. In this adorable story, Officer Buckle shares safety tips at local schools. A new police dog, Gloria joins him and livens up his speeches by doing tricks while he speaks. At first, Officer Buckle doesn't like that she does this, but he comes to realize that they make a great team. Throughout the story, we made predictions about upcoming events, analyzed the actions of the characters through what they said and the illustrations, and discussed vocabulary. We then completed several activities related to the book. In the first, we answered questions to evaluate recall of the story. Danny and I discussed the events and sounded out the words to provide written responses. Next, we recalled the story by sequencing six pictures into the proper chronological order of the story. Finally, we completed a Venn Diagram to compare facts about the characters Gloria (the dog), Officer Buckle, or if the fact applied to both. Danny did an excellent job with recall of the story events! We reviewed that Officer Buckle and Gloria are community helpers that help keep us safe. Additionally, we discussed various safety tips presented in the book that also keep us safe.