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We Don't Eat Our Classmates - Our Library Expectations

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I like for my students to set our expectations for the year.  Every year I look for a book that will give this a new feel.  In the past I have used Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler The Snurtch   by Sean Ferrell Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham Alpha Oops by Alethea Kontis This year's selection was We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins. I was hooked on Ryan T. Higgins books when I met his Mother Bruce books.  He has a sense of humor that can be appreciated by children and adults alike.  This book is no exception. We began class with a partner share about a time something unexpected happened in class.  I then read to the class.  We were only 4 pages in when the first jaw hit the floor and the first eyes bugged out of their heads.  I expected laughter but often got pin-drop silence.  "Could the book possibly have said THAT?"  Yep.  It did.  They were instantly ...