I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit By Julia Cook
I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit By Julia Cook Paperback 1937870383 9781937870386 Fiction I Cant Find My Whatchamacallit Cletus and Bocephus are cousins, yet they are nothing alike. Extremely creative Cletus, can’t find anything in his room. He is constantly losing things and is very disorganized and messy. Bocephus, on the other hand, is the most organized, uptight person on the planet. If Bocephus ever misplaces anything… he totally freaks out! After Cletus mom refuses to let him play with Bocephus until his room is cleaned, Bocephus steps in to help out his disorganized cousin.“Cletus… There’s a home for everything. Every whatchamacallit has its spot. Let’s sort through your stuff and put it where it goes. I’m organized… Cletus you’re not!”This storybook is the first in the “Functioning Executive” book series. It highlights the importance of being organized in a creative, applicable way. It also spotlights the unique differences and strengths that live in all of us. This book will help teach children to understand, develop, and apply organization a vital executive function skill. Children who possess effective organizational skills can learn to manage not only daily responsibilities, but can also learn how to effectively plan ahead.
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Have you ever wanted to play with a toy or used a favorite pencil but couldn t find what you needed Turn to an elbow partner and tell them about a time that you lost something After students have shared elicit a few to share with the whole group Introduce characters Cletus and Bocephus and explain how they are opposites of each other We ll read to find out which boy is organized and how they help each other Invite personal connections Prompt a brief sharing of personal experiences related to the topic or theme I chose this as the final book in this text set because it follows the expectation of being responsible In the previous book But It s Not My Fault we discussed taking responsibility for our actions This book is focused on taking responsibility for belongings I found this to be a common issue among younger students especially if they were used to being picked up after in other settings The expectation in my classroom is that each student is responsible for their own belongings and keeps there are organized I try to make it as easy as possible so that students can have success Cook Julia 2015 I Can t Find My Watchamacallit Chattanooga TN National Center for Youth Issues I Can t Find My Whatchamacallit Not my favorite Julia Cook book but still has some good points tips I can use in my teaching I Can t Find My Whatchamacallit
Cletus and Bocephus are cousins yet they are nothing alike Extremely creative Cletus can t find anything in his room He is constantly losing things and is very disorganized and messy Bocephus on the other hand is the most organized uptight person on the planet If Bocephus ever misplaces anything he totally freaks out After Cletus mom refuses to let him play with Bocephus until his room is cleaned Bocephus steps in to help out his disorganized cousin Cletus There s a home for everything Every whatchamacallit has its spot Let s sort through your stuff and put it where it goes I m organized Cletus you re not This storybook is the first in the Functioning Executive book series It highlights the importance of being organized in a creative applicable way It also spotlights the unique differences and strengths that live in all of us This book will help teach children to understand develop and apply organization a vital executive function skill Children who possess effective organizational skills can learn to manage not only daily responsibilities but can also learn how to effectively plan ahead I Can t Find My WhatchamacallitIn order to teach children you must enter their view of the world Julia Cook JULIA COOK M.
I can't find my whatchamacallit read aloud S is a national award winning children s author counselor and parenting expert She has presented in thousands of schools across the country and abroad regularly speaks at national education and counseling conferences and has published children s books on a wide range of character and social development topics The goal behind Cook s work is to actively involve young people in fun memorable stories and teach them to become lifelong problem solvers Inspiration for her books comes from working with children and carefully listening to counselors parents and teachers in order to stay on top of needs in the classroom and at home Cook has the In order to teach children you must enter their view of the world Julia Cook JULIA COOK M.
I can't find my whatchamacallit read aloud S is a national award winning children s author counselor and parenting expert She has presented in thousands of schools across the country and abroad regularly speaks at national education and counseling conferences and has published children s books on a wide range of character and social development topics The goal behind Cook s work is to actively involve young people in fun memorable stories and teach them to become lifelong problem solvers Inspiration for her books comes from working with children and carefully listening to counselors parents and teachers in order to stay on top of needs in the classroom and at home Cook has the innate ability to enter the worldview of a child through storybooks giving children both the what to say and the how to say it site_link
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