See you later, alligator!

This is our way of saying good-bye each day. The first time I saw this poem was on my sister in-law's fabulous blog (firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com) and have since learned that it is one of Dr. Jean's songs. DUH! I used chart paper and clip art to create this chart that we hung by our door. After reading it together a few weeks, most of the students could read it by themselves. We pick someone to read it at the end of the day and the rest of the class echo reads with them. The students also love to read it during literacy stations when they are in the chart station.

Adios, hippos!