Have you ever thought about switching places with someone for the day? When I was a kid I wanted to be Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson...well actually mostly Ashley. I even tried to get my mom to change my name to Ashley..what was I thinking?!? But seriously...I mean who didn't love Holiday in the Sun and Our lips are Sealed. 

Well in Nancy Krulik's books she writes about a girl named Katie who has the ability to instantly switch bodies with others. But just because she can switch bodies doesn't mean she gains the same abilities of the other person. In this story Katie Kazzo Switcheroo On Thin Ice, Katie switches with a famous ice skater on the night of her big performance. Katie learns a few life lessons in this funny story which all kids can relate to. 

This book is a great book club book for a group of girls. It will not only teach them to read and comprehend but there are some great morals to the story as well. We can learn from Katie to appreciate what we have, not to envy others, and to keep going even if we mess up. I love being able to read books with the kids that they enjoy but also have deep learning rooted inside. Ready to use this with your guided groups? Just hop on over to TPT purchase, print, and your are ready to go! 

That awkward moment when its been so long that you posted you don't even know where to start....

Let's just say this year has been BUSY to say the least. So, fast forward to my adorable almost 3rd graders at my new school. The other day we took our class to see the play "Ivy + Bean". I think I liked it just as much if not more than they did. Bean is a tomboy and loves to play outside and Ivy is a girly girl who loves to read and dress up. The two live on the same street, Pancake Court. (Um...could I live there?!? Yummy!) They start off being so different that Bean doesn't even want to get to know Ivy but through a series of events they become BEST FRIENDS! I feel like this can describe us all at different points. We see someone and think they don't look like us or look like someone we would typically be friends with, but then later we find out that they are so much more like us then we imagined. Hints the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover". Who can't relate to this?!? It becomes a great life lesson and moral to the story as well.

Let's just say that after the play was over I was ready for one of my groups to make this part of their book club...so I could read it. ;) HA Well..that was super easy because they ALL wanted to read them even the boys. One boy said "This is the best story ever!" I still have the ending song in my head with little pictures of them dancing to "cause were Ivy and Bean". So, I have created a super cute and super easy guide to help you navigate through your Ivy and Bean book club. All you need to do it print and you are ready to go. Hope you enjoy the book as much as I did. Let me know if you have any suggestions for fixing or any other books that you think my kids would like. 

P.S. Just discovered Katie Kazoo... study guides on her coming soon!