Understanding First Grade Experiences

What do big kids do when they get to school?

• They hold their parents' hands.

• They walk into school by themselves.

• They wait for the bus.

• They stand at the school door.

What is different about Ms. Gray's classroom compared to Ms. Lacy's?

• Ms. Gray's room has a dragon kite.

• Ms. Gray's room has no fun things.

• Ms. Gray's room has lots of colors.

• Ms. Gray's room has leaf cutouts.

Why does Haley think first grade stinks after writing A's and B's?

• She likes writing A's and B's.

• Ms. Gray is too busy for share time.

• She wants to hand out the paper.

• She wants to go to recess.

Why does Haley say lunch stinks?

• She doesn't like chocolate.

• The lunchroom lady is mean.

• There is only vanilla ice cream.

• The kindergartners ate all the ice cream.

What makes Haley change her mind about first grade?

• She learns that first graders don't take naps.

• She learns that she can read books with chapters by herself.

• She learns that Ms. Gray knows how she feels.

• She learns that kindergarten stinks.