The Perfect Valentine

Happy Monday! Aww Mondays a day that is so misunderstood! I personally love them. 

Today we are going to be talking about the book Valentine Surprise by Corinne Demas. I bought this book last month and featured it in a book Haul post. This book literally could not be cuter, from the sweet little pictures to the fun story, this book is a winner. 

This is the story of Lily and she wants to make a special Valentine for her mom. She works and works to make the perfect thing, but can never make it just the way that she wants it to be. For so many kids that is a big problem. This is also a problem for a lot of adults as well. Sometimes things aren't perfect, but every moment in life is a growing experiences and when things do not go right we learn from our mistakes. 

If I were reading this book to my class I would use this as a prompt in to writing about a time when we were trying to do something perfect and it just wasn't going our way. What did we learn from this experience? How did you feel about it when that was happening? How do you feel about it now? I think It would be fun to see what first and second graders would think of a question like this.

How do you think your students would respond? Do you have any perfectionist in your class.

Have a Great Week!

Ms. Cara