Interrupting chicken

Chicken! You interrupted AGAIN! I just love Interrupting Chicken! It's a cute read with a good way of explaining interrupting to little...

David Ezra Stein’s Interrupting Chicken has become one of my must reads for back to school. The kids enjoy the easy to relate to story and quirky illustrations and it is also a great way to start a friendly conversation about interrupting. I saw a wonderful idea on Kim Adsit’s blog 2 years ago that […]

Hey there! Happy Wednesday! These last few weeks of break are just flying by :(. I am now in a rush to get everything off my to do list! Isn't that always the way? I haven't even stepped foot into my class, and I am moving rooms, so the anxiety is high. With back to school on my mind, I thought of one of my favorite stories to read, Interrupting Chicken. I have a product in my TPT store that has activity pages to go along with the book. As I was looking through it, I realized that it needed…

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein is a great read aloud for a kindergarten / early learning class. Extend the reading by making handprint interrupting chickens.

If you've been around for awhile, you know I love using picture books to kick of the school year, particularly to teach procedures and rout...

Children have a lot to say, you just wish they wouldn't do it while you are talking. The tugging at your shirt, the repetitive "Mom? M...

Teaching social skills with Interrupting Chicken Activities can be so much fun! How many times have we as teachers said: "Raise your hand....please" "Don't blurt out!" "Wait your turn!". Hey, some of us might be a millionaire if we got paid a dollar every time it happened. What I love about the story Interrupting Chi

Based on the popular book, Interrupting Chicken, here are some free printables to talk to your children about proper manners and not interrupting when others are speaking. This printable is not originally intended for homeschoolers but I think it is flexible and can definitely be used in a homeschool setting.

Whether your class is wild and crazy or attentive and respectful, these hacks and voice level models will transform your noisy classroom.

Because August marks the beginning of the school year and we are just starting to focus on classroom rules, I love reading Interrupting Chicken! This book is all about...how did you guess??...an interrupting chicken. The little chicken wants a bedtime story, but he constantly interrupts his father throughout the book. David Ezra Stein uses powerful illustrations and speech bubbles to show how and when the little chicken interrupts. I use Interrupting Chicken during the first week of school…