Starting school can be a worrisome event for a kindergartener, so the Davidson County Schools system has launched a new program to help them feel more comfortable and to understand it is OK to be nervous.
The district launched the “One Book, One District” initiative that uses the book “Wemberly Worried” by Kevin Henkes to help students adjust to being in the classroom and dealing with their various emotions. All kindergarten classes in the school system are reading the book to their students the first week of school.
“For a lot of the children, this is their very first experience in a classroom setting,” Hartley said. “So when they come to school they are nervous, they’re excited, they’re worried, and the book is a great introduction to their feelings. They are able to hear about Wemberly and all of her experiences and they are able to relate that to how they are feeling.”
The “One Book, One District” program was developed by a team of teachers and instructional program specialists to not only help kindergarteners adjust to a school setting, but to also support other subjects such as reading and writing.
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