The Goldilocks Theory

We have enjoyed reading Goldilocks & the Three Bears. 

We also read the book Walk On! by Marla Frazee.

We discussed choosing just right books. We brainstormed a list about how it feels when a book is too easy, too hard, and juuuuuust right.  

We made an analogy to our Walk On! book.

This is what it feels like when a book is too easy:

You know all the words and totally get the story.  Your brain is growing.

This is what it feels like when a book is too hard:

You have to keep stopping to work on tricky words and you can't even think about the story. 
Your brain isn't really growing smarter.

This is what it feels like when it is juuuuust right:

There are some tricky parts, but you can get through them and figure them out.  Your brain is growing a lot!

During Reading Workshop we read books and sorted them into piles:  too easy, too hard, and just right.

We're working on growing our brains by choosing just right books!