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Gullible Reflection - Gullible is too challenging of a word for first grade! - Amelia Bedelia is a great book to explain the gullible. - They understood the word gullible but they struggled to use it in a sentence. - Honestly, it took a while for me to think of a good way to use this word in a sentence.

Wise Reflection - I think the wording in Hamburger Heaven might have been too challenging for some students. - This was a silly book that my students would have loved but the wording was too challenging for students to understand. Therefore, the read was dry. - However, students had prior knowledge of the word 'wise' so I was able to help them make the connection to the text through post-reading discussion. - Most students were able to tell me why Pinky Pig was wise.

Humble Reflection - Students were able to make a connection with the book. - AC has strong vocabulary. He asked if we were working on the word 'humble' before I brought it up. - I think humble was a hard word but it was fine in that students were easily able to make a connection to the word from personal experience.