[ by Michele Gardner ]

The story

I go to __________ grade almost every day.

My __________ grade teacher's name is __________.

There are a lot of kids in my class.

We do a lot of things like handwriting, math games, centers and shared reading.

Sometimes my teacher, __________, needs to tell the whole class something.

She gets our attention by clapping her hands.

When I hear clapping, I'm supposed to clap too.

Then I'm supposed to listen to __________.

All of the kids do this.

It is okay to do this.

When I hear clapping I will try to clap too.

I will try to listen to __________.

Then I will know what to do next.

__________ will be happy when I clap and listen.