Officer Buckle and Gloria
One of my most entertaining favorites, this book is about an officer who travels to schools to talk about safety. Unfortunately, many of the students are bored with his speeches. One day, this officer is assigned a special dog, and suddenly his speeches become a lot more interesting! This book is on a 570L Lexile reading level. This is equivalent to a 2nd grade reading level. Since this story reflects a time that Officer Buckle and Gloria have a disagreement, the teacher can print out friendship problems on a card and assign two students to work together. These students must work together to solve the problem. Students will then act out their situation in front of the class.
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