First grade, here we come!
I haven’t even had a chance to go through all of the pictures I took from our long wedding weekend in North Carolina… First we have to prepare for first grade! Jordan’s first day is tomorrow. We had a chance to meet her new teacher: The same woman who taught her brother four years ago! How cool is that? First grade was one of my favorite years in elementary school. I’ll never forget Mrs. Smith. Hopefully Jordan will have as good an experience with her new teacher.
After talking to her new teacher, we decided to go a similar route to how we started Kindergarten, with a short book about Jordan and a chance for her to hand around her helper arms to her classmates. Her teacher can put the book up on the smart board so everyone can easily see the pictures. Since that should be a fun thing to share, I updated Jordan’s book for first grade:
If you’re curious how I made the book, I added photos to a Word document and then printed it as a PDF and uploaded it to scribd.com.
So totally awesome! Love it!! You should find a way to market this idea to other parents of kids with limb differences and their schools. FANTASTIC!
Hope Jordan has an awesome time at First Grade!!
I think this book is an awesome idea, Jordan you a very pretty and special little girl… thanks for sharing as I am following your lead when it come to my granddaughter Sophia, who was born just like you! Have a wonderful year in first grade, I am looking forward to viewing all your photos on your page, soon I will share some pictures of Sophia with you, until then, bye for now.
An excellent book. And an adorable newborn. Lucky you to get to hold her all day way back when.
What a great idea! I love the idea of the book to read on the first day of class. Thinking this may be a nice idea for my little girl one day. Jordan, you’re an amazing and beautiful little girl and you have an awesome mom.
@Rebecca – Thanks so much!!
That’s awseome!!! I wish we could all do something like this to explain to people who we’re special!!!
That book is terrific. It hits just the right notes for young kids. I hope Jordan has a great year.
Beautiful! I have a little one with limb differences, too. Mine just started K.
What a wonderful idea. My daughter Katy just started Kindergarten and she has a below the knee amputation. The District nurse called me on Katy’s first day and inquired how to handle all of the questions, I wasn’t sure how to respond, until I saw your post. Thank you!
That’s so fabulous. Please let me know if I can help with any other brainstorming with your school!