Class Mascot: Buzzy the Bumblebee

My favorite children’s book is Buzzy the Bumblebee by Denise Brennan-Nelson. This book has a beautiful message about the power in believing in yourself. Every school year on the first and last days of school, I read Buzzy the Bumblebee to my students. We talk about the importance of believing in ourselves and never giving up. In first grade students are going to be faced with many difficult challenges and I want all my students to believe that they can succeed. I hope that this is a message that they carry with them throughout their lives. I want them to become confident readers, writers, mathematicians, and problem solvers. To remind my students about Buzzy’s message, I have made Buzzy our classroom mascot and decorated my classroom with many bees.