Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten

Miss Bindergarten

by Joseph Slate, Ashley Wolff (Illustrator)

Miss Bindergarten and her kindergarteners are stepping out of the classroom and going to all sorts of places. Franny gets to decorate a cake at the bakery, Jessie learns to Stop, Drop, and Roll at the fire station, Patricia gets to push the mail at the post office, and all of the kindergarteners read colorful picture books at the library! They even have time to play at the park and have a picnic. Miss Bindergarten's kindergarten is having so much fun!

Genres: Picture Books, School, Childrens, Juvenile

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

All these visits in one kindergarten day?! Doing them over a week would be tiring!
And Mattie (?) is a son of a mule? Um, no...
And some of the other animals totally mystify me... and no key... I suppose I could google it if I cared. But these books are great for some families and classrooms, not great for me. Just ok.

[Liesl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miss Bindergarten takes a field trip with Kindergarten is a delightful simple narrative in which Miss Bindergarten (a dog), some parent volunteers, and her students take a field trip to the bakery, the post office, the library, and the park. Each student’s name and animal type coincides with a letter of the alphabet in order.

The letters are emphasized in the text design, but the animal types are not always clear or well known; I had to look up both Quentin (probably an Australian quokka) and Ursula (a South American Uakari) and Kiki the kangaroo is almost entirely obscured by a firefighter’s coat, helmet, and mask. Some of the animals could be confused: I knew Adam is an alligator, but a child might say crocodile if they aren’t sure of their letter sounds (especially since it’s the first one), Jessie is a jaguar but could pass for a leopard, Lenny is a lion but could pass for a puma, and Noah is a newt but could also pass for a lizard or salamander. An older primary student could probably roll with these challenges, but it could be confusing for a younger child. Additionally, the detail in the illustrations makes it hard to concentrate on which letter goes with which animal. I think this text would be best for kids ages 5-7.

[Ellon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the rhythm and rhyming in this books, as in the others in the series. This one is shape themed so readers are invited to look for shapes at every location and there is a spread at the end with some of the shapes. Overall, I didn't like this as much as the others in the series that I've read so far. Perhaps because I had trouble suspending my disbelief about a class going to ALL these places in one day.

[Maddy Rigsby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for younger children! The book focuses on the alphabet, making each sentence start with the next consecutive letter in the alphabet. This book could be followed by a letter activity. The pictures are cute and would keep the children engaged. This book could also be read just before going on a classes first field trip.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really loved reading this book. You can use it to introduce the alphabet to young students. I would be careful when using because some of the vowel sounds are not short. It also does a great job introducing different occupations and what they do.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

On this field trip, the class goes around town. Also in the back there's a search for different shapes.

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whoa! What an ambitious field trip! I would have taken like 15 more parents with me with that many kindergartners and that many places to take them.

[Paola Nunez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like how this book connects to the alphabet. I love the illustrations, and how the sentences are short and simple. I recommend reading this book to younger children.

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh, okay

[Jeceka Pitchford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This kindergarten class takes a field trip around the town and visits places such as the bakery, post office, and fire station. The students get to learn about what goes on in these places and how they work. This is also an alphabet book with the students' names being the subjects for the alphabet. This would be a good introduction for students to question the town around them and learn about alphabetical order. They could put themselves in alphabetical order, and could ask questions about the places in their town.

[Fjóla · Rating 2 out of 5]

The concept is good, I'll admit. Exhibiting places in the community a preschool might go on a field trip, this book can be used to talk about alphabet and shapes. I just didn't enjoy it, I didn't care for the execution, the rhymes were a bit forced and while they would almost start to flow on some spreads, the format of the book each time killed it with the stupid interrupting "Next Miss Bindergarten ..." pages. At the end there is a page where you can question your toddler about the shapes observed. The second time I read it (at the request of my son) was very painful. I can see that some parents might like it and/or find it helpful for discussing concepts, but I'm not taking to these Miss Bindergarten books at the moment, they're just way too tedious for my taste.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

All these "Miss Bindergarten" books have been a joy to read to my 2 year old granddaughter! This one the class goes on several trips within a trip... to the library, to the fire station, on a picnic etc. as in all of the books they are very cute and the illustrations are wonderful! Full of life and color (character)! And in the mix of the story all the students in Miss Bindergarten's class are letters of the alphabet! So the listener (young reader) will appreciate the alphabet as they learn about Gwen Gorilla, Emily Elephant, Ursula Uakari monkey, Yolanda, Yak, etc

[Katie Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book discusses different places in the community and what can be found in the each place. For example, the class goes to the post office. The post office has stamps and little mailboxes. This book would be used in the classroom to discuss the places in the community and drawing a map of the community.

[Rachael Kriz]

Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten is a super cute children's book. I read it to a group of Kindergarteners and they not only found the text to be enjoyable but also the pictures. It is a book with great illustrations and child humor. This is a book that I would like to have in my classroom because it would be a good book to use for story time and enjoyment for my students.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Summary:
Miss Bindergarten takes her class on a field trip to the bakery, fire station, library, and park.

Reflection:
This is an amazing alphabet, rhyming, and shapes book all in one! The author puts so much into this book!

Themes:
School, alphabet, shapes, field trips

[Abbi Kraus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how this book has a different character for each letter of the alphabet. It also showcases some jobs in a way that children understand. I don't like how the characters are animals that stand up and wear clothes.

Read Aloud Groups

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ryan likes this one more than I do- the illustrations continue to be wonderful, but the rhymes are a bit more forced and don't flow as easily as in the first book in the series.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for 2-4 year olds. From the library we've read this 100 times, at least!

[Katy Houseman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for kindergarten (or prek and 1st grade)who may be going on a field trip soon. This book is great for learning: the letters of the alphabet, names, colors, and shapes.

[Cheyenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mrs. Bindergarten's class goes on a field trip.

[Sara Carmona · Rating 3 out of 5]

All of the books in this series are great!