Bad Case of the Tattle Tongue

In our 1st grade social skills class we talked about the difference between reporting and tattling. We began by talking what it means to tattle and we shared some ideas. We looked at a list to compare the two so students could understand when to report and when it is not okay to tattle on someone.

Once we had a better understanding of reporting vs tattling, we then read The Bad Case of the Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook. The students love this book because it is a great book to remember the difference between the two. I still have students come up to me and talk about the book many months after we read it so I know that this book and our discussion sticks with them with when to report.