Mrs. Connor's first-graders watch as caterpillars slowly turn into butterflies in the butterfly garden at Robin Hill School.

Nanny and Cook try to teach Eloise to cook. But Eloise does not think they should bother -- she has room service!

When first-graders Nick, Jamie, and Reza refuse to let Emma join their soccer game just because she is a girl, Emma and her father devise a plan to teach the boys a lesson.

Katy finds what she thinks is the perfect pumpkin on a class field trip to a pumpkin patch, but after her classmates tease her about how small it is, it is up to Katy's father to show her how perfect her pumpkin can be.

When Neil tells his classmates that he does not want any more valentines, especially pink or frilly ones, the class comes up with a good idea.

Katie and her family make shamrocks for each of her classmates to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but when Mrs. Connor shows a shamrock that looks very different, Katie is sad until, together, they learn the distinction between a shamrock and a four-leaf clover.

Jake, a reluctant reader, becomes a book lover when the new librarian finds Jake a book about woodworking.

"Mrs. Connor's first-grade class is trying to count from one to ten in less than a second. No one is fast enough to get all the way to ten before time is up...until the first graders work together to come up with a faster way to count"--

The Robin Hill School first graders learn about being thankful in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read! It's almost Thanksgiving, and Mrs. Connor asks the class to think about what they are thankful for. Reza and his mama make a list together. He can't wait to talk to his class about his family, his dog, his bike, and so much more! But then at school, everyone takes turns saying what they're thankful for, and the other kids say the same things Reza wanted...

In February, the first-graders in Mrs. Connor's class present facts about the presidents.