Freddie the Fly: Bee On, Buzz Off

Freddie the Fly is a very cute tale of a little fly who can’t focus on what needs to be done. Fascinated by the world around him, his mind and body zooms a hundred miles an hour and doesn’t stop. This causes problems at school when he doesn’t listen to the teacher. While on a field trip to the zoo, Freddie was too busy looking at all the animals to listen to instructions and ends up getting lost. A friendly guide helps and offers some advice for paying attention that helped him when he was a young fly.

Today’s fidgety kids have more tools available to them than when I was growing up, or even when my son was very young, but books like this are still very much needed. Teaching self-control over one’s thoughts and actions starts with learning how to accept you’ll still forget somethings, but the more you work at it, the easier it becomes.

This book had super cute illustrations that exploded with as much energy as Freddie. Delude’s story promoted self-control as well as acceptance, patience, and helping others. Fantastic combination!

I loved Freddie the Fly. This is such a great way to teach kids how to control their need to move constantly. It gives practical steps and ideas to help the student learn control. It also takes place in a cute little story so it doesn’t feel like a teacher telling you what to do. I was very excited to discover that this is a series and I will be getting them for my library.

I can't wait to share this story with my students! Freddie shares challenges that all students new to school do - having self-control! Freddie is always on the move, he becomes so excited by things around him that he tends to act carelessly. This oftentimes gets him into trouble, and even lost! This book will be such a great starting point to having conversations surrounding how we control our bodies, and what could happen when we don't.