Miss Daisy is Crazy- Lesson Plan Chapter 4

   

Miss Daisy is Crazy- Lesson Plan Chapter 4

 Miss Daisy is Crazy  by Dan Guttman

Pronounciation 
Arithmetic arth me tic


Vocabulary: 
lunchbox a metal or plastic box that you put your lunch in to take to school

traded - give something of yours to another person in return for something of his

impostor - someone who is not what they seem

fake - not real

snuck - to approach or act on stealthily

ransom  - money that is paid in order to free someone who has been captured or kidnapped








Questions for discussion:

Where are the kids in this chapter?
What are they doing?
What do they think about Miss Daisy?
What ideas do they have about her?
Is she a real teacher?
How do we know that Andrea knows a lot? 
Which words does she know that nobody else does?
What happened to the real teacher?
Why does A.J. want to keep Miss Daisy?
What do the kids say about that?
What idea does A.J. say at the end?
What would you do in this situation?



Homework:  

You are a concerned parent  of one of the children in the class, who is writing a  letter to the newspaper about the new teacher Miss Daisy.  You are upset that she is not a good teacher.  Tell all of her faults.  Write your opinion of the teacher.  Suggest an action plan about what to do about her.