Stuck: Oliver Jeffers

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Persistence: Floyd's relentless attempts to retrieve his kite, despite the growing absurdity of his situation, showcase his determination and resilience. Persistence is a crucial trait for students to learn as it encourages them to persevere in facing challenges. Winner – Children's Book Council 2014 Children's Choice Book Awards (Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year) The Day The Crayons Quit (illustrator) Activity: Students can draw or write about an unusual object they would throw into the tree to help Floyd, explaining why they believe their choice would be effective. Make a model of a tree and put some unusual items in it to recreate one of the illustrations in the book.

Problem-Solving: Although unconventional, Floyd's continuous problem-solving efforts highlight his ability to think on his feet and adapt. Developing this trait equips students with the skills to handle diverse challenges.

Les lauréat.e.s 2020 du Prix des libraires du Québec | Jeunesse sont..." Prix des libraires (in French) . Retrieved 17 February 2020. Winner – The New York Times Book Review One of the year's Best Illustrated Children's Books for The Hueys in The New Sweater Floyd isn’t very good at throwing things into the tree. Can you design a game which might help improve your throwing skills? Could you have a competition with your friends in which you have to hit a target? Sandberg, Marian (29 June 2015). "Es Devlin On U2's Innocence + Experience, Part 2". Live Design. Penton . Retrieved 25 November 2016. Write the story that explains how the different people / animals / objects got themselves out of the tree.

What else could Floyd have thrown into the tree? Write a new part of the story where he throws other objects up into the tree. Watch this video in which the author talks about things that he wasn’t able to include in the story:This book is ideal for young children in an Early Years setting as well as in Key Stage 1 (ages 4-7 years) as it is a very simple story that is based around child humour. The story is great for questioning and getting children to imagine and come up with their own ideas. What’s going to happen next? How is Floyd going to be able to get the kite down? The story allows for lots of discussion and open-ended questions, children are fully involved in the story and they will find it so funny to predict what is going to happen next. I love how the end to the story is also left open-ended, allowing for even more discussion and encouraging children to use their imaginations! This story would be a great foundation for introducing story-telling; getting children to write their own endings to stories, or even for children in the Early Years to draw or use role play to tell their story endings. Sequential Actions: The story's sequential actions provide clear cause and effect relationships, which is essential for understanding this literacy skill. Audience: This is a fantastic book for kids who like funny, silly stories. It is great for kids who like to read for humor as well as for teachers looking for a book to teach the reading strategy of making predictions. It would also be a great choice for a teacher looking for a book to use as a spring board for a fun writing assignment or a lesson on problem and solution. The larger size and non-conventional printing of the text as well as the strong illustration to text correlation would make it a good choice for a frustrated or reluctant reader to have a fresh fun start with a book. Ragazzi, Biblioteca Salaborsa (8 April 2017). "2017". Biblioteca salaborsa (in Italian) . Retrieved 17 February 2020. Activity: To help students understand this trait, you could organize a ‘Kite Retrieval' activity where students brainstorm and write down all the possible ways Floyd could have retrieved his kite from the tree.