OOOPS! By Suzie Kline is a children’s story for all ages. It focuses on the physical trials of being an awkward and uncoordinated school-aged girl. The not-so well-balanced little girl finds herself in a lot of trouble throughout her daily routines. I chose this book for all of my students who are not able to do simple jump –n-jacks, or exercises. I come across several students, girls and boys who are not athletic, and cringe at the sight of daily exercises. This Suzy Kline story addresses those kids who need just a little time to get their footwork down before they blossom into their own. Ultimately, the nameless main character reveals that she is not the only clumsy person in her family. Her mother, father, brother and even her cat seems to stumble around the house.
This book is a great first of the year book to read to all of my class. OOOPS!, can help encourage all of my students, and show them that they are not alone in not being awkward and uncoordinated. Guiding questions and Thinking Maps could be used to facilitate the reading and comprehension. Then on Friday we could have Awkward Day, and the students could be as uncoordinated as they like, without any judgments being passed. EG/PE
1 comment:
Ooops is a good book to read on the first day of school. In case you have a student who is clumsy, or disoriented, you can bring in the counselor to talk about character counts.
R. Finney
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