I liked this better than Rosie Revere, Engineer. Iggy is a small boy who is an architectural genius. But what happens when he gets to the 2nd grade and comes face-to-face with a teacher who has a deep-seated fear of architecture rooted in her childhood? I also agree with those who feel that portraying the teacher as the bad guy here seems to be both piling on in blaming teachers and a teaching moment gone wrong. I say this as the son and relative of many classroom teachers. Everyone says the house is haunted, and it seems that a number of priceless antiques—which were supposed to help Aunt Bernice pay for the house’s upkeep—have gone missing. If they can’t find those antiques, Aunt Bernice might lose the house forever. In this two-week Writing Root, the children develop reading skills of prediction and inference, have the opportunity to practise use of basic sentence punctuation and create compound sentences before exploring features of famous buildings, labelling the features and learning about apostrophes for omission and possession. Finally, the children create a fact file where they incorporate the learning they have experienced over the course of the sequence of learning. Phonics-based activities have been included to support the application of phase 5 knowledge into writing. Synopsis of Text:

Also, visit www.Questioneers.com for posters, activities, educator resources, and other information about the Questioneer books. Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.

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It's definitely worth reading from the library, and the message about creativity at school is timely as more and more schools (ours included) seem to become very boilerplate, but there was some essential spark that I wasn't finding.

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a b "Individual Author Record: Andrea Beaty". The Illinois Center for the Book . Retrieved 22 February 2020. Clutter-Free Classroom is the place where elementary teachers get the time-saving tips, ideas and resources they need to make teaching easier and more enjoyable.

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Through this lyrical text children can get to know Iggy and be inspired by his love of architecture. A vital text, not only to ignite passions about design and technology, but to learn about problem solving and perseverance. It is also a super introduction to the Questioneers, a group of children who are role models in different fields, from science to illustration to engineering. Andrea Beaty is a significant author with a distinctive poetic style and is supported by David Roberts’ wonderful technical illustrations. Links and themes:

I thought the illustrations fitted this story quite well, and for the most part the rhymes were good - only a few times did Beaty "stretch" for the rhyme. But, I thought the word choices were delightful and sounded fun to say and I never felt Beaty talked down to her readers. But I was most pleased with the stories underlying sense of striving for your dreams and how dangerous adults and institutions can be to putting a damper on a child's creativity. There's a lady with a beehive hairdo and a beauty spot on the cover of this book - a sure-fire signifier of "quirky," perhaps even "offbeat". And let me tell you, it ain't just the illustrations! (although now I'm craving Iggy's mom's Pucci-esque caftans and Twiggy A-lines) The story is fun and the wordplay is quirky in this book about a second-grade engineering prodigy. This is a hilarious and whimsical look at a child prodigy who is in turn encouraged and discouraged from pursuing his passion for building buildings and other structures. The rhythmic and rhyming narrative is very entertaining and the illustrations are fabulous. It's a terrific book to read aloud and we really enjoyed reading this story together. Everyone can participate in building a snow fort! All it takes is a good shovel, a few hard workers — and snow! Architecture, buildings, local area,links to STEM subjects, design and technology, positive role models, problem solving, perseverance

I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean

I was a little disappointed on the re-read that there weren't more things that rhymed with Ignatius. My four year old just discovered this series. A cat with heterochromia - and one eye is blue. Be sure to tell your child that this means the cat can see ghosts! (But only if the creature has one blue eye. Any human or animal born with one blue eye and one eye of a different color can see ghosts. Heterochromia of, let's say, one green eye and one brown eye - while beautiful - will NOT produce a ghost-seeing person/animal.) Hey there! I’m Jodi. I am a National Board Certified teacher with 17 years of experience in the classroom. Each child holds his or her section of the marble run in place, so the marble rolls through the piping from one end to the other. Carefully take one step forward — all together now! — while gently pushing forward the newspapers overhead.