Miss Malarkey's field trip Book

Personal Reaction:
I really like this book because the story is engaging and entertaining for both the teacher and the students. The illustrations enhance the story by showing how chaotic, yet exciting field trips are for elementary students. Examples include a detailed illustration of Miss Malarky touching the electricity ball at the science museum, with her blonde hair sticking up and her eyes wide open. This is the perfect book to read to children the day before a field trip!

Purposes:
-Read aloud to K-1 children
-Enjoyment/enrichment due the the chaos and excitement of field trips that the story reveals. The illustrations and word bubbles are a big contribution to the story itself. The bright illustrations, different facial expressions, and word bubbles enhance the story.
-As the teacher reads this book to her students, she should make note that this is not how to act on a field trip. This is the perfect book to show students for entertainment, while also making sure that they know how to behave appropriately while on a field trip

Curriculum: read aloud
-Discuss appropriate behavior to students
-Character discussion: Miss Malarkey is very stressed and overwhelmed throughout the story, but is very relieved and happy at the end of the story because she knows her students had a wonderful time on the field trip.