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Miss Daisy Is Crazy! (My Weird School #1)
Something weird is going on.
Miss Daisy, who teaches second grade, doesn't know how to add or subtract. Not only that, she doesn’t know how to read or write either. She is the dumbest teacher in the history of the world!
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
July 1st 2004
by HarperTrophy
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We've been reading a lot of Dan Gutman books in our school because he made a special guest appearance as an author/speaker yesterday. These books are funny, especially appealing to kids, and in the same manner as Junie B. Jones only for boys. Don't let the illustrations put you off (as they did me) as being unappealing; the text is really quite hilarious. Reluctant readers will especially enjoy this Weird School Series.
I learned AJ likes football, and he said football players were dummies. My favorite part is when he asks one of the football players, "do you like knocking people on their butts?" That was really funny.
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Miss Daisy Is Crazy!
Grade/interest level: Upper Elementary (3rd to 4th)
Reading level: Fountas and Pinnell, Q
Genre: nonfiction/humor
Main Characters: AJ, MIss Daisy
Setting: a school classroom
POV: from AJ
This book was okay. It was about AJ and how his school classroom teacher Miss Daisy was not smart and didn't know how to read or write. She didn't know how to do math either and she didn't know how to add or subtract. So in the beginning AJ doesn't like school at all. He uses words and phrases like...more
Grade/interest level: Upper Elementary (3rd to 4th)
Reading level: Fountas and Pinnell, Q
Genre: nonfiction/humor
Main Characters: AJ, MIss Daisy
Setting: a school classroom
POV: from AJ
This book was okay. It was about AJ and how his school classroom teacher Miss Daisy was not smart and didn't know how to read or write. She didn't know how to do math either and she didn't know how to add or subtract. So in the beginning AJ doesn't like school at all. He uses words and phrases like...more
J Short Chapter Gutman
Author Dan Gutman (of "Baseball Card Adventure" series) serves up a great story that will make you laugh, and learn along the way (without even realizing it!). this is the first book in Dan's new hilarious series "My Wierd School". In this book, the main character A.J. is beginning 2nd grade -- and he hates school. when his new teacher Miss Daisy says she too hates school, she catches A.J.'s attention. Miss Daisy also says she does not know how to read or do math. What kind...more
Author Dan Gutman (of "Baseball Card Adventure" series) serves up a great story that will make you laugh, and learn along the way (without even realizing it!). this is the first book in Dan's new hilarious series "My Wierd School". In this book, the main character A.J. is beginning 2nd grade -- and he hates school. when his new teacher Miss Daisy says she too hates school, she catches A.J.'s attention. Miss Daisy also says she does not know how to read or do math. What kind...more
Jul 27, 2010
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Miss daisy is crazy is a good book to me.The summary of the first chaper is a boy name a.j.Aj does not like school I think he does not like school because school is boring and there's nothing to do in school.To me I like school in good for its your education I love school.The second chapter is a bout miss daisy not being smart. I think every teacher in a school needs to know there adding,subtracing,multication,and divion.Now the kids in the book don't think that miss daisy is dumb wow.The third...more
We ordered this from Scholastic for Kiddo, and he was hooked from the first chapter. He is now on a quest to read every entry in both this series and the My Weirder School set. The books are consistently laugh out loud funny, and would appeal to reluctant readers as well. Kiddo now wants to write his own series of school stories starring his friends and teachers, but unlike AJ, plans to start his with the declaration that he "loves school." :) My minor quibble with the series is that AJ uses a l...more
I am starting a kindergarten lunchtime book group at my library, and on the recommendation of some parents who will be bringing their kids I decided our first session would involve reading the My Weird School books. These books are insanely popular with the kids at my library. In Miss Daisy is Crazy we have A.J., who hates school, and Miss Daisy, who agrees she hates school and acts like she doesn't know anything. Obviously, Miss Daisy is pretending to know nothing to get her students to "help"...more
I really dislike these books, but my 6-year-old loves them and keeps bringing them home from the school library.
I'm trying not to be a grouch, but the main character AJ has a really snotty, negative attitude. Many things are dismissed as "weird", "dumb", "annoying" or "boring". I would not be happy if my sweet impressionable son starting talking like that all the time.
Also, did I miss a memo somewhere that the rules of grammar changed since I left school (it wasn't THAT long ago was it)?
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I'm trying not to be a grouch, but the main character AJ has a really snotty, negative attitude. Many things are dismissed as "weird", "dumb", "annoying" or "boring". I would not be happy if my sweet impressionable son starting talking like that all the time.
Also, did I miss a memo somewhere that the rules of grammar changed since I left school (it wasn't THAT long ago was it)?
WRONG:...more
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This book is the first book in this series that my youngest daughter, Claudia is reading. Actually she finished it first and loved it so much she wants to buy the whole series. It was really cute how the teacher, Miss Daisy pretends not to know how to read or write or do math, and she has the kids teach her using their favorite subjects. Everyone thinks Miss Daisy is Crazy, but she comes up with some great ways to teach the kids using football and video games. She gets the kids to read a million...more
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I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It's slightly stupid and irreverent. It might attract a certain reader or kid, but I don't know that it's the kind of humor I like to promote. The teacher acts dumb the whole book, which when done subtly, can help students get a chance to explain the concept to the teacher. The way this teacher is portrayed though, makes me sad. The main character is a very negative child, using vocabulary I would prefer children to not use. If this is the only thing your...more
AJ is in second grade with Miss Daisy. Miss Daisy doesn't seem to know anything that she should to be a teacher, so AJ thinks she's crazy. Throughout the book he tells about the different things she doesn't know and how the class needs to help her learn them. (Is she tricking them, or does she really not know?) Principal Klutz also challenges the students to read one million pages so they can rent the school for a night and turn it in to a video game arcade - can they meet the challenge?
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I think that Miss Daisy is very crazy.
Overall Review: This ended up being a super fun kids’ book! The second grade kids have started school, but their teacher doesn't know how to read, write, spell, or do arithmetic! Not only that, there's a rumor there's a dungeon (principal says it's on the third floor)! So, plans are laid to buy the school and set it up as a video game arcade! The principal and teachers turn that desire into something fun and rewarding for everyone. My kids loved it and there were some great lessons taught (witho...more
A.J. hates school and he only learned how to read because he had too. He wants to be a famous football player and never go to school again. Miss Daisy is his new 2nd grade teacher and she is so dumb. All the kids have to teach her math, reading and social studies.
Why I picked it up: Looked like a great beginning chapter books series.
Why I finished it: Miss Daisy was great. A.J. couldn't decide if she was crazy or smart but he was willing to work to keep her as his teacher.
Why I picked it up: Looked like a great beginning chapter books series.
Why I finished it: Miss Daisy was great. A.J. couldn't decide if she was crazy or smart but he was willing to work to keep her as his teacher.
Miss Daisy is a good teacher but she pretends to know nothing in the book so she can teach her students about math and reading and science. When they eat lunch, AJ calls the lunch room the "vomitorium". And in the book, they get sent to Mr Klutz's office so they can touch his bald head. And if they read 1,000 pages, they will borrow the school and Mr Klutz will put on a gorilla costume and they get to turn it into a video game arcade!
I like Andrea the best because she is smart!
-Kyla
I like Andrea the best because she is smart!
-Kyla
2nd grader, A.J., hates school, reading, math, etc. His teacher Miss Daisy convinces the class that she hates school too, (I did not think this was appropriate, given the influence a teacher has with her students) and that she cannot read, do math, etc., so she has to have the students show her how to do everything.
A.J. and pals want to buy the school and turn it into a video arcade. The principle says he is not allowed to sell it, but he can rent it to them for 1 million pages of reading.
A.J. and pals want to buy the school and turn it into a video arcade. The principle says he is not allowed to sell it, but he can rent it to them for 1 million pages of reading.
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-discussion question
1.when you were elementary school students, which subject did you like? or could you do well?
i liked P.E, of course i could play sports well.
2.when you were elementary school students, what sort of person was the teacher who was the most popular?
i'm sorry, i remembered only one teacher. the teacher is woman. she often read many books for us.
I want to go to this school!
Seriously, what fun! Miss Daisy is the kind of teacher that I wish I was with my own kids (I homeschool). Note to self, be more fun and creative in the lessons! I really love how she gets the kids to learn and to read.
Makes me wonder how long it would take ME to read 1,000,000 pages. I love the school-wide challenge and the way it all comes out in the end.
Yep, I would recommend this book!
Seriously, what fun! Miss Daisy is the kind of teacher that I wish I was with my own kids (I homeschool). Note to self, be more fun and creative in the lessons! I really love how she gets the kids to learn and to read.
Makes me wonder how long it would take ME to read 1,000,000 pages. I love the school-wide challenge and the way it all comes out in the end.
Yep, I would recommend this book!
I really liked this book! It was filled with funny spots. This book was a just right book for me beacuse I really liked the book and i understood it really well
Here is a small summary of the book:
It is A.J.'s first day of school and his teacher dohow to read, write, or do math! One day, at lunch, the kids think that miss daisy is an imposter or something might be wrong with her brain!
I hope you read this book!
Here is a small summary of the book:
It is A.J.'s first day of school and his teacher dohow to read, write, or do math! One day, at lunch, the kids think that miss daisy is an imposter or something might be wrong with her brain!
I hope you read this book!
Aug 31, 2010
Daniela D
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first miss daisy didn't know anything.then the kids thought that miss daisy was kidnap.then the kids wanted to buy the school so they went tot the princple and the kids said ''how much dose the school cost'' the princple said''you have to raed million pages.so they did so they ture it into a voido gamearcad.then a kid went to miss daisy she was crying so she said''don't know any thing''the kid said i will teach you.
their was a boy named a.j. and he hates school and now in scand grade their teacher ms.daisy is soo dom. It is so weird and now you now why they call this book my weird school and their is one thing i dont get if your teacher dasnt now how to spell read than how did she or he got hird. now the kides in the calls is teaching her how to do math, reading, writing and more you shode read it ...
Jul 16, 2009
Elizabeth
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
2nd graders and reluctant 3rd graders
Recommended to Elizabeth by:
a 10 year old in the Ludlow Library
Shelves:
kids-books,
realistic-fiction
I was impressed - I'm skeptical of series-books, especially ones with rhyming titles and dippy cartoons - but this was awfully sweet without being nauseating. It's a good high-interest, easy read for reluctant readers who will enjoy being smarter than the narrator and other characters. It's about a level L on Guided Reading - read-a-loud to kindergartners or first graders, and independent reading for 2nd or low 3rd.
My 2nd grade son lives this series. we've been reading through them for the past two months. he can't get enough of them. The character's are crazy unbelievable but that's what makes it so fun. The main character hates school and my son identifies with that. He shocked me recently when he read two chapters on his own. Hooray for Dan Gutman for writing for the boys!!
This is a good book for kids like A.J., the main character, who struggle with reading and "hate school" because of it. They are silly and very appealing to 2nd and 3rd graders but I do warn parents there is some name calling. Overall the books seem to illustrate positive messages, that learning can be fun and is not always what you expect.
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I read these books in 7th grade because I was bored. They are very immature but very funny too. I just think that if 3rd or 4th grade kids started reading them, they would pick up too much negativity about school from them and it may have a bad impact on their behavior. Especially if the person doesn't like school much, anyway
2nd graders seem to really like this series. I just cringe when I read statements like "I hate" and "that is dumb" in childrens lit and you'll find them in Miss Daisy is Crazy. While I can appreciate these fun stories to engage reluctant readers- based on this one alone, I won't be rushing to read these to my students.
Sep 05, 2011
Dolly
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
children starting to read chapter books
We've read a few of the books in the My Weird School Daze series by Dan Gutman. But it wasn't until recently that we realized that he'd written two other series as well, My Weird School and My Weirder School. We decided to start from the beginning, with A.J. and his pals in second grade, and work our way through the books. So far, we really enjoy them and this story was a good example of irony and a teacher playing 'dumb' with her students in order to encourage their participation and stimulate...more
Dan Gutman is a remarkably considerate author for beginning chapter book readers. The Weird School series is set in the familiar content of school, vocabulary is defined through dialog, humor is age appropriate and sentence structure flows easily. This is a great series to hook young chapter book readers.
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The author of over 80 books in a little over a decade of writing, Dan Gutman has written on topics from computers to baseball. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, Gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. His most popular titles include the time-travel sports book Honus and Me and its sequels, and a clutch of...more
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