written by Harry Allard
illustrated by James Marshall
1986
Ages: 5-8
Genre(s): Picture Book
Golden Sower Award
Summary: The kids in 207 are ready to act up when they find out that their teacher, Miss Nelson, is going to be gone for a week after getting her tonsils out. A big kid from 309 warns them about a substitute teacher; a witch named Viola Swamp. The kids in 207 are relieved to find out their principal will be their substitute until he bores them with his slide presentations. The kids in 207 take matters into their own hands by dressing up as Miss Nelson and getting rid of their substitute, until...
My reaction: This book is great fun for kids. Everyone loves to imagine what it would be like to be in charge of their classroom for a day and just goof off all day long. This story is a fun ending to that imagined scenario.
Activity: Students write a story imagining what they and their classmates would do if they were in the same predicament as room 207!
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