Stuck

Stuck

By Oliver Jeffers

Genre: Fiction

Grade: Pre-kindergartn to second

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About The Author

Jeffers makes art, as it is put in his biography ( Click link above). His art work is distinctive and well known, as it has been shown in many cities.  Having illustration clients such as, United Airline, Newsweek International and even Her Royal Majesty the Queen of England, Oliver a multi-talented individual who has also written some picture books! Some of these books include: This Moose Belongs to Me, Up and Down, and The Way Back Home. Click the link to see more of his books!

About The Book

Floyd is an extremely fun character who brings life and humor to this book! It begins when his kite gets stuck in the tree, and when he realizers he can not just pull the kite out he thinks of ways to get it out. He uses a ladder, his shoe, a cat, a ship, a bucket of paint, and more! Wouldn't you think the ladder should have worked? Well....no it doesn't, but that is because Floyd keeps throwing the stuff into the tree, getting more things stuck! Eventually  Floyd gets tired and goes to sleep, but the kite is still stuck, along with all the other things Floyd used!

Lesson

Purpose: To have perseverance to solve problems, and to brainstorm how to solve problems. (Character ed)

*The book can also be used for sequence

Pre-assessment: Show students the book, and title. Ask them what they think it will be about with a title like, Stuck. Then talk about what do we do if we have problem? 

Lesson: Read the book as a class, then talk about what Floyd's problem was. Make a chart with Floyd's problem in the middle then discuss what he did to help solve it. It is important to touch on the fact that while Floyd never truly solved his problem he remained calm and kept thinking of new ideas. However be sure to explain that if you keep doing the same thing over and over again and it does not work, what should you do? Brain storm other ideas!

Write out several problems on a piece of paper and place it in bin, then have students close their eyes pick a problem. Give students a web, have them write the problem in the center then brain storm ways in which they can solve the problem. Once done students can write make their own story.

Post assessment: In a discussion ask students, how do we handle difficult situations and what should we do or how should we act? Write down responses.