At lunch Aj and Andrea told the kids about his idea to...
Ask Mr Klutz why the janitor never cleaned the room
Make a sculpture out of candy bars
Mess up the art room so Ms Hannah knew she had a problem
make an appointment for Ms Hannah to talk to Andrea's mother
Why did AJ come up with the idea to look into the teachers' lounge?
Ryan said their real teacher could be tied to a chair
He saw a big newspaper ball inside fly past the window
The boys heard TV voices coming from the open window
Michael said Ms Hannah had put all of her rubbish in there
What are some unusual things that Miss Hannah does in art class that make the students think she is different?
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Describe two of the strange art projects that Miss Hannah assigns to her class. Why do you think she gives these projects?
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What are some of the weird art projects Miss Hannah assigns the students?
She asks them to paint only with invisible ink.
To build sculptures from books.
She makes them draw pictures of mathematical equations.
To paint with pudding/Use Spaghetti as paint brushes
On the field trip, what did AJ think was cool
The mobile of the planets
The icecream cart in the garden
The make-your-own-art room
The statue guy that moved
What happens during the art show at the end of the book?
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Have you ever had a teacher like Miss Hannah? Who is the weirdest teacher you've had?
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Why do the students begin to think Miss Hannah is "bananas"?
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What happens when Andrea and AJ are sent to Mr Klutz's office
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How does A.J.'s opinion of Miss Hannah change from the beginning to the end of the book?
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How does A.J. and his friends' attitude toward Miss Hannah change as they get to know her more?
They begin to enjoy her class and realize she’s actually fun
They still think she’s crazy and want a new art teacher.
They think she’s boring and want to skip her class.
They become scared of her and refuse to go to art class.
Ms. hannah told AJ that he was using his creativity when he...
Used his toes instead of his fingers to make a painting
Showed ms. Hannah his finger painting-a white piece of paper
gave ms hannah a garbage bag decorated with feathers
Made butterflies with Andrea out of newspaper
For their next art class, Ms Hannah told the children to...
Write a short list of art projects they would like to do
Meet her outside in the sandbox with a bucket and spade
Bring things to class their parents were going to throw out
Dress up in wierd clothes so she could take their photo
What happened when the class went on a field trip to the museum?
A guard yelled at AJ for sitting on some art
Ms Hannah showed a sculpture she had made
Ryan had to give his candy to Ms Hannah
Aj and his friends played hide and seek
Why does A.J. dislike school at the beginning of the book?
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Miss Hannah is described as "bananas" multiple times in the book. What does this word mean in the context of the story
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What do the students do to try and figure out whether Miss Hannah is really "bananas" or just fun? How do they investigate?
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What is A.J.'s first impression of Miss Hannah? How does he describe her?
He thinks Miss Hannah is crazy and weird.
He thinks she’s old and boring.
He thinks she’s shy and quiet.
He thinks she’s strict and serious.
What does A.J. learn about creativity and art by the end of the book?
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After clean up time what did Ms Hannah tell the class?
Mr Klutz had agreed to sponsor an art contest
She was going to take the class to her favourite junkyard
Their sculptures would be shown at parents evening
She found a garbage can full of trash for the art room
Find five words in the book that you didn’t know before? For homework, write down the word and its meaning
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Compare Miss Hannah to other teachers in the book, such as Mr. Klutz or Mrs. Daisy. How is she different?
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Miss Daisy sent AJ and Andrea to Mr Klutz's office when they
Rubbed glue on each other's chairs
broke the art room crayons into pieces
Fought over their friendship picture
Used markers to write their names on the walls
In your opinion, do you think Miss Hannah’s way of teaching art is good?
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When the second graders filed into the art room, what did Ms. Hannah do?
She spun around to show off her dress
She stepped into paint and made footprints around the room
She put a crown of egg cartons on top of AJ's head
She blew a whistle that she wore around her neck
When AJ was covered with paint and butterflies what did he tell Mr Klutz?
Ms Hannah liked a messy classroom
It was performance art
A can of paint had fell on his head
Some other kid should have the candy bar