how did Miss Lazar save Mr Klutz?
With a ladder
With her scooter
With a plunger
With a lunchbox
Why dies AJ think the word 'duty' is so funny?
It sounds like 'doody' in american english, which is poop!
How did Ms Cooney suggest she would get mr Klutz down?
Call the mortician
Call the fire department
Call the ambulance
Call the police department
Why do the kids think Miss Lazar is a superhero?
She can fix anything!
Why did the gym tacher put tumbling mats on the ground beneath the roof?
So the kids could do gymnastics while they waited
So AJ could have a nap
So the roof wouldn't fall down
So mr klutz wouldn't end up like humpty dumpty if he fell
What is Mr Klutz really good at? (The kids see him doing this in the office)
Cooking
Art
Dancing
Sports
What is a plunger used for?
Unclogging the toilet!
Why didn't AJ want to annoy Andrea at lunch?
She looked sad
She looked happy
She looked angry
She looked crazy
How do you think Mr Klutz feels when he's stuck/being saved?
... embarrassed/worried/scared etc
Why is Mr Klutz's office so cool?
It’s painted entirely in glow-in-the-dark colors.
It has a popcorn machine and a roller coaster inside
He has a snowboarding poster and a foosball table
It has a live penguin exhibit
What happens at the end of the book - summarise chapters 9-12 in your own words
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When was another time Mr Klutz got stuck?
He got stuck in a cave
He got stuck up a flagpole
He got stuck in the freezer
He got stuck in a tree
Why do the kids think mr Klutz is depressed?
His goldfish died
Someone ate his special dessert
He's jealous of the attention the kids give Miss Lazar
No one will listen to him
What does is mean if you are 'depressed'?
very very sad
Why did they decide Andrea should be the one to talk to mr klutz about her thing on the roof?
Her voice is loud enough
She's good at lying
Mr klutz loves her
She takes acting lessons
What surprising thing does Mr Klutz tell the teachers to do to save him?
Call Miss Hannah
Call miss Lazar
Call the fire department
Call the police
Why does Mr Klutz get stuck?
He can't find a place to put his foot
He's scared he'll fall
He's too hungry to climb down
There's an angry pigeon just below him
How would the story be different if Mr Klutz had hair?
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What would you do if your teacher seemed jealous of another?
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Why didn't Mr Klutz want the teachers to call the fire department?
because he plays raquetball with the fire chief
because there was no fire
because he likes being stuck
because he's weird
Why couldn't the boys tell anyone they knew about Miss Lazar's weird toilet bowl plunger museum?
because no one would believe them
because people would think they were just as weird as her
because they were scared of turning into plungers
because she would know they had snuck into her secret room
What happened to Mr Klutz when he went up onto the roof?
He got stuck
It started to rain
He realised he could fly
He fell down
Do you think Mr Klutz really cared about not being a hero like Miss Lazar?
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Explain in your own words how Miss Lazar saved Mr Klutz
... plunger, bald head, rope, let go of the wall, lowered to the ground
How do the kids feel at the end of the story - do their feelings about miss lazar chnage?
No, they still think she's a superhero!
What does Miss Lazar do with the plunger to save mr klutz?
Gets him to grab hold of it
Sticks it on his bald head
Hits him wit hit
Pushes him off the roof with it
Which plunger did Miss Lazar need to help Mr Klutz?
Red with a hole in the wooden handle
Blue with a hole in the wooden handle
Pink with a hole in the middle
Yellow with no holes anywhere
Why did the kids throw something up onto the roof?
So Mr Klutz could feel like a hero
They were bored
AJ was trying to annoy Andrea
Miss Lazar would climb up there again
What did AJ throw onto the roof?
Andrea's lunchbox
Miss Lazar's scooter
A book
Toilet plunger
What do the kids plan so that Mr Klutz can feel like a hero on Miss Lazar's day off?
Throw something onto the roof
Put something down the toilet so it gets clogged again
AJ falls off his skateboard
Put a dinosaur in the vomitorium
What was wrong with the kids plan to make mr Klutz a hero?
They hadn't thought how he might get stuck!
Have you ever felt jealous? Has anyone been jealous of you?
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Why is Andrea worried about Mr Klutz?
She thinks he's in love with Miss Lazar
She thinks he is sick
She thinks he's depressed
She thinks he is going to turn into a plunger