By: Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
Ms. Frizzle thinks that her class is supposed to sing at the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow, but it's tonight!!! Ms. Frizzle's class informs the assistant principal that there was a mix-up and Ms. Frizzle is leaving the school. The assistant principal rushes onto the bus to go after Ms. Frizzle to let her know. The children, knowing that the bus is magical, follows the assistant principal, Mr. Wilde, onto the bus. As the children yell "don't touch it," Mr. Wilde presses the button to shrink the bus.Mr. Wilde and the students go on a journey, armed with Ms. Frizzles notes, which flew out of her car. They start out in the eye of a police office. They learn about sight. Then they go into a little boys ear and learns about hearing. Next, a dog sniffs them up into his nose, where the students learn about smell. They finally land on Ms. Frizzles tongue to learn about taste. They drop onto her hands to learn about touch. After learning about touch they are finally able to get the bus back on the road and return to a normal size, right behind Ms. Frizzle's car. They got back to the school in time for the meeting and their song.
With this book, students not only learn about the senses and what they, the students also learn about each part of the body that relates to the senses. They learn about the parts of the ear, eyes, nose, and parts of the skin.Students start learning about senses in Kindergarten with standard SKCS1 but this book is a lot more advanced and is more appropriate for students starting in third grade through fifth. These standards are S3CS1, S4CS1, and S5CS1. In these standards, students will be aware of the important of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works. Students will be able to investigate and observe the world around them.
I can remember reading and watching the Magic School Bus as a kid! The way the science material is presented is a fun and easy way for students to connect and relate to what is being taught. I personally always enjoyed when they would change sizes and travel to smaller places. I would definitely use this book in my classroom to help teach any of these standards.
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I loved watching the magic school bus videos in science class when I was younger. This would be a wonderful book to use for teaching the different senses. This series is great to really get the students to understand the important facts about the subject. Thanks for sharing your book!
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