Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class

This book was about a class that made an agreement to have a "Peace Week." This meant being kind to others and no fighting. Each of the students have a time where they are challenged with doing the right thing. They remember that it is "Peace Week" and end up making the right choice. I had mixed feelings about this book. I liked this book because of its repetitive manner. One page would talk about the student's conflict and the next page would share the resolution he or she came up with. This helped organize the plot of the book. I didn't like this book because of its use of dialogue. The dialogue was incorporated directly into the monologue which made the text choppy and confusing. It would have been more effective to distinguish the show more difference between the dialogue and monologue through a textual feature, such as speech bubbles. The big idea was you always have a choice. It may not always be easy to do the right thing, but if you take the time to think before you react you can be the better person. show less

"Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class" is a powerful book that teaches K-2nd grade readers to set the example for peace and civility, even though others may not be displaying the same behavior to them. The story shows examples of this in action, such as when Polecat teases Bunny for wearing a yellow sweater, Bunny complements Polecat's sweater. Examples such as this can teach readers to "be the change that you wish to see in the world", which is the main idea of this story.

This would be a good book to read the first day of school because it will show children how to solve conflict in many different situations. After trying it out for a week the students enjoyed it so much they decide to make it permanent. The children will enjoy the different personification of the animals and how that is shown in the pictures.

Summary:
Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class is a book about a classroom filled with students who are not being nice to each other. The teacher of the class, Miss. Fox, decides that the class should participate in a Peace Week. During peace week the children should not fight with each other or say mean things. Instead of misbehaving, the students should be nice and help others. The students are all presented with situations in which they would normally react with a mean comment or action, but instead they remind themselves that it is peace week and that they should chose a different solution. By the end of the week, the children are excited and proud of the nice actions and words they have done and said to others. Miss. Fox decides to have a show more peace week party for all her students and they chose as a class to make every week a peace week.

Review:
This book highlights the words and actions of the students in Miss Fox's classroom. Young readers and early school goers can relate themselves to a time where they might not have known how they should act both in and out of school with their friends and siblings. Through all of the situations that the students are presented with, the book shows both an example of a mean response and a peaceful response. In the example with the mouse, she decides to help the little mice learn how to work together rather than just running past them to play on her own as she had planned. This book could be used to help teach and remind children of probem solving skills and specific examples of what they could say or do to "keep the peace." show less

I was very interested in the story throughout the whole book. Also, I think I will use this in my future classroom when I am going over the rules for the first day of the class. This book can provide a guide and examples of what to do and expect in a classroom. This book portrays the challenges and the solutions in the story that children can relate to while and after reading. Most importantly, children will be very interested in the book because stories that are realistic fiction with animal protagonist remains to be the popular choice for them. In addition, children will be able to identify what the right and wrong choices. Moreover, students can learn about the ways to show kindness in and out of the classrooms.

NCLA Review - Miss Fox, who has grown weary of the bickering in her classroom, declares it Peace Week, during which no squabbling may take place. The students then brainstorm other ideas for making the school a more peaceful place, including dos and don’ts. Although the students make a few mistakes during the week, they come to the conclusion that perhaps every week should be Peace Week. Vibrant illustrations of the animals in Miss Fox’s class include charming facial expressions, adding depth to the characters. Eileen Spinelli’s story is a gentle lesson in peaceful behavior, which may motivate children to declare a Peace Week in their home or school. A worthwhile read-aloud, this story provides ample discussion opportunities for show more children ages 4–8. Rating: 3 —KET show less

Great life-skill lesson in this book. Miss Fox teachers her students how to be Peace-makers.