I can’t emphasize enough how highly I recommend this book!ĭisclaimer: I received a free copy from The Library Thing, Early Reviewers Group.įirst I love the fact that the family and characters in the story are multi-cultural. I will be reading this book to my class every fall and making it available for all of my students to read over and over. Many teachers (myself included) could learn a lot from Miss Johnson’s class. Such a great character to represent all of the great non traditional classrooms out there. This comes with a certain level of noise, and Miss Johnson has embraced that. Students are encouraged to talk, sing, and act out their thoughts. When most other classes sit in rows and wait their turn to speak, Miss Johnson has the kids out of their seats.
In reality, her class is a great example of a student-centered classroom. She is the teacher of the classroom that has been labeled “the noisy class” in the school. This story also introduces another wonderful character, Miss Johnson. Almost anybody can see themselves represented in the class. I love how this book represents so many different students. When she finally gets into the third grade, she realizes that the noisy classroom isn’t such a bad place after all. Of course, she does and she worries all summer and tries to think of ways to get out of it. The narrator of the story is moving on from her 2nd grade class and her only wish is that she doesn’t get placed into the “noisy classroom”.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, all opinions are my own.Īs a teacher, I think that this book absolutely nails the all-too-familiar feeling that many students feel when they move into a new classroom. This is also a great representative story with many multicultural characters that can help children to see others that look like themselves shown on the page. This book can help reluctant students learn that embracing the unfamiliar can lead to amazing things. She shares her experiences with leading a different type of classroom that encourages student-directed and hands-on learning. Johnson (because that is who she actually is). Yet when she experiences the classroom, even though she doesn't think she's learning anything, she comes to realize that maybe The Noisy Class isn't so bad after all.Īngela Shante writes this book from her own experiences as teacher Ms. So unfamiliar in fact that she wants to move to Antarctica instead. Johnson's third grade class next year-The Noisy Class! She is used to quiet and straight lines and rules, and nothing about Ms. This is a wonderful children's book that will help kids to realize that not everything different or unfamiliar is bad.Ī young girl is dismayed to find out that she will be in Ms.
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