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I. Q.
I.Q., It's Time
It's time for another I.Q. adventure. I.Q.'s class is going to have a busy day. Not only do the students have to do all of their regular work, but they have to prepare the classroom for Parents' Night! Luckily, Mrs. Furber is also teaching the students everything about telling time. Using all kinds of analog and digital; wall clocks, wristwatches, and stopwatches―they learn the difference between the minute hand and the hour hand, how to count by fives, and the number of hours in a day. I.Q. really wants to make a special surprise for the parents. But will he have time to finish his surprise before Parents' Night begins? I.Q.'s determination will motivate young readers to tackle this essential skill with excitement and joy.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published July 20, 2005
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May 23, 2017
I read this book to my students during Math Class, because we are talking about telling time.
"I.Q.'s class is going to have a busy day. Not only do the students have to do all of their regular work, but they have to prepare the classroom for Parents' Night!
Luckily, Mrs. Furber is also teaching the students everything about telling time. Using all kinds of timekeepers: analog and digital; wall clocks, wristwatches, and stopwatches—they learn the difference between the minute hand and the hour hand, how to count by fives, and the number of hours in a day. I.Q. really wants to make a special surprise for the parents. But will he have time to finish his surprise before Parents' Night begins?"
"I.Q.'s class is going to have a busy day. Not only do the students have to do all of their regular work, but they have to prepare the classroom for Parents' Night!
Luckily, Mrs. Furber is also teaching the students everything about telling time. Using all kinds of timekeepers: analog and digital; wall clocks, wristwatches, and stopwatches—they learn the difference between the minute hand and the hour hand, how to count by fives, and the number of hours in a day. I.Q. really wants to make a special surprise for the parents. But will he have time to finish his surprise before Parents' Night begins?"
May 5, 2015
1. Personal reaction – I really enjoyed this story! It involved animals and humor, so young students would definitely be entertained. There are a lot of curricular elements woven in that would make this an excellent resource in the classroom.
2. Purpose(s)/Use in the classroom
• read aloud to make a curricular connection: I would use this book in math in conjunction with the lesson on telling time. The story itself provides good tips and insight on how to read a clock and even has a digit clock woven into the story, letting the reader know it took place over a twelve hour period. As the teacher, I would stop and ask the students what time the clock reads on a particular page or ask question regarding how much is time left until the parent meeting or how much time has passed since lunch, etc.
• independent reading (a particular age group or child with a particular need or interest) – Students begin to tell time in 2nd or 3rd grade, so they would find particular interest in this story for its relatability to what they would be learning.
• For narrative: literary elements that could be taught using the book: I would have students predict what they think the mouse is up to all day. They would use visual and textual evidence to support their claims.
3. Other as appropriate: Students transitioning from beginner books would easily be able to focus on a book such as this. It is split up into increments according to time and the plot builds by leaving the reader guessing what the mouse has "up his sleeve."
2. Purpose(s)/Use in the classroom
• read aloud to make a curricular connection: I would use this book in math in conjunction with the lesson on telling time. The story itself provides good tips and insight on how to read a clock and even has a digit clock woven into the story, letting the reader know it took place over a twelve hour period. As the teacher, I would stop and ask the students what time the clock reads on a particular page or ask question regarding how much is time left until the parent meeting or how much time has passed since lunch, etc.
• independent reading (a particular age group or child with a particular need or interest) – Students begin to tell time in 2nd or 3rd grade, so they would find particular interest in this story for its relatability to what they would be learning.
• For narrative: literary elements that could be taught using the book: I would have students predict what they think the mouse is up to all day. They would use visual and textual evidence to support their claims.
3. Other as appropriate: Students transitioning from beginner books would easily be able to focus on a book such as this. It is split up into increments according to time and the plot builds by leaving the reader guessing what the mouse has "up his sleeve."
February 27, 2015
Personal Reaction: Awesome book! This book is perfect for so many activities. It was a book that took a little longer to read but it is still a good read aloud book.
Purpose: Read aloud K-3. I would definitely read this book out loud to students learning to tell time. The first reason is because there are digital clocks in the corner of every page to tell you what time it is during every scene of the story. Before reading every paragraph on that page I would point to the clock and ask the students to tell me what time it is. Then I would go on and read that page. This book is good for the younger grades because you start to learn time in kindergarten and should be very good by the third grade. This book is also very relatable to kids and will catch their attentions because it is set inside a classroom with a class pet that talks. All younger students love when the main character of a story is a talking animal. This story also has a good theme of the mouse wanting to be treated like a student. This will teach the students that even though he is a mouse he can be smart like them.
Purpose: Read aloud K-3. I would definitely read this book out loud to students learning to tell time. The first reason is because there are digital clocks in the corner of every page to tell you what time it is during every scene of the story. Before reading every paragraph on that page I would point to the clock and ask the students to tell me what time it is. Then I would go on and read that page. This book is good for the younger grades because you start to learn time in kindergarten and should be very good by the third grade. This book is also very relatable to kids and will catch their attentions because it is set inside a classroom with a class pet that talks. All younger students love when the main character of a story is a talking animal. This story also has a good theme of the mouse wanting to be treated like a student. This will teach the students that even though he is a mouse he can be smart like them.
March 31, 2011
This is an AMAZING book for teaching time. In my first grade class, they really struggled with understanding time and I think putting into the context of a book would have really helped them. IQ the class pet hamster wants to make a surprise for parent's night. Using all different materials he finds around the classroom, he makes a clock that shows when it's time for each of the class' daily activities. The parents are so impressed and IQ feels so lucky to be a part of his class. The book uses a digital clock in the corner of every page for the child to keep along as well as an analog clock for them to figure out.
September 8, 2011
I.Q. It's Time would be a great book to help students with telling time. There are many clocks throughout the book that students can see and practice telling time. An activity to use with this book would to have the children write the time down that they see on the analog clock and check to see if they got it right. This book also talks about the schedule that happens throughout the day. You could use this book before talking about a daily schedule in the classroom
September 7, 2011
This book would be a great introduction to a lesson about time. This would be specifically helpful when teaching a class how to read a analog clock. There are many digital clocks throughout the book as well. It is very comprehensive for all ages and it takes you through the day of a classroom. The book could also serve as a manual for making your own clock or schedule.
April 19, 2010
As I was thinking about my books for my 2nd part of my suggested reading lesson plan, I stumbled upon this from Tumblebooks. It is a great book about time, but also you can focus on the sequencing. It always will help the children with telling time, digitally.
March 16, 2009
Teaches children about telling time and what they do at each hour of the schoolday.
August 22, 2009
Need a book to teach children about school schedule or time? Maybe this book can help you.
May 21, 2010
Adorable and an oft requested one at our house. Teaches about telling time (hours only) in the arc of a school day. It helps that we also go to bed and wake up at 8 so our arc is similar.
May 7, 2015
Great book for introducing time and clocks to PreK-1st grade. I.Q. is a great addition to a classroom library!
September 9, 2023
About time I've found a picture book about elementary school students learning how to tell time!
In this story, Mrs. Furber (the teacher) gives expert instruction on how to tell time. There's also a story within the story about preparing the classroom for Parents' Night.
The ending is especially gratifying, though no spoiler from me, no no!
In this story, Mrs. Furber (the teacher) gives expert instruction on how to tell time. There's also a story within the story about preparing the classroom for Parents' Night.
The ending is especially gratifying, though no spoiler from me, no no!
September 21, 2020
This is a sweet book about a mouse who learns to tell time, both on analog and digital clocks.
January 19, 2023
A lovely fun story. My youngest loved the idea of a class pet engaging in lessons and making their own projects. Very helpful for the teaching of time to youngsters too.
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