In the book, the prize is a bunny costume, so in our box were bunny ears and a chocolate bunny. I asked my students what I should buy to put in the box for our game because they always have the best ideas. I am sure you are wondering what was in the box. It was great my student observer tally graphed the jelly bean colors that came out of the bag and half way through one lucky duck picked the purple one! My principal was so surprised at the student's reactions who never got a turn, they were all bucket fillers. My response was we are going to be 'Bucket Fillers' and do the right thing and here is the police now! That smarty learned a lesson and the game began. Then one of my smarty pants student says, who will know, what, are there cameras in the classroom and the police will show up if we eat a jelly bean! Like magic my principal walks in the room, couldn't have been better timing.

Also in our school it is frowned upon to eat foods of minimal nutrition so jelly bean eating is a no, no! I just got finished explaining that we couldn't eat the jelly bean after they picked one from the bag because I would get in trouble. For example, there will only be one winner and if the purple jelly bean is picked before it's your turn the game is over, just like in the book. My class is sitting in a circle and we start to review what happened in the story and all the scenarios that could happen while playing. So we played the same game, I have the pretty box all set up. All the children have to stick their hand in a bag and whoever picks the one purple jelly bean wins what's in the box. In this story there is a jelly bean game in order to win what's in the pretty box. To celebrate my favorite book character, Junie B., and all of her adventures my class imitates the activities from each book. Jones Dumb Bunny by Barbara Park on the last day of school before Spring break! Better late then never.

Buddies by Barbara Park