I really enjoyed reading this Junie B. Jones book, It was very entertaining and an easy read. I believe younger students would enjoy reading this story, different parts of the book can relate to their lives, thoughts, and feelings. In the classroom, I would use this book by reading the first chapter to my students aloud to get them introduced to the book series. Then, I would place several of the different Junie B. Jones books from the series into my classroom library for partner reading or independent reading.

When Junie B. Jones come to school one day without her homework done, she decides to copy off of her friend May. Junie B. doesn't think that this is cheating because it's not a test or anything like that. However, when Mr. Scary sent home a note about what happened, Junie B.'s parents are angry with her, and they have a talk about cheating. Later on, Junie B. and her friends work together to come up with a cinquain poem. With all of the excitement about the poetry, Junie B. forgot to study for her spelling test. That's when it happened again, Herb, her friend, shared his answer with her. The guilt ate at both of them until they turned themselves in. They both got zeros on the test, and Mr. Scary called their parents. Once again, Junie B. had a talk about cheating with her parents.

Junie B. Jones will always be one of my all time favorite characters. She is comical, witty, and relatable. Her experiences with cheating are something that children face in school, and this book helps them realize what counts as cheating as well as the consequences they will face for cheating.

This book teaches a great lesson to young kiddos. Junie is already so relatable with her fire cracker attitude and quick wit. When she is faced with a situation in which she decides to cheat on her homework. Junie is not completely aware that this isn't the right decision but like most young kids, she had a bad feeling but thought maybe she could get away with it. She borrows a friends homework, and chooses to copy it. Junie lost her teachers trust when she found out that she used a friends answers, and Junie did not know what to do. She was almost confused in a sense because she didn't know that what she was doing was technically cheating. In the end she learns that cheating is really bad, and she wants to do her own work from there on. This is a great lesson for kids, to teach them that are a lot of different forms of cheating.

Junie B. Jones copied May’s homework!!!

my students love this series. These books are very witty, and funny. These are by far a favorite first grade read aloud.

I forever love JBJ, but this one is not my kids’ favorite. I try to gauge my ratings with them on how engaged they were, and when they start picking at each other while I’m reading, I know that aren’t into it. They could at least repeat the storyline to me, but this one is not one of Park’s best.

“Junie B., First Grader. Cheater Pants” by Barbara Park. Published by Random House Children’s Books; New York; copyright 2004

1. Awards this book has received: none

2. Appropriate grade levels: first to third grade

3. Summary: Junie B. sits next to a girl named May who is not very nice to her. When Junie forgets to do her homework, she decides to look at May’s paper and copy off of it. The teacher decides to have everyone share their homework and Junie’s sounded exactly like May’s.

4. Review: Junie B. Jones is able to relate to young students in a funny, sassy and enjoyable way. Children enjoy reading these books and they are exposed to life lessons and real situations without even realizing it.

5. Uses in the classroom:

t-match the vocab words from the story to their meanings

t-Teach the class what an index is and have them practice using it.

Still can't stand her bad grammar, but Jane enjoys these books and this one actually had a pretty good message to teach kids about cheating.

A definite growth in maturity in the writing style and content in the junie b first grader books in comparison to the kindergarten ones, which I really enjoyed. Absolutely loved the Herb content and very interesting to dive into how Junie B grappled with her identity of a cheater pants!

Junie B. Jones is a series I much-enjoyed during my elementary years, and as I recently auditioned for Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook, a play, it gave me the excuse to read them all again. Even though the books are simple and relatively short, Park packs them with humor and entertainment. The books are realistic fiction, first-person stories narrated by a kindergartner named Junie B. Jones. The type of narration embraces the "little kid" style in an understandable yet believable way, and I strongly recommend this series to young elementary through middle-grade children. The series teaches important life skills and is overall a quality read for kids. Five stars from me!

Junie B. Jones are such fun books with great messages. This particular book in the series does a great job of teaching exactly what cheating is, and why it's unacceptable. (series)

Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones First Grader Cheater Pants presents and teaches a lesson on the ethical issue of cheating through realistic yet comical events. The silly drawings tie into the story perfectly and gives it a sense of life and fun while being a heavy topic. It is a great book from a great series. I would definitely recommend this book to first graders who are beginning to read chapter books because they are fun and keep you wanting to read more from the series.