From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

A very important technique for emerging readers to master is how a silent /e/ at the end of a word often makes the short vowel sound in the word into a long vowel sound. After a teacher-led demonstration of how this technique works,...

In this verbs learning exercise, students look at the mixed up underlined verbs in the story and sort them to be the right verbs. Students sort 34 verbs total.

I bet you've never heard of this duck-billed dinosaur. Weighing up to 20 tons, the Shantungosaurus was a herbivore that stood on its hind legs. Read about this late Cretaceous dinosaur that roamed Asia's lands many years ago.

One of my favorite things about this resource is that they use a standardized lexile to help you determine who should be reading what book. I also love this great teacher's guide for the book, The Class Election from the Black Lagoon. In...

Dress up to catch the class's attention before reading a silly story aloud. Learners identify five sensory details within the story and interpret two metaphors. They then collaborate on sequencing events before retelling the story using...

That Wilbur is some pig! Use Charlotte's Web as the starting point for this group of activities. Ranging from trust-building exercises to collaborative writing assignments to a debate where kids take on the points of view of various...

The Euoplocephalus, which means well-armoured head, was built to protect itself. Weighing up to two tons, this dinosaur was only recently discovered in 1902 in Canada. Read more about this strongly built dinosaur in an article adapted by...

Young scholars listen to From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil F. Frankweiler and discuss wants and needs.  In this iincome and expenses lesson, students relate the adventures of the children in the book to a real life financial...

Second graders design a mixed-up animal using art supplies. In this animal art lesson, 2nd graders listen to a reading of Eric Carle's, The Mixed Up Chameleon, before using art supplies to make a "manimal" or mixed up animal. They blend...

Pupils search the web site of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after reading the novel "The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." The lesson builds on their curiosity about the museum.