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

Students read the story The Mixed Up Chameleon and complete discussions questions as they read the story. In this comprehension lesson plan, students also draw animals, list animals, and create a class book.

In this verbs learning exercise, learners 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...

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 Triceratops may have had three horns, but it was a quadruped, meaning it stood and walked on all four legs. Read about this herbivorous dinosaur, its behaviors, and how it protected itself from predators.

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...

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

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.