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.

"A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly." The second instructional activity in an 11-part unit that accompanies The Twits by Roald Dahl uses poetry to encourage positive character traits. Mrs. Twit has ugly thoughts, but...

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...

In this literacy worksheet, students read a list of short -e words before reading a short paragraph that contains the words. They circle the words bed, get, pet, let, and left, and answer three short answer questions about the story.

"The letter E comes after the letter D!" To the theme of traditional musical theater, all things that start with the letter E are showcased in a fun and catchy video.

Students 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 situation....

In this recognizing words with short e worksheet, students write them from dictation, unscramble their letters, and create sentences using the words dent, kettle, excellent, cent, ready, and heavy. Students complete eighteen activities.

Second graders design a mixed-up animal using art supplies. In this animal art lesson plan, 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...