Book Number Thirteen

Genre Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Title

Miss Nelson is Missing

Author Harry Allard
Illustrator James Marshall
Grade Level Kindergarten - Third
Detailed Summary The sweet and very nice teacher Miss Nelson has a class full of very
rotten kids. In classroom 207, the students never want to listen to Miss
Nelson and are very rude. One day, Miss Nelson does not come to
school and the children are excited because they think they have ran her
away. Until they meet their new teacher Viola Swamp. Viola Swamp is
a very mean and ugly teacher who dresses in all black and wears white
makeup. She makes them work hard and gives them tons and tons of
homework. The children become worried about Miss Nelson not
returning and they hire a detective to find her. Some students even file a
missing person report. Miss Nelson returns to the class in the end. The
children are much more respectful of her now. The reader discovers at
the end that Miss Nelson was Viola Swamp the whole time.

Lesson Plan One

Activity Name Venn Diagrams

Domain/Discipline Language Arts
Standard/Goal CCS Grade 1 Reading
Key Ideas and Details
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key
details.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters,
setting, or events.
9. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in
stories.
Materials Needed Print outs of Venn Diagram comparing Miss Nelson & Viola
Swamp,
 (http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/literature_activiti
es/venndiagram_missnelson.pdf)
Print outs of Venn Diagram comparing Class 207 & Our Class,
(http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/literature_activiti
es/venndiagram_missnelson2.pdf)
Directions 1. After reading Miss Nelson is Missing, discuss how very different
Miss Nelson was from Viola Swamp.
2. Then talk about how the two had some things in common.
3. Pass out the Venn Diagrams to each student. If this is the first
time students are working with a Venn diagram, then you can
give an example on the board of how it works.
4. You may have a predetermined list of vocabulary words for
students to use within the Venn Diagrams or you can allow
students to come up with their own thoughts and ideas of what to
write in each section of the Venn diagram.
5. When students are finished with the Miss Nelson & Viola
Swamp Venn diagram, discuss within the class what was said in
each section.
6. Students can take the second Venn Diagram of Room 207 and
Our Class for homework.
Resource http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literature_guides/missnelsonmissing.
html

Lesson Plan Two

Activity Name Classroom Rules

Domain/Discipline Social Studies
Standard/Goal C1.0.1 Identify some reasons for rules in school
C1.0.2 Give examples of the use of power with authority in school
C1.0.3 Give examples of the use of power without authority in school
C5.0.1 Describe some responsibilities people have at home and at
school
C5.0.2 Identify situations in which people act as good citizens in the
school community
Materials Needed Poster Board
Directions 1. It is a great idea to read this book on the first day of class.
2. Talk to the students about why Miss Nelson was missing, where
did Viola Swamp go, whos black dress was in Miss Nelsons
closet, and why did Miss Nelson pretend to be Viola Swamp.
3. When the conclusion comes that it was because of her students
behavior, you can discuss why rules are necessary in school.
4. Talk about how students could not learn and how rules benefit
everyone, the common good
5. Children can be broken up into small groups to brainstorm rules
for their classroom.
6. After 5 minutes, ask each group what some of their rules are and
 how they help the common good.
7. Take a class vote and see how everyone feels about each of the
rules created.
8. On the poster board write down the agreed upon rules.
9. Homework assignment: Have students ask their parents about
some of the rules they remember from being a kid. They can
write them down and share some with the class the next day.
Resource http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit96/lesson1.html

Lesson Plan Three

Activity Name Please Come Back Miss Nelson

Domain/Discipline Language Arts
Standard/Goal CCS Writing Grade 1
Production and Distribution of Writing
5. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to
questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen
writing as needed.
Materials Needed
Directions 1. Have students imagine that they are one of the students in
classroom 207.
2. Ask them to write a letter (or email) to Miss Nelson.
3. Have the classroom brainstorm some ideas to of what to write.
4. Some students can read aloud their letter (or email).
Resource http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literature_guides/missnelsonmissing.
html

Lesson Plan Four

Activity Name
Domain/Discipline Math
Standard/Purpose K.2.A Copy, extend, describe, and create simple repetitive patterns.
K.2.B Translate a pattern among sounds, symbols, movements, and
physical objects.
Materials Needed Black construction paper
12 x 18 inch construction paper (any color)
Crayons OR oil pastels
Glue sticks or liquid glue
Assorted glitter stickers (stars)
Miss Nelson poem & Viola Swamp shoe print outs
(https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Miss-Nelson-is-
Missing-Math-Activity-386703)
Directions 1. Make copies of the Miss Nelson poem onto colored copy paper.
2. Use the Swamp Shoes Pattern to pre-cut enough shoes for each
student to have 2 shoes. Students may be allowed to trace the
 shoes and cut them out themselves.
3. Talk to students about what the students may notice on Viola
Swamps legs. (A pattern)
4. Students Glue shoes at bottom of 12 x 18 inch construction
paper.
5. Use a black crayon to draw the bottom of a dress at the top of the
paper (opposite of shoes).
6. Draw 2 legs extending from the dress to the shoes... and add
stripes!
7. Use crayons OR oil pastels to color the stripes into a pattern.
8. Children will name the pattern they made onto the
poem/recording sheet. Glue poem onto paper. (ex. AB, ABC,
AAB, ABB, AABB)
9. Add shiny accents to make this masterpiece POP with
excitement!!
Resource https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Miss-Nelson-is-Missing-
Math-Activity-386703

Book Number Fourteen

Genre Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Title

How to Eat Fried Worms

Author Thomas Rockwell
Illustrator Emily Arnold McCully
Grade Level Fourth Seventh
Detailed Summary This story is about a group of friends; Billy, Alan, Tom, and Joe. Alan
makes a bet with Billy that he cant eat 15 worms in 15 days. If Billy
wins the bet, Alan will give him $50. If he doesnt then Billy has to give
Alan and Joe both $50. One the first day, Billy does a funny dance after
eating his first worm. Throughout each of the days they have Billy eat
worms in different ways. Billy does well with eating the worms so Alan
and Joe try to stop him in different ways. When he is about to eat the
 15th worm, Alan runs and locks him in a closet. He is let out and
successfully eats the 15th worm. Alan gives him the money and Billy
buys the minibike he wanted but agrees to share it with all of his friends.
For some strange reason, Billy now loves the tastes of worms and even
brings in a worm and egg sandwich for lunch.

Lesson Plan One

Activity Name What would you do?

Domain/Discipline Science
Standard/Goal S.IP.04.13 Plan and conduct simple and fair investigations
S.IP.04.16 Construct simple charts and graphs from data and
observations.
S.IA.04.12 Share ideas about science through purposeful conversation
in collaborative groups.
S.IA.04.13 Communicate and present findings of observations and
investigations.
Materials Needed
Directions 1. Introduce the book How to Eat Fried Worms
2. Ask students some ideas about what they think the book will be
about.
3. Ask students these questions:
a. Are you interested in
i. Children who do unusual things?
ii. Stories about creepy crawlies?
iii. Stories about groups of friends?
iv. Stories involving bets or dares?
b. Would you ever
i. Make a bet with a friend?
ii. Be willing to do something you thought was
gross to win a bet?
iii. Trick a friend in order to help him/her lose a bet?
iv. Eat a fried worm?
4. Have students separated into small groups where they come up
with a survey to ask students if they would do different weird
things (ex. Eat a bug, jump in a pool of mud, etc.)
5. Students should conduct their surveys and make sure they ask
most if not all of the students in class. (if they wish to add to
their survey, they may ask students in other classes)
6. Students should calculate their results and then develop a form
to showcase to the class in graph format. (can be digital or
physical)
Resource http://mpl.johnston.k12.nc.us/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=
3372375
Lesson Plan Two

Activity Name Why not eat bugs?

Domain/Discipline Science / Language Arts
Standard/Goal S.IA.04.14 Develop research strategies and skills for information gathering
and problem solving
CCS Writing Standards Grade 5
Text Types and Purposes
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas
and information clearly.
a. Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and
group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings),
illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or
other information and examples related to the topic.
c. Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases,
and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or
explain the topic.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or
explanation presented.

Materials Needed Ted video

(http://www.ted.com/talks/marcel_dicke_why_not_eat_insects)
Internet for students research
Directions 1. Ask students if they have ever eaten any kind of bug or insect.
2. Discuss with children how many other parts of the world that it
is normal to eat insects.
3. Watch the Ted video with students
4. Discuss the ideas talked about in the Ted video.
5. Allow students to do some of their own research on the benefits
of eating insects and other parts of the world where eating
insects is normal.
6. Have students write research paper on their thoughts about
introducing insects into our diets.
Resource http://www.ted.com/talks/marcel_dicke_why_not_eat_insects

Lesson Plan Three

Activity Name Worms! Worms! Worms!

Domain/Discipline Science
Standard/Goal L.EV.04.21 Identify individual differences (color, leg length, size, wing size) in
organisms of the same kind.
L.EV.05.21 Relate degree of similarity in anatomical features to the
classification of contemporary organisms.
Materials Needed Dirt
Cups
Nightcrawlers
Soap
Internet access for research
Worksheet to keep track of worm facts.
Directions 1. Discuss with students what they think they know about worms.
2. Give each student a dirt filled cup with some nightcrawlers
inside of it.
3. Tell students that these types of worms are the most common in
the United States and are the ones that Billy ate in the book.
4. Make sure they wash their hands after touching the
nightcrawlers.
5. Have students do some research on other facts about worms and
keep track of them on a worksheet
6. Students should learn what animal classification is and
determine other creepy crawlies that fall under the same one.
7. For homework, students can learn more about one of the other
types of bugs that fall under the same animal classification.
8. Students can then talk about what they learned about the bug.
Resource http://mpl.johnston.k12.nc.us/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=
3372375

Lesson Plan Four

Activity Name Chocolate Covered Worms

Domain/Discipline
Standard/Purpose
Materials Needed Packages of Gummi Worms
Package of semisweet chocolate morsels
Shortening
Tongs
Waxed paper
Packages of instant chocolate pudding
1 or 2 tubs of frozen whipped topping (thawed)
Package of chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
Clear cups and spoons
Directions 1. Melt the chocolate chips in a saucepan
2. Add 2-3 tablespoons of shortening to the chocolate to make it
smooth and shiny.
3. Hold end of worm with the tongs and dip the worm into the
chocolate.
4. Remove from the worm from the chocolate and place it on a
piece of waxed paper.
5. Worms should be left to cool and harden (This can take 20-30
 minutes at room temperature or it can be quicker when put in a
refrigerator.) They should be easily removed from wax paper
when done.
6. Make chocolate pudding per the package directions.
7. Mix in the whipped topping with the pudding.
8. Layer the pudding mix and crushed cookies in a clear cup, up to
about 1 inch from the top.
9. Arrange 3 or 4 worms along the top and make it look as though
they are coming out of the mud.
10. Grab a spoon and enjoy
Resource http://mpl.johnston.k12.nc.us/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=
3372375

Book Number Fifteen

Genre Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Title

The Relatives Came

Author Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator Stephen Gammell
Grade Level Kindergarten Third
Detailed Summary A large group of relatives travels from Virginia to a familys home.
They spend the summer and give lots of hugs and take up lots of space
in the house for sleeping. They are sad when they leave but they know
they will see them again.

Lesson Plan One

Activity Name Grape-icious

Domain/Discipline Math
 Standard/Goal CCS Mathematics Kindergarten
Counting and Cardinality
6. Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than,
less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by
using matching and counting strategies.1
7. Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written
numerals.
Measurement and Data
2. Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common,
to see which object has more of/less of the attribute, and describe
the difference.
Materials Needed Three plastic bowls
Three types of table grapes
One large class graph made by the teacher with the names of the
grapes
Individual Grape-icious graph sheets for each student
Data result sheet
Directions 1. Make the class graph on a large piece of paper naming the grape
variety for each column.
2. Fill each bowl with grapesone variety of grape per bowl.
3. Have the students taste each variety of grape and vote for the one they
like best and mark it on the class graph (students can put their initials in
the column of their favorite grape variety).
4. After everyone has voted, discuss the results of the graph.
5. Have the students copy the results of the class graph on their
individual graph.
6. Discuss the results of the graph again with the students and guide
them in forming a paragraph explaining the findings from the graph.
Resource http://www.grapesfromcalifornia.com/docs/LP_Grapeicious.pdf

Lesson Plan Two

Activity Name Goodbye Summer

Domain/Discipline Language Arts
Standard/Goal CCS Writing Grade 2
Text Types and Purposes
2. Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or
short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts,
and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a
sense of closure.
Materials Needed Print out from
(http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sites/default/files/asset/file/
comic_book_0.pdf)
Directions 1. Have this lesson within the first week of school.
2. Showcase the comic strip on the board
3. Discuss how Sally felt about the end of summer. Ask students if
 they are feeling the same way as Sally.
4. Talk about how when you were in school teachers always asked
for you to write an essay on what you did last summer.
5. Tell students instead of that old-fashioned essay, you want them
to write about how they wished they spent their summer
vacation.
6. Pass out the print out for students.
7. Go over letter writing conventions.
8. Students may read their essays when they are finished.
Resource http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/relatives-came-family-
read-along

Lesson Plan Three

Activity Name How long of a drive?

Domain/Discipline Math & Social Studies
Standard/Goal 1 H2.0.1 Demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among
past, present, and future using family or school events.
1 G1.0.4 Distinguish between landmasses and bodies of water using
maps and globes.
Materials Needed Map of the United States
Google Maps
Directions 1. Talk about how the relatives in The Relatives Came are said to
have left out for their trip at 4am.
2. Discuss how they never did sat where the family in the story
lives, only that the relatives came from Virginia.
3. Talk about the reasons why the relatives would want to leave at
such an early time in the morning.
4. Ask if any of the students have made a long trip to visit any of
their relatives.
5. Find Virginia on the map of the United States and compare it to
where you are.
6. Have students use Google Maps to see how long it would take to
driver to various cities in Virginia.
7. Based on that finding have students now try to find possible
cities that would take about 10 hours to drive and could possibly
be where the relatives in the story are found.
8. Have students come up and mark the cities they found
Resource n/a

Lesson Plan Four

Activity Name Family Tree

Domain/Discipline Social Studies
Standard/Purpose 1 H2.0.4 Retell in sequence important ideas and details from stories
about families or schools.
Materials Needed Family photos (or students can draw pictures)
Family tree printable (http://blog.findmypast.com/wp-
content/uploads/sites/4/2012/11/fmp_tree_v3-02.jpg)
Directions 1. Talk to students about how families come in many different
sizes and styles.
2. Discuss how in a traditional family tree you work backwards
from yourself to your parents and then to their grandparents.
3. In this family tree, students will be putting those who matter the
most to them, there are no labels.
4. Students can either draw pictures of their family members or
they can bring in pictures to cut and glue into places on the tree.
5. When they are done, they can present their tree and talk a little
bit about each person on their tree and why they are important to
them.
Resource n/a

Book Number Sixteen

Genre International Literature
Title

Author Lili Potpara

Illustrator Lila Prap
Grade Level PreK Second
Detailed Summary Interesting questions are asked about animals such as Why are zebras
striped?, Why do kangaroos have pouches?, and Why do some
monkeys have tails? There are funny answers given but the true answer
is marked with a star.
Lesson Plan One

Activity Name Why is that answer silly?

Domain/Discipline Language Arts
Standard/Goal CCS Reading
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and
how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Materials Needed Internet access
Paper
Crayons, markers, colored pencils.
Directions 1. After reading the book Why? Discuss some of the silly answers
that were given to the questions and what made them so funny.
2. Have students pick out their favorite animal discussed.
3. Students then can think of their own question about that animal.
4. Have them try to come up with silly answers and then find out
the real answer by looking online.
5. Students can draw a picture of their animal and place their
question, funny answers, and real answer on the paper in a
similar fashion as the book.
Resource n/a

Lesson Plan Two

Activity Name Stripped animals

Domain/Discipline Science
Standard/Goal L.HE.01.11 Identify characteristics (for example: body coverings, beak
shape, number of legs, body parts) that are passed on from parents to
young.
Materials Needed Construction paper
Markers, crayons, colored pencils
Internet access
Directions 1. Discuss with students about there are many more animals
besides Zebras that have stripes.
2. Ask them what animals they can think of that have stripes and if
they can think of why they have stripes.
3. Talk about how some baby animals are likely to have stripes if
their parents do.
4. Students may research various animals to figure out why they
have stripes.
5. Students can then draw their animals on construction paper and
write down why these animals have their stripes.
Resource n/a

Lesson Plan Three

 Activity Name A Land Down Under
Domain/Discipline Science
Standard/Goal L.OL.01.13 Identify the needs of animals.
L.OL.01.21 Describe the life cycle of animals including the following
stages: egg, young, adult; egg, larva, pupa, adult.
Materials Needed Paper
Colored Pencils
Directions 1. Discuss how Why? Talks about why Kangaroos have pouches.
2. Talk about how Kangaroos are only found in Australia along
with some other animals.
3. Have students look into the life cycle of marsupials.
4. Students can draw the life cycle with small descriptions written
beside the pictures.
Resource n/a

Lesson Plan Four

Activity Name Visiting the Zoo

Domain/Discipline Language Arts,
Standard/Purpose CCS Writing Grade 2
Recall information from experiences or gather information from
provided sources to answer a question.
Materials Needed Worksheet with list of animals
Parents permission
Directions 1. When preparing to go to the zoo have students keep in mind the
questions that were asked in the book.
2. Students can keep track on their worksheets of the animals they
visited.
3. Have them write down any new info they learn about the
animals while there.
4. When Students return to class, have students discuss what they
learned about some of their favorite animals.
Resource n/a

Book Number Seventeen

Genre International Literature
 Title

Alice in Wonderland
Author Lewis Carroll
Illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger
Grade Level Second Fifth
Detailed Summary Alice is daydreaming one day on a riverbank when she spots a white
rabbit in a waistcoat running by her. The White Rabbit exclaims he is
late and then hops down a rabbit hole. Alice follows him. She comes
upon a hallway of doors and at the end of it is a small door that she is
too small to fit through. She finds a bottle labeled Drink Me and
proceeds to drink it. She then shrinks but cannot reach the key for the
door. She then eats some cake labeled Eat Me, eats it, and then
becomes very large. She cries and her tears create a large pool of water.
She drinks from the Drink Me bottle and then meets Mouse who
accompanies her to shore. There are many animals there who participate
in a caucus race but they end up fleeing after Alice begins to tell
stories of her cat Dinah. Alice meets the White Rabbit again and he
thinks shes his servant. She goes into his house and drinks an unlabeled
bottle and grows so large that she fills the entire house. The White
Rabbit and his servants try to get her out of the house and throw rocks at
her which turn into cakes when they reach inside the house. Alice eats
one and then shrinks back to normal size. She wanders to the woods and
meets a Caterpillar whom she argues with. He tells her one side of the
mushroom he sat on will make her bigger and the other side will make
her smaller. Alice experiments with each side of the mushroom until she
is at normal height. Alice then travels to the house of the Duchess, who
deals with a squealing baby and a Cheshire cat. Alice is handed the baby
but then she discovers it is a pig. The Cheshire cat tells Alice everyone
in Wonderland is mad, gives her directions to the March Hares house
and then disappears into a fading grin. Alice goes to the March Hares
house and meets the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, and the Dormouse
who are having tea. She learns they are stuck in a perpetual tea-time.
She leaves through a door in a tree and then is back in the hallway of
doors from the beginning. She uses the mushroom to shrink down to
enter the garden. Alice joins the Queen of Hearts in a game of croquet.
 The Queen is always calling for people to have the heads cut off. The
Duchess tries to befriend Alice but the Queen pushes her away and tells
Alice to meet the Mock Turtle. Alice goes with Gryphon to meet the
Mock Turtle and she tells them her story of her adventures in
wonderland and she listens to the Mock Turtles story. The Knave of
Hearts is put on trial for stealing the Queens tarts. The Mad Hatter and
the Cook give testimonies but they make no sense. Alice is called to the
witness stand. The King questions her but they are silly. The White
Rabbit brings a letter as evidence written by the Knave. Alice thinks it is
all silly and the Queen calls for her to be beheaded. Alice grows to a
huge size and knocks over all the Queens army of playing cards. Alice
then suddenly finds herself waking up in her sisters lap. She tells her
sister about her dream and they go inside for tea.

Lesson Plan One

Activity Name Mock Trial

Domain/Discipline Language Arts
Standard/Goal CCS Speaking and Listening Grade 3
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
6. Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in
order to provide requested detail or clarification
Materials Needed Name tags
Trial Script (Appendix H:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mimik_uploads/lesson_pl
ans/308/Alice%20in%20Wonderland.pdf)
Pop tarts
Directions 1. Pass out trial scripts to the students.
2. Assign or allow students to volunteer for the roles in the play.
3. Let students have time to go over the lines and help to memorize
them.
4. Have students act out the play.
5. Enjoy pop tarts at the end.
Resource http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mimik_uploads/lesson_plans/308
/Alice%20in%20Wonderland.pdf

Lesson Plan Two

Activity Name Eat or Drink? Bigger or Smaller?

Domain/Discipline Math
Standard/Goal
Materials Needed Alice in Wonderland math worksheets
(http://www.math.ccsu.edu/mitchell/math412mtmsfracmultalice.
 pdf)
Directions 1. Discuss with children how often Alice was changing sizes in
Wonderland.
2. Talk about how multiplying numbers can be similar.
3. Tell how when you multiply something by a number less than
one, a fraction, then it will result in a lower number but not zero.
A number multiplied by another number greater than one will
result in a higher number.
4. Begin writing down examples on the board, (If Alice is 54in. tall
and she drinks a potion that will make her 1/9 of the height she
is now, how tall will she be after drinking the potion?)
5. Work with some more practice equations and then pass out the
worksheet for homework or classwork.
Resource http://www.math.ccsu.edu/mitchell/math412mtmsfracmultalice.pdf

Lesson Plan Three

Activity Name A game of War with math

Domain/Discipline Math
Standard/Goal CCS Math Grade 3
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
3. Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the
relationship between multiplication and division or properties of
operations.
Numbers and Operations Fractions
3. Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare
fractions by reasoning about their size.
Materials Needed A deck of cards for every two students
Directions 1. Ask students if they have ever played the card game War.
2. Students who have played the game can explain the rules.
3. Tell students we are going to be playing War but with a twist.
4. Instead of drawing one card, each person will draw two cards at
a time.
5. Students may add, subtract, or multiply the two numbers
together. (Jacks are 11, Queens are 12, and Kings are 13)
6. You may also have students look at the cards as fractions, with
the first card being the numerator and the second card being the
denominator.
Resource http://www.crewtonramoneshouseofmath.com/math-with-playing-
cards.html

Lesson Plan Four

Activity Name A new twist on games.

Domain/Discipline Language Arts
Standard/Purpose
Materials Needed
Directions 1. Discuss how the game of croquet in Alice in Wonderland is very
silly compared to the real game of croquet.
2. Talk with students on if they have ever improvised while playing
a game and they didnt have something needed (creating bases
for baseball, creating a hoop for basketball)
3. Have students write about their favorite sport or game and how
they would change it to make it silly like the game of croquet.
4. Students can present in front of the class the ideas they came up
with.
Resource n/a

Book Number Eighteen

Genre International Literature
Title

Pippi Longstocking
Author Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator Michael Chesworth
Grade Level Third Seventh
Detailed Summary Siblings Tommy and Annika have a new neighbor. Her name is Pippi
Longstocking and has crazy long red pigtails. She has no parents around
to tell her what to do, has a horse on her porch, and lives with a monkey.
Pippis good-natured hijinks cause trouble but are lots of fun. She has
high hopes and everyone loves her. She also has extraordinary strength.

Lesson Plan One

 Activity Name Villa Villekulla Diorama
Domain/Discipline Language Arts
Standard/Goal CCS Reading Grade 3
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7. Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to
demonstrate understanding of the text.
CCS Speaking and Listening Grade 3
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with
appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an
understandable pace.
Materials Needed Shoe box (or cardboard box about the same size)
Crayons, colored markers, colored pencils, acrylic or tempera
paints
Construction paper, cotton balls, pipe cleaners, toothpicks, clay
Yarn, string, felt, foam, popsicle sticks, tongue depressors
Dirt, sand, leaves, twigs
Tape, glue, scissors
Small figures, Legos, clip art printouts found on free Internet
websites or from magazines or Clay will do fine but, lay
newspaper on your work space.
Directions 1. Tell students to imagine what Pippi Longstockings house looks
like in their mind.
2. You can explain to the students that villa is another name for
house.
3. Tell students they will be making a 3d model of what they
pictured in their mind of Pippis house and garden.
4. Students (working alone, in pairs, or small groups) should first
brainstorm about what they want to put in their diorama.
5. Have students draw a rough sketch of what they plan to have in
their diorama.
6. For a basic diorama, a shoebox or old shipping box can be
turned on its side and used. Larger dioramas can be created out
of a large wooden crate or frame attached to a box. Anything
that gives the illusion of a small open-faced room can be used.
7. Explain to students how working from back to front is the best
way to build and suggest they create their backgrounds first.
8. Let students get creative with the materials.
9. When students are done, they dioramas can be displayed in the
classroom and/or presented in front of class
Resource http://www.lessonpathways.com/Pathways/Detail?path=%2fLangauge_
Arts%2fYear_3_Language_Arts_Guided_Journey%2f25Pippi_Longsto
cking_1%2fVilla_Villekulla_Diorama
Lesson Plan Two

Activity Name Homemade Bubbles and Bubble Wands

Domain/Discipline Science
Standard/Goal S.IP.03.11 Make purposeful observation of the natural world using the
appropriate senses.
S.IP.03.12 Generate questions based on observations.
S.IP.03.13 Plan and conduct simple and fair investigations.
Materials Needed 1 clean bucket
1 cup Dawn dishwashing liquid
3-4 tablespoons glycerin, if desired (available at pharmacies)
10 cups clean cold water
Shallow plastic tub
Disposable pie plate or roasting pan
Straws
Hollow tubing or piece of an old hose
Pipe cleaners
Plastic strawberry baskets
Plastic cups or lids with the centers cut out
Fly swatters
Plastic cookie cutters
String or yarn
Wooden spool from thread
Directions 1. Talk to students about how Pippi was going to create a bubble
wand from a wooden spool from thread.
2. Ask students if they can think of any other items that could be
used as a bubble wand.
3. Tell students they will get the chance to make their own bubble
mix and try out different bubble wands.
4. Have students mix 1 cup Dawn dishwashing soap, 3-4
tablespoons glycerin, and 10 cups of water in a bucket.
5. Let students try out the different items to see if they can blow
bubbles with them.
Resource http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/lessonplans/water/bubbles.html

Lesson Plan Three

Activity Name Pippis Favorite Things

Domain/Discipline Language Arts
Standard/Goal CCS Reading Standards
Key Ideas and Details
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details
in a text.
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and
understanding.
Materials Needed Blank Paper
Colored pencils
Directions 1. Have students draw Pippis name in large bold letters. (For older
students you can hve them write her full name out from Ch. 4)
2. Have students search through the book for some of Pippis
favorite things.
3. Students should then try to illustrate these things within the
various letters of Pippis name.
4. Students can create one of their own from their name that shows
some of their favorite things.
Resource http://www.lessonpathways.com/Pathways/Detail?path=%2fLangauge_
Arts%2fYear_3_Language_Arts_Guided_Journey%2f26Pippi_Longsto
cking_2%2fPippi%27s_Favorites

Lesson Plan Four

Activity Name Walking backward Relay Race

Domain/Discipline Physical Education
Standard/Purpose Standard 8.1.1 (Gross Motor Skills) Shows increasing levels of
proficiency, control, and balance in walking, climbing, running,
jumping, hopping, skipping, marching, and galloping.
Materials Needed Bean bags or batons
Large outdoor area
Directions 1. Place students in teams of 3 or 4
2. Plot out the course for where students will need to race
3. Mark out the spots for where the teammates will need to pass the
baton or bean bag.
4. Have students race backwards like in Pippi Longstocking
Resource n/a