Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster is a hilarious romp through the usually notsofunny world of vocabulary. Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster written and illustrated by debra frasier n this story, sage, our heroine and a very wordsmart fifth grader, publicly confuses. Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster debra frasier. Miss alaineus lesson plan may happen because the misses the vocabulary. Spelling word cards vocabulary cards genre and theme posters character and plot posters.
Humiliated, sage finds a way to take control of her classmates laughter by designing a miss alaineus costume for her schools vocabulary parade. Perform a second reading of the book, this time simply reading the vocabulary sentences found along the sides and bottom of each page. Free a girl named disaster worksheets and literature unit. Students brainstorm a list of vocabulary terms from a recent unit of study and then design concrete ways to illustrate. It perfectly sets up the idea of personifying new vocabulary words as a meaningful way to remember their definitions. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or readers workshop. See more ideas about vocabulary parade, vocabulary and halloween vocabulary. Ive hung it up in a prominent location in my room so children can refer to it when. See more ideas and free downloads at, click on the miss alaineus cover. Spelling word cards vocabulary cards genre and theme posters character and plot posters graphic organizers comprehension game s. Diana cruchley20, debra frasier, harcourt, 2000, isbn 0152021639.
She had to get the vocabulary words from her best friend, starr, and one misheard word makes for a comical and disastrous week for sage. The mighty miss malone christopher paul curtis minerva clark gets a clue karen karbo the misadventures of hobart hucklebuck stan swanson the misadventures of maude march. Then she uses her mistake as inspiration for the vocabulary parade. Debra frasier is the author and illustrator of many awardwinning picture books including on the day you were born and miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster. Host your parade based on the book miss alaineus a vocabulary disaster more ideas at the authors site.
A vocabulary disaster, students combine vocabulary exploration with word play by planning their own vocabulary parade, modeled on the activities in the text. Words from miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster by debra. The teacher points out that she is inferring this from the text and the title. Fun book with many print elements embedded within the story. Jun 23, 2010 a presentation to introduce the vocabulary, strategy and skill for the 5th grade macmillonmcgrawhill story miss alaineus by debra frasier. A vocabulary disaster by debra frasier book not included grade level. Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster an art teacher arrives at the vocabulary parade as the word incandescent. A class puts on a neighborhood play starring the oneandonly water, in a book packed with scientific information about water and water conservation tips. M, what caused the students to laugh at sage after she gave her definition for miss alaineus. In addition to her wellknown talks on creative process, debras innovative book events build a communitys creativity through projects that start with a. The old woman who named things by cynthia rylant read aloud duration. Sage misses school due to a cold and from there the misunderstanding begins.
A vocabulary list featuring words from miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster by debra frasier. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. How do you get kids, especially younger ones, aware of the importance of word learning. Page by page guide and strategy questions turn, talk, and reflect practice pages and answer keys explanation of strategy. A presentation to introduce the vocabulary, strategy and skill for the 5th grade macmillonmcgrawhill story miss alaineus by debra frasier. A hilarious case of mistaken language and word play. Students brainstorm a list of vocabulary terms from a recent unit of study and then design concrete ways to illustrate the terms. There is a freetoaccess online lesson called personified vocabulary based. Miss alaineus cruchleys collection diana cruchley is an awardwinning educator and author, who has taught at elementary and secondary levels. Depending on the abilities of your students andor the time you have, you may wish to reduce the number of words they must use or assign fewer. Apr 26, 2015 miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster duration. One of those is location, which can mean either an exact location or a relative location. Author debra frasier wrote a picture book called miss alaineus. See more ideas about vocabulary parade, vocabulary and science vocabulary.
The teacher points out that she is inferring this from the text and. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Miss alaineus lesson plan students will broaden their understanding of various literary devices and strengthen their vocabulary skills as they read miss alaineus. Miss alaineus is the story of sage, a girl who unfortunately became sick and missed school on wednesday, which is vocabulary day. These resources compliment 5th grade treasures unit 1 week 1 miss alaineus. A vocabulary disaster vocabulary connections grade level. This inferencing and summarizing with miss alaineus lesson plan is suitable for 4th 5th grade. Activate prior knowledge key vocabulary guided reading level. Or trouble rides a fast horse audrey couloumbis miss alaineus. Choose from 11 different sets of miss alaineus reading treasures flashcards on quizlet. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Find vocabulary miss alaineus lesson plans and teaching resources. Free a girl named disaster worksheets and literature unit for. Her workshops are practical, include detailed handouts, and are always enthusiastically received.
This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with miss alaineus. This is a pdf file of a ladder that i created with the welcome words on my flipcharts. A vocabulary disaster and the included pagebypage guide for close reading, guided. The study of geography is divided into five themes that help us understand it. Q this lesson plan and set of resources makes it easy to teach your students how to understand text structure while reading. Learn miss alaineus reading treasures with free interactive flashcards. I used it as a homework after the class when i presented the target vocabulary. A great read to kick off a vocabulary emphasis or lay the foundation for a word parade. Choose a unit of study for students vocabulary study that is rich in challenging, complex vocabulary. I exclaimed as i opened it, and i began to read it aloud to my korean friend. A vocabulary disaster voyager books, 2007 by debra frasier prior to sharing it with the class. And theres no better place to start than with debra frasiers awardwinning classic miss alaineus. Palazzolo will read miss alaineusa vocabulary disaster by debra fraser to the students early in the week. This packet is a fifth grade treasures resources for miss alaineus.
Some of the natural disasters happen because of the geography of the places where they happen. Jun 17, 2011 miss alaineus lesson plan may happen because the misses the vocabulary. Inferencing and summarizing with miss alaineus lesson plan. Words daytuesday, march 22, 2016students may dress as theirfavorite word, and we will have a vocabulary word parade in the qfternoon. A vocabulary disaster from the worlds largest community of readers. Each of the vocabulary connections resource packages includes a list of specific vocabulary words found within the context. When sage creatively makes up her own definition for miss alaineus, she finds herself humbled in front of her class by her vocabulary disaster. In miss alaineus, elementary school student sage makes a very public and very embarrassing blunder, mistaking the word miscellaneous for what she assumes is the name of a famous woman. It took me about 20 minutes to read the whole thing aloud, with pauses for laughter. Starr had to hang up, she told her the last word and didnt have time to spell it.
After a readaloud of the picture book miss alaineus. Q vocabulary connections is a series of vocabulary activities intended to be used as a supplement to comprehension strategy lesson plans and activities. But miscellaneous is finally revealed for the word it truly is, and sage manages. Miss alaineus picture book makes vocab learning fun. Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster shred is the vocabulary parade. Based on that unit, prepare a list of vocabulary words students are likely to suggest. Students will enjoy the story of sage, a young girl who has misheard and misunderstood one of her spelling class words miscellaneous. Apr 09, 2015 in miss alaineus, elementary school student sage makes a very public and very embarrassing blunder, mistaking the word miscellaneous for what she assumes is the name of a famous woman. When sages spelling and definition of a word reveal her misunderstanding of it to her classmates pdf, she is at first embarrassed but then uses her mistake as inspiration for the vocabulary parade. A word search puzzle to practice and develop vocabulary related to natural disasters. Students make inferences from a text, summarizing and giving at least two strategies to use when reading a narrative text to increase understanding of the text.