This document provides teaching resources for the book "Frindle" by Andrew Clements. It includes a summary of the plot, descriptions of key characters, vocabulary words from the book, guided reading questions, and examples of student work with errors for teachers to correct. The resources are meant to help teachers lead discussions and lessons on the story elements, characters, vocabulary, and grammar concepts covered in the book.

1. Frindle

2. Frindle
Fifth grade language arts teacher, Mrs.
Granger, is known around the school as
a tough teacher. On the first day of class,
a student named Nick tries to trick Mrs.
Granger into not giving the students
homework. Unfortunately, not only does
Nick get homework but he receives an extra
assignment for his behavior in the classroom.

3. Plot
• The plot is the pattern of events in a
story.
• A plot includes
– (1) a problem or conflict,
– (2) rising action, as the conflict builds,
– (3) a climax, when the problem or conflict
is faced, and
– (4) a resolution, when the
problem or conflict is solved.

4. Characters
• Characters are people or animals in a
story.
• Characters show you what they’re
like by what they say and do and how
they treat each other.

5. Prior Knowledge
• Good readers use what they already
know to help them follow a story.
Before you read, look at the title,
illustrations, and author. Have you
read stories by this author before?
Remember that you will read about
characters, a problem, and how that
problem is resolved.

6. Words to Know
• acquainted made aware;
informed
• assignment something
assigned, especially a piece
of work to be done
• essential absolutely
necessary; very important

7. Words to Know
• expanded made larger;
increased in size
• guaranteed something
that made certain that
something would happen as
a result

8. Words to Know
• procedures methods of doing
things
• reputation what people think and
say the character of someone or
something is
• worshipped paid great honor and
reverence to

9. Guided Reading
Questions
• Use context clues to determine the
meaning of monopoly on p. 25,
paragraph 2, sentence 3.
• What kind of teacher is Mrs.
Granger?
• What do you learn about Mrs.
Granger from the simile Mrs.
Granger seemed like a giant"?

10. Guided Reading
Questions
• What happened to the students that
Mrs. Granger caught chewing gum?
• Nick receives a letter from school
before school starts. Has this ever
happened to you? How did this make you
feel?
• How does Mrs. Allen's reaction to Mrs.
Granger's letter compare to Nick's
reaction?

11. Guided Reading
Questions
• What does the author tell you about
Nick on p. 29, and how does it help you
predict how Nick and Mrs. Granger will
get along?
• Have students use their knowledge of
the suffix -ment to figure out the
meaning of assignment on p. 31,
paragraph 3.

12. Guided Reading
Questions
• Why did the author tell us about Nick's
success with delaying questions?
• Reread the last paragraph on
p. 31. What do you think Nick will do
next?

13. Guided Reading
Questions
• Use what you know about Mrs.
Granger's character to tell whether
Nick's question will prevent her from
giving a homework assignment. Explain
your answer.
• The characters in this story learned to
overcome their problems with each
other. Does this remind you of an
experience you've had with someone you
did not get along with at first?

14. Daily Fix-It
• Do you no how to use the
dictionary.
• We use Webster's School
dictionary in are class.

15. Daily Fix-It
• some teacher's are
amazing characters.
• They can be funny they
can also give a ton of
homework?

16. Daily Fix-It
• Yesterday I gived my
report on tooths.
• Gum with sugar are badder
for teeth than sugarless
gum.

17. Daily Fix-It
• Mr. williams showed us
how to solve the problim.
• Reglar practice will help
your math skills?

18. Daily Fix-It
• Bill love mayonnaise, but i
prefer mustard.
• The best meal at the
Cafeteria is, pizza.

19. Resources
• Frindle
• Frindle Jeopardy
• Talk it Up! Book Discussion Groups
• eThemes
• Web English Teacher
• edHelper.com