Games like this provide teachers with real-time student data as you can see who did well and who may need help. Have colored pencils ready so students can draw the setting, characters, the book’s main issue, and the solution. Both student instructions and instructions for teachers are included in the link below. Create a Story MapĪ story map makes for a great ongoing homework assignment or a long-term in-class assignment. The best part is that this one is ready to go! Having crossword puzzles related to your content makes for a great addition to your fun, yet purposeful, early-finisher activities. Crossword PuzzleĮven if you have engaging activities, some students will inevitably finish sooner than others. Then it becomes a hands-on matching activity that students can do in pairs. Unique book activities are hard to find, but this simple one is great! Place some crayons or markers at each student’s table and encourage them to use their imagination by redesigning a cover for the book.Ĭhoose sentences from Judy Blume’s book to make this activity your own! Cut out the individual words on one color of paper and write the sentences on the other color. Perhaps make playing a reward for when a lesson is finished early.

This activity provides a much-needed break from all the reading your students have been doing. Celebrate her character by playing a card game with your students. Sharon tries to sell a secret recipe for removing freckles to Nicky Lane.Andrew’s mom enjoys playing cards with the neighbors. Nicky Lane wishes he could use the freckle remover too! Miss Kelly offers Andrew her secret recipe for removing freckles for free. Nicky, if you want to get rid of your freckles, I have a secret recipe. Remember, it's a secret formula! You are a handsome boy without freckles. He decides he can't let Sharon get away with it. After being sent to bed, he dreams of Sharon and freckles.

Oh Andrew! Are you okay? I saw that mess in the kitchen! You are going to bed!Īndrew rushes home to make the freckle juice! He gulps it down, and hopes it will work.Īndrew gets sicker and sicker. Sharon convinces Andrew to buy her secret recipe for freckle juice. She probably thought I wouldn't be able to drink it. This smells awful! Just plain awful! I'll show Sharon. If he had freckles, he wouldn't have to wash his neck! Then, he wouldn't be late for school. Life would be so much better if I just had freckles, like Nicky Lane!Īndrew, I have the secret recipe for freckles! It'll only cost you 50 cents.Īndrew Marcus dreams of having freckles like Nicky Lane.

Freckle juice story