This document provides a multi-day lesson plan for reading the book Frindle by Andrew Clements. It includes comprehension questions, activities for making connections to the text, renaming objects and creating dictionary entries, and discussing which newly created word might catch on like the word "frindle" in the story. Students are asked to describe the character of Mrs. Granger, predict what Nick will do next, make text connections, list synonyms, order important story events, and participate in a word play activity involving renaming objects and defining made-up words.

1. Frindle by Andrew Clements

2. Day 1 Chapter 1-2 Pages 1-12 Read to find out who Mrs. Granger is. Write down 7-10 things that describe Mrs. Granger on a sticky note.

3. Day 2 Chapter 3-4 Pages 13-21

4. 1. What did “teacher-stopper” stop and how? 2. On page 16, the passage says that Nick “could feel the tops of his ears glowing red.” How did he feel and why? Use details from the text to support your answer. 3. What did the author mean when he wrote “it was like reading the ingredients on a shampoo bottle?” 4. At the end of chapter four, Nick had an idea for his report and it “brought a grin to his face.” Predict what you think Nick is going to do next.

5. Day 3 Chapter 5-6 Pages 22-38

7. Frindle is a synonym for pen. List five pairs of synonyms.

8. Day 4 Chapter 7-8 Pages 39-48

10. Word Play: 1. Review the different parts of a dictionary entry: the word, pronunciation key, part of speech, word origin, and definitions. 2. Choose three objects to rename and create new words. Be creative and use your imagination. 3. Write dictionary entries for the new words. Follow the dictionary format. You can also add a small illustration of the word. 4. Write your favorite word in a sentence. 5. Read your sentence to your group and have them guess the meaning. 6. Discuss which word might be the "frindle" of the group (the one which would achieve widespread use and recognition). Why?