This would be great for spelling, words their way activities, or vocabulary study for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. Andrew clements often writes books about the lives of ordinary kids. Nick is wanted for interviews with all of the most popular television shows and in all the most popular magazines and the word frindle spreads nationwide. It was only three pages long, and it was called nicks new word.
It is a book about kids just like you, and has familiar settings like home and school. He has a mean spelling teacher who always makes the kids use the dictionary. This is a simple, easy to follow worksheet for students to make 3 predictions on what they think will happen in the novel frindle by andrew clements. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. A journalist picks up the frindle story, which quickly makes nick famous. Book scavenget hunt character map for 5 characters and one blank one for your choice. Learn frindle chapter 5 with free interactive flashcards.
Frindle quotes by andrew clements goodreads share book. Frindle book predictions by courtnie teachers pay teachers. What does nick mean when he says reading the encyclopedia excerpt was sort of like trying to read the. Nick is wanted for interviews with all of the most popular television shows and in all the most popular magazines and. Andrew clements 19492019 was the author of the enormously popular frindle. To ask other readers questions about frindle, please sign up. Granger assigned nick the book report on dictionaries.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Author of frindle, room one, things not seen, big al, temple cat, a week in the woods, jake drake knowitall, jake drake, bully buster. Nick allen is a confident and clever fifthgrade student. Book report commercial project sheetcommercial script papercommercial groups recording sheetgrading rubric, 4 to a page to save paper students love this fun and creative frindle book report. According to nicks report how many words were in the first dictionary. Your students will enjoy reading frindle, a story about language and creativity. This is a complete lesson to use throughout the book frindle. Frindle discussion guide nicholas allen is a troublemaker, and his language arts teacher, mrs. These notes were contributed by members of the gradesaver community.
Even though frindle is never predictable, each moment unfolds as it should. Andrew clements booklist andrew clements message board. The second page contains the actual page that the word can be found in the book. See more ideas about frindle, book study and 5th grade reading.
This is a great persuasive writing activity as well. In the book frindle by andrew clements, nick allen enters into his fifth grade classroom knowing hes about to face the toughest teacher at lincoln elementary school. Granger he has found someone just as bright as he is, and they wage an evenly matched war of wits like a chess game. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of frindle by andrew clements. Every year, he would do something creative, from creating a tropical island to peeping once a week. This book report project is a lowtech version of a television, made from a cereal box and two paper towel rolls. The teacher could have the student do a foldable book report. Free frindle worksheets and literature unit for teachers. I loved the book so much after reading it, that i read it as a teacherreadaloud, then a whole class read my first few years of teaching 4th grade. The problem was that nicholas allen made a new word called frindle. Students love to be an investigator and make predictions about the story, so they will enjoy trying to figure out this book just by reading the book. When nick turns 21, he gains access to the trust fund.
Granger started a war with the kids and nicholas about the word frindle. Frindle by andrew clements novel study contains lessons aligned to the common core standards ccss for grades 35. Have fun marketing and selling your own frindle tshirts just like in the book frindle by andrew clements. Granger is notorious among all the fifth grade teachers for being strict, yes, but mostly for her love of words and of the dictionary. Now over ten years later the elementary school i am currently working at chose frindle for their one book, one school challenge.
Would also work for characters during a book report. The new word is a big hit in nicks class and finally the whole school. If you took a look at the other books i had written before frindle, youd see they were all picture books. A local businessman, bud lawrence, starts selling frindle products and gives nick 30% of the profits. The two of them enter a battle of wills when nick invents a new word for his pen. Sep 01, 1996 i was first introduced to the book frindle in a college elem.
Clements was born on 7 may 1949 in camden, new jersey. We had so much fun working though our frindle books. While there are many wonderful ideas on how to use this novel within a lan. Frindle book project mp1 by sean cavanaugh on prezi. Start studying frindle study guide questionsanswers. Frindle guided reading unit lauren desautels portfolio. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including two christopher awards and an edgar award. The projects, activities, and discussion topics in this teachers guide will get students thinking about vocabulary, storytelling, and. Martin and laura godwin, and the dinosaurs of waterhouse hawkins by barbara kerley, which was a caldecott honor book. Frindle by andrew clements teachers introduction frindle is a book in the realistic fiction genre. When the cardboard rolls are turned, the story is told. Let me show you the interesting facts about andrew clements if you want to know the famous author of extra credit, lunch money, the report card and frindle. This is a book that makes you start over on the first page as soon as youve finished the last just because it makes you feel so good. Get out to your loca bookstore as fast as you can and buy this book, you wont regret it.
Read it one evening when youre depressed or worn out or fed up its a tonic. The majority of the story frindle takes place at school, and we all know how central report cards are to education. Its great for a book report or a book club or just for fun. Frindle was his first book for middlegrade readers. Frindle teachers guide your students will enjoy reading frindle, a story about language and creativity. I loved this book and even laughed out loud at some of nicks antics. Frindle is a terrific novel that reads almost like a contemporary fable or fairy tale in its simplicity. Granger is a serious fifthgrade teacher who loves the dictionary and insists that her students use words correctly. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. As a teacher i love reading this book with my students. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.
Attach a loose leaf piece of paper if you need more room. Free frindle study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Thats why andrew clements book frindle is a must read book. I was first introduced to the book frindle in a college elem. When nick gets to fifth grade, he meets his match mrs. Get an answer for what is a short plot summary of the book frindle by andrew clements.
Frindle frindle frindle frindle frindle frindle frindle. A boy too creative for the confines of elementary school meets his match in an extremely. Audience responsibility a way for your students to make the most of this experience. Frindle by andrew clements grades 35 making predictions cause and effect summarizing problemsolution making inferences comparecontrast narrative elements character sketch. Nick allen is a basically good kid with an exceptional imagination. And then the lincoln elementary school was not happy about it. He is a 5th grade student with a reputation for being. P19 n never had hw until mg, hw takes almost an hour, still needs report, finds intro in dic w. Jan 04, 2014 video book report on the book frindle. Stop wasting time in meetings and be more productive at work. Selznick divides his time between brooklyn, new york, and san diego.
He specialized his writing to produce the books for kids. Frindle is an american childrens novel written by andrew clements, illustrated by brian selznick, and published by aladdin in 1996. What does the author mean when he says that being a hero has a price. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Granger into wasting time on the first day of school, has to prepare a report on the history of the dictionary. Choose from 500 different sets of frindle chapter 5 flashcards on quizlet. Realistic fiction please answer in neat, complete sentences. If youre looking for a book with some goofiness and a heartfelt ending that may surprise you, read about nicks story, in frindle by andrew clements. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
He is also the illustrator of many books for children, including frindle and lunch money by andrew clements, as well as the doll people trilogy by ann m. My frindle project frindle, writing outline, book study. So when i got the idea for frindle, i tried to write that story as picture book, too. See more ideas about frindle, book study and teaching reading.
Granger who is just as smart as he is, by getting everyone in the class to replace the word pen with frindle, he unleashes a series of ev. What a great way for students to discover the power of words. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Students create the viewing screen cutout at the top, then insert a scroll of paper with writing and illustrations inside the box. The following day the report airs on the cbs evening news. The book name is frindle the author is andrew clements. Reading response activities and projects distance learning. Frindle by andrew clements 9 editions first published in 1996. Frindle is a 1996 middlegrade chapter book by childrens novelist andrew clements and. Create a study guide for your students with prezi video. Frindle by andrew clements, brian selznick, paperback. Reading strategy make, revise, and confirm predictions.
When he decides to torment his fifthgrade english teacher, mrs. Can you think of a hero in your life or in the world that must pay a price. Can you think of a character in another book that faces this same dilemma. The new word soon spreads around the country and theres nothing nick can do to stop it. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates tpts content guidelines. My book report on frindle by jacqueline yipp when the story first starts, the author explains how nick, an average, ordinary kid, loves to be funny and practical. It was the winner of the 2016 phoenix award, which is granted by the childrens literature association to the best englishlanguage childrens book that did not win a major award when it was published twenty years earlier. Hes invited on late night with david letterman to discuss the phenomenon. Granger who is just as smart as he is, by getting everyone in the class to replace the word pen with frindle, he unleashes a series of events that rapidly spins out of control. Granger into wasting time on the first day of school, has to prepare a report on. Most of these ideas are ways to make school more fun and also to get out of homework. One day nicks friend spots a pen on the ground and nick starts calling it a frindle. Even though the events in this books did not happen, they could happen. The book frindle is about kid named nick in the 5 grade.
Nicholas is a bright boy who likes to make trouble at school, creatively. Always one step ahead of his teachers, nick not only can feel a homework assignment coming the way a farmer can feel a rainstorm but can dream up a distraction to prevent the assignment from being. Literature circle guide to frindle by andrew clements book summary mrs. This is a two page document that contains vocabulary andor spelling words from the book frindle by andrew clements. It got me hooked on all the books written by andrew clements. The projects, activities, and discussion topics in this teachers guide will get students thinking about vocabulary, storytelling, and inventions.