1. Miss Nelson Has a Field Day

2. Characters Miss Nelson - Teacher Principal janitor Pop Hanson -
Mr. Blandsworth -
Principal
janitor
Pop Hanson -
Coach Armstrong -
Coach
Smedley Tornadoes-
Name of their football team
Werewolves -
Different school football team
The meanest substitute
coach
Miss Viola Swamp -

3. Vocabulary Gloom - sad blanketed - Covered completely
Horace B. Smedley School -
School name
A piece of paper that has been chewed and shaped into a ball for use as a missile.
Spit balls -

4. Vocabulary Worried - Concern anxiety Down in the dumps - Unhappy
Sad/ depressed
cafeteria-
dining room in a school
Room in a school where you eat breakfast or lunch
sparkle -
shine
Cafeteria ladies had lost their sparkle
Lost their shine

5. Vocabulary sad depressed - Smedley Tornadoes -
Name of their football team
interested -
Having or showing curiosity, fascination, or concern
mincemeat -
To cut or chop into very small pieces
Example:
They’ll make mincemeat out of our team.

6. Vocabulary Have knowledge skill expert - Cracked up - laughed
To become quiet or calm
Calmed down -
Announced -
To tell in public
Make public

7. Vocabulary
measles -
An infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin
Discussion -
Group conversation
The consequence of a particular action
an outcome
Results -
Hear (someone or something) without meaning to or without the knowledge of the speaker.
overhear -

8. Vocabulary rummaging - Searching looking
Having or making a high-pitched sound “squeaky tennis shoes”
squeaky -
Tennis shoes -
Sweat suit-

9. Vocabulary Holy Smoke - This is a way of expressing surprise
Pipe down -
quiet
puzzled -
confused
Disturb -
Interrupt
Horse around -
Fool around

10. Vocabulary Came back Returned - Clobbered - Defeat the other team
Beat the other team
Treated -
To give

11. Preview Read the title Read the back cover Read the chapter titles
Don’t have chapter titles
Read the jacket
Look at all the pictures

12. Preview
Read Book Adventure Questions

13. Miss Nelson Has a Field Day by Allard, Harry; Marshall, James (Illustrator)
1 What did Mr. Blandsworth do because he was so depressed?
Mr. Blandsworth never smiled.
Mr. Blandsworth hid under his desk.
Mr. Blandsworth quit his job.
Mr. Blandsworth wouldn't leave his house.
2 What did Miss Nelson get out of her closet?
Miss Nelson got a baseball cap out of her closet.
Miss Nelson got a pretty pink dress out of her closet.
Miss Nelson got a football uniform out of her closet.
Miss Nelson got an ugly black sweat suit out of her closet.
3 What was Miss Nelson doing when Mr. Blandsworth went to ask her about Miss Swamp?
Miss Nelson was grading papers.
Miss Nelson was reading a book.
Miss Nelson was cleaning her desk.
Miss Nelson was watching football practice.

14. 4 What did the kids call Miss Viola Swamp?
The kids called her Miss Meany.
The kids called her Swampy.
The kids called her Viola.
The kids called her The Swamp.
5 What was Miss Nelson's sister's name?
Miss Nelson's sister was Barbara.
Miss Nelson's sister was Becky.
Miss Nelson's sister was Brooke.
Miss Nelson's sister was Betty.

15. Predict

16. Predict
Who (Characters)
Where and When (Setting)
What Happened (Plot)

17. Watch DVD
Read aloud ASL

18. Read the Book If you have questions, ask Melissa or Austin
If you don’t understand the paragraph, ask Melissa or Austin
If you don’t know the vocabulary word, look at the vocabulary list.
If the vocabulary word is not on the list, then ask Melissa or Austin