In miss alaineus, elementary school student sage makes a very public and very embarrassing blunder, mistaking the word miscellaneous for what she assumes is the name of a famous woman. You are going to ask your teacher questions about a newspaper article about a natural disaster. Her workshops are practical, include detailed handouts, and are always enthusiastically received. A vocabulary disaster voyager books, 2007 by debra frasier prior to sharing it with the class. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Choose from 11 different sets of miss alaineus reading treasures flashcards on quizlet. Free a girl named disaster worksheets and literature unit for. Once miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster was written and edited, i had to figure out how to illustrate this unusual picture book. Words from miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster by debra. This packet is a fifth grade treasures resources for miss alaineus. A vocabulary parade activity to use with the book miss. Choose a unit of study for students vocabulary study that is rich in challenging, complex vocabulary. Why is disease a densitydependent limiting factor on a population but a natural disaster such as a flood is a densityindependent limiting factor on a population.
Natural disastersextreme weather vocabulary flashcards. Natural disastersextreme weather vocabulary flashcards quizlet. A tornado is extremely strong winds concentrated in one area. Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster kindergarten vocabulary, vocabulary. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. After reading the picture book to your class, students select and define 24 words and write 8 alliterative, descriptive sentences using the new words such as. How do you get kids, especially younger ones, aware of the importance of word learning. Learn miss alaineus reading treasures with free interactive flashcards. In the future maybe tomorrow there will be a natural disaster somewhere on earth. What are two problems that sage faces in miss alaineus. It took me about 20 minutes to read the whole thing aloud, with pauses for laughter. Perform a second reading of the book, this time simply reading the vocabulary sentences found along the sides and bottom of each page. A vocabulary list featuring words from miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster by debra frasier.
Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster school projects, school ideas. Free a girl named disaster worksheets and literature unit. A vocabulary disaster from the worlds largest community of readers. Miss alaineus lesson plan students will broaden their understanding of various literary devices and strengthen their vocabulary skills as they read miss alaineus. Based on that unit, prepare a list of vocabulary words students are likely to suggest. This selfdirected vocabulary project by teacher traveler is inspired by the book miss alaineus. Apr 26, 2015 miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster duration. Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster written and illustrated by debra frasier. Teachers can even give their students the chance to interview partners in order to fill in the chart that follows the activity.
Use updown arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. More words for vocabulary parade costume consideration. At the end of a unit rich with challenging vocabulary, read miss alaineus. Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster written and illustrated by debra frasier n this story, sage, our heroine and a very wordsmart fifth grader, publicly confuses. Find vocabulary miss alaineus lesson plans and teaching resources. May 5, 2016 a vocabulary parade activity to use with the book miss alaineus no way. Improve your vocabulary and practice your pronunciation with these 12 english words for natural disasters. A hilarious case of mistaken language and word play. Q this lesson plan and set of resources makes it easy to teach your students how to understand text structure while reading.
This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Jun 23, 2010 a presentation to introduce the vocabulary, strategy and skill for the 5th grade macmillonmcgrawhill story miss alaineus by debra frasier. A great read to kick off a vocabulary emphasis or lay the foundation for a word parade. We annotated our list with frasiers simple definitions and sentence examples drawn straight from her story. Spelling word cards vocabulary cards genre and theme posters character and plot posters. Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster, vocabulary parade.
Miss alaineus, a vocabulary disaster by debra frasier. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. These resources compliment 5th grade treasures unit 1 week 1 miss alaineus. Disaster dictation tell students you are going to describe a scene that you would like them to draw. In addition to her wellknown talks on creative process, debras innovative book events build a communitys creativity through projects that start with a story. Task 2 fact finding choose a number from the box to complete these sentences about natural disasters.
Task 1 disaster dictation listen to your teachers dictation, and draw what heshe describes here. Diana cruchley20, debra frasier, harcourt, 2000, isbn 0152021639. A word search puzzle to practice and develop vocabulary related to natural disasters. A presentation to introduce the vocabulary, strategy and skill for the 5th grade macmillonmcgrawhill story miss alaineus by debra frasier. When sage creatively makes up her own definition for miss alaineus, she finds herself humbled in front of her class by her vocabulary disaster. It can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction which makes these resources a smart choice for literacy centers or readers workshop. Explain that the class will have a vocabulary parade, just like the characters in miss alaineus.
This is the first lesson i do in reading at the beginning of the year to teach work ethic and the difference between guessing and finding the answer. A hurricane is a large, circular storm with strong winds. Simple worksheet to train spelling of the words on the topic disasters, includes 4 tasks. A vocabulary disaster and the included pagebypage guide for close reading, guided. When sage returns to school on monday she is embarrassed to learn that she has misunderstood the spelling and definition of the last word on the spelling list. May 5, 2016 a vocabulary parade activity to use with the book miss alaineusno way. I used it as a homework after the class when i presented the target vocabulary. Disaster vocabulary click the answer button to see the correct answer. Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary.
The old woman who named things by cynthia rylant read aloud duration. Miss alaineus cruchleys collection diana cruchley is an awardwinning educator and author, who has taught at elementary and secondary levels. A vocabulary disaster pdf, remember to refer to the link under and download the ebook or get access to other information which are highly relevant to miss alaineus. She had to get the vocabulary words from her best friend, starr, and one misheard word makes for a comical and disastrous week for sage. Miss alaineus is the story of sage, a girl who unfortunately became sick and missed school on wednesday, which is vocabulary day.
Sage misses school due to a cold and from there the misunderstanding begins. But miscellaneous is finally revealed for the word it truly is, and sage manages. Start studying natural disastersextreme weather vocabulary. Starr had to hang up, she told her the last word and didnt have time to spell it. This set of lesson plans, resources, and activities is for use with miss alaineus. Nature and natural disasters interactive vocabulary games for esl, natural world, memory games, natural disasters, spelling game these are direct links to all the esl nature and disasters vocabulary online activities on this site. Apr 09, 2015 and theres no better place to start than with debra frasiers awardwinning classic miss alaineus. Spelling word cards vocabulary cards genre and theme posters character and plot posters graphic organizers comprehension game s.
This volcanic eruption took place in ireland in april 2011. Students will enjoy the story of sage, a young girl who has misheard and misunderstood one of her spelling class words miscellaneous. Esl vocabulary quiz disaster vocabulary letitia bradley. And theres no better place to start than with debra frasiers awardwinning classic miss alaineus. Debra frasier is the author and illustrator of many awardwinning picture books including on the day you were born and miss alaineus, a vocabular y disaster. Fun book with many print elements embedded within the story. Miss alaineus picture book makes vocab learning fun. I exclaimed as i opened it, and i began to read it aloud to my korean friend. Rate of change in the natural and social scienes ap computer science a naturally occurring element x exists in three isotopic forms. Although no one died in either of these incidents, natural disasters kill thousands of people each year.