Andrew hated having to wash his neck every morning before school. So what if it was dirty? Gee, if he had freckles his mother would never notice that his neck was dirty. How could he get freckles?

The students will:

• become acquainted with the writings of Judy Blume.

• become aware that a humorous prank can be enjoyable to play on a classmate, but to be aware that a prank such as this can also be hurtful towards others.

• realize that it is important to stand up for ourselves when others become unkind to us.

• enjoy, laugh and see themselves within this story situation.

• develop creative and divergent thinking.

Introduction includes:

• Learning Expectations

• Story Summary

• Author Biography

• Teacher Notes

• Answer Key for Chapter Questions 

Chapter Questions

Chapter One Activities

• 1 -1 Comprehension Skills

• 1 -2 Making Predictions

• 1 -3 Vocabulary Meanings

• 1 -4 Syntax Recognition - "The Lost Word"

• 1 -5 Contractions

• 1 -6 Phonics - "R" Controlled Vowels

• 1 -7 Magic Word Squares

Chapter Two Activities

• 2-1 Brainstorming for Ideas

• 2-2 Creativity – “A New Product”

• 2-3 Following Directions - “Unlocking”

• 2-4 Looking for Specific Details

• 2-5 Solving Clues/Creating Word Pyramids

• 2-6 Creating Face Similes

Chapter Three Activities

• 3-1 Comprehension Skills - Details

• 3-2 Capitals, Punctuation and Correct Word Usage

• 3-3 Finding Nouns - Person, Place, Thing

• 3-4 Problem Solving Puzzle - "Ingredients"

• 3-5 Scrambled Letters

• 3-6 Finding the Syllables - "Mix and Match"

• 3-7 Synonyms

• 3-8 ''Wordle'' Puzzles

Chapter Four Activities

• 4-1 Comprehension Skills - Facts

• 4-2 Quotations - Indirect/Direct

• 4-3 Adjectives

• 4-4 Crossword Puzzle

• 4-5 Creativity - Make Your Own Monster

Chapter Five Activities

• 5-1 Comprehension Skills

• 5-2 Creativity - "Help Sharon"

• 5-3 Analogies

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