Andrew Clements

Lesson plans for Frindle, more

|Biography and Background| |Frindle| |The Jacket| |Janitor's Boy| |The Landry News| |The Last Holiday Concert| |Lunch Money| |No Talking| |The Report Card| |Room One| |The School Story| |Things Not Seen|

Biography and Background

An Interview with Andrew Clements
The author discusses how he became a writer.

Frindle

Frindle
This reading group guide includes discussion questions and ideas for postreading activities.

Frindle Discussion Guide
Summary, 10 discussion questions, and 2 activities.

Frindle - Novel Ideas
Suggestions for having students contract for their grade on this unit. Follow the "contract" link to a list of activities to support the novel.

Literature Circle Guide to Frindle by Andrew Clements
Summary, 14 discussion questions, and 3 followup activities. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.

Rooting out Meaning: Morpheme Match-Ups in the Primary Grades
This lesson encourages students to use morphemes to deconstruct and construct words. The students use the Morpheme Match-Ups handout and the Word Central website to engage in morphemic analysis. Teachers are encouraged to read the novel Frindle aloud as an extension activity to spark interest in word origins.

The Jacket

The Jacket
This reading group guide includes discussion topics and ideas for follow-up activities.

Janitor's Boy

Janitor's Boy
Summary, 3 discussion questions, and 3 postreading activities.

The Janitor's Boy
This reading group guide includes discussion questions and ideas for follow-up activities.

The Landry News

The Landry News
Summary, booktalk, 8 discussion questions, and related titles.

The Landry News
This reading group guide includes discussion questions and research ideas.

The Last Holiday Concert

The Last Holiday Concert
Summary, 3 discussion questions, and 3 follow-up activities.

Lunch Money

Lunch Money
This book club guide includes discussion questions and ideas for postreading activities and research.

No Talking

No Talking
This book club guide includes discussion questions and ideas for research.

The Report Card

The Report Card
Summary, 7 discussion questions, 3 follow-up activities, and related titles.

Room One

Room One
This discussion guide includes discussion questions and ideas for postreading activities and research.

The School Story

The School Story
Summary, booktalk, 6 discussion questions, suggested activities, and related titles.

The School Story
Synopsis, 4 discussion questions, and 4 postreading activities.

Things Not Seen

Things Not Seen
This lesson will focus on the theme of invisibility, an element that functions both as a plot device and a recurring theme. Students will examine Bobby's character development as a result of turning invisible; use Bobby's invisibility to explore other fundamental truths they take for granted; explore a number of different ways that people can be considered "invisible" in real life; and explore moral issues in the imaginary context of invisibility.