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Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster Resource Set
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Preview the Resources Download the Resources Buy the Book- Grade Level: 4
- Guided Reading Level: Q
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary
Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Fraiser
Students will enjoy the story of Sage, a young girl who has misheard and misunderstood one of her spelling class words—miscellaneous. When Sage creatively makes up her own definition for Miss Alaineus, she finds herself humbled in front of her class by her vocabulary disaster. This book is a fun resource for teaching developing readers new vocabulary and lessons on making inferences, determining importance and navigating multiple new text structures.
Teach with Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Fraiser
This resource set includes everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction
- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plans and Activities for Homophones
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Extension Activities for Early Finishers
- Answer Keys
- Complete Common Core Alignment
- and More!

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Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster Resource Set
Determining Importance with Miss Alaineus
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RL.4.1 RL.4.10 RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
Making Inferences with Miss Alaineus
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RL.4.1 RL.4.10 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
Understanding Text Structure with Miss Alaineus
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RL.4.10 RL.4.3 RL.4.5 RL.4.6 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
Miss Alaineus Word Work - Homophones
Common Core Alignment:
RF.4.3 RF.4.4
Miss Alaineus Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.4a L.4.5c L.4.6
Miss Alaineus Running Record
Miss Alaineus Extension Activity
Student Resources in Spanish
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