Themes in the
contrast the following -
Poster - have students create a missing persons poster for
Predicting - Some of the
students in Rm. 207 came up with ideas as to what happened to
Miss Nelson. Have students draw a picture and write a
few sentences as to what they think might have happened to
Matching Game - Students match the adjectives that
describe each character. Click to download.
Fluency Activity - Students
can practice fluency with
Miss Nelson is Missing Reader's Theater script. (Script
is the last one at the end of the document).
Classroom Rules: After reading the story,
brainstorm classroom rules for students in Room 207 to follow.
Reader's Response Options -
What lesson did
the students learn at the end of the story?
Why do you think
the students misbehaved with Miss Nelson?
Do you think Miss
Nelson's secret was a good one? Why or why not?
Be a Detective!
- The story has clues that reveal that Miss Swamp and Miss
Nelson are the same person. Reread the story and have
students look for the clues in the story.
Have students make pretend they are part of the class in Room
207. Have them write a letter to Miss Nelson. What
should they say to Miss Nelson?
Comprehension Strategies -
(to see information on these strategies, go
comprehension strategies page)
Connections - Model through think-alouds any text-self,
text-text, and text-word connections you had with the story (example:
This reminds me of a class I once had who didn't know how to
- Model through think-alouds any questions you may have had in
the story (example: Why did the students behave so badly?)
- Have students visualize what it would be like in the
classroom if the students misbehaved like the students in Room
Students can make predictions about what they think happened
to Miss Nelson. They can also infer as to why Miss
Nelson became Miss Swamp. Students can use context clues
to see how the author gave clues as to who Miss Swamp really