We love using read alouds to teach expectations and behavior. If you haven’t read it already, Naughty Mabel is a hilarious children’s book about a spoiled puppy. This book is great for teaching students about making good choices and apologizing. It has such a silly story that we can guarantee your students will be laughing throughout the whole book! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
Mabel is a spoiled dog who lives with her parents in the Hamptons. She is shocked when her parents call her naughty, because she is actually VERY naughty. Mabel is known for making a mess of the house, swallowing jewelry, and knocking over the Christmas tree. When Mabel’s parents make her take a bath, she knows it must mean they’re throwing a party!
To her disappointment, Mabel’s parents put her to bed before the party. However, she can’t stand to miss out because she loves parties. Mabel decides to go down to the party and causes all kinds of problems: spilling food and drinks and knocking guests into the pool. While at the party, Mabel ate too many pigs in a blanket and noticed her stomach start to grumble. She lets out gas so smelly all of the guests leave before the party is over! Mabel thinks her parents will be mad, but she is happy to learn they still love her, even when she is naughty.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
When students are engaged, that is when they do the most learning. Naughty Mabel will have your students engaged and invested in their learning. Check out some of the strategies our lesson plans for this book include:
- Identifying the point of view and discussing the benefits of the narrator.
- Teach a lesson on genre and identify the genre of this book.
- Ask students to write book reviews after reading the story.
- Engage students in expository writing as they explain events from the story.
- Teach a lesson on the ing suffix.
- Review adverbs and homophones.
- Have a class discussion on the importance of making good choices.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
If you’re looking for an engaging read aloud or a book to help your students learn about expected behaviors, then you will want to get the book Naughty Mabel. These activities will make planning a new read aloud so much easier and your students will be learning and engaged.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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