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Our second grader recently finished a novel study of Andrew Clements' novel,Frindle. The Literature Circle Discussion Guide serves as a great way to measure comprehension and discuss key concepts from the novel.  Below, I have outlined three fun, extension activities.

Activity #1: In the same spirit of the novel, choose a common object and rename it.  Explain why you chose the new name.  Then, create a dictionary entry for your word.  As a class, compile your entries and publish using Google Docs.  Take it a step further and create a visual dictionary using images from Flickr or your own scanned creations.  To add to the fun, continue using the new words around the house, with your family and friends, and in your writing over the next few weeks.  See if any of the new words start a trend!

Luc's Example:

New Word: gulpy= cup

Reason: When you take a drink, you swallow liquid or gulp.  So, a new name for a cup should be "gulpy."

Dictionary entry:

gulpy- /gul-pee/ n. an object from which you take a drink

synonym- cup

The boy drank his lemonade from a red gulpy.

Activity #2: Create a wordle to highlight the key events and people from the novel.  Use this as a means to give an oral book report.

Activity #3:  Rooting Out Meaning: Morpheme Match-Up

This activity was taken from Read*Write*Think and contians an excellent extension activity for vocabulary develpment in a fun. creative manner.