Miss. Nelson is Missing by James Marshall

Title: Miss. Nelson is Missing!

Author: James Marshall

Illustrated: Harry Allard 

Award(s):

Edgar Allan Poe Award, 1978 Nominee Best Juvenile Novel United States

Reading level/ Lexile Level: 340

 Genre: Mystery

Synopsis:

The students of room 207 are the worst behaved class in the entire school so their teacher Miss. Nelson devises a plan to change their behavior. Miss. Viola Swamp appears the next day and makes life miserable for the students. The students go look for Miss. Nelson but cannot find her. Then one-day Miss. Nelson reappears and her class is now the best-behaved class in the entire school. The students never did find out who Miss. Viola Swamp was.

Resources/Activities:

1. Read Aloud-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5alXPJ8t5Q8

2. Lesson Ideas and Activities -- http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literature_guides/missnelsonmissing.html

3. Children Acting out Miss. Nelson is Missing: http://www.edudemic.com/2013/04/check-this-out-kindergarten-students-act-out-miss-nelson-is-missing/

Reference: 

Allard, H., & Marshall, J. (1977). Miss Nelson is missing! Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.