Messy Martha
Realistic (fiction),
242 words,
Level 2 Grades 1-2
Messy Martha makes a cake with the help of lots of friends in this cute rhyming story that incorporates numbers 1–6, measuring, mixing, and working together. A recipe for students to bake their own cake appears at the end. Hopefully students don’t make the same mistake as they bake that Messy Martha does!
Lesson Resources
Printable Cards
include vocabulary, character, and number words cards.
Lesson Skills
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
- Make predictions
- Sequence events
- Story elements: Analyze characters
- Text-to-self connections
- Produce rhyme
- Initial consonant Mm
- Book vocabulary
- Number words
How To Assemble Your Book
Single-Sided Book
