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Messy Martha

Realistic (fiction), 242 words, Lexile 450L 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!

Book Resources

Teacher

Projectable Book

Projectable Book with Prompts

Student

Printable Book

Double-Sided Book

Lesson Resources

5-Day Shared Reading Lesson

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

Phonological Awareness

Produce rhyme

Phonics

Initial consonant Mm

Word Work

Book vocabulary
Number words

Shared Writing and a Home Connection are integrated into one of the skills above.

How To Assemble Your Book

Single-Sided Book

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