Messy Martha
Messy Martha
Messy Martha
Messy Martha
Messy Martha
Messy Martha
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
Student
Lesson Resources
- Printable Cards PDF 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.
